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He's a 4th year Junior so if he graduates this year, he has a grad year remaining after sitting out 2015-16 as a transfer.I was thinking about this guy when I saw his highlights. Wonder if he has any eligibility left after this season?
5'9"??? Ughhh, not another Gillon
Yeah because God forbid we get another Gillon.
Is this serious?
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First Policelli from New Hartford, now a former MVCC Hawk. People are finally beginning to appreciate the Mohawk Valley for the fertile recruiting ground that it's always beenPhillip Carr (Morgan St, not sure about his status, played at Mohawk Valley CC, 6'8" Brooklyn kid, good 3 pt shooter in low volume, great FT and good rebounder, would be nice frontcourt depth)
Keene is one of the 20 nominees for the Wooden Award as the nation's best college basketball player. He wasn't on any of the other lists but got added as the season has progressed. He would be a nice addition.
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I agree. Height is great at the top of the zone, but being active can be enough as long as he can run an offense and, when things break down, he can create something in the waning seconds of the shot clock.This dude continues to go off. If he becomes available, I say we go all in for him. Scoring machine. I wish he were taller for the zone but this guy would light up the Dome. Our pitch to him is simple after Gillon.
If he were taller, he wouldn't be a possible 5th year grad transfer.This dude continues to go off. If he becomes available, I say we go all in for him. Scoring machine. I wish he were taller for the zone but this guy would light up the Dome. Our pitch to him is simple after Gillon.
If he were taller, he wouldn't be a possible 5th year grad transfer.
In fact, now that I think about it, why would he go the 5th year route? Why not just try to play professionally now? This kid isn't getting any bigger and probably not going to get any better playing a 5th year in college. Some NBA team will bring him in and I'm sure he'll be great in the D-League, or can go be a monster overseas.
In the Feb 24th article by Mike Rutherford about his scoring, at the end he included a quote from Keene saying "For an NCAA game against Duke, Georgetown, anyone like that, I'll trade all of it. I just wanna play in the national spotlight one time."I agree but maybe he'd like the uptick in college competition and all that?
In the Feb 24th article by Mike Rutherford about his scoring, at the end he included a quote from Keene saying "For an NCAA game against Duke, Georgetown, anyone like that, I'll trade all of it. I just wanna play in the national spotlight one time."
Got to figure Keene saw some of our Duke game, and if so, could easily envision himself here - the Gillon role. He sounds like a competitive guy, a zero star recruit out of high school, who wants to take down the 5 stars. He doesn't sound like someone who would want to head out into the relative obscurity of the D league or foreign leagues. Sounds like he wants a shot at the big time! What better way than taking the reins of JB's swan song. And don't forget JB knows the coach of CMU, the old Providence guy Keno Davis.
I think SU has a real shot. I think the staff knows it and is keeping the roster to show it (ie not offering H Washington). And this time they will tell FH that Keene is coming in to start from day 1 and if FH doesn't like it or want the 3rd guard role he is free to go.
I think SU's situation is very attractive for two 5th year players (the pg and the 3 - Gillon/AW3's roles), even moreso than last year. I think this is by design. I have mentioned before I believe they employed a go big or go grad strategy. It is crystal clear SU could use these two, and as you say should just about sell itself.I think that BOTH the on-court success and the fact that they garner such extensive playing time are going to make the Andrew White / John Gillon examples easy for the staff to sell on the recruiting trail with 5th year transfers down the road.