And in two years the only thing he has accomplished is to lose those players.
This roster is a JOKE. A total JOKE.
Cheese and LCJ are the only D1 players on the roster.
And no shock if one or both leaves.
Now consider this:
Groce has a great recruiting opportunity here:
He can offer a HS senior to play D1 hoops as a starter in his freshman year.'
There have to be a few studs out there willing to jump on that.
So going into next year we have a 5'7" PG, a backup PG (will probably be the best player on the team by far IF he stays).
No center
No forwards.
Yah, gonna have another GREAT year.
Keep LCJ and Cheese and get rid of the rest.
Recruit a great freshman class.
Expect to take our lumps but build a team.
The first two years of Groce have built NOTHING and aside from the two players mentioned above the roster is a joke. NOTHING built for the future.
But we do not have a 6'9 C who can run the court and score. We can not get a put back. Every time Riak gets the ball in close he throws it away or gets it slapped out of his hands.
Size does matter. The Shrimp (I do like him BTW) trying to drive into the trees without an outside shooter or a good Center to draw the defense is a joke.
This team is doomed.
We do NOT have a stable roster.
We have streaky Utomi, LCJ, and Cheese.
That is really IT.
No D1 Center, No D1 forward outside of Utomi, no bench.
This "team" is a joke, and I expect another exodus.
He needs to come up with a 6'11" 250 pounder plus who knows how to post up rebound and get put backs.
Until then we are just more of the same.
The "guard based offense" does NOT work when the only guy who goes to the basket is not even 5'8"