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re: MBB Portal Targets List
Posted on 4/7/24 at 8:46 am to CohibaLady76
Posted on 4/7/24 at 8:46 am to CohibaLady76
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There are still 2 (Zachery, Dondaldson), maybe even 3 or 4 (kid from N Tex and FAU) nice PG's out there
Who are you referring to? The only kid from Donaldsonville I can think of is Cam Carter who we got but isn't a point. I don't know the kid from Zachary, maybe you mean Scotlandville and are referring to Beekman, but he isnt in the portal. Trust me I have been checking his Twitter everyday to see if there is a chance we could pull him home. Then I guess you are referring to non local kids Davis and Edwards who while both talented I would not consider either of them point guards.
Goldin would be huge but I can't see how we get him and imagine him and Davis follow May.
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Must admit I'm a little worried about the "motor" and "toughness" associated with both Reed and Miller if they are to be counted on for heavy minutes at the 4 and 5 so we really need a dog vet down low.
I agree with this there is a local high motor kid in the portal DJ Burns averaged 11 boards a game last year., and he played on that Murray State team with Williams, Hill, and Hannibal. LINK
I liked Joe Charles better but he is transferring from UL to Mcneese.
This current team has to have a PG who can score and can distribute for us to have any success, anything else will just be a bonus in my opinion. Going to need significant improvements out of Reed and Ward as well.
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Posted on 4/7/24 at 4:10 pm to Stately
quote:
Who are you referring to?
Jaeden Zachery from Boston College and Tre Dondaldson from Auburn were the two I was referring to.
Posted on 4/7/24 at 4:21 pm to CohibaLady76
Posted on 4/7/24 at 9:23 pm to tigersham
List has been updated (4/07/24). There are no new contacts as of right now but if I'm missing someone, just let me know and I can add them.
The following players have been removed from the list:
JP Pegues (Furman G 18.4 PPG)- Did not make his final 4 LINK
Jordan Ivy-Curry (UTSA G 17 PPG)- Committed to Virginia Tech LINK
De'Shayne Montgomery (Mount St. Mary's G 13.2 PPG)- Did not make his final four LINK
Jacob Meyer (Coastal Carolina G 15.7 PPG)- Comitted to DePaul LINK
Terrence Edwards Jr. (James Madison G 17.2 PPG)- Committed to Louisville LINK
Sam Alexis (Chattanooga F 10.8 PPG, 9.1 REB)- Did not make his final five LINK
Trevon Spillers (App State F 13 PPG, 9 REB)- Committed to Wake Forest LINK
The following players have been removed from the list:
JP Pegues (Furman G 18.4 PPG)- Did not make his final 4 LINK
Jordan Ivy-Curry (UTSA G 17 PPG)- Committed to Virginia Tech LINK
De'Shayne Montgomery (Mount St. Mary's G 13.2 PPG)- Did not make his final four LINK
Jacob Meyer (Coastal Carolina G 15.7 PPG)- Comitted to DePaul LINK
Terrence Edwards Jr. (James Madison G 17.2 PPG)- Committed to Louisville LINK
Sam Alexis (Chattanooga F 10.8 PPG, 9.1 REB)- Did not make his final five LINK
Trevon Spillers (App State F 13 PPG, 9 REB)- Committed to Wake Forest LINK
This post was edited on 4/7/24 at 9:35 pm
Posted on 4/8/24 at 12:53 pm to tigersham
I wonder if we will be in touch with another highly rated Kentucky Center who just entered the Portal, Aaron Bradshaw (247).
He is 7'1", 226 and was ranked 5th in his HS class, the top center in the class. Only played 1 year and is considered a rim runner AND stretch 5.
While we didn't make his final 7 last year, we did offer him and he did visit LSU. Plus his final 7 included the g-league, Louisville, Michigan, and of course Kentucky, so he might be reevaluating that. And he was courtside to see good fan support when LSU beat Kentucky.
He is 7'1", 226 and was ranked 5th in his HS class, the top center in the class. Only played 1 year and is considered a rim runner AND stretch 5.
While we didn't make his final 7 last year, we did offer him and he did visit LSU. Plus his final 7 included the g-league, Louisville, Michigan, and of course Kentucky, so he might be reevaluating that. And he was courtside to see good fan support when LSU beat Kentucky.
Posted on 4/8/24 at 1:07 pm to mmcgrath
I would love if we reached out to Bradshaw. Would be the perfect replacement for Baker.
Posted on 4/8/24 at 3:17 pm to Stately
Tre Donaldson would be a good get for PG
Posted on 4/8/24 at 5:03 pm to lowhound
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Arizona big man Oumar Ballo enters the portal. Most coveted big in the portal yet
Not quite the most coveted - On3 has him #2 behind Raynaud, but probably also over rated compared to Omoruyi ,Garrison and Goldin. Depending on what they rank Bradshaw as (PF or C), he could be above him as well.
BUT would be a really good fit for LSU. Definitely a traditional Big. 2 time All Pac-12 and also an all defense team in there. Doesn't shoot alot but makes 65% when he does. Solid rebounder and rim protector, not as good defensively as Omoruyi, definitely not as good offensively as Raynaud, not as well rounded as Goldin, but can play and has 5 years of experience with his RS.
Posted on 4/8/24 at 8:37 pm to tigersham
LSU has reached out to Oklahoma St. transfer guard Javon Small. Big addition to the list of guard contacts we currently have. Small will be towards the top of the list of most coveted guards in the portal
Junior season averages:
15.7 points, 4.7 rebounds, 4.1 assists, and 1.0 steals this season.
LINK
He has heard from the following schools since entering the Transfer Portal…
Texas
Kansas
Louisville
Michigan
Oklahoma
Ole Miss
Kansas State
Mississippi State
Texas Tech
Indiana
LSU
Georgia
Villanova
Xavier
Arizona State
Villanova
Cincinnati
TCU
Texas A&M
Georgetown
Miami
Baylor
Junior season averages:
15.7 points, 4.7 rebounds, 4.1 assists, and 1.0 steals this season.
LINK
He has heard from the following schools since entering the Transfer Portal…
Texas
Kansas
Louisville
Michigan
Oklahoma
Ole Miss
Kansas State
Mississippi State
Texas Tech
Indiana
LSU
Georgia
Villanova
Xavier
Arizona State
Villanova
Cincinnati
TCU
Texas A&M
Georgetown
Miami
Baylor
This post was edited on 4/8/24 at 8:39 pm
Posted on 4/9/24 at 8:07 am to tigersham
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He has heard from the following schools since entering the Transfer Portal… Texas Kansas Louisville Michigan Oklahoma Ole Miss Kansas State Mississippi State Texas Tech Indiana LSU Georgia Villanova Xavier Arizona State Villanova Cincinnati TCU Texas A&M Georgetown Miami Baylor
Good lord, that’s going to be a tough hill to climb.
Posted on 4/9/24 at 9:08 am to mmcgrath
As it stands now, LSU technically has only 1 scholarship available.
Returning players (7):
Reed, Ward, Williams, Collins, Stewart, Chest, Fountain
HS signees (3)
Givens, Miller 2x
Transfers (1)
Carter
LSU is also in the final year of sanctions which is the reduction of 1 scholarship.
It appears they got around that issue last year with Dean technically being a "walk on". I'm assuming they will try to do so again this year. So I suspect they really have 2 spots to fill right now...but that is not 100% certain.
Of those two spots the biggest priority is a PG. LSU doesn't have one on the roster and the team desperately needs one. Yes, Givens can play PG. But McMahon has discussed the desire to have experience at that spot. The excuse train is coming to an end and I can't see McMahon wanting to go into next season with an unproven PG in a year where most will be expecting results beyond 2 games over .500 and a postseason appearance in front of more than 47 fans.
Returning players (7):
Reed, Ward, Williams, Collins, Stewart, Chest, Fountain
HS signees (3)
Givens, Miller 2x
Transfers (1)
Carter
LSU is also in the final year of sanctions which is the reduction of 1 scholarship.
It appears they got around that issue last year with Dean technically being a "walk on". I'm assuming they will try to do so again this year. So I suspect they really have 2 spots to fill right now...but that is not 100% certain.
Of those two spots the biggest priority is a PG. LSU doesn't have one on the roster and the team desperately needs one. Yes, Givens can play PG. But McMahon has discussed the desire to have experience at that spot. The excuse train is coming to an end and I can't see McMahon wanting to go into next season with an unproven PG in a year where most will be expecting results beyond 2 games over .500 and a postseason appearance in front of more than 47 fans.
Posted on 4/9/24 at 9:53 am to Alt26
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Of those two spots the biggest priority is a PG
Is Sears still in play?
Posted on 4/9/24 at 10:26 am to Alt26
I still suspect Stewart hits the road so we can get 2 more full scholarship players from the portal, a PG and big man.
Then we can also fill out the roster with another Hunter Dean type transfer who is a walk on supplemented with NIL so we dont go over 12 scholarship players. Or maybe stewart stays and we just get a Hunter Dean type big man, I wouldnt think that would attract a decent enough big though with walk on/NIL to supplement. It would also leave us incredibly questionable/weak at the big man spot with no true "thats your guy" there, unless Reed or Collins take some MASSIVE leap next season or the freshman coming in is extremely good (Rob Miller)...or Chest for some reason is actually elite
Then we can also fill out the roster with another Hunter Dean type transfer who is a walk on supplemented with NIL so we dont go over 12 scholarship players. Or maybe stewart stays and we just get a Hunter Dean type big man, I wouldnt think that would attract a decent enough big though with walk on/NIL to supplement. It would also leave us incredibly questionable/weak at the big man spot with no true "thats your guy" there, unless Reed or Collins take some MASSIVE leap next season or the freshman coming in is extremely good (Rob Miller)...or Chest for some reason is actually elite
This post was edited on 4/9/24 at 10:29 am
Posted on 4/9/24 at 11:29 am to thunderbird1100
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Then we can also fill out the roster with another Hunter Dean type transfer who is a walk on supplemented with NIL so we dont go over 12 scholarship players. Or maybe stewart stays and we just get a Hunter Dean type big man, I wouldnt think that would attract a decent enough big though with walk on/NIL to supplement.
I like Hunter Dean, and it'll be hard to get someone as good as a walk-on. He was our best big last year, so I wonder if he would come back as a graduate student?
Posted on 4/9/24 at 11:41 am to Lapaz
If I remember correct he was a Graduate Student last year, was only his 4th year of Basketball though
Posted on 4/9/24 at 11:52 am to thunderbird1100
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I still suspect Stewart hits the road so we can get 2 more full scholarship players from the portal, a PG and big man.
Perhaps. But LSU's season has been over for 3 weeks now. If he's leaving there doesn't seem to be any reason to delay the process. Both for him and LSU.
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Then we can also fill out the roster with another Hunter Dean type transfer who is a walk on supplemented with NIL so we dont go over 12 scholarship players. Or maybe stewart stays and we just get a Hunter Dean type big man, I wouldnt think that would attract a decent enough big though with walk on/NIL to supplement. It would also leave us incredibly questionable/weak at the big man spot with no true "thats your guy" there, unless Reed or Collins take some MASSIVE leap next season or the freshman coming in is extremely good (Rob Miller)...or Chest for some reason is actually elite
Dean was a grad student from Louisiana. I don't know how his "costs" were paid (I doubt he was paying his own tuition, room, board, etc). But that is kind of a pretty specific niche to find if you want a contributor to not be on scholarship.
12 scholarship players is plenty. Hell, LSU did just that this season by redshirting Chest. And LSU does have size/length in the frontcourt. They just don't have a guy right now who you can simply dump the ball into the post and have him go one-one-one with his back to the basket. But, frankly, is that even necessary? LSU's had two "Centers" who had high usage rates. Williams and Baker. Neither were particularly dynamic players. They both could score around the rim and pop out for a spot up 3 (though Williams was MUCH better at doing so). Regardless, LSU's offensive (and defensive) numbers sucked in both years. So do they really NEED another type player? You can have an efficient offense with long 6'9, 6'10 players who can operate on the perimeter. You just have to mold your overall approach to fit their skill set. Far too many times with Baker and Reed on the floor together they just got in each other's way.
IMO, LSU MUST get a PG who can control the game. They don't HAVE to have a Baker/Williams type center.
This post was edited on 4/9/24 at 11:53 am
Posted on 4/9/24 at 12:06 pm to Alt26
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12 scholarship players is plenty.
I don’t think people get this. You rotate 9 players, at most. If you think you need 13-14 on your roster, you definitely have some that you can get rid of. Simply not enough minutes for that.
It’s kind of the same situation as the football team a few years ago when the roster was so mismanaged that people wanted us to grey shirt every non top 247 recruit so we can sign 40 players.
Posted on 4/9/24 at 12:06 pm to Alt26
Exactly. When it comes down to it great guard play is the key to success in conference play and the tournament. We don’t essentially need a 7 footer but a guard who can control the game and go get a bucket when we need it is what this roster has to have.
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