It's a solid hire, albeit not flashy. The familiarity at GW is definitely a plus, although it came in the Rizzotti era (again I don't have any animosity towards Rizzotti, but it's a fact that the offense began to flounder with her recruits). However, Adeduntan deserves to be judged separately and has spent time as a HC since then at Colgate. Expect WBB to continue playing at a slow pace.

Pros:
- Adeduntan has won 20 games in back to back years. That is historic at a place like Colgate, which is not an easy job. Prior to her arrival, that had only been done once in the program's history (the one time they made the NCAA tournament in 2003-04).
- Colgate has made the WNIT two straight years. That would definitely be a step in the right direction at GW after the past several years.
- The Raiders have continued to improve under Adeduntan's watch. Per Bart Torvik, they were 319th in year 1, 243rd in year 2, 202nd in year 3, and 146th currently this year. The offense has also continued to improve over time. Colgate is 104th nationally this year. That would certainly be a welcome sight at GW.
- Player development. This is a major one. If I remember correctly, Taylor Golembiewski was originally a GW commit. She is posting career best ppg numbers and shooting from 3 in her senior year.
- In Adeduntan's last three years, Colgate has been around top 100 in turnover rate. Given the ball security issues under McCombs, this would also be very refreshing. They are also decent in turning other teams over.
- Colgate has been a dominant defensive rebounding team the last two years, ranking top 15 in defensive rebound percentage the last two years.
- The Raiders shoot the ball well at the FT line (again a major change) however they rarely get there. They also keep other teams off the line though. Colgate has also been roughly top 50 in three point percentage the last two years which would be a much needed change at GW.

Cons:
- Colgate won 23 games this year, but most ar

PVAMU transfer Tanahj Pettway has received interest from the following programs:

George Washington
LSU
Penn State
Vanderbilt
Santa Clara
Dayton
Tulsa
Cal State Bakersfield
Fairfield
San Diego
LMU
Washington State
TCU
Santa Clara
UCSB
Fresno State
Washington
Pepperdine

MVCOLONIAL wrote:

She looks good to me except I have no idea how to pronounce her name.

Gone-E-Yacht ADD-uh-done-TAN


Looking forward to the reviews of this hire by the Rizzotti critics earlier in this thread and around the board

 

dmvpiranha wrote:

Apparently former GW assistant/current Colgate HC Ganiyat Adeduntan is the leading candidate as of now.

Officially official

https://x.com/gw_wbb/status/1902722886982328806

Tough couple weeks for RevsBall, as they were swept by Fairfield, blown out by Towson, and lost two of three at home to Fordham (given it's Fordham, I'm going to assume that's a bad result). They did win mid-week games against UMES and Mount St. Mary's.

As for softball, pitching continues to be solid but the offense has been really anemic at times. They swept St. Bonaventure convincingly last week, but the Bonnies are effectively a free space in the sport. This year's Ivy transfers have mostly been disappointing. Maybe landing some down transfers from the P6 ranks can help boost the offense (although I'm not sure if that's as commonplace in softball as it is in basketball). If it weren't for Ashley Corpuz, this team would be bad.
 

@coachjonesacs

The following Schools have expressed interest in 6’8 F Soph Transfer: @ElijahStrong35_

Texas A&M
South Carolina
Mississippi St
Georgia Tech
Nebraska
Seton Hall
Depaul
George Mason
Charlotte
George Washington
UNCG
Wyoming
Kennesaw St
Utah St
UTSA
ETSU
UAB
James Madison
App St

https://x.com/coachjonesacs/status/1902506912652132461

Too bad for AU. May have been an entirely different game had Rogers been healthy. Still glad Lincoln got a chance to make it to the dance.

I remember Chaiken.
You never know, but worth getting and giving a shot (so to speak, actually numerous shots). Thought that during the game.
19 points in 21 minutes against us.
Would address our glaring weakness.