2022-23 Transfer Watch

[80RU]

Take Sessoms in a NY minute

RU came in second for Sessoms The last time around. I think Pike went after him pretty hard.

 

[RUtrumpet92]

Is there a dead period, or can the staff start reaching out to guys in the portal right now? I assume that we can.

 

[kcg88]

Claude is an absolute no go.....rumored to be a selfish player with issues, shot demand and minute demands, which is why he settled at Xavier.....Xavier and their coach knew they were on thin ice and got his commitment after other places declined to give in to his demands....I would expect the new Xavier coach to be desperate enough to cave in, especially with that being a retooling of the roster.

Fremantle is a problem kid, who is not a fan of RU, some of our past and current players and is a punk.....he is definitely not a good culture fit in our program and he got beaten out by Iowa transfer Jack Nunge for minutes this past year..... I won't go into details beyond that, but he has other red flags as well.

Cottrell tore his Achilles in 2020 and is a player that probably returns out west, but he started showing flashes of good play late this season. He is still a 6'9 to 6'10 player, RU doesn't have and should be a target, if he wants to reclaim some prominent status.....If RU could revise careers on life-support like Jacob Young, Cottrell would be intriguing.

I believe Neal Quinn is a good fit, low maintenance, high character kid and he provides a bridge at the 5 for the next 2 seasons. He would be the type of kid you can develop further and I think he is a kid worth a couple of games on the winning side next year. The drop-off on both sides of offense and defense when Cliff left the floor was noticeable. Probably worth 4PPG in both directions for RU in my opinion. (Probably adds 2PPG overall to our team and takes away 2PPG from our opponents. If you play a lot of 1 or 2 possession games, Quinn can keep teams off the glass when Cliff is out and gives you a post option to help Mulcahy and Simpson next year.

I also think RU has options with 2022 HS kids and 2022 JUCO kids as well, so while the transfer portal is exciting to look into, culture and work-ethic are important. But we need an influx in athletic ability (guard/wings) and size (4/5).

The fact of the matter is there are a lot of players who aren't choir boys but can help you win basketball games. You don't want to build a whole team out of guys like that and there are definitely guys to avoid... but still.

 

[Degaz-RU]

Not enthralled with Toussaint. He’s basically done squat at Iowa for the past two years. I think his best game ever was against RUTGERS three years ago, when he beat us off the dribble repeatedly and scored 18 or 20 points. But he’s never really matched that game, and he can’t shoot.

 

[RUKen]

RU came in second for Sessoms The last time around. I think Pike went after him pretty hard.

Two times a charm?

 

[kcg88]

Not enthralled with Toussaint. He’s basically done squat at Iowa for the past two years. I think his best game ever was against RUTGERS three years ago, when he beat us off the dribble repeatedly and scored 18 or 20 points. But he’s never really matched that game, and he can’t shoot.

Co-sign. It's really hard to be an inefficient player in Iowa's offense but he's managed to do it.

Two times a charm?

I don't believe we were recruiting Sessoms. We had Young and Baker on the roster at PG at that point. (And Mulcahy)

 

[RutgersFbFan]

Claude is an absolute no go.....rumored to be a selfish player with issues, shot demand and minute demands, which is why he settled at Xavier.....Xavier and their coach knew they were on thin ice and got his commitment after other places declined to give in to his demands....I would expect the new Xavier coach to be desperate enough to cave in, especially with that being a retooling of the roster.

Fremantle is a problem kid, who is not a fan of RU, some of our past and current players and is a punk.....he is definitely not a good culture fit in our program and he got beaten out by Iowa transfer Jack Nunge for minutes this past year..... I won't go into details beyond that, but he has other red flags as well.

Cottrell tore his Achilles in 2020 and is a player that probably returns out west, but he started showing flashes of good play late this season. He is still a 6'9 to 6'10 player, RU doesn't have and should be a target, if he wants to reclaim some prominent status.....If RU could revise careers on life-support like Jacob Young, Cottrell would be intriguing.

I believe Neal Quinn is a good fit, low maintenance, high character kid and he provides a bridge at the 5 for the next 2 seasons. He would be the type of kid you can develop further and I think he is a kid worth a couple of games on the winning side next year. The drop-off on both sides of offense and defense when Cliff left the floor was noticeable. Probably worth 4PPG in both directions for RU in my opinion. (Probably adds 2PPG overall to our team and takes away 2PPG from our opponents. If you play a lot of 1 or 2 possession games, Quinn can keep teams off the glass when Cliff is out and gives you a post option to help Mulcahy and Simpson next year.

I also think RU has options with 2022 HS kids and 2022 JUCO kids as well, so while the transfer portal is exciting to look into, culture and work-ethic are important. But we need an influx in athletic ability (guard/wings) and size (4/5).

Hey Hawk any thoughts on Noah Farrakhan at Eastern Michigan? Once a top NJ prospect, but dropped off and ended up going to ECU but didn’t get much burn.

turned it around this past year averaging 16 pts and shooting over 40% from 3

 

[80RU]

Co-sign. It's really hard to be an inefficient player in Iowa's offense but he's managed to do it.

I don't believe we were recruiting Sessoms. We had Young and Baker on the roster at PG at that point. (And Mulcahy)

We absolutely were.

 

[kcg88]

We absolutely were.

You're right - found a tweet from back then that I couldn't find earlier.

 

[needmorecowbell]

We need more quickness at every position. Especially on the perimeter. ND was beating us easily off the dribble last night and they aren't even a quick team.

It was one game. The game plan was to over play perimeter shots. That why they beat us off the dribble.

 

[RUDead]

It was one game. The game plan was to over play perimeter shots. That why they beat us off the dribble.

It was a problem all year. Any time we played quick guards we struggled.

 

[needmorecowbell]

It was a problem all year. Any time we played quick guards we struggled.

We rarely struggled on D. Stop

 

[RUDead]

We rarely struggled on D. Stop

You don't get it. The guards in the BIG10 are slow. We struggled against quick guards all year.

We played excellent help/team defense all year, but we weren't quick on the perimeter. Our effort, scheme and cohesiveness made up for our lack of quickness.

 

[kcg88]

Not among the teams that have reached out on Wynter. Bummer. I sure hope there's a plan at PG.

Drexel transfer Camren Wynter hearing from double-digit high majors

Drexel grad transfer Camren Wynter has already heard from 10 schools since entering the transfer portal early Wednesday afternoon.

www.on3.com

 

[shields]

Now really need a wing scorer.

 

[Mr_Twister]

New FGCU coach (ex-Penn State) Tom Chambers has no doubt contacted Sam Sessoms. Estero FL is not the worst place to live and go to school, and Sessoms would have a major role.

 

[RUJMM78]

Now really need a wing scorer.

The team will now have loss more than 40 points in scoring the past two seasons that haven't yet been replaced.The transfer portal must be actively utilized because there is a dire need for scorers.

 

[Lawboy12007]

Hawk, what do you think about Yarin Hasson from Israel? Seems like the multidimensional forward that Pike has been searching for. And per a few clips seems like he can really play.

Yuval Shemata is the handler or facilatator here.Based on that alone I think he never goes to any college. I had given our staff the name pf a BT center
he was handling and a month later the kid was a pro.

 

[billgumpper]

With Jones gone, we will need 4 kids from the portal. I would also take Sessoms for a year. Better than what we have.

 

[Proud NJ Sports Fan]

From a basketball perspective only, I’d think that players in the portal would want to play at a crazed RAC

 

[Mr_Twister]

With Jones gone, we will need 4 kids from the portal. I would also take Sessoms for a year. Better than what we have.

Sessoms will end up at FGCU with their new coach Pat Chambers.

 

[The RUT]

From a basketball perspective only, I’d think that players in the portal would want to play at a crazed RAC

I posted this a while back. It’s Pike’s #1 edge on the recruiting trail and should be a major selling point all over social media.

 

[billgumpper]

Sessoms will end up at FGCU with their new coach Pat Chambers.

Not if he wants to play big time basketball.

 

[ruman]

Sessoms will end up at FGCU with their new coach Pat Chambers.

Pretty big drop down

 

[ruman]

I posted this a while back. It’s Pike’s #1 edge on the recruiting trail and should be a major selling point all over social media.

Best home court, Best conference, and Best practice facility

Seems like he's got a lot to work with

 

[ImBadRU]

Chambers did not leave with much luv from his players

 

[jerzeyguy]

I use to think that the staff was just really private and that's why we don't hear alot about them on the recruiting trail. But then when u add up the results, it's matches the perceived effort. I no longer believe all these recruits out here - just forget to mention Rutgers. Im thinking alot of players really just don't hear much from us. Darren Buchanan (now top 150) said Rutgers just stopped communicating - then they tried to come back around last minute 🤣

 

[ejgonz]

I use to think that the staff was just really private and that's why we don't hear alot about them on the recruiting trail. But then when u add up the results, it's matches the perceived effort. I no longer believe all these recruits out here - just forget to mention Rutgers. Im thinking alot of players really just don't hear much from us. Darren Buchanan (now top 150) said Rutgers just stopped communicating - then they tried to come back around last minute 🤣

I agree, when you read interviews you hear that coaches are in contact weekly a lot. The football staff is in DAILY contact with priority recruits.

 

[GORU2014]

I use to think that the staff was just really private and that's why we don't hear alot about them on the recruiting trail. But then when u add up the results, it's matches the perceived effort. I no longer believe all these recruits out here - just forget to mention Rutgers. Im thinking alot of players really just don't hear much from us. Darren Buchanan (now top 150) said Rutgers just stopped communicating - then they tried to come back around last minute 🤣

The recruiting results where we’ve landed more high profile players than under any other staff we’ve had, or the on-court results where we (should have) reached more tournaments than we have under any HC other than Young?

 

[jordkap]

Watching Creighton, they have a kid Kaluma who looks great. Would love to have somebody like him.

 

[Lawboy12007]

The big kid from North Dakota State went home to Nebraska as he committed today.

 

[NewJerseyHawk]

Hey Hawk any thoughts on Noah Farrakhan at Eastern Michigan? Once a top NJ prospect, but dropped off and ended up going to ECU but didn’t get much burn.

turned it around this past year averaging 16 pts and shooting over 40% from 3

I don't know if Noah is coming back north or is interested in staying with the ECU program and the new coaching staff. I think he's undersized and would struggle most nights on defense in the B1G.....

I saw a question on the Israeli kid, I have no information or knowledge on if he is even interested in playing in the USA or college basketball.

It is still very early in the portal process, I would stay very patient and see how the list develops in the next 2 to 3 weeks.

 

[bac2therac]

Chambers did not leave with much luv from his players

I read otherwise

 

[ImBadRU]

My info is not from reading

 

[Lawboy12007]

I don't know if Noah is coming back north or is interested in staying with the ECU program and the new coaching staff. I think he's undersized and would struggle most nights on defense in the B1G.....

I saw a question on the Israeli kid, I have no information or knowledge on if he is even interested in playing in the USA or college basketball.

It is still very early in the portal process, I would stay very patient and see how the list develops in the next 2 to 3 weeks.

israeli kid is probably going pro. His handler seems to send kids in that direction.

 

[aplus29]

RJ Luis and 3 transfers

 

[RutgersNo1]

Nelly Cummings from Colgate in the portal. He averages 14 + 3 + 3 and is from PA.

 

[Shell21]

Nelly Cummings from Colgate in the portal. He averages 14 + 3 + 3 and is from PA.

 

[GRU23]

Some pretty intriguing additions today, Brayon Freeman and Antonio Reeves in particular (Could see Pike fall in love w/ Reeves)

 

[tjb]