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That site only shows 2 years of data. He does only have 1 year left.

Boals seems to have found more money to compete. They paid to keep Simmons and the 2 guards they've added couldn't have come cheap. I think they will be improved.

Probably only a starter on a low end HM, think Boston College. Definitely not on a Duke or Kansas. Also, you have to remember the MVC is one of the top mid-majors and many of the people who finish ahead in those all conference teams either graduated or transferred up to a HM. Evan Miya graded him as the 22nd best player in the MVC this past season. It wouldn't seem unreasonable to me that he would have been a top ~10 player in the conference next year had he stayed given that many of the players regarded as better than him left.

You need to look at the advanced stats. His eFG% was .592 and .598 the year before so this past year wasn't a fluke. He rebounds really well for being a wing. Plays good defense. IMO he's a lot like Eric where he does a lot of things very well, but isn't elite at any 1 thing in particular. I really hate looking at counting stats as it's frankly lazy. Would you want a player that averages 20/game, but chucks up 30 shots a night to get it? Of course not. But if you insist at looking at counting stats remember he only played 23 mpg. If he projects to play 30 mpg you can bump his numbers up ~30%. I would also expect him to a more focal part of the offense so his usage will increase compared to Illinois State, which in turn will increase the counting stats.

She has been a generous donor for years. Part of me still wonders if she clicked 1 too many zeroes 😅

Luke Getsy with $5K as well. Him and @Captain Kangaroo doing the heavy lifting for football.

Below is the link, but you have to have a login to do anything. The site owner gave me free access. https://beyondtheportalbasketball.com/app

Isn't that kind of the problem though? Kaulig obviously gifts a substantial sum, but it's nowhere near enough to be competitive in the MAC. More help is clearly needed.

Probably starts with leadership at the top. If you go to basketball (both mens and womens), soccer, and several other sports you will see coaches contributing. With Groce gone, I'm fairly certain Joe is the highest paid University employee. I don't see him nor his staff donating. Hard to tell others to donate if you aren't leading by example. Edit: Also, props to Gensler for donating to the Rowdies.

One would have to think the last scholarship will go to PF or a SF that can play the PF spot. I would expect to see White or probably more likely Pence play PF for stretches of the game. Just not sure I would want them there for 30 mpg.

This is a massive haul for Akron. He is projected as a HM start/mid-major all-conference. He's a 2-way player and his game is very well rounded. He is an elite finisher at the rim and dangerous enough from 3. IMO this is this our best signing with Tahj a close second.

They really should better advertise any and all matching gifts by listing them on the home page. It might be a challenging concept for some to understand, but not everyone is on social media and even many who are aren't checking their feed regularly to notice.

Touché

I noticed it last year that soccer has done a great job of keeping former players engaged with the program. Them and the swimming and diving team seem to have great participation. The soccer donations just typically come in at a higher dollar amount. On the flipside it's disappointing that football doesn't do better. There are 3x-6x more former student athletes in football compared to the other sports, but the number of donors is relatively smaller. At least for day of giving. Not sure what's done differently that makes select sports former athletes stay involved and other not so much.

That's one way to fund a training table.

Day of giving has arrived. https://fundraise.givesmart.com/vf/ATHDoG26

Transfer portal is now officially closed. Players can still sign, but nobody else can enter.

This level of futility has lasted nearly 50 years for NW Ohio MAC schools. This extends beyond both Todd's. There has to be something in the water as the other Ohio MAC schools are running circles around them. Edit: Perhaps Michigan was correct with their claim in the border war. Toledo performs like a Michigan school, not Ohio.

He put up really good numbers for a sophomore at Saint Joe's, which is the most comparable league to the MAC he's played in. Even his season at Providence looks good on the surface given his rotation player role. I'm kind of surprised BG could afford him. I don't think he's P4 caliber given his struggle at South Carolina, but he could be all-conference at the mid-major level. I would have thought he'd land at an A10 or AAC type school.

Bettiol was probably the best back to the basket traditional big in the MAC last season. UMass paid him a good amount of money. All that got UMass was an 8th place finish in the MAC and 2nd round finish in MAC tournament. As you said, money is better spent elsewhere, especially since Ford has shown the ability of developing raw bigs.

A Gillespie replacement would cost $1M+. Of course they're not going to find that in the portal. Just like how we aren't going to add a proven Amani Lyles or Enrique Freeman. Those type of players you have to develop. I assume Williams will play PF for Kent, but he isn't as good as Gillespie. There are a few international players coming to the MAC that I struggle to project what they're impact will be so this statement could be off base. The only MAC team as of right now that I feel has added more than they lost is Ball State, who I still view as a middle of the pack team. Much of that is because they really stepped up their financial commitment as part of the deal with their new coach. Miami, Akron, Toledo (in addition to Kent) all have taken a step back, at least on paper. We'll see how the coming weeks play out. Dhani Miller from Kent looks like a baller. I expect him to make all-freshman team and wouldn't be surprised if he wins FOY.

Kent added Cam Williams from Portland. It looks like a fairly solid add.

We'll see what additions we still have added to the roster. My comment was more regarding the current state of the roster. I'm just not sure I see a PF on the roster as of right now (unless I'm missing someone obvious) and recently the Zips have been starting 3 guards, 1 SF, and 1 big. I saw some mention MMK, but we only saw him at the 5 last season and don't see him playing big minutes at the 4 unless he adds ability to score beyond 5 feet from the basket.

Helps when you have 2x-3x the amount to spend on players.

I would guess Wilson would start over Head. Burton/Barre/MMK probably will be a position battle. I would prefer if we can add another SF/PF, but I would guess Henderson as of now is primary backup for White while also playing a few minutes at SF.