I have to say this transferring within conference is a bit surprising (more than I would expect, but I suppose easier in some regard than getting the attention out of conference - just interesting as this would have been blocked in the past)…with Hunter I get it, last year and back “home.”
He went to Princeton HS here, correct?
PS. Anyone know if the guys who transferred out landed anywhere, yet?
Guessing not… 2023 Miami (OH) Basketball Transfer Portal
Billy 3star ranking.
… Began his collegiate career at Division II Central State in Dayton, Ohio in 2019-20 … Led the conference in scoring and was second among Division II freshmen at 20.7 points per game … Also averaged 6.1 rebounds, 1.9 steals and 1.8 assists per game Named to the Division II Conference Commissioners Associations (D2CCA) All-South Region First Team … Earned All-Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) First Team honors and was also named … Named SIAC Freshman of the Year and Newcomer of the Year … Spent a year at Dohn Prep after attending Princeton High School in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Agree 100%. It’s getting old. No…It is old.
UB with another player in the portal, Zaakir Williamson. So Nickskin will have to update his list…again!
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AKRON (3)
FR F Prince Mosengo
SO G Kobe Mitchell
SO G Garvin Clarke
BALL STATE (4)
RS JR G Kaiyam Cleary
JR G Luke Brumbalough
SO C Peyton Sparks
JR G Jalen Windham
BOWLING GREEN (6)
SO G Jackson Watson
SO PF Rashaun Agee
FR PF Ubong Abisi Etim
JR SF Changler Turner
SO G Kaden Matheny—>LIBERTY
JR G Brenton Mills
BUFFALO (9)
FR G Devin Ceaser
SO G Kidtrell Blocker
JR G Yazid Powell
SO F Kuluel Mading
SO G Curtis Jones
SR PF LaQuill Hardnett
FR C Isaac Jack
FR G Jaden Slaughter
FR PF Zaakir Williamson
CENTRAL MICHIGAN (9)
SO G Kevin Miller—> Wake Forest
SO G Jessie Zarzuela
FR G Amani Drummond
FR G Reggie Bass (MAC FOTY)
SO F Caleb Hodgson
SO C Nicholas Pavrette
FR PF Ola Ajiboye
SO G Dylan Jurgens
FR G Emil Skytta
EASTERN MICHIGAN (4)
SO PG Luka Savicevic
FR PG Noah Farrakhan
FR G JZ Zaher
FR G Orlando Lovejoy
KENT (0)
MIAMI (7)
SO F Javin Etzler (Grad Transfer)
SO G Bryson Tatum
JR SF Kamari Williams
SR G Wil Stevens (WO) (Grad Transfer)
FR G Billy Smith
FR PF Mitchell Rylee
JR PF Curtis Harrison
NIU (3)
JR G Kaleb Thornton
JR G Darweshi Hunter
JR G Anthony Crump
OHIO (1)
SO G Olumide Adelodun
TOLEDO (5)
SO G Elijah Wilson
FR G J. Wallace
SO F Kooper Jacobi
FR G Cooper Davis
SO G EJ Farmer
WESTERN MICHIGAN (4)
SO G Gus Atchison
JR SF Markeese Hastings
FR G Elisha Warren
RFR PF Shemani Fuller
Cesare Edwards, 6’9” who “scored over 1,000 career points and grabbed over 800 career rebounds … Averaged 17.2 points, 15.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 3.0 blocks per game as a senior under head coach Yusef English, while being named Region Co-Player of the Year, 4A Boys SCBCA All-State, North-South All-Star game selection and a nominee for McDonalds All-American”. And was talented enough to play 23 games this past season on a squad that made it to the Sweet 16 and went 27-10 against competition far better than the MAC.
I disagree that we’re “set” in any position, let alone PF or C. We lost 6 guys to the transfer portal; our top player graduated; and we have 5 incoming freshman who have never played a minute of college basketball. We have Mirambeau…but we should be far from declaring ourself “set” in any position. We’re one injury away from being incredibly unset.
Chill out @JiveHawk.
I dont think it is fair to rule out someone because of their stats at Xavier. Xavier was a top 15 team in the country.
I am hearing high praise for the South Carolina RB we got in the transfer portal. His stats at South Carolina look a lot like 2 points and 1 rebound per game
Agree 100% with the comments of Redsea and aba222.
Yes, I also remember a guy from Cleveland State who did not average 2 points a game that worked out pretty well for us last year.
I agree that we are far from “set” anywhere. That being said - I’m far from disappointed with getting a guy that scores 12 a game and shoots 47% from 3 in MAC play. More shooters creates more space. More space creates a team that is tough to guard.
Felt the same way until I saw the local tie-in and how he played against us, Steele liked what he saw in person (RE: Hunter).
Miami is doing a bit better, but I’d say we still have a long way to go to attract “top talent.”
Hunter seems to be as well travelled as…well, I’ll let Eddie answer this…
I think the player from NIU is certainly an upgrade from Kamari Williams. He also shot 42% from 3 which is very impressive
Speaking of Dohn Prep…wonder if he regains some form and plays next year (is on roster?). Not the tallest, but good height…strong.
Showed perimeter skill in HS, should be a bigger Will Felder type player, just has not been healthy.
Well said.
With the Fab Five coming in, it will still be far from an experienced team. I’m sure Steele saw the value of having a guy with experience, regardless of his stats. I saw a Tweet about Hunter from Richburg-“make the last year the best year”. I’m sure that’s the staff’s goal.
This is rich haha
Edwards did have a solid HS career. And I agree we aren’t set at PF, but my point is Edwards isn’t really viable as a PF. So then he’s playing center and we have Mirambeaux, Morris, and Potter (Kotecki too) there already. Does Edwards add a skillset that any of them don’t possess? From everything I’ve watched and read, he plays below average defense, but is a solid inside scoring threat.
Quote from a Xavier SBNation article:
Edwards finished 27.9% of his possessions with a turnover, highest of anyone on the team that played 20 games and higher than everyone but Kam Craft overall. His hands are questionable at best. If you need to drop a baby off an apartment building to a Xavier player, Edwards may not be your guy. Cesare also has a bad habit of nodding off defensively. He’s actually pretty good when defending his man, but Terrell Burden scored a layup in the Kennesaw State game about two feet from where Edwards was facing the wrong direction.
That’s not the type of center I want when we run our offense through the 5. Can a guy with bad hands who turns the ball over more than 1 out of every 4 possessions really fit into this offense? He might be talented, but I just can’t see that he adds anything that fits what Miami is trying to do. And if the solution is to play him at the 4, then you can’t have him and Ipsaro on the court at the same time.
Kowalcyzk with a bigger fuel allowance than Steele.