Basketball Transfer Portal

[YSU1]

Gee will they have a team next year

[mudclods]

Christian Bentley transferring out.

He was already a senior.  Didn't expect him to stay.  I had hoped he would have contributed more this year, but his playing time really decreased.  Even when DQ was out, he really didn't play much

[Double ET]

Christian Bentley transferring out.

He was already a senior.  Didn't expect him to stay.  I had hoped he would have contributed more this year, but his playing time really decreased.  Even when DQ was out, he really didn't play much

I was actually surprised that he didn’t enter the transfer portal earlier. With his diminished playing time this year, obviously, he was not in the game plan.
If several starting seniors (Covington, Naz, Acuchie) decided to stay, he might not be offered a scholarship. It would not surprise me if we will lose couple more marginal players if scholarships are not available.
I hope we could pick up couple D1 senior transfers via the portal.

[YSU1]

The transfer portal hurts the mid majors and lower.  it will be hard to hang onto kids and build a program.

[go guins]

The transfer portal hurts the mid majors and lower.  it will be hard to hang onto kids and build a program.

Hurts occasionally, helps occasionally.  We are loosing DQ which is a huge hurt, but we picked up RB Jaleel McLaughlin LB Grant Dixon and a host of others that have really helped the FB team.  We also have WBB and MBB transfers coming, not proven yet, but may be helpful as well.

[mudclods]

Announced today Michael Akuchie is returning! Have to wonder now about the rest of the seniors especially Naz & Covington

[ucfpengbuck]

https://www.verbalcommits.com/players/tevin-olison

New commit.

As a senior at Cumberland college he averaged 23 points a game with a 51% shooting percentage.  41% from 3.  Nice video. 

[mudclods]

https://www.verbalcommits.com/players/tevin-olison

New commit.

As a senior at Cumberland college he averaged 23 points a game with a 51% shooting percentage.  41% from 3.  Nice video.

Like it's been said many times before, I don't understand why we can never get any D1 transfers

[mudclods]

And speaking of non D1 transfers, here's another one, Collen Gurley, coming out of D3 Mount Union https://www.cantonrep.com/story/sports/2021/04/02/collen-gurley-transfers-mount-union-youngstown-state-ncaa-mens-college-basketball-horizon-league/7065639002/

[ucfpengbuck]

Good find Mud.   That's four lower division transfers in the last two years.  Morgan and Bentley were D1 transfers.

We'll just have to let it play out and see if these guys work out.   Where was Akuchie's announcement ?

[Double ET]

Good find Mud.   That's four lower division transfers in the last two years.  Morgan and Bentley were D1 transfers.

We'll just have to let it play out and see if these guys work out.   Where was Akuchie's announcement ?

From the YSU basketball tweet:

Senior Michael Akuchie has announced that he will return for his 5th year of eligibility.

Akuchie, who averaged 9.9 ppg and 8.3 rpg, scored in double figures 15 times last year, had 7 double-doubles. 

He also ranked 5th in the HL in rpg.#GoGuins

[Kandrase]

And speaking of non D1 transfers, here's another one, Collen Gurley, coming out of D3 Mount Union https://www.cantonrep.com/story/sports/2021/04/02/collen-gurley-transfers-mount-union-youngstown-state-ncaa-mens-college-basketball-horizon-league/7065639002/

For context, Mount union likely had their best basketball team in program history in 2020 before the pandemic ended the season and Gurley was a major factor.

[Double ET]

And speaking of non D1 transfers, here's another one, Collen Gurley, coming out of D3 Mount Union https://www.cantonrep.com/story/sports/2021/04/02/collen-gurley-transfers-mount-union-youngstown-state-ncaa-mens-college-basketball-horizon-league/7065639002/

For context, Mount union likely had their best basketball team in program history in 2020 before the pandemic ended the season and Gurley was a major factor.

I don’t know if it was due to the defense ( or lack of), he looked better than any of our past D1 transfers.

[ytownchief22]

Another one, Chris Shelton from Hampton is coming in. 6-4 guard who shot 48% from 3 this year.

[Dmorton]

How many guards do we need?