GW Alum Abroad wrote:

I hope Castro has a great pro career (and really wish he still had a year more to play for GW) but I will be the one to say it: Castro does not have the defensive footwork to play in the NBA. I hope I am wrong, but he was pushed around too much underneath, his monster block and rebound numbers more the product of his massive reach than his body placement. Add to that his limited shooting range and average speed and I just don´t see a team taking a chance on him, unless as a low-budget project that they figure might work out or might just fill a D-League spot. A league like Italy or Spain might be a better fit for him to shine in. 
I hope I am wrong and prove why I am an "armchair quaterback" instead of a staff scout for an NBA squad.

I had a French basketball journalist reach out to me towards the end of the season with a bunch of questions about Castro saying he thinks he'd be a good fit in the French league. I'm far from an expert on French basketball but I'd love to see him in one of those European leagues (although it would obviously be great to see him in the NBA)

John Krikorian (D3 Christopher Newport head coach who led them to a national championship and 4 Final Fours) just took a job as an assistant at Elon. I would have loved to bring him in

Murray State is in the Missouri Valley Conference as of the 22/23 season. In their first year under a new coach last year, they finished in fifth and made it to the NIT. Definitely a step down from the A10 in caliber but he'll get the opportunity to be more of the main guy while making more money. Good for him. I hope he enjoys living in Murray, Kentucky. I hear it's the Paris, France of southwest Kentucky.

Riley Frain from The Portal Report joined us for the latest episode of GW Basketball Insiders. We discussed general portal dynamics, broke down GW's additions + subtractions thus far, and talked about moves across the A10.

Twitter: https://x.com/MattModderno/status/2046943887537938632?s=20
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/ZVO2M6xIadg?si=LzwSRnoCCTMKpL_a
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6R2l36MC2PCq3cCS6LmvJi?si=_3aUyBS-TJymfyJmbAhaqw
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/4-22-transfer-portal-update-with-riley-frain-of/id1802674606?i=1000763067939

GWRising wrote:

I believe Vincent Chaudhri is now in the portal.

So to recap at this point:

Aranguren
Arceneaux
Witherspoon
Kossaras
Rougier-Roane
N'landau

Now have to address the frontcourt in a big way.

This is 6 players and we have 15 scholarships so there should be 9 remaining now that Chaudhri is in the portal and Assui is not coming (are we ever going to get confirmation of that? News he's going elsewhere?)

Much appreciated. I made a document to track the happenings of the offseason, including incoming and outgoing players and coaches: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-YJyyJS30UwY_j2oyUIe318mluTF7YvkxCS5v3xQ0EU/edit?usp=sharing

As I was making this I noticed that assistant Sherill Baker is no longer listed on the website. I'm assuming this means she's taking another job but if anyone has any insight, let me know. If there's anything else I can do to improve the document (whether it's information, stylistic, or otherwise) I am all ears!

Rumor is the elder Autry is taking a position as an assistant at UVA. The assumption is that Trey will follow his dad there (and likely come off the bench for a tournament team). It is important to note that Trey was adamant about not wanting to play for his dad when he came to GW, although that could be different now that he's an assistant rather than the head coach.

Here is this year's offseason tracker document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1w8ph5yUihYvmn69j7RmvelSWbP_HD4eNw2-8FXjqVFE/edit?usp=sharing

It has info about current players/coaches along with potential additions and guys GW has reported interest in. Please let me know if I am missing any information or if there's anything I should know to improve the document.

Two other guys who've caught my eye are Jordan Elerbee from Florida Gulf Coast and Garrett Sundra from Notre Dame. Elerbee went to St Joe's Prep in Philly and Sundra (who we offered early in Caputo's tenure) went to Paul VI.

Glad to see them finally win a close game with a big play at the end. I like watching GW win basketball games.

GW Basketball Insiders postgame episode:
Twitter: https://x.com/MattModderno/status/2034454192820191576?s=20
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/J7uDtZJr9s4?si=RuIbbx_apwNcxNNB
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5gpISSmtW14ZhcwBZ0EKtu?si=2GsYziKkROCT_-8Y7cg-iw
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/3-18-utah-valley-nit-win-live-recap/id1802674606?i=1000756069552