Really looking forward to watching Soko play. Question: I see players who transfer to another school as a grad student/player. Can Soko play another year if he goes to grad school?

An athlete gets 4 years of eligibility.  This will be Soko's 4th year with DU.

Last edited by CLK (5/03/2013 2:12 pm)

CLK wrote:

I am looking forward to seeing him play.  Saw this tweet by Jon Rothstein College Basketball Insider for CBS Sports Network.

Jon Rothstein ‏@JonRothstein Duquesne will have one of the best big men in the A10 next yr in UAB transfer Ovie Soko. 6-8 big man is a WARRIOR. Will produce 4 the Dukes

 
Ovie, can be the best big guy we have seen at Duquesne since the Train, and that was a long time ago.  He will score, rebound, block shots, put it on the floor, and run the court like a deer.  We need him to be on the court for a lot of minutes this next season, and stay out of foul trouble; especially early in the season when the newbies will be learning.  He is also a leader on and off the court.

As for recruiting; there is still room for a scoring small forward or swing man.  It would really put the cap on a nice group of incoming players.

Add another name to the list (who was ALSO a one year player at the Bluff)  If Soko can even APPROACH this guy's one year - we could be tournament bound!!!   (I'm talking about Mark Stevenson!!)

xlopjoe wrote:

SkepticAl wrote:

Add another name to the list (who was ALSO a one year player at the Bluff)  If Soko can even APPROACH this guy's one year - we could be tournament bound!!!   (I'm talking about Mark Stevenson!!)

 Yeah, hands down, Stevenson had to be the best one-year player the Dukes ever had.

Keep in mind though, that team was bereft of talent, so Carroll pretty much gave Stevenson the green light to do whatever he wanted. He would never have put those numbers up if the team had been more talented. Not that he wasn't good, but he wouldn't have had quite the same freedom on a good team.

duq81 wrote:

xlopjoe wrote:

SkepticAl wrote:

Add another name to the list (who was ALSO a one year player at the Bluff)  If Soko can even APPROACH this guy's one year - we could be tournament bound!!!   (I'm talking about Mark Stevenson!!)

 Yeah, hands down, Stevenson had to be the best one-year player the Dukes ever had.

Keep in mind though, that team was bereft of talent, so Carroll pretty much gave Stevenson the green light to do whatever he wanted. He would never have put those numbers up if the team had been more talented. Not that he wasn't good, but he wouldn't have had quite the same freedom on a good team.

 Yeah, you're probably right. That team was really bad. Stevenson was probably the single legitimate Division I player on the team....he almost had to put up those numbers.

xlopjoe wrote:

duq81 wrote:

xlopjoe wrote:

 Yeah, hands down, Stevenson had to be the best one-year player the Dukes ever had.

Keep in mind though, that team was bereft of talent, so Carroll pretty much gave Stevenson the green light to do whatever he wanted. He would never have put those numbers up if the team had been more talented. Not that he wasn't good, but he wouldn't have had quite the same freedom on a good team.

 Yeah, you're probably right. That team was really bad. Stevenson was probably the single legitimate Division I player on the team....he almost had to put up those numbers.

Didn't that team have Tony Petrarca and Clayton Adams? Consecutive 1st team all-A10 Freshmen. Also Brian Anselimino, who was A-10 player of the week - twice.