Yes. And Koby Brea from Dayton. The guy can shoot the 3!McNeely and Robinson next please!!
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Yes. And Koby Brea from Dayton. The guy can shoot the 3!McNeely and Robinson next please!!
Yes. And Koby Brea from Dayton. The guy can shoot the 3!
Nice pickup for Coach and the Cats. May have a little rust but that will get worked out over the summer. More mature and a Freshman so should have him for several years.
First piece for pope
Borderline racist, but I laughed.We may have our whitest team since the UTEP game next season.
I read he comes home from his mission on May 2.Hopefully won't take long to shake off some rust. Do we know when exactly his mission ends, and can start training (hopefully in Lexington)?
Borderline racist, but I laughed.
I just hope not too white. Duke somehow gets away from the "racist" label, but we know we wouldn't.We may have our whitest team since the UTEP game next season.
There might be some rust, but typically high-level Mormon players come back from their Mission still very readily able to hoop. If you remember the UK vs Utah national championship in 1998, a few of those Utah guys had recently returned from MissionNot in any meaningful competitive way.
He will need to build back his athleticism. But he has about 4 months to work to get back. All the tools are still there.
Yeah nothing new here. Mormon church athletes have been doing this for years in all sports and worked out just fine. He's 20 years old not 60 like the rest of us relics whose bones literally lock up, and pull every muscle we have tying our shoes!Welcome aboard and welcome to BBN! My thinking is 2 year mission trip doesn't mean that he never picked up a basketball for 2 years. He knew he was going to come back and play, I think he worked on shooting while doing his trip.
Ignorant and stupid post that will spawn other similar ignorant and stupid posts.We may have our whitest team since the UTEP game next season.
Which ones? I know Britton Johnson was a freshman who hadn't yet left on a mission. I'm not sure if you ever heard his name after his mission, I would be surprised because he was not very good.There might be some rust, but typically high-level Mormon players come back from their Mission still very readily able to hoop. If you remember the UK vs Utah national championship in 1998, a few of those Utah guys had recently returned from Mission
Good point, but so did a guy named Antonio Reeves.I wonder how good a shooter he’ll be. Looks pretty smooth but has a low release.
Jensen for sure, if I remember correctly he always had a baggy t-shirt under his jersey. I could've sworn there was another player for the Utes that had served Mission already, but I could be wrongWhich ones? I know Britton Johnson was a freshman who hadn't yet left on a mission. I'm not sure if you ever heard his name after his mission, I would be surprised because he was not very good.
He can be good, just be patient initially because there will be some rust to shake off. When I was at BYU I never thought that the 2-year mission was an advantage for basketball players. It can be a bit of an advantage for football where physicality and maturity are more of an advantage.
*Edit* Looks like Alex Jensen was a return missionary on that 98 Utah team. Their stars were Andre Miller, Doleac, and Mottola. But Jensen played well against us.
Drew Hansen might have as well. I went back and looked at the roster and he played 4 consecutive years... which back at that time would have been unusual for an LDS missionary. Up until around the 2010s the mission age was 19yo, so most men would go to school for one year before leaving on their mission. You can see with Alex Jensen he played in 94/95 and then had a gap and played his sophomore year in 97/98. That's not to say Drew didn't sit out his freshman year and then played his first season when he got back. All this is to say, I don't know about him. Any other potential returned missionaries didn't have any significant impact, at least not against UK.Jensen for sure, if I remember correctly he always had a baggy t-shirt under his jersey. I could've sworn there was another player for the Utes that had served Mission already, but I could be wrong
Yep, he took his two-year Mormon mission after high school instead of starting his college basketball career. That’s one heckuva sacrifice.He hasn't played in 2 years?
He can jump. Watch his mix tapes. He’s dunking all over the place.Recruiting kids that can shoot and score instead of jumping really high. This feels nice.
Has Perry confirmed he's sticking with UK and Pope? If so, I must have missed the official announcement.Fantastic get for UK! He's one of the 2 guys I wanted from BYU (Jaxson Robinson the other) and he can play. Tremendously talented.
Also from a well coached and run AAU Program.
Great initial recruit for Coach Pope and the Cats!
Also know the fan who thought every Cal player would stay before they had a shot of landing this guy because of his Faith and taking a Mission is pleasantly surprised. (it's a joke, know you'll be happy having him in the program)
2 down--Perry/Chandler and more to come!
Nothing official yet, but the Pope Press Conference alone....if he's not a Cat, I think we'd all be stunned. Perry attended, Pope mentioned him and told him to stand up---mentioned how he's not going to the Portal-so Pope has no plans on not having him-just a matter of if Perry wants in which it sure seemed like he does. But you are correct, nothing official yet.Has Perry confirmed he's sticking with UK and Pope? If so, I must have missed the official announcement.
I think it's an abberation for us for obvious reasons; if it goes that way for 40 years(like Duke) I'd call it a pattern.I just hope not too white. Duke somehow gets away from the "racist" label, but we know we wouldn't.