Even without a coach, Marcus Dockery looks to be a perfect fit for GW(especially if Brayon transfers out) because he's from D.C., didn't get the opportunity to play much at a BCS school and would fill a need. Most of the BCS guys who have transferred into GW had the same experience as M.Dockery. I'm assuming the new coach would immediately reach out to M.Dockery. 

Since this is a somewhat of a speculation thread(LOL), I'm going mention another local player at a BCS school, Alabama forward Darius Miles. He is also from D.C.(he played at Theodore Roosevelt with M.Dockery and they may have also been AAU teammates) and has had a limited role with Alabama for 2 years. If D.Miles decides to transfer, the new coach should bring them both in as a package deal. Even if GW struggles next year, it would be a good story to have high school teammates playing together in the city they grew up in.  

Merrick wrote:

Thomas wrote:

Since this is a somewhat of a speculation thread(LOL), I'm going mention another local player at a BCS school, Alabama forward Darius Miles.  

This is a great example of the potential impact of collectives/NIL. The rules are being written as I write. What if an Alabama collective can essentially guarantee any Alabama player a minimum of 25k if they are on the roster (I’m guessing at the number—it could be lower or even much higher, with potentially more on his own)? Would you transfer to GW? If it’s minutes you seek—is there another P5 school with playing opportunités that also can pay more through their collective? . DC area? Can Georgetown or Maryland collectives provide local presence and cash? Every player will soon be calculating both sides of the equation and I’m unaware of any capacity we have to play in this space right now.

I understand your point about getting paid, but I think the opportunity for big minutes at a school like GW(which may not be far from where he grew up) will trump being a role player at Alabama, regardless of what they could pay him. Nowadays, I don't think many players will accept sitting on the bench or being a role player for 4 years!!  Also, if D.Miles became a standout at GW he'd have the opportunity to get NIL offers.

Michigan's season could end in about an hour and a half, so I'll mention another possible local transfer..Terrance Williams(I probably mentioned him last year too! LOL). He attended Gonzaga locally and has been a role player for 2 years. He was a stretch 4 at Gonzaga. He originally committed to Georgetown but backed out and signed with Michigan. 

jf wrote:

Just scrolling through those very interesting NIL committees, some seem like very thinly-veiled version of what has happened under the table at some schools over the years. And very far from the notion of student athletes, long abused and misnomer that it has been.
   Right now, on our level, it doesn't yet seem fearsome, though maybe it already is. Don't know what Dayton, VCU and Davidson are doing. But the reckoning on this thing has just begun and who knows where it will stop?
  

Dayton has one for sure: Flyer Faithful LLC

https://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/news/2021/07/02/college-sports-deal.html

We are better off targeting transfers and HS players outside the DMV - they and their families know of our sordid history these last 6 years too well!

BM wrote:

Ish Leggett leaving URI.  We were in the mix late for the DMV kid.

Now staying at URI.

Florida Colonial wrote:

So first we try and hold onto Freeman, Bamisille and Bishop..

But next we look at logical targets
Here's one (Especially if one or more leave)

ex DeMatha player

Travis Branham
@TravisBranham_
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Mar 29
Memphis forward and former Miami transfer Earl Timberlake has entered the transfer portal, a source tells 
@247SportsPortal
.

Former Top40 prospect.


 

Timberlake is very talented. He’s had some troubles with injuries, but this would be a very logical destination for him.  I realize it’s going to be hard to compete with the money Joe and Brayon could make at another schools, but what an attack we’d have with the 3Bs and Timberlake.

Here's Miami's recruiting page on Verbal Commits.  Favour Aire was AAU (?) teammates with Brayon.  May be a target if he decides to transfer at some point.  Don't see any other overlap with GW recruits off the top of my head.

https://www.verbalcommits.com/schools/miami

Also Qudus Wahab, ex-Terp, ex-Hoya, was a Miami target out of HS and out of GU.  He was teammates with Noel at Flint Hill.  One can dream.

I love the fact he can pick up the phone/text/facetime and say to DMV recruits "did you see what I did with Miami in the Tournament?  I am going to do the same type of winning at GW.  Come be part of it and win in front of family and friends!"

Apparently Miami had offered JoeBam out of HS

https://247sports.com/Recruitment/Joe-Bamisile-122766/RecruitInterests/

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