2017-18 Season

[SIOUXFAN97]

recent happenings might be costing jonesy some $$$$$$$$$$

[Siouxperfan7]

1 hour ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

recent happenings might be costing jonesy some $$$$$$$$$$

Neither are his fault.  Not sure how you can put Drick deciding to transfer and Geno getting a DUI on Jones.  

[hoops44]

2 hours ago, Siouxperfan7 said:

Neither are his fault.  Not sure how you can put Drick deciding to transfer and Geno getting a DUI on Jones.  

maybe he is a as bright as a bump on a log

[SIOUXFAN97]

2 hours ago, Siouxperfan7 said:

Neither are his fault.  Not sure how you can put Drick deciding to transfer and Geno getting a DUI on Jones.  

wasn't assigning blame at all...just stating the fact these recent happenings might cost jones some cash in his very lengthy negtiations with his bossman

[SWSiouxMN]

This has just been a brutal off-season... can we get to November already? 

[UNDBIZ]

http://millersports.areavoices.com/2017/06/20/und-mens-basketball-offseason-off-to-rocky-start/

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As for Jones, UND athletic director Brian Faison spoke to a Grand Forks community group Tuesday morning and said a new contract with Jones is completed. We’ve heard rumors that was the case for weeks, though, and I don’t know why it hasn’t been released yet. 

 

[SWSiouxMN]

9 minutes ago, UNDBIZ said:

http://millersports.areavoices.com/2017/06/20/und-mens-basketball-offseason-off-to-rocky-start/

 

I could take a guess why... Still scared about blowback with the WIH cuts is all. 

[UNDBIZ]

12 minutes ago, SWSiouxMN said:

I could take a guess why... Still scared about blowback with the WIH cuts is all. 

That would make sense.  With that said, I'm guessing the Herald has submitted an open records request for the contract, so UND better not drag its feet too long.

[Cratter]

3 minutes ago, UNDBIZ said:

That would make sense.  With that said, I'm guessing the Herald has submitted an open records request for the contract, so UND better not drag its feet too long.

Hopefully the raise is big enough for Monique to go on a twitter rant.

[hoops44]

jones probably will get about what the womens coach makes..nothing to justify any blowback

[siouxfan512]

Basketball needed some good news. I'll take it. Depending on what happens with Crandall, this team should still be able to compete. Guessing Crandall will be suspended for the first few games. Seems kind of routine for him. Didn't that happen his freshman season too?

 

Tom Miller @tommillergf

UND MBB lands verbal from 6-6 juco (Tyler Junior College in Texas). One juco ranking has as high as No. 44 transfer in 2017 class. https://twitter.com/JaqwanMccauley/status/877275036708745218 …

4:37 PM - 20 Jun 2017

[siouxfan512]

2 hours ago, Cratter said:

Hopefully the raise is big enough for Monique to go on a twitter rant.

Yeah, I understand where people/alumni/former players are upset about losing WH, but there needs to be some realistic perspective about it as well.

[UND Fan]

1 minute ago, siouxfan512 said:

Basketball needed some good news. I'll take it. Depending on what happens with Crandall, this team should still be able to compete. Guessing Crandall will be suspended for the first few games. Seems kind of routine for him. Didn't that happen his freshman season too?

 

Tom Miller @tommillergf

UND MBB lands verbal from 6-6 juco (Tyler Junior College in Texas). One juco ranking has as high as No. 44 transfer in 2017 class. https://twitter.com/JaqwanMccauley/status/877275036708745218 …

4:37 PM - 20 Jun 2017

A 6'6", 210 SF.  He averaged 12.4 pts and 5.2 rebounds last year.  Signed with Morehead St - not sure what happened.  Originally from Greensboro, NC.

[SiouxVolley]

56 minutes ago, UND Fan said:

A 6'6", 210 SF.  He averaged 12.4 pts and 5.2 rebounds last year.  Signed with Morehead St - not sure what happened.  Originally from Greensboro, NC.

On their board, Morehead State fans said he didn't get eligible this spring and had to take summer classes.  Don't know if that's true.  Morehead St has a new coach and now has a whole troop of new players, as they lost transfers too.

[SWSiouxMN]

4 hours ago, hoops44 said:

jones probably will get about what the womens coach makes..nothing to justify any blowback

They will find a way to complain.  How dare they give $$$ to a MEN's sport.  That could have saved the program!

[SWSiouxMN]

This is the time of the year where I attempt to piece the conference schedule together based off of whatever conference team schedule (men's or women's) is up.  Found the first 6 games so far

1/4 @ Montana

1/6 @ MSU

2/1 MSU

2/3 Montana

2/15 SUU

2/17 NAU

That likely mean Weber and ISU will be on the road since we only get them once this year, and everyone else we get home and homes (EWU, Idaho, PSU, SAC, UNC)

 

[SWSiouxMN]

Conference schedule

12/29 Idaho

12/31  EWU

1/4 @ Montana

1/6 @ MSU

1/11 ISU

1/13 Weber

1/20 @ UNC

1/25 @ EWU

1/27 @ Idaho

2/1 MSU

2/3 Montana

2/8 @ Weber

2/10 @ ISU

2/15 SUU

2/17 NAU

2/24 UNC

3/1 @ SAC

3/3 @ PSU

So I was wrong, we only get Sac, PSU, NAU and SUU once.  Everyone else twice

You want to talk about a brutal start to the conference schedule?  Right off the bat with the league favorite Idaho at home, then the brutal Montana swing, then home to Weber and ISU. Then repeat the swing in Jan/Feb.  Good news? After the game at Weber, schedule is softer the rest of the way.   This is definitely a harder conference schedule on paper than last year.

 

[siouxfan512]

Did anything ever come out of the Crandall news? Was he actually charged? Were charges dropped? Anything?

[SiouxVolley]

Portland St just got a 7'1" grad transfer from Gonzaga, Ryan Edwards.  Should be much tougher inside.

[Siouxperfan7]

29 minutes ago, SiouxVolley said:

Portland St just got a 7'1" grad transfer from Gonzaga, Ryan Edwards.  Should be much tougher inside.

Mid major 7 footers transfers aren't always a dominant as you think they should be (Shanks).

[SiouxVolley]

3 hours ago, Siouxperfan7 said:

Mid major 7 footers transfers aren't always a dominant as you think they should be (Shanks).

Gonzaga doesn't recruit like a mid major.  They are a power program whatever league they are in.  If Shanks was that caliber, he would have been recruited at Gonzaga's level.

[hoops44]

1 hour ago, SiouxVolley said:

Gonzaga doesn't recruit like a mid major.  They are a power program whatever league they are in.  If Shanks was that caliber, he would have been recruited at Gonzaga's level.

actually shanks at one time held an USC offer ...plus not unusual for a team to take a flyer on a 7ft+ kid...many of whom never pan out....Edwards was a 2 star recruit with only 1 major d1 offer other than Zaga....will likely back up Farris at PS

[UNDhoops]

On 6/27/2017 at 2:10 PM, siouxfan512 said:

Did anything ever come out of the Crandall news? Was he actually charged? Were charges dropped? Anything?

I don't see that he's been charged 

[SWSiouxMN]

So I am guessing the projected starters and bench look like this now?

Geno

Stewart

Seales

Jones

Avants

Bench

McCauley, Walter, Brown, Collins, Buchanan, Moody?, Kinsey

[hoops44]

look for Kinsey to be first guard off the pine, McCauley  first fwd off the pine...., Walters the back up 5...shortest team in BSC