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Post by a10champion15 on Jun 22, 2022 10:45:41 GMT -5
La Salle also received a commitment from Lucas Mercandino. A international prospect from Argentina. who is your source because there is nothing anywhere online about this. i thought maybe you went to the golf outing and got the info there but apparently not based on this post. i hope you're not assuming they've committed based solely on him and luca following and being followed by coach cox on instagram. explorertown.proboards.com/thread/4280/bill-raftery-golf-outing-2022Didn't say anything about Luca. Glitter mentioned him and I heard they were looking into him but I'm not aware where that stands. Lucas Mercandino sounds like a done deal. I'm sure others heard the same. Some concerns around his eligibility so we will see. It's funny you mention instagram cause it looks like he follows several la salle accounts so that doesn't hurt. |
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Post by diehardexplorer on Jun 22, 2022 10:52:59 GMT -5
Ranking after viewing the highlights... 1. Luca (who looks really good...) 2. Rokas 3. Lucas But...my Optimism is tempered. Three Overseas first year players, 18/19 yr olds at that...alot to get acclimated with Thousands of miles away from home, different country, different play. Add to that, the St. Pete transfers coming into a new system and new environment. And the rest of the returning players all have to get used to playing in a new system, with a new coach, and minus Ray, Moore and Clark. I have faith that Fran is the right guy. But it'll take some time. And the A10 appears to be much more competitive this year than it was in 21/22. Middle of the pack, competitive team will suffice for me this coming year. But hoping for some better results in the conference tournament than in past years. But we are in a better position now, then we were a few months ago. agree with all of this, assuming that at least one out of luca and lucas is coming. as far as the a10 goes, just about every school will be dealing with the same issues. outside of dayton, who returns 10 players from their 2021-22 roster, the other schools on average return 6 players from last year's rosters. |
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Post by a10champion15 on Jun 22, 2022 10:55:02 GMT -5
Ranking after viewing the highlights... 1. Luca (who looks really good...) 2. Rokas 3. Lucas But...my Optimism is tempered. Three Overseas first year players, 18/19 yr olds at that...alot to get acclimated with Thousands of miles away from home, different country, different play. Add to that, the St. Pete transfers coming into a new system and new environment. And the rest of the returning players all have to get used to playing in a new system, with a new coach, and minus Ray, Moore and Clark. I have faith that Fran is the right guy. But it'll take some time. And the A10 appears to be much more competitive this year than it was in 21/22. Middle of the pack, competitive team will suffice for me this coming year. But hoping for some better results in the conference tournament than in past years. But we are in a better position now, then we were a few months ago. I'm pretty high on Rokas, love his skill set but we will see how he adjusts to the states and a new system. Can't complain where our roster stands today given where we were a month ago with only 4 scholarship players. Retained a good amount of our players and I think the Drame twins will fit Dunphy's system very well. I'm not trying to dump on any players but I feel as though Ray's and Clark's minutes are going to be utilized better between the returning players, specifically Brickus, Brantley, Nickleberry and Gill. Moore seems like the biggest lose where I'm not sure how we make up for his absence. |
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Post by diehardexplorer on Jun 22, 2022 11:05:29 GMT -5
who is your source because there is nothing anywhere online about this. i thought maybe you went to the golf outing and got the info there but apparently not based on this post. i hope you're not assuming they've committed based solely on him and luca following and being followed by coach cox on instagram. explorertown.proboards.com/thread/4280/bill-raftery-golf-outing-2022Didn't say anything about Luca. Glitter mentioned him and I heard they were looking into him but I'm not aware where that stands. Lucas Mercandino sounds like a done deal. I'm sure others heard the same. Some concerns around his eligibility so we will see. It's funny you mention instagram cause it looks like he follows several la salle accounts so that doesn't hurt. i hope your source isn't tom gola 2.0 on twitter. some of what he throws against the wall sticks but lots of guesswork going on there. |
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Post by jb71 on Jun 22, 2022 18:12:39 GMT -5
Just saw that Tommy Gardler listed on the roster as a transfer from Univ of Sciences...kinda came out of nowhere...Jocius is also listed....But so is McFarlane
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Post by calsufan on Jun 22, 2022 19:07:46 GMT -5
Just saw that Tommy Gardler listed on the roster as a transfer from Univ of Sciences...kinda came out of nowhere...Jocius is also listed....But so is McFarlane Who can blame him? He didn't want to be a Hawk. |
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Post by a10champion15 on Jun 22, 2022 19:15:46 GMT -5
Didn't say anything about Luca. Glitter mentioned him and I heard they were looking into him but I'm not aware where that stands. Lucas Mercandino sounds like a done deal. I'm sure others heard the same. Some concerns around his eligibility so we will see. It's funny you mention instagram cause it looks like he follows several la salle accounts so that doesn't hurt. i hope your source isn't tom gola 2.0 on twitter. some of what he throws against the wall sticks but lots of guesswork going on there.  Heard it someone close to the staff. Fingers crossed for Luca. |
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Post by GlitterBro #2 on Jun 22, 2022 19:19:25 GMT -5
Has to be a walk-on, right? we have 11 scholarship players on the roster right now and if the 2 remaining internationals come, that gets us to the limit. I wonder if he is the grandson of the legendary Catholic League coach, Bud Gardler, who passed away in 2018.
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Post by a10champion15 on Jun 22, 2022 19:27:08 GMT -5
Has to be a walk-on, right? we have 11 scholarship players on the roster right now and if the 2 remaining internationals come, that gets us to the limit. I wonder if he is the grandson of the legendary Catholic League coach, Bud Gardler, who passed away in 2018. It’s 11 with Lucas Mercandino so there 2 scholarships open maybe only one depending on Luca. I thought I saw somewhere Kyle Thompson was earning a scholarship for his graduate year but not sure. |
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Post by GlitterBro #2 on Jun 22, 2022 19:31:28 GMT -5
Has to be a walk-on, right? we have 11 scholarship players on the roster right now and if the 2 remaining internationals come, that gets us to the limit. I wonder if he is the grandson of the legendary Catholic League coach, Bud Gardler, who passed away in 2018. It’s 11 with Lucas Mercandino so there 2 scholarships open maybe only one depending on Luca. I thought I saw somewhere Kyle Thompson was earning a scholarship for his graduate year but not sure. You're right. We still have McFarlane on the website and I was counting him. And yes...confirmed...he is Bud's grandson. UConn coach, Geno Aueriemma, and Penn's coach, Steve Donahue played for him when he coached in the Catholic League. |
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Post by diehardexplorer on Jun 22, 2022 20:34:10 GMT -5
Has to be a walk-on, right? we have 11 scholarship players on the roster right now and if the 2 remaining internationals come, that gets us to the limit. I wonder if he is the grandson of the legendary Catholic League coach, Bud Gardler, who passed away in 2018. It’s 11 with Lucas Mercandino so there 2 scholarships open maybe only one depending on Luca. I thought I saw somewhere Kyle Thompson was earning a scholarship for his graduate year but not sure. i would hope they're holding onto that last scholarship in case a quality transfer becomes available mid-year. |
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Post by broderickpresident on Jun 23, 2022 5:57:48 GMT -5
Buds grandson and both parents played for st joes too
Bud was also a hawk
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Post by sweat83 on Jun 23, 2022 6:28:29 GMT -5
According to his bio on GoExplorers, they have him averaging 20.9 PPG at U of S last yr. It's incorrect. It's incorrect because the first paragraph of the bio makes no sense at all.
Look, I realize not a whole lot of folks spend there spare time looking at Bios of the La Salle Men's Basketball Team. Especially newcomers that transferred from a D3 program. I get it. But really...it's the little things...
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Post by a10champion15 on Jun 23, 2022 9:51:42 GMT -5
It’s 11 with Lucas Mercandino so there 2 scholarships open maybe only one depending on Luca. I thought I saw somewhere Kyle Thompson was earning a scholarship for his graduate year but not sure. i would hope they're holding onto that last scholarship in case a quality transfer becomes available mid-year. Assuming others are correct. If Luca committed and Kyle took a scholarship that fills all 13 scholarships. There some flexibility with mid season transfers when you’re at the roster limit but depends on timing and eligibility from what I understand. |
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Post by explorerburger on Jun 23, 2022 10:19:23 GMT -5
Times change, people change, technology changes, life changes.
But you know what has never changed? I have never had an understanding of how many scholarships are available on a given day. Ever.
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Post by diehardexplorer on Jun 23, 2022 14:00:19 GMT -5
i would hope they're holding onto that last scholarship in case a quality transfer becomes available mid-year. Assuming others are correct. If Luca committed and Kyle took a scholarship that fills all 13 scholarships. There some flexibility with mid season transfers when you’re at the roster limit but depends on timing and eligibility from what I understand. not sure what you mean about there being flexibility with mid-season transfers. you either have an available scholarship or you don't. 13 is the limit for men's basketball, and assuming lucas and luca are coming and that gardler and thompson are walk-ons, then there is one scholarship left. i don't mean to be harsh and i'm sure kyle is a great kid, but why would you reward a walk-on with a scholarship when he put himself in the portal and tried to leave? |
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Post by diehardexplorer on Jun 23, 2022 14:03:40 GMT -5
According to his bio on GoExplorers, they have him averaging 20.9 PPG at U of S last yr. It's incorrect. It's incorrect because the first paragraph of the bio makes no sense at all. Look, I realize not a whole lot of folks spend there spare time looking at Bios of the La Salle Men's Basketball Team. Especially newcomers that transferred from a D3 program. I get it. But really...it's the little things... the other little thing is that mcfarlane hasn't been removed from the online roster. someone needs to let the guy doing the updates know that mcfarlane is gone. |
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Post by lsumascot on Jun 23, 2022 15:03:29 GMT -5
According to his bio on GoExplorers, they have him averaging 20.9 PPG at U of S last yr. It's incorrect. It's incorrect because the first paragraph of the bio makes no sense at all. Look, I realize not a whole lot of folks spend there spare time looking at Bios of the La Salle Men's Basketball Team. Especially newcomers that transferred from a D3 program. I get it. But really...it's the little things... the other little thing is that mcfarlane hasn't been removed from the online roster. someone needs to let the guy doing the updates know that mcfarlane is gone. Looks like this version has been updated |
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Post by 1863 on Jun 24, 2022 5:24:36 GMT -5
What's the status of Brickus?
I saw that he's listed on the latest La Salle roster, but he was still listed on "Verbal Commits" as unsigned and I remember someone posted a photo of him in a "Hampton University" shirt - along with reports that he indicated that was where he wanted to go.
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Post by Fastchuck on Jun 24, 2022 6:39:40 GMT -5
What's the status of Brickus? I saw that he's listed on the latest La Salle roster, but he was still listed on "Verbal Commits" as unsigned and I remember someone posted a photo of him in a "Hampton University" shirt - along with reports that he indicated that was where he wanted to go. Verbal Commits removed Brickus from the transfer portal and has him listed as enrolled at LS. Although not an official announcement, at least VC and Go Explorers agree. Thompson is still listed in the portal. I think that Howard gave him a scholarship when Kenney left. I don't know if Dunphy has to extend it since he graduated and indicated that he was transferring. |
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Post by diehardexplorer on Jun 24, 2022 8:02:38 GMT -5
What's the status of Brickus? I saw that he's listed on the latest La Salle roster, but he was still listed on "Verbal Commits" as unsigned and I remember someone posted a photo of him in a "Hampton University" shirt - along with reports that he indicated that was where he wanted to go. here's an instagram post from practice the other day. brickus is in one of the pictures. http://instagr.am/p/CfHdcSpOOuH |
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Post by a10champion15 on Jun 24, 2022 10:59:07 GMT -5
Assuming others are correct. If Luca committed and Kyle took a scholarship that fills all 13 scholarships. There some flexibility with mid season transfers when you’re at the roster limit but depends on timing and eligibility from what I understand. not sure what you mean about there being flexibility with mid-season transfers. you either have an available scholarship or you don't. 13 is the limit for men's basketball, and assuming lucas and luca are coming and that gardler and thompson are walk-ons, then there is one scholarship left. i don't mean to be harsh and i'm sure kyle is a great kid, but why would you reward a walk-on with a scholarship when he put himself in the portal and tried to leave? From my understanding, the limit is a little more fuzzy now because of COVID and the extra availability granted to players. In the 2021-2022 they allowed you to exceed the limit. As per usual with the NCAA, the rules are unclear going forward. There are a number of schools not just in basketball that are currently above the scholarship limit. It sounds like they are back to only allowing 13 but there are exemptions and waivers to that. I also doubt the staff's focus is on keeping a spot open for a mid-season transfer but I understand the thought process there. |
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Post by explorer88 on Jun 27, 2022 15:51:07 GMT -5
JUCOadvocate - Brandon Goble
@jucoadvocate
2022 6’8 W Luca Colceag will be making his college decision soon.
Luca played for European Champions league team and Romanian powerhouse Cluj.
Super excited about this talented young man.
Final 4 teams are LaSalle, Toledo, Weber St and Montana St.
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Post by jb71 on Jun 27, 2022 16:49:47 GMT -5
JUCOadvocate - Brandon Goble @jucoadvocate 2022 6’8 W Luca Colceag will be making his college decision soon. Luca played for European Champions league team and Romanian powerhouse Cluj. Super excited about this talented young man. Final 4 teams are LaSalle, Toledo, Weber St and Montana St. Uh oh....he looks very skilled. I hope we have him committed |
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Post by 23won on Jun 28, 2022 5:20:37 GMT -5
JUCOadvocate - Brandon Goble @jucoadvocate 2022 6’8 W Luca Colceag will be making his college decision soon. Luca played for European Champions league team and Romanian powerhouse Cluj. Super excited about this talented young man. Final 4 teams are LaSalle, Toledo, Weber St and Montana St. He seems like the best of the new recruits coming in from abroad to D1 for the first time. I think he is a difference maker and hope Fran puts on the full court press and lands him. Based on the competition that looks achievable, and we can offer him the highest league level play, but you never know until the ink is dry. We could use him! The other three teams had pretty good seasons last year but the level of conference play is nowhere near the A10. Toledo won regular season title and missed an NCAA bid. They lost by 19 to Dayton in NIT. La Salle beat Dayton last year. Montana State made NCAA tourney by lost 1st round game by 30 plus, so this isn't a sure thing for La Salle but I hope he sees the greater upside here at La Salle with (1) playing in the best conference of the 4 by far, (2) playing in a major US city and having the benefits of spending time here in Philly and (3) what looks like better playing time prospects relative to the other three. |
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Post by 23won on Jun 28, 2022 5:26:12 GMT -5
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Post by a10champion15 on Jun 28, 2022 9:09:00 GMT -5
Rokas is probably the biggest immediate impact player. He had a lot of interest around the A10 and with a handful of P5 programs.
Luca looks like he be a very nice add though. Fingers crossed!
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Post by diehardexplorer on Jun 28, 2022 13:29:27 GMT -5
based on this post from fvp last week, he spoke to someone who was at the golf outing who said that jocius, mercandino and colceag were all coming. hopefully that person had good info. explorertown.proboards.com/post/127267based on their highlights, i think all three can contribute right away, and while our biggest need is what rokas will hopefully provide, i thought luca was the most skilled player of the three. that is not taking away anything from rokas or lucas. lucas also looks like a matchup problem. he can step out and shoot the ball but because of originally being an undersized 4, he has the ability to post up. |
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Post by explorer88 on Jun 28, 2022 13:39:20 GMT -5
Luca's upside looks to be very high.
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Post by a10champion15 on Jun 28, 2022 14:29:29 GMT -5
and we have a coach who's very good at developing players...
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