Great speech by Geno to the UConn fans at Gampel:
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Isaiah Abraham to Georgetown and Cooley:
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Sammy Calhoun reported Alex K was at the UConn WBB watch party with some other MBB players. Was also seen at at least one of the women's tourney games with J-Ross. This seems to bode well for a return:
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Storybook Ending For Paige, UConn

That's awesome news! Now they just need Alex K back if there is enough NIL money left in the budget after paying these other players.

UConn on Monroe's Final 6 list:

Huge additions for Creighton from the transfer portal, means Creighton will once again be very strong:
St. John's and Creighton look like they will be very good next year, but SJU still needs to replace their starting guards.

Dauster Update!
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the Blades said:

Also like Cam Spencer (B1G) and Tristan Newton

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When you had the ball in either of their hands late in the shot clock, they never panicked and made plays. I still think Spencer might be the smartest player ever to wear a UConn uniform- the highest BB IQ of them all. He never made incorrect decisions on the Court and always knew exactly what the right play was. I could not get over how good he was. If he had Demary's athleticism to go with the rest of his game, he be an NBA All Star. The sub par athleticism is the only thing that holds Cam back.

I am extremely impressed by the mixtape highlights posted above on Demary Jr. There is a certain smoothness to his game that looks impressive. I can see why the coaches like him.

Now all UConn needs is Karaban and Reed back. Even if Karaban does't come back, they probably just need to add another PF, stretch 4 type.

Definitely nice highlight tape Richie- looks a lot more athletic than Tristan was

Demary to UConn!

It also seems like SEC to Big 10 is a step down. But like Oats at Alabama, Buzz is operating at a football-first school that only a few years ago spent an absurd amount of money ($75 million) buying Jimbo Fisher out of an absurd contract that they gave to him in the first place.
Buzz, like Oats, may feel neglected and deserving of more attention and more money to their basketball programs. Which they see as being treated like the poor cousins at the dinner table.

the Blades said:

I guess Bryce dropped down to #9 overall while another guy moved up to #7 above him now and got a crystal ball for the good guys, but we shall see...

https://247sports.com/player/silas-demary-jr-46127714/college-302968/

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I believe St. John's loses both of their starting guards, but the question in my mind is how much money did they use up on Hopkins and Sanon? One of the things we should discuss and haven't is that the programs that rely heavily on portal, like the Rickie P led Johnnies, have to have some limit to what they can spend. There has to be some functional if not actual salary cap. And if you pay 2 guys a ton of money how much you got left to spend?

Kevin Willard Hammered For Criticism of Maryland:

More Zanetto Portal Discussion:
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Zanetto in his new podcast gig discusses UConn portal movement in and out:
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Hopkins to St. John's:

Something heavily influencing the portal recruiting is not just who is leaving but who is coming back.

We know for sure Diarra is gone as well as Nowell, and likely Mahaney, which leaves a gaping hole at both starting point guard and possibly back up point guard.

What we don't know right now is if Karaban, Ball or McNeeley are coming back. Or Reed or Ross, for that matter.

Last I checked Karaban, who didn't shoot particularly well this year, had an extended and severe slump, and didn't look like a main man player for most of the year (notwithstanding some occasionally clutch shots and moments) is going at the end of the second round.

Ball has been listed as late 1st round in some mock drafts but is not a consensus 1st round pick. Latest NBA Draft Net mock had him going #17 overall, which may be high as far as a consensus.

McNeeley's draft stock has dropped precipitously over concerns about his finishing ability and his defense. He finished the season shooting 31.7% from 3 and 38% FGs which, simply put, are poor numbers for a shooter of his ability. Latest mock from NBA Drat Net had him going #25. This is as compared to #7 in this same mock after he dropped 38 on Creighton. He finished the season with some very poor shooting performances that didn't help his cause.
So none of these guys are automatically in the draft if the NIL money is right.

Silas Demary Jr. was a good all around 2 year player for Georgia. He is 6'5" and can shoot the 3 as well:
He has also been visited by Kentucky, so there are lots of suitors for this kid. 247 has him ranked as the #3 combo guard in the portal.