How many roster spots left?

With almost guaranteed turnover every year, good and bad, is there an advantage to pocketing some
roster spots now? Can think of a mid-year pickup, but that doesn't seem to be much of a thing anymore.
Maybe NIL and budget limitations, but otherwise fill the bench, like we do with assistant coaches.
     Some guys of course may not play (paging Keegan Harvey), but they can easily transfer now.
One argument to keep the spots open may be a Harvey type, who doesn't seem to have basketball playing time as a first priority.
   That's actually impressive and refreshing in today's bizarre college basketball world. But frustrating to the coaching staff, which may have sent him the message in return this year (and really last) by keeping
him firmly anchored to the bench, at times even in blowouts.
    Also, we seem to be trending as usual, to be light on bigs, much less capable ones. Admittedly, a
tougher and more expensive market. But one that should be a priority for GW.
    So if we can convince some big men with potential to come here, time to stock up.
 

Traditional positions don't mean much nowadays but how do things look at the "3" and "4" positions?

Like last year, there are question marks on the wing. It seems that CC will play either a three guard lineup (which will sacrifice positional size) or play Garrett huge minutes (which doesn't feel ideal coming back from injury) with a freshman (like Chaudhri) backing him up. Wanting more length on the wing might just be a me thing after watching the versatility of players Boise trotted out in GW's last game.

The 4 spot has even more questions, although I would assume at least one scholarship is used for a player at that spot. Garrett I guess could theoretically play the 4, but do we want him banging down low? Pairing Hunger and Slim together won't make a lot of sense most of the time.
 

Was the Nebraska guy Ugnius Jarusevicius?  Lithuanian player transferring from Central MI.

Edit: looks like they also signed a F from Air Force.

Last edited by Free Quebec (4/21/2025 5:26 pm)

the future with NIL and Free agency?

8-10 man rotation - all scholarships - most of the NiL
2 incoming freshman - may break into the rotation - minimal NIL
2-3 scholarship players with minimum GPA of 3.3 - practice players and raise the team GPA

moneybox wrote:

Any big men still possible?

 Yes, probably a PF type.