Stansbury quietly stockpiling weapons, WKU may be heard from this year.
With the amount of transfers coming in and leaving Lawrence, you'd think KU would invest in an on-campus international airport
The down side is, he'll still be coaching them.
Why is he immediately eligible? Is he a graduate transfer? I thought he was a freshman this past season.
WKU should dominate the C-USA this season.
Robinson will be the focal point, of course. He is probably OAD. Should be the best player in C-USA.
Hopefully my alma mater can make the tourney and maybe surprise some big dogs. Of course they'll be put in UK's bracket. LOL!
Robinson will be the focal point, of course. He is probably OAD. Should be the best player in C-USA.
Hopefully my alma mater can make the tourney and maybe surprise some big dogs. Of course they'll be put in UK's bracket. LOL!
He played two years at Miss State. Transferred to Kansas. Blew out his ACL during his redshirt year. Played last season with a heavy brace. Never really regained his game. Had some strong minutes. Then had games where he was lost on the bench. Got his degree in May. Has one more year.
WKU has a great tradition for a non-power conference school.
A Final Four in '71. Some Sweet Sixteen appearances. That's really good for a mid-major program.
Heck, there are a lot of big conference teams who have never sniffed a Final Four, so I guess it's a pretty strong tradition, regardless.
Doesn't compare to UK, but who does?
A Final Four in '71. Some Sweet Sixteen appearances. That's really good for a mid-major program.
Heck, there are a lot of big conference teams who have never sniffed a Final Four, so I guess it's a pretty strong tradition, regardless.
Doesn't compare to UK, but who does?
Just curious, because I don't keep up with C-USA like I do the SEC, who is better on paper than WKU?
Who will be their main competition in the conference?
I assumed that with Robinson, Coleby, and the transfer from UVA coming in, plus their leading scorer back, that WKU would be the top dog in C-USA.
Thanks in advance for the info.
That isn't possible. Sheray Thomas was a poor man's Sheray Thomas.
In case anyone is curious, this is what WKU looks like (unless I forgot someone):
Projected Starters (just my opinion)
G Bearden (6'3 JR)- transfer from Buffalo (averaged 13.7ppg, 4.2apg as a SO at Buffalo).
G Anderson (6'4 FR)- 4-star recruit (mid-50's by most services).
G Thompson (6'4 SR)- grad transfer from UVA (averaged 6.2ppg last season).
F Johnson (6'7 SR)- leading scorer for the Tops last season (14.5ppg, 9.3rpg, 38.8% from 3).
F Robinson (6'10 FR)- first McD's AA in school history, top 10 in class.
Key Reserves
F Coleby (6'9 SR)- grad transfer from KU (played at Ole Miss before that and averaged 5.4ppg).
F McGhee (6'7 JR)- former UT player (averaged 4.7ppg for the Tops last season).
G Howard (6'2 SO)- 3ppg last season.
G Parris (6'0 SO)- 3ppg last season.
I could see Coleby starting at the 4 as well, if Stansbury wants to go big. Either way, Coleby will get starter minutes.
That looks like a powerful mid-major team to me. They have the size, talent, and experience to win the C-USA title and then give the big boys a competitive game or two in the tourney, IMHO.
Robinson should be the best player in C-USA by a mile. Heck, he is a top 10 player. He could challenge for the best player in most conferences. At a composite ranking of 8, he outranks every recruit that UK has coming in this season. He's no sure-fire stud, but he is the best recruit in school history.
Projected Starters (just my opinion)
G Bearden (6'3 JR)- transfer from Buffalo (averaged 13.7ppg, 4.2apg as a SO at Buffalo).
G Anderson (6'4 FR)- 4-star recruit (mid-50's by most services).
G Thompson (6'4 SR)- grad transfer from UVA (averaged 6.2ppg last season).
F Johnson (6'7 SR)- leading scorer for the Tops last season (14.5ppg, 9.3rpg, 38.8% from 3).
F Robinson (6'10 FR)- first McD's AA in school history, top 10 in class.
Key Reserves
F Coleby (6'9 SR)- grad transfer from KU (played at Ole Miss before that and averaged 5.4ppg).
F McGhee (6'7 JR)- former UT player (averaged 4.7ppg for the Tops last season).
G Howard (6'2 SO)- 3ppg last season.
G Parris (6'0 SO)- 3ppg last season.
I could see Coleby starting at the 4 as well, if Stansbury wants to go big. Either way, Coleby will get starter minutes.
That looks like a powerful mid-major team to me. They have the size, talent, and experience to win the C-USA title and then give the big boys a competitive game or two in the tourney, IMHO.
Robinson should be the best player in C-USA by a mile. Heck, he is a top 10 player. He could challenge for the best player in most conferences. At a composite ranking of 8, he outranks every recruit that UK has coming in this season. He's no sure-fire stud, but he is the best recruit in school history.
Coleby played 5 mintues a game, averaged 1pt and 1rb a game for a team starved for any sort of big man production.
Just because one is accustomed to great wealth doesn't mean upper middle class is poverty. It just feels like it to them.
There are well over 300 D-1 schools. A Thomas likely makes the roster of any above the top 20 and easily the top 50. We haven't even accounted for lower divisions.
I'm sure there are plenty of guys that might well met the definition of a poor man's Thomas and there are probably poor man's versions of those guys too and maybe a level or two more down when college basketball is considered broadly.
Even at the highest levels though he might be a good 2nd forward off the bench as is or even better with improved development and work.
Eh, that was from a weird time when lots of nobody schools made the Final Four. From 1965 to 71, the following schools made a final four:
Princeton, Wichita State, UTEP, Utah, Dayton. Drake, New Mexico State, Jacksonville, St Bonaventure, Western Kentucky.
The thing is when your team is half composed of Sheray Thomas's, is when the problem is apparent
WKU is top 20 all time in wins. They have legitimate history and clout as a program
If WKU has clout then what about Temple and ST Johns both top 10 all time in wins? BYU and Utah top 15. Sometimes stats are nothing more than meaningless numbers.
The reason their final four was vacated in the same reason UMass had their final four appearance vacated. WKU's star, Jim Mcdanials if believe was his name, took a modest amount of money from an agent.
Reportedly the coach knew nothing about it,like Cal at UMass.
They beat UK badly on the way to the final four. That was before UK seriously recruited black players, I believe.
As a team that has spent most of its history in the OVC and Sun Belt conference, WKU has a pretty good tradition.
Let's not compare it to UK, Duke, or KU.
Multiple Sweet Sixteens is impressive for any small program that doesn't have anywhere near the funding or facilities that the aforementioned programs do.
Let's not compare it to UK, Duke, or KU.
Multiple Sweet Sixteens is impressive for any small program that doesn't have anywhere near the funding or facilities that the aforementioned programs do.
Glad to see WKU have a good recruiting yr, hope they do well.
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