Re: 2022 Recruiting

by up7587 Fri Mar 11, 2022 4:53 pm

DoubleDipper wrote:
NoPoNeighbor wrote:Portland Pilots men’s basketball commit Andrew Stack?

This guy committed back in October and we all missed it. But apparently didn’t sign an LOI in the fall?
"Stud!" "Great Shooter!"

Committed, but will likely not sign...just like Chika.

@Unity_HoopsNJ wrote:.@PortlandMBB commit @Andr3wStack finishes 2021-2022 NJ HS season as the best 3-point shooter in the state. 96 3’s & 3.5 per game. Congrats Drew! #GoPilots!

Verbal Commits confirms he is a Walk-on. If he can contribute as much as Chika, we'll be ecstatic.

by DoubleDipper Wed Mar 16, 2022 4:03 pm

up7587 wrote:
@Unity_HoopsNJ wrote:.@PortlandMBB commit @Andr3wStack finishes 2021-2022 NJ HS season as the best 3-point shooter in the state. 96 3’s & 3.5 per game. Congrats Drew! #GoPilots!

Verbal Commits confirms he is a Walk-on. If he can contribute as much as Chika, we'll be ecstatic.

Wait a minute, not only is he facially very similar, but that stroke is certainly Bobby Sharp's... bounce

by Dean Murdoch Thu Mar 17, 2022 8:13 am

DoubleDipper wrote:Wait a minute, not only is he facially very similar, but that stroke is certainly Bobby Sharp's...

by Dean Murdoch Thu Mar 17, 2022 9:22 am

So I checked in on Juan Gorosito this morning.

https://www.laliganacional.com.ar/ligaargentina/page/estad_equipos

If you pick CAO Ceres, that brings up player stats. Gorosito has now played 3 games there and has attempted 14 shots, 13 of which have been 3s. And he's shooting 46.2% on those 3s Shocked

Possible that there's multiple Bobby Sharps coming? And maybe this shouldn't be too surprising given that the Pilots were less reliant on the three this year than any of Coach Legans' four teams at EWU (38.1% of FGAs were from 3 this year compared to 39.8, 42.4, 43.4, and 40.9 at Eastern).

by DoubleDipper Thu Mar 17, 2022 11:51 am

Dean Murdoch wrote:So I checked in on Juan Gorosito this morning.

Mike Meadows is the starting point guard, and likely will be for the next two years unless his back continues to give him problems.

Jack Perry is not expected to return to school next season, which makes Yaru Harvey the backup point guard, but it is pretty obvious that despite Yaru's wonderful on-court energy and defense, Juan is the far better shooter.

The dilemma for Yaru is can he stay ahead of Juan for the backup spot, and even if he does, is he patient enough to wait through two more seasons before taking over the top spot, or does he enter the portal.

At 6-5, Nik Milosevic is more of a 2/3, but if he can transition to the 1 spot, I think he could be a good matchup against the opposing teams.

If I am the coach, I want 3 guys who can comfortably handle the point.

by Sound Voltex Sun Mar 20, 2022 9:26 am

@jakelieberman2 wrote:Forward transfer from Idaho Tanner Christensen tells me that he's heard from Northeastern, Denver, Utah Valley, Dixie State, Cal State Northridge, Oregon State, Portland, and UIC since entering the portal.

Christensen averaged 8.5 points and 6.4 rebounds.

by up7587 Sun Mar 20, 2022 9:42 am

Sound Voltex wrote:
@jakelieberman2 wrote:Forward transfer from Idaho Tanner Christensen tells me that he's heard from Northeastern, Denver, Utah Valley, Dixie State, Cal State Northridge, Oregon State, Portland, and UIC since entering the portal.

Christensen averaged 8.5 points and 6.4 rebounds.

6'10" 260# freshman from Spokane Valley, WA. Was at Idaho 2 years, has three to play. Started 27 of 28 games this year, averaged 21 mpg. Shoots free throws like a Zag.

by Sound Voltex Mon Mar 21, 2022 10:19 am

@jakelieberman2 wrote:Lehigh transfer Nic Lynch (@Niclynch44) tells me that he's heard from Washington State, Northwestern, UNCW, UCSB, New Mexico, Oakland, UCR, ORU, Portland, Cal Baptist, Seattle U, + more since entering the portal.

Lynch played in 32 games, averaging 9.7 points and 4.4 rebounds.

by DoubleDipper Mon Mar 21, 2022 10:34 am

Sound Voltex wrote:
@jakelieberman2 wrote:Lehigh transfer Nic Lynch (@Niclynch44) tells me that he's heard from Washington State, Northwestern, UNCW, UCSB, New Mexico, Oakland, UCR, ORU, Portland, Cal Baptist, Seattle U, + more since entering the portal.

Lynch played in 32 games, averaging 9.7 points and 4.4 rebounds.

It is no secret that Coach Legans is looking for an experienced big man with one or two years of eligibility left.

Nic Lynch, 6-11/250 from Seattle, will be a grad-transfer.

by Dean Murdoch Tue Mar 22, 2022 6:42 am

I see one-time Pilots commit Deng Dut entered the portal a couple days ago.

by DoubleDipper Tue Mar 22, 2022 8:17 am

Dean Murdoch wrote:I see one-time Pilots commit Deng Dut entered the portal a couple days ago.

Yes he did, to no one's surprise.

What was it that lured him to Wyoming in the first place? Oh, that's right, some dead period shenanigans. Evil or Very Mad

At 6-4/190, the onetime JUCO First-Team All-America from Melbourne would be a good fit in the WCC, but he got only about an hour of playing time against D1 competition this past season on a very good Cowboys team.

Dut has 3 years of eligibility remaining.

by up7587 Tue Mar 22, 2022 9:53 am

Dean Murdoch wrote:I see one-time Pilots commit Deng Dut entered the portal a couple days ago.

Dut played a total of 89 minutes over 12 games. Two other bench riders for Wyoming are also transferring. Making room for some new additions?

by Dean Murdoch Tue Mar 22, 2022 10:11 am

DoubleDipper wrote:Dut has 3 years of eligibility remaining.

Wouldn't he have just two years left? Wyoming has him listed as a sophomore, and given he played into January there's no way he'd get a redshirt for this season is there?

by dholcombe Tue Mar 22, 2022 10:38 am

Did he play a year besides this year? If no and I'm doing 4-1 correctly I get 3.

by DoubleDipper Tue Mar 22, 2022 10:45 am

Dean Murdoch wrote:
DoubleDipper wrote:Dut has 3 years of eligibility remaining.

Wouldn't he have just two years left? Wyoming has him listed as a sophomore, and given he played into January there's no way he'd get a redshirt for this season is there?

I am sure up7587 will look it up study

, but it is my recollection he was a "qualifier" and played 1 year of JUCO ball and 1 year at Wyoming, and his JUCO year is erased by COVID. I think... scratch

by up7587 Tue Mar 22, 2022 11:08 am

DoubleDipper wrote:
Dean Murdoch wrote:
DoubleDipper wrote:Dut has 3 years of eligibility remaining.

Wouldn't he have just two years left? Wyoming has him listed as a sophomore, and given he played into January there's no way he'd get a redshirt for this season is there?
I am sure up7587 will look it up , but it is my recollection he was a "qualifier" and played 1 year of JUCO ball and 1 year at Wyoming, and his JUCO year is erased by COVID. I think...

Haha, sounds right to me. I think everyone gets an extra year.

by Dean Murdoch Tue Mar 22, 2022 11:09 am

DoubleDipper wrote:I am sure up7587 will look it up , but it is my recollection he was a "qualifier" and played 1 year of JUCO ball and 1 year at Wyoming, and his JUCO year is erased by COVID. I think...

Oh, I didn't realize JUCOs were getting a year back for 2020-21 as well.

by dholcombe Tue Mar 22, 2022 11:10 am

Aha. I missed the juco year. So yeah weird COVID rules. 4-2+1?

by DoubleDipper Tue Mar 22, 2022 11:43 am

Dean Murdoch wrote:Oh, I didn't realize JUCOs were getting a year back for 2020-21 as well.

Yes, that part I am sure of.

I was just not positive he spent only one year at College of Southern Idaho...it must have seemed much longer to Deng. Razz

This from Dut just days before his NCAA "illegal" trip to the Wyoming campus a year ago:

"I had a few teammates back in Australia that played for Coach Legans, followed him and the Eastern Washington program closely, especially when they went to the tournament and played well against Kansas. I really liked how they played and wanted to see if he still wanted me to come to Portland."

"Coach Legans basically recruited me back and I really liked what he and his staff said. We've built a good relationship in a short amount of time and I'm excited to see that grow. Coach Legans kept it honest from the start and didn't just tell me what I wanted to hear, that stood out to me. Plus, I think Portland is such a great city and school for academics, I've always wanted to play in the West Coast Conference, so when you put all those factors together, deciding to stay with Portland made sense."

by up7587 Tue Mar 22, 2022 11:51 am

Oops, my research study

determined that Dut spent two years at CSI. He was on the roster in both 2019-20 and 2020-21. Listed as a sophomore in 2020-21. So perhaps he does only have two years to play.

by up7587 Tue Mar 22, 2022 11:57 am

DoubleDipper wrote:This from Dut just days before his NCAA "illegal" trip to the Wyoming campus a year ago:

Ah, recruiting, the sewer pipe in the college basketball world.

by NoPoNeighbor Tue Mar 22, 2022 12:15 pm

Where would Dut fit, position-wise, on the Pilots roster? Does he fill a needed role?

Biggest weakness this past season was depth. Our starting 5 was very solid, especially as the season went on. When everyone was healthy, we only had a 6-man rotation (basically). When Meadows was sidelined, that got worse and we had basically zero production from the reserves. If we are going to move up any further in the WCC pecking order we need some firepower off the bench!

by DoubleDipper Tue Mar 22, 2022 12:23 pm

NoPoNeighbor wrote:Where would Dut fit, position-wise, on the Pilots roster? Does he fill a needed role?

Yes, the Pilots are very thin at point guard with a freshman coming in, Meadows questionable with back issues, and Harvey not ready to takeover...if he sticks around.

However:
1. Does Coach Legans want him?
2. Tyler playing the point has been a stroke of genius. It may limit his scoring some initially, but his size mismatch should pay real dividends in the long run.

So, it is settled then, after two years at JUCO and one year at Wyoming, Deng Dut has two years of eligibility remaining!

by Dean Murdoch Tue Mar 22, 2022 1:35 pm

Now this is interesting.

@portal_updates wrote: VCU guard Marcus Tsohonis just entered the transfer portal.

The 6’3” junior averaged 5.1 ppg, 1.7 rebounds, and 1.1 assists. Shot 37% from the field, and 36% from 3. Played at Washington for 2 seasons before transferring to VCU.

From Jefferson HS in Portland.

You’re allowed 4 NCAA seasons and he has played 3, so he should have 2 years left I believe Smile

by DoubleDipper Tue Mar 22, 2022 2:31 pm

Dean Murdoch wrote:Now this is interesting.

@portal_updates wrote: VCU guard Marcus Tsohonis just entered the transfer portal.

The 6’3” junior averaged 5.1 ppg, 1.7 rebounds, and 1.1 assists. Shot 37% from the field, and 36% from 3. Played at Washington for 2 seasons before transferring to VCU.

From Jefferson HS in Portland.

You’re allowed 4 NCAA seasons and he has played 3, so he should have 2 years left I believe

Perhaps, but where can he go?

He has already used his 4-year school to 4-year school transfer going from UW to VCU. I guess he could sit a year like in the "olden days" or drop a division.

He was high on the recruiting list at UP when Jefferson won the state title, but he has yet to produce to the potential that was expected of him.