Impressed with what our backcourt will now look like.  What does our scholarship limit/roster now look like???  CLK? 

Congrats to the coaching staff!

They have put together a formidable backcourt loaded with impressive post-HS experience & proven D-1 production.

Questions:
-Which players on the roster are actually going to be on scholarship?
-With Brewer, Clark, & Grant on board, where does the Rozier signing fit in? Maybe he is not on scholarship?
-Technically, DU has until midnight on Tuesday to inform the NCAA if anyone else is going into the portal if that player wants to be eligible for the no sit-out waiver. Will there be any more Dukes portal entrances announced before then?
-Does today's commitment make it less likely that Easley is returning because of the scholarship math?
-Who is the presumptive starting PG?
-What is the over/under on the number of the currently expected players that will suit up opening night?
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Thanks CLK, at which point does Easley have to decide what he is doing?  I still wonder about Barba, Rotroff and Gunn.  Barba is a total unknown, Rotroff has helped at times, but he is hurt a lot and I assume he has already graduated?  Dunn is an unknown as well, but is he still in our plans?  I agree with Iron Duke that another decent big would be welcome, especially if Rotroff isn't playing.  And finally, who knows if Rotroff could play as a graduate assistant or something like that.  All in all an impressive recruiting haul and as Iron Duke said, desperation can be a good thing.  Pistol out.

I would have to project Tre Williams as the starting center if he is fully recovered from his injury. This is not the ideal situation for me but I can't see any of the other freshman bigs holding down that position. Still hoping for a better alternative.

El Presidente wrote:

I would have to project Tre Williams as the starting center if he is fully recovered from his injury. This is not the ideal situation for me but I can't see any of the other freshman bigs holding down that position. Still hoping for a better alternative.

I agree Tre Williams NOT a center especially in the A10. Not to beat a dead horse but the loss of Hima hurts. Dukes need a rim protector, finisher & rebounder on the low blocks. Desperation or bust for Dambrot & staff.

Ironduke81 wrote:

PistolPete wrote:

Impressed with what our backcourt will now look like.  What does our scholarship limit/roster now look like???  CLK? 

Great pickup. BritannySpears see yeah. Get a competent center. Desperation is a good thing. Dambrot & staff picking up their game. Get a center.

Spell check: I think it's Britney.

WashPaRick wrote:

I think Grant will be the reason we take Richmond this year.

 Awesome!

Dae Dae is #90 on Stadium’s Jeff Goodman list of the top transfers in college basketball — with each selection featuring a scouting breakdown from an anonymous hoops insider.

https://watchstadium.com/the-top-75-college-basketball-transfers-for-2022-23-04-14-2022/

PhoenixRising2 wrote:

Dae Dae is #90 on Stadium’s Jeff Goodman list of the top transfers in college basketball — with each selection featuring a scouting breakdown from an anonymous hoops insider.

https://watchstadium.com/the-top-75-college-basketball-transfers-for-2022-23-04-14-2022/

A top 75 transfer list is crazy enough, but when that list has more than 90 names on it you can either laugh or cry at the lunacy of college sports right now.

I’m starting to wonder about Grant. I’m somewhat relieved to see him actually in a Duquesne jersey. Still no one has officially gone on the record about him yet and he hasn’t been added to the roster; both of which I would expect if he had signed rather than just committed. Normally I’d blame the typical off-season lack of updates, but Coach Joyce joined the program after Grant supposedly signed and goduquesne has an article on that.

I suspect the roster will be updated when Easley leaves because as far as I can tell we are at the limit with Easley.  Perhaps they don’t want to add Grant because it would even just temporarily put us over the limit. Now Easley declaring for the draft is only slightly less preposterous than me declaring my candidacy for president in 2024. I suspect what it really means is he’s looking to sign overseas. Of all the players from last year I thought Easley looked more displeased with Dambrot than anyone. So I really don’t expect him back. Still it is getting late into the offseason. The transfer portal deadline has passed and we are approaching the deadline to withdraw from the draft. Easley is still on the roster and Grant still isn’t.

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