Our competition for Joey's services is very real.  Caleb Houstan has left Michigan after a single season and he really has not been adequately replaced.  Baker could very easily slide into that role.  And....Hunter Dickinson is back and this is very definitely going to be HIS team.  Moussa Diabate is also gone and while he played a different frontcourt position, it's quite likely that Michigan will play differently in the frontcourt this season since they will be down to one very talented post player.

As for Georgia, I suspect there's plenty of PT to go around but I'm just not sure why anyone would want to play their one remaining season there.  Perhaps you can say the same about GW but a difference here is that Joey would have a much greater chance to shine against A10 competition compared with playing as a bottom feeder in the SEC.

And Mike White leaving Florida for Georgia.....one of the more curious coaching moves in some time.

dmvpiranha wrote:

jake lieberman @jakelieberman2 36m
San Diego transfer Joey Calcaterra (@JoeyCalcaterra2) tells me that he’s just visited UTEP & George Washington.
Averaged 8.5 points and 35% from three in 29 games this past season.

UConn

Any updates on how the Joey Baker visit went?

Joel Joseph wrote:

He's not coming. He really wants to be a "Colonial" so he's going to that low level Jersey school with the same nickname.

They also are changing it

needed a free plane ticket i suppose

dmvpiranha wrote:

Seikou Sisoho Jawara (Weber State) is going to be on campus today. That would certainly be a great get. Originally from Spain.

 
San Diego

Not necessarily above, but in some cases, like with the Duke guy who went to Michigan, we seem to be
rejected after seeming real consideration by a higher level of recruit. It's a start and maybe we'll pull
something out of the hat with a late recruit.
  At least for now, still hopeful that by next season, Coach Caputo can put his experience in place for some
recruits with impact, both freshmen and transfers.

jf wrote:

Not necessarily above, but in some cases, like with the Duke guy who went to Michigan, we seem to be
rejected after seeming real consideration by a higher level of recruit. It's a start and maybe we'll pull
something out of the hat with a late recruit.
  At least for now, still hopeful that by next season, Coach Caputo can put his experience in place for some
recruits with impact, both freshmen and transfers.

I'm sure by the end of June Caputo will have picked up a gaurd. Worst case we get a low major transfer for a year. I wonder if he has a list of emergency transfers

dmvpiranha wrote:

jake lieberman @jakelieberman2 10m
Fresno State transfer JR Ballard (@Jrballard__) is on a visit to George Washington.
Ballard played for Cal Poly in the 2019-20 season where he averaged 13.1 points on 36% shooting from three.

Seems to have deleted the tweet.  Hopefully that's not a bad sign.

Would be a good pickup as a backup G.

dmvpiranha wrote:

jake lieberman @jakelieberman2 10m
Fresno State transfer JR Ballard (@Jrballard__) is on a visit to George Washington.
Ballard played for Cal Poly in the 2019-20 season where he averaged 13.1 points on 36% shooting from three.

Committed to Weber St.

I don’t know that he would have helped (he wasn’t very good for a mediocre Fresno team last year) and I don’t know if Caputo even wanted him, but it’s fairly depressing that we’ve only landed one transfer this entire offseason despite plenty of playing time available.

I hate to admit it because I still think Caputo was a good hire, but the lack of incoming transfers has me less excited about this year than any non-MoJo year I can remember. It almost feels like we fans are being asked to not care about this upcoming season because the rebuild is really scheduled to get moving the year after.