Transfer Portal Targets

[rutgers93]

I have not heard that much about Rutgers in the transfer portal but here are some guys I have seen them linked to or have connections to.

Tariq Francis-6’0 PG from NJIT, averaged 19.2 PPG, 4.3 REB, 3.6 AST, with a 36.9 FG%. Francis is extremely close with Brandon Knight and he signed with a sports agency that is ran by Ace Bailey’s agent. He shot 32.4% from 3 this year and 84% at the ft line. Besides the fact he is super small and doesn’t have a good FG% he also is a turnover machine, he averaged 3.1 TO per game. Tariq Francis has two years of eligibility remaining.

Cam McDowell-A 6’6 SG from Northwest Oklahoma St. McDowell started his career at Georgia but then transferred to Jacksonville St after getting little playing time. McDowell played just 13 MPG at Jacksonville St averaging only 2.9 PPG. He then transferred to Northwest Oklahoma St. At Northwest Oklahoma St he averaged 27.3 PPG, 2.9 APG, 4.7 REB, with a 51.3 FG% and a 39 3P%. After playing two years of basketball at Northwest Oklahoma State McDowell entered the transfer portal and has heard from some High major and Mid Major schools. McDowell will have 1 year of eligibility remaining.

Deywilk Tavarez-A 6’2 G from Charleston University. Tavarez grew up in Pennsauken, NJ where he attended Academy of The New Church Boys School. Tavarez started his career at Delaware St where he averaged 13.7 PPG, 3.6 APG, 3.4 REB, with a 39.6 FG%. After his Freshman season at Delaware St Tavarez transferred to Charleston where he averaged 12.9 PPG, 2.5 APG, 3.6 REB, and a 41.3 FG%. Tavarez has a very nice 3 ball, he shot 41.2% from 3 this year. Tavarez will have 2 years of eligibility remaining.

AK Okereke-a 6’7 forward from Cornell. Okereke played three years at Cornell before entering the portal. Last year at Cornell he averaged 13.9 PPG, 4.6 REB, 4.1 APG, and a 59.5 FG%. Okereke shot 32% from 3 this year. Okereke is a two way player, he plays great defense. He averaged 1.1 steals and 1.1 blocks per game. Okereke has one year of eligibility remaining. Would love to see Rutgers pick him up.

Chris Bell-A 6’7 Forward from Syracuse. Bell averaged 9.3 PPG, 2 REB, 0.5 AST, and 40.7 FG%. Chris Bells specialty is his shooting he shot 35.3% from 3 this year and 42% from 3 last year. However I would not expect Rutgers to get Bell after he had a zoom meeting with Seton Hall and he is expected to visit Memphis. Bell has one year of eligibility remaining.

Harlan Obioha-A 7’0 280 LBS center from UNC Wilmington. Harlan began his college career at Niagara university playing two years there. In his sophomore year he averaged 10.3 PPG and 7.8 REB. After his Soph year he transferred to UNC Wilmington where he averaged 9.2 PPG, 6 REB, 1 AST, with a 63.9 FG%. Harlan also played in the NCAA Tournament this year vs Texas Tech where he had 7 Pts, 9 REB, 1 BLK, and 1 AST. He has 1 year of eligibility remaining.

 

[Hondo77]

Wow. I’m excited.

/s

 

[RUDivision]

Definitely not Francis but he seems to fit the Pikell mode. Small undersized bullied and can not shoot! Jalen miller jmike etc.

Have not seen the others play yet!

 

[Hondo77]

Definitely not Francis but he seems to fit the Pikell mode. Small undersized bullied and can not shoot! Jalen miller jmike etc.

Have not seen the others play yet!

I still have 4 years of eligibility but they’re going to have to pony up some serious cash.

 

[Jerseylegends]

Well, obioha sounds good...off of what's written here, seems like the best option. Okereke seems like a good fit as well based on what you say. Hope they find a guard or two..

 

[satnom]

If Francis does not have great quickness and drive finish/dish ability then hard pass. We’ve already experienced Noah Fernandes and he had better shooting numbers.

GO RU

 

[RutgersClassof2004]

I have not heard that much about Rutgers in the transfer portal but here are some guys I have seen them linked to or have connections to.

Tariq Francis-6’0 PG from NJIT, averaged 19.2 PPG, 4.3 REB, 3.6 AST, with a 36.9 FG%. Francis is extremely close with Brandon Knight and he signed with a sports agency that is ran by Ace Bailey’s agent. He shot 32.4% from 3 this year and 84% at the ft line. Besides the fact he is super small and doesn’t have a good FG% he also is a turnover machine, he averaged 3.1 TO per game. Tariq Francis has two years of eligibility remaining.

Cam McDowell-A 6’6 SG from Northwest Oklahoma St. McDowell started his career at Georgia but then transferred to Jacksonville St after getting little playing time. McDowell played just 13 MPG at Jacksonville St averaging only 2.9 PPG. He then transferred to Northwest Oklahoma St. At Northwest Oklahoma St he averaged 27.3 PPG, 2.9 APG, 4.7 REB, with a 51.3 FG% and a 39 3P%. After playing two years of basketball at Northwest Oklahoma State McDowell entered the transfer portal and has heard from some High major and Mid Major schools. McDowell will have 1 year of eligibility remaining.

Deywilk Tavarez-A 6’2 G from Charleston University. Tavarez grew up in Pennsauken, NJ where he attended Academy of The New Church Boys School. Tavarez started his career at Delaware St where he averaged 13.7 PPG, 3.6 APG, 3.4 REB, with a 39.6 FG%. After his Freshman season at Delaware St Tavarez transferred to Charleston where he averaged 12.9 PPG, 2.5 APG, 3.6 REB, and a 41.3 FG%. Tavarez has a very nice 3 ball, he shot 41.2% from 3 this year. Tavarez will have 2 years of eligibility remaining.

AK Okereke-a 6’7 forward from Cornell. Okereke played three years at Cornell before entering the portal. Last year at Cornell he averaged 13.9 PPG, 4.6 REB, 4.1 APG, and a 59.5 FG%. Okereke shot 32% from 3 this year. Okereke is a two way player, he plays great defense. He averaged 1.1 steals and 1.1 blocks per game. Okereke has one year of eligibility remaining. Would love to see Rutgers pick him up.

Chris Bell-A 6’7 Forward from Syracuse. Bell averaged 9.3 PPG, 2 REB, 0.5 AST, and 40.7 FG%. Chris Bells specialty is his shooting he shot 35.3% from 3 this year and 42% from 3 last year. However I would not expect Rutgers to get Bell after he had a zoom meeting with Seton Hall and he is expected to visit Memphis. Bell has one year of eligibility remaining.

Harlan Obioha-A 7’0 280 LBS center from UNC Wilmington. Harlan began his college career at Niagara university playing two years there. In his sophomore year he averaged 10.3 PPG and 7.8 REB. After his Soph year he transferred to UNC Wilmington where he averaged 9.2 PPG, 6 REB, 1 AST, with a 63.9 FG%. Harlan also played in the NCAA Tournament this year vs Texas Tech where he had 7 Pts, 9 REB, 1 BLK, and 1 AST. He has 1 year of eligibility remaining.

This would be scary bad. Northwest Oklahoma State? NJIT?

 

[-RUFAN4LIFE-]

I have not heard that much about Rutgers in the transfer portal but here are some guys I have seen them linked to or have connections to.

Tariq Francis-6’0 PG from NJIT, averaged 19.2 PPG, 4.3 REB, 3.6 AST, with a 36.9 FG%. Francis is extremely close with Brandon Knight and he signed with a sports agency that is ran by Ace Bailey’s agent. He shot 32.4% from 3 this year and 84% at the ft line. Besides the fact he is super small and doesn’t have a good FG% he also is a turnover machine, he averaged 3.1 TO per game. Tariq Francis has two years of eligibility remaining.

Cam McDowell-A 6’6 SG from Northwest Oklahoma St. McDowell started his career at Georgia but then transferred to Jacksonville St after getting little playing time. McDowell played just 13 MPG at Jacksonville St averaging only 2.9 PPG. He then transferred to Northwest Oklahoma St. At Northwest Oklahoma St he averaged 27.3 PPG, 2.9 APG, 4.7 REB, with a 51.3 FG% and a 39 3P%. After playing two years of basketball at Northwest Oklahoma State McDowell entered the transfer portal and has heard from some High major and Mid Major schools. McDowell will have 1 year of eligibility remaining.

Deywilk Tavarez-A 6’2 G from Charleston University. Tavarez grew up in Pennsauken, NJ where he attended Academy of The New Church Boys School. Tavarez started his career at Delaware St where he averaged 13.7 PPG, 3.6 APG, 3.4 REB, with a 39.6 FG%. After his Freshman season at Delaware St Tavarez transferred to Charleston where he averaged 12.9 PPG, 2.5 APG, 3.6 REB, and a 41.3 FG%. Tavarez has a very nice 3 ball, he shot 41.2% from 3 this year. Tavarez will have 2 years of eligibility remaining.

AK Okereke-a 6’7 forward from Cornell. Okereke played three years at Cornell before entering the portal. Last year at Cornell he averaged 13.9 PPG, 4.6 REB, 4.1 APG, and a 59.5 FG%. Okereke shot 32% from 3 this year. Okereke is a two way player, he plays great defense. He averaged 1.1 steals and 1.1 blocks per game. Okereke has one year of eligibility remaining. Would love to see Rutgers pick him up.

Chris Bell-A 6’7 Forward from Syracuse. Bell averaged 9.3 PPG, 2 REB, 0.5 AST, and 40.7 FG%. Chris Bells specialty is his shooting he shot 35.3% from 3 this year and 42% from 3 last year. However I would not expect Rutgers to get Bell after he had a zoom meeting with Seton Hall and he is expected to visit Memphis. Bell has one year of eligibility remaining.

Harlan Obioha-A 7’0 280 LBS center from UNC Wilmington. Harlan began his college career at Niagara university playing two years there. In his sophomore year he averaged 10.3 PPG and 7.8 REB. After his Soph year he transferred to UNC Wilmington where he averaged 9.2 PPG, 6 REB, 1 AST, with a 63.9 FG%. Harlan also played in the NCAA Tournament this year vs Texas Tech where he had 7 Pts, 9 REB, 1 BLK, and 1 AST. He has 1 year of eligibility remaining.

Maybe you should read the Round Table since you're a premium member. Several of these guys have been brought up there as well as others that claim Rutgers interest.

 

[RutgersClassof2004]

If these are the players we are bringing in, we will likely only win about 5 games total next year.

 

[rubs]

If he sets his cites low Pike can then brag about achieving his goals. We know he can’t coach superstars.

 

[RUBlackout]

Funny part is that people are not thrilled with these potential transfers—if you look at majority of these teams in NCAA many of them are from these types of schools who transferred up

Two examples:
Nelson from Bama
Sears from Bama

Even RJ Luis started at UMass

 

[Shelby65]

Let’s get all of them. Seems like they’ll boost team GPA to 5.3 and increase season ticket sales to 150% of RAC seating capacity. I like it.

We’d definitely be a Big10 tourney bubble team with all those studs coming to The Banks.

 

[LotusAggressor]

Funny part is that people are not thrilled with these potential transfers—if you look at majority of these teams in NCAA many of them are from these types of schools who transferred up

Two examples:
Nelson from Bama
Sears from Bama

Even RJ Luis started at UMass

Those teams have better coaches.

 

[NewJerseyHawk]

Francis stats are pretty good, considering his tape and how many 3a he's taken in his 1st 2 years. In a scenario with him as a guard off the bench, he could be a solid contributor. He's not a starter, but as a 4th or 5th guard, he could help RU much more than a Jalen Miller, PJ Hayes or something along those lines.

69-213 from 3 is a ton of shots....with better shot selection, he's probably around 36 to 38% from 3 the next 2 years and if he's not, 32% on high volume is still more likely to generate more 3s than most guards we have had in a while off the bench.

Tariq Francis Career Stats - NCAAM - ESPN

Complete career NCAAM stats for the NJIT Highlanders Guard Tariq Francis on ESPN. Includes points, rebounds, and assists.

www.espn.com

 

[rutgersal]

Wow. I’m excited.

/s

We can only shop according to our purse

 

[shields]

The kid from Northwestern Oklahoma State has a lot of teams interested in him.

 

[PSAL_Hoops]

I know someone posted it once but I forgot the site. Where can we see D efficiency stats for these portal kids? Hopefully Pike has some minimum threshold and we’re not even entertaining guys who don’t meet it. And nobody from a zone system.

 

[ancienthooper]

If he sets his cites low Pike can then brag about achieving his goals. We know he can’t coach superstars.

If you had set your “sights” a little higher maybe you wouldn’t be such a dumb ass.

 

[rutgers93]

I know someone posted it once but I forgot the site. Where can we see D efficiency stats for these portal kids? Hopefully Pike has some minimum threshold and we’re not even entertaining guys who don’t meet it. And nobody from a zone system.

Fox sports tells you the defensive efficiency of a player all you have to look up is the “__players name__ advanced stats”

 

[MCKnight2004]

Bargain bin shopping. Cam Spencer is Rutgers only find, same coaching staff, can’t trust we will find those low major gems

 

[friar10]

Funny part is that people are not thrilled with these potential transfers—if you look at majority of these teams in NCAA many of them are from these types of schools who transferred up

Two examples:
Nelson from Bama
Sears from Bama

Even RJ Luis started at UMass

All three Florida guards came from smaller schools. Including Walter Clayton Jr

 

[PSAL_Hoops]

Bargain bin shopping. Cam Spencer is Rutgers only find, same coaching staff, can’t trust we will find those low major gems

Not necessarily. Think about it.

We have an entire roster to fill and a max of $4.5 M to do it with. My guess is we’ll budget around 350-400k total and no more to try to retain as many of the 4 potential returners as possible. Maybe we keep 3 of them? We have 4 frosh coming in. My guess is that Nwuli and Ware are getting more than the guards but the total pool isn’t more than 150k. Let’s say 500k budgeted combined.

So figure 7 spots potentiallly filled with retention / frosh, and 8 more that could be filled with about 4M to work with probably a little less. If I’m Pike - I’m setting 3M aside to attempt to outbid top tier teams for 2-3 established players that he really wants. No more than that because he must assume top 2 way players are going to cost Rutgers at least 1M. Bidding wars will take time. I don’t know how quickly we’ll hear about those. But remember there are still 5-6 open spots. Of course we’re going to explore what we can get on the cheap early on.

 

[Rokodesh]

Funny part is that people are not thrilled with these potential transfers—if you look at majority of these teams in NCAA many of them are from these types of schools who transferred up

Two examples:
Nelson from Bama
Sears from Bama

Even RJ Luis started at UMass

Johni Broome started at Morehead State. Now he's NPOY

 

[rubs]

If you had set your “sights” a little higher maybe you wouldn’t be such a dumb ass.

I guess that's my problem I expected more from this team and I was disappointed. What exactly are you suggesting? Pike was successful? Without personal attacks!

 

[MCKnight2004]

I have not heard that much about Rutgers in the transfer portal but here are some guys I have seen them linked to or have connections to.

Tariq Francis-6’0 PG from NJIT, averaged 19.2 PPG, 4.3 REB, 3.6 AST, with a 36.9 FG%. Francis is extremely close with Brandon Knight and he signed with a sports agency that is ran by Ace Bailey’s agent. He shot 32.4% from 3 this year and 84% at the ft line. Besides the fact he is super small and doesn’t have a good FG% he also is a turnover machine, he averaged 3.1 TO per game. Tariq Francis has two years of eligibility remaining.

Cam McDowell-A 6’6 SG from Northwest Oklahoma St. McDowell started his career at Georgia but then transferred to Jacksonville St after getting little playing time. McDowell played just 13 MPG at Jacksonville St averaging only 2.9 PPG. He then transferred to Northwest Oklahoma St. At Northwest Oklahoma St he averaged 27.3 PPG, 2.9 APG, 4.7 REB, with a 51.3 FG% and a 39 3P%. After playing two years of basketball at Northwest Oklahoma State McDowell entered the transfer portal and has heard from some High major and Mid Major schools. McDowell will have 1 year of eligibility remaining.

Deywilk Tavarez-A 6’2 G from Charleston University. Tavarez grew up in Pennsauken, NJ where he attended Academy of The New Church Boys School. Tavarez started his career at Delaware St where he averaged 13.7 PPG, 3.6 APG, 3.4 REB, with a 39.6 FG%. After his Freshman season at Delaware St Tavarez transferred to Charleston where he averaged 12.9 PPG, 2.5 APG, 3.6 REB, and a 41.3 FG%. Tavarez has a very nice 3 ball, he shot 41.2% from 3 this year. Tavarez will have 2 years of eligibility remaining.

AK Okereke-a 6’7 forward from Cornell. Okereke played three years at Cornell before entering the portal. Last year at Cornell he averaged 13.9 PPG, 4.6 REB, 4.1 APG, and a 59.5 FG%. Okereke shot 32% from 3 this year. Okereke is a two way player, he plays great defense. He averaged 1.1 steals and 1.1 blocks per game. Okereke has one year of eligibility remaining. Would love to see Rutgers pick him up.

Chris Bell-A 6’7 Forward from Syracuse. Bell averaged 9.3 PPG, 2 REB, 0.5 AST, and 40.7 FG%. Chris Bells specialty is his shooting he shot 35.3% from 3 this year and 42% from 3 last year. However I would not expect Rutgers to get Bell after he had a zoom meeting with Seton Hall and he is expected to visit Memphis. Bell has one year of eligibility remaining.

Harlan Obioha-A 7’0 280 LBS center from UNC Wilmington. Harlan began his college career at Niagara university playing two years there. In his sophomore year he averaged 10.3 PPG and 7.8 REB. After his Soph year he transferred to UNC Wilmington where he averaged 9.2 PPG, 6 REB, 1 AST, with a 63.9 FG%. Harlan also played in the NCAA Tournament this year vs Texas Tech where he had 7 Pts, 9 REB, 1 BLK, and 1 AST. He has 1 year of eligibility remaining.

Harlan Obioha Center from unc wilm visiting Wichita St, Cincy and Texas.

Guessing no visit coming for RU.

 

[-RUFAN4LIFE-]

Harlan Obioha Center from unc wilm visiting Wichita St, Cincy and Texas.

Guessing no visit coming for RU.

A lot of people need to stop assuming RU is a priority school. They are going where the biggest bags are first. Until something changes here we are basically a 3rd tier school.

 

[APKnight]

Whoever we get, I hope they aren’t the type to laugh and mug for the camera.

 

[RUby RED]

Not necessarily. Think about it.

We have an entire roster to fill and a max of $4.5 M to do it with. My guess is we’ll budget around 350-400k total and no more to try to retain as many of the 4 potential returners as possible. Maybe we keep 3 of them? We have 4 frosh coming in. My guess is that Nwuli and Ware are getting more than the guards but the total pool isn’t more than 150k. Let’s say 500k budgeted combined.

So figure 7 spots potentiallly filled with retention / frosh, and 8 more that could be filled with about 4M to work with probably a little less. If I’m Pike - I’m setting 3M aside to attempt to outbid top tier teams for 2-3 established players that he really wants. No more than that because he must assume top 2 way players are going to cost Rutgers at least 1M. Bidding wars will take time. I don’t know how quickly we’ll hear about those. But remember there are still 5-6 open spots. Of course we’re going to explore what we can get on the cheap early on.

Mark / Nwuli almost certainly the highest paid frosh. Mark will player serious mins, would be shocked if Ware sees more than mop up duty next year

 

[darkcheck]

A lot of people need to stop assuming RU is a priority school. They are going where the biggest bags are first. Until something changes here we are basically a 3rd tier school.

We’re getting scraps

 

[Scangg]

Bargain bin shopping. Cam Spencer is Rutgers only find, same coaching staff, can’t trust we will find those low major gems

I have seen Spencer mentioned as some hidden gem a few times

Spencer was a 4 star rated transfer and advanced metrics superstar

Those type of transfers cost 7 figures now

 

[socaldave]

A lot of people need to stop assuming RU is a priority school. They are going where the biggest bags are first. Until something changes here we are basically a 3rd tier school.

Especially with Pike at the helm

 

[-RUFAN4LIFE-]

Especially with Pike at the helm

It’s not going to be any better with another coach. Our NIL situation makes this an undesirable job.

 

[lion1983]

It’s not going to be any better with another coach. Our NIL situation makes this an undesirable job.

People on this Board do not understand that should Pikiell leave, voluntarily or otherwise, RU will NOT get a better coach than Pikiell, and will probably end up with a worse coach.

Why?

Because NO rising or potentially better basketball coach who can take the RU program where fans might want it to go will come to RU without a very large commitment for revenue-sharing AND NIL by RU - which cannot happen. People will say, "Well a different coach will raise more NIL money than Pikiell can or will." Maybe - but the way it is working is that NO decent head coach candidate will move to a school unless they get that big NIL+Revenue Sharing commitment from a school ... they are JUST NOT GOING TO COME if RU says YOU, Mr. Head Coach, have to raise the NIL $$.

And RU will NEVER take revenue sharing $$ away from the football program - with or without Schiano (but certainly no way Schiano allows some of "his" allocation to go elsewhere within the athletic department) - so RU will never commit more than $3 million to $4 million of revenue sharing to men's hoops.

Look: Kevin Willard just coached Maryland, a BIG TEN PROGRAM, to one of its best seasons in a long, long time, had NIL up the wazoo, in part because of Under Armor CEO and founder, was able to add 3 terrific performing transfers through the portal, plus draw a McDonald's All American requit in Queen, plus retain a 6'10" post player in Reese ... AND STILL LEFT ... because Maryland would not commit even more to NIL and revenue sharing ... for Villanova and the Big East.

Also, the WVU head coach, in the best conference in the US, left for Indiana - who promised him more NIL + Revenue sharing than WVU was willing to promise. I cannot remember - but I think I saw reports he was promised a $6 million to $8 million NIL + Revenue sharing budget ... for basketball.

Though depressing, RU just may be better off, even coming off the absolute failure (and it WAS a failure by Pikiell and staff) of the past season, with sticking with Pikiell and hoping with a $4 million - $4.5 million budget he can recreate the RU/Pikiell STYLE to grind it out defend the heck out of the ball, retain the RU-style and culture freshmen and sophomores, to claw its way to 8-10 seed NCAA bids and build from there. I just do not see any other solutions unless RU magically comes up with a $6 million+ budget.

 

[Shelby65]

People on this Board do not understand that should Pikiell leave, voluntarily or otherwise, RU will NOT get a better coach than Pikiell, and will probably end up with a worse coach.

Why?

Because NO rising or potentially better basketball coach who can take the RU program where fans might want it to go will come to RU without a very large commitment for revenue-sharing AND NIL by RU - which cannot happen. People will say, "Well a different coach will raise more NIL money than Pikiell can or will." Maybe - but the way it is working is that NO decent head coach candidate will move to a school unless they get that big NIL+Revenue Sharing commitment from a school ... they are JUST NOT GOING TO COME if RU says YOU, Mr. Head Coach, have to raise the NIL $$.

And RU will NEVER take revenue sharing $$ away from the football program - with or without Schiano (but certainly no way Schiano allows some of "his" allocation to go elsewhere within the athletic department) - so RU will never commit more than $3 million to $4 million of revenue sharing to men's hoops.

Look: Kevin Willard just coached Maryland, a BIG TEN PROGRAM, to one of its best seasons in a long, long time, had NIL up the wazoo, in part because of Under Armor CEO and founder, was able to add 3 terrific performing transfers through the portal, plus draw a McDonald's All American requit in Queen, plus retain a 6'10" post player in Reese ... AND STILL LEFT ... because Maryland would not commit even more to NIL and revenue sharing ... for Villanova and the Big East.

Also, the WVU head coach, in the best conference in the US, left for Indiana - who promised him more NIL + Revenue sharing than WVU was willing to promise. I cannot remember - but I think I saw reports he was promised a $6 million to $8 million NIL + Revenue sharing budget ... for basketball.

Though depressing, RU just may be better off, even coming off the absolute failure (and it WAS a failure by Pikiell and staff) of the past season, with sticking with Pikiell and hoping with a $4 million - $4.5 million budget he can recreate the RU/Pikiell STYLE to grind it out defend the heck out of the ball, retain the RU-style and culture freshmen and sophomores, to claw its way to 8-10 seed NCAA bids and build from there. I just do not see any other solutions unless RU magically comes up with a $6 million+ budget.

Not true. With or without NIL there will always young coaches eager for the opportunity and the paycheck. Every hall of fame coach started at a low profile, low budget school.

Some coaches continue to win as they move up the ladder, some don’t. Winners will grow the NIL pot.

 

[PSAL_Hoops]

Not true. With or without NIL there will always young coaches eager for the opportunity and the paycheck. Every hall of fame coach started at a low profile, low budget school.

Some coaches continue to win as they move up the ladder, some don’t. Winners will grow the NIL pot.

Yes - but for every up and comer who works out making the step up there are 3+ who fail miserably.

 

[Shelby65]

Yes - but for every up and comer who works out making the step up there are 3+ who fail miserably.

I wouldn’t say ‘fail miserably’. Anyhow, Shelby was merely refuting the point that we can’t do better than Pike. Of course we can.

He’s an average coach. The next guy, who and whenever that is, is just as likely to be better as not. NIL doesn’t change the odds.

 

[PSAL_Hoops]

I wouldn’t say ‘fail miserably’. Anyhow, Shelby was merely refuting the point that we can’t do better than Pike. Of course we can.

He’s an average coach. The next guy, who and whenever that is, is just as likely to be better as not. NIL doesn’t change the odds.

You and others only focus on the flavor of the minute and compare our coach to that guy as if it’s a given that would be the outcome if we were to make a change. I’m saying that for every example like that which you point to there are far more examples of coaches who had success at a lower level but when given the opportunity to do the same at a high major do not succeed (aka fail). I’m not sure why one would assume that if we were to replace Pike, it’s a given we’d land that unicorn stud.

 

[MV9000]

id take Tavarez, Harlan and McDowell then dump everything else into a scoring guard

 

[RUChow]

People on this Board do not understand that should Pikiell leave, voluntarily or otherwise, RU will NOT get a better coach than Pikiell, and will probably end up with a worse coach.

Why?

Because NO rising or potentially better basketball coach who can take the RU program where fans might want it to go will come to RU without a very large commitment for revenue-sharing AND NIL by RU - which cannot happen. People will say, "Well a different coach will raise more NIL money than Pikiell can or will." Maybe - but the way it is working is that NO decent head coach candidate will move to a school unless they get that big NIL+Revenue Sharing commitment from a school ... they are JUST NOT GOING TO COME if RU says YOU, Mr. Head Coach, have to raise the NIL $$.

And RU will NEVER take revenue sharing $$ away from the football program - with or without Schiano (but certainly no way Schiano allows some of "his" allocation to go elsewhere within the athletic department) - so RU will never commit more than $3 million to $4 million of revenue sharing to men's hoops.

Look: Kevin Willard just coached Maryland, a BIG TEN PROGRAM, to one of its best seasons in a long, long time, had NIL up the wazoo, in part because of Under Armor CEO and founder, was able to add 3 terrific performing transfers through the portal, plus draw a McDonald's All American requit in Queen, plus retain a 6'10" post player in Reese ... AND STILL LEFT ... because Maryland would not commit even more to NIL and revenue sharing ... for Villanova and the Big East.

Also, the WVU head coach, in the best conference in the US, left for Indiana - who promised him more NIL + Revenue sharing than WVU was willing to promise. I cannot remember - but I think I saw reports he was promised a $6 million to $8 million NIL + Revenue sharing budget ... for basketball.

Though depressing, RU just may be better off, even coming off the absolute failure (and it WAS a failure by Pikiell and staff) of the past season, with sticking with Pikiell and hoping with a $4 million - $4.5 million budget he can recreate the RU/Pikiell STYLE to grind it out defend the heck out of the ball, retain the RU-style and culture freshmen and sophomores, to claw its way to 8-10 seed NCAA bids and build from there. I just do not see any other solutions unless RU magically comes up with a $6 million+ budget.

So you don't think a D3 or D2 coach 50-100 over .500 and maybe a final four under his belt would take a 2-3 million pay increase to coach in the Big 10. I think that's nuts. Not only did a lot of successful D1 coaches start that way, but the game is played the same at all three levels. There are dozens of guys coaching at lower levels that are much better than Pikiel and would love an opportunity they might never get. We don't need an assistant from MSU or Duke - just someone who can coach, someone better than the worst coach in the Big 10. There are a lot of them.

 

[SteveVA2]

How will RU pay Pikiell‘s salary and those of his assistants if you remove him plus pay the salaries of a new coach and a new staff?