MikeR wrote:

Forbes & Magee wrote:

Big time program move. I love this.

I'm happy that we are able to do this, but I wonder if this means we are having trouble putting together a home OOC schedule.

My theory, completely unsupported by any evidence, is they were going to try to get a second west coast game on the same trip, but were unable to find a suitable opponent to pair with UC Irvine. At that point, didn't make sense to fly to California. Plus, I think Irvine has another east coast game lined up around that same time.

It's my understanding that Loyola Chicago was the replacement for UMass. They have known for several years that UMass was looking to join a football conference. I don't believe they will be looking to add any additional schools as things stand.

FAM wrote:

There are many questions on why the Dukes haven't signed anyone yet.  There are many of you who are excellent in following the players that visited plus I am not on twitter.  Maybe they just haven't made up their mind yet until they take all of their visits.  For those of you who know how to follow the recruits, did any of them that visited us already commit to another school?
Go Dukes

Of the five confirmed visits that I have seen, I don't believe any of them have committed elsewhere. I think, with all of the changes to NIL and other rules, it is not as simple to get a signature on the dotted line these days. A lot of negotiating. 

Styles, there is nothing "respectful" about what Phil is doing here though. He's had a bizarre personal animosity towards Keith for a long time. Keith's body of work, both at Duquesne and Akron, speaks for itself and he doesn't need to revise history to better his image. 

kcc173 wrote:

Also understood there will be a game in Akron again.  That would mean 7 neutral court games accounted for.

I like this scheduling. Beats playing a bunch of scrub teams in a 90% empty PPG Paints arena.

I cannot confirm this, but I saw a tweet saying that the other teams in this event are Indiana State, Air Force, and Loyola Marymount.

CLK wrote:

I don't believe that Mike Lewis was forced out or eased out the door. In my opinion (since I nor anyone else on this board knows for a fact) what happened was that Mike's playing time decreased based on his performance on the court.  He was struggling particularly on defense.  He saw that his stock was dropping and made what  appears to be a very rash decision to leave and give up a semester of eligibility.  What was reported was the deal he had with Nevada was to pay his way in the spring semester, join the team this summer and sit out next year on scholarship, and be eligible in the 2020-2021 season.  He is very vulnerable now since the new coach (whoever that is) is not bound to give him a scholarship and keep that deal.  If Mike transfers, unless he gets a waiver, would still have to sit out a year at a new school.  Mike is a terrific person and I really hope things work out for him.  
  

I believe Steve Alford is the new coach at Nevada. They had like five players enter the transfer portal. Alford has his work cutout for him.

I don’t think you can use the first two years of Coach D’s tenure to accurately judge his player retaining abilities. In his first class, for intance, it was clear that all of the high school recruits were major reaches (including Eric based on his offers). This was necessary based on the timing of his hire and the large amount of scholarships available. For year two, we still had approximately seven scholarships to fill, which guarantees that there will be roster attrition. Only so many spots in the rotation. Three of the four guys who left this spring did not have a clear path to significant playing time.

FAM wrote:

Carry, S.

Norman, L.

Hughes, M.

Hughes, F.

Weathers, M.

Looks good to me!!!!!!!!

That’s probably correct, at least to start the year. TDM, Ellis, Maceo, and Rotroff off the bench...  not too shabby. Would love to add a grad transfer power forward.

townsonkid wrote:

Dukes2012 wrote:

Westender wrote:

Not impressed with the other schools that offered. Of course, doesn't mean anything.

Remember, Eric and sincere had zero D1 offers other than Duquesne. I think coach D has earned our trust when it comes to talent evaluation.

I just wish we can develop a steady program that actually graduates some players.  Like I said, I like getting a player from NJ.  Get some toughness in here.

Me too. Unfortunately, college basketball is totally different today. And it’s just going to get worse as they continue to liberalize the transfer rules. They are handing out waivers like candy these days. It will be free agency at some point, which is going to kill low and mid major basketball.

phil95 wrote:

Has anyone found info on other schools that offered him?

I saw RMU and NJIT. There was another but I can’t remember who it was.

My first reaction upon seeing the news that’s EW is transferring was shock. But now that I’ve had a chance to think about the interactions between coach and EW this year, I am really not that surprised. Something just seemed off with them this year.

It sounds like Gavin is getting ready to enter his name in the portal, as well. Like with wade, not a huge surprise. I’m not sure either of them are A10 players, but I could see them having success at a true mid Major or low major school. Best of luck to all.