I was thinking Surles, too. I will go with Shawnta, Surles, Kwame (forever grateful for his shooting propelling GWU Sweet 16), Pops, and Yinka. Mike Hall is my 6th man choice.

I like both pick-ups in Drumgoole and Moss. We need experienced scorers losing Bishop and Max and their 31 ppg last season.  Both of the these additions averaged over 13 PPG last year (13.9 and 13.5; respectively)

  Drumgoole is a career 34.3 3 FG% while Moss is a mere 27.7 3 FG%.  I expect Moss to penetrate and score inside or create open looks inside and out rather take a lot of 3’s. We needed Drumgoole for more perimeter and all around shooting.  Drumgoole  has 1 year of eligibility and Moss 2 years. Bevins can learn from Drumgoole and all of our Super Sophomores then slide into a more featured scoring role Year 2.  For comparison Bishop shot 32.9% and Max 35.6% from 3 for their respective careers. Drumgoole 3# are better than Bishop and a notch below Max.

For the last open spot, I am not as worried about landing a P6 or P5 recruit. I believe team and culture fit as well as the player’s skill set are more important attributes than what school they came from.  This team is pretty deep currently, so there’s not too many minutes available for the last recruit. I prefer to invest a young athletic BIG that can currently rebound and provide 5-7 minutes at the 5 or 4 positions.

Thank you BGF and Mayhem for the additional color.  Dude, I wasn’t whining but merely pointing out there’s a pathway to boost our NIL with recent generous donors like the Rice family and Kerry Washington. 

I haven’t seen any promotions or sponsorships for Utz at the Smith Center in my 40 years of GWU fandom.  Based on recent activities and corporate sponsorships across the college sports landscape, why not approach the Rice family to strike a deal for naming rights, signage, promotions, snack give aways, etc…Looks like a great opportunity, rather than whining.

BTW- I do contribute to the athletics program- men’s basketball and women’s soccer annually, just not to the extent that a corporation could provide.

Thank you very much!