Jamion Christian is back as a head coach at Bryant University.

https://x.com/coachingchanges/status/1906756848465666093?s=46&t=at8kc9mPPiJ11sWji-4ekA

One thing I think GW really needs to be concerned with in the NIL era is that we are not losing our transfers to other teams in the conference. That trend would be super concerning because it would mean either we are not able to pay A10 quality players enough or that our players think the coaching at other schools would be better.

Jun may very well be able to move up to a major conference (with the potential he has shown), while Jacoi seems like an A10 level player so unless the money or playing time is better at a step down, I wouldn’t be surprised if he moved within the conference.

Good news fellas. We are going to Vegas, March 31 to play in the Crown!

With the way NIL and the portal works right now, don't be surprised if the portal more than anything becomes how a player determines his worth, even if that just means to increase their NIL packages from their current schools. 

On a separate note, I don't think we can claim a trend if Buchanan does leave. His and Max's circumstances are very different. Buchanan got injured in year 2 and was a shell of his former self down the line until maybe the last couple of games of the season. From a time management and team chemistry standpoint it made way way more sense to keep Buchanan on the bench. Max on the other hand regressed when asked to share the spotlight with better shooters last year. 

Lastly, I am not sure if Buchanan will be able to convince a high major to pick him up after this season. Before the injury, his biggest wart was still his shooting. That did not really improve much from last year. He shot 17.9% from 3P on the year and in his last 10 games of the season he only took 4 3P and missed them all. Between the injury and the poor shooting, high majors may be unwilling to take a flyer on him. With that said, another A10 school who has seen him and has tape on him may be willing to throw more money at him than we can. At that point we'll just have to hope that the relationships he has made here and everything else GW provides will be worth more than an increased paycheck. No matter what, I hope he makes the best decision for himself and his family.

This hurts. That was some of the worst end-game strategy I’ve seen in a while. GW gives up the game to previously no-win St. Louis to fall to 1-5. Not sure how McCombs survives the season if play like this continues.

I am less worried about Hansen's defense than others. In the previous three games his hands have been very active and he has been jumping into passing and driving lanes forcing some great turnovers. I would not categorize him as quick, but he uses his basketball IQ to make the plays he knows he can make.

What I am super concerned about is why he isn't taking threes. He has taken one this whole season (made it too). He shot 50+ the past two seasons and was about a 35% shooter. When he came aboard the big thing that was mentioned was he could be a stretch 4. Yes he has made some great passes leading to either points or freeing another player for an eventual look, but I'd like to see him be less generous and letting the three fly.

GW0509 wrote:

Gwmayhem wrote:

Just out of curiosity, how long does it typically take for a men's college basketball program to reach the point where it's no longer in rebuild mode?  Wouldn't a full recruiting class (4 years) seem fair?  A class and a half (6 years)?  Two full classes (8 years)?  This is the start of Year 9 but maybe The Dude is right and that we all simply need to be patient for another what, 20 years while GW is in rebuild mode.  I'll agree that there's no constructive point in feeling frustration over this, but to insinuate that there's no justification in feeling frustration over "rebuilding" for a 9th consecutive year is beyond ridiculous.

Luckily/Unluckily for CC, the entire sport completely changed, so he not only had to rebuild from a coaching change standpoint but also completely stand up GW’s NIL program and deal with immediate eligibility for transfers. Also, those changes were best managed by schools that had institutional strength, something GW definitely didn’t have. CC has stressed that he finally feels like there is alignment from the Prez to the AD to him about the importance of basketball to GW.

So while the rebuild for the school from 2016 may be in year 9, it’s not a “normal” rebuild that Mojo or even JC had. I think if we don’t see improvement in our defensive metrics this season, the likely outcome is changes to the ACs and then if things don’t change more in 2026 Lipitz may look to make a change at HC.

I first want to agree with GW509 and others and then emphasize how much the basketball landscape has changed in just three years. I think to some extent all schools will be in some sort of "rebuild" mode each season with the ability to transfer with no penalty and the free flow of money playing a major role. And yes recruiting will be very important going forward, but for non-majors, I think a bigger emphasis will end up being on the quality of coaching. 

For the Mojo and Jamion years I saw p

A major Woj Bomb indeed.

Supposedly has a great relationship with Caputo so only a little disappointing we couldn’t steal him away, but great move for the Bonnies. They tapped into their alumni network and reeled in one of the most tapped in NBA reporters out there.

I remember reading that Hansen could possibly serve as a stretch-4. Based on people who have seen him and Castro play, is there a reality where both are on the floor at the same time?

NC A&T had a NET ranking of 343 last year. Oof.