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10/27/2022 11:55 am  #1


GW vs WC St Game Thread

GW welcomes in Western Connecticut State for a 2 p.m. exhibition at the Smith Center Sunday.

The game will not be streamed, but live stats will be available.

INTRODUCING COACH CAPUTO: Head coach Chris Caputo enters his first season in charge of the Buff & Blue after being announced as GW's new bench boss in April. Caputo is the 29th head coach in the program's 109-year history and comes to Foggy Bottom with 20 years of Division I experience.

Caputo has been the Associate Head Coach at Miami (Fla.) since 2015, including a trip to the Elite Eight in March. During his 11 years with the Hurricanes, Caputo was a part of five NCAA Tournament teams and coached five NBA Draft picks.

ON THE COURT: GW returns eight letterwinners and two walk-ons from last year's program while welcoming in four newcomers. The Colonials' returning corps accounted for 60% of the team's points, 69% of the team's rebounds and 70% of the team's minutes in 2021-22.

Of the six A-10 teams that changed coaches this offseason (Fordham, La Salle, UMass, URI, Davidson), GW dealt with the least amount of attrition with only five players leaving, while each of the four other programs had at least seven players depart.

ABOUT THE WOLVES: West Conn competes in the Little East at the Division III level. The Wolves were 13-12 a year ago and are led by Guy Rancourt in his fourth season at the helm of the program.

Coach Caputo and Rancourt were friends growing up and Caputo credits Rancourt with sparking his interest in coaching, taking him to the New York Hilton for the 1996 Final Four to meet with many coaches in the lobby of the hotel.

 

10/27/2022 12:17 pm  #2


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I believe WRGW will be on the (digital) radio call so make sure to show them some love and tune in!

 

10/27/2022 12:27 pm  #3


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The Dude wrote:

The game will not be streamed,

This season is both the end of one era and the start of another... and with this it is already off to a bad start. How hard can it be to get some PoliCom majors to take a couple of that faculty´s cameras and put it online using WRGW´s audio for the play-by-play? Might even be able to give them some extra credit for the effort.

 

10/27/2022 12:50 pm  #4


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GW Alum Abroad wrote:

The Dude wrote:

The game will not be streamed,

This season is both the end of one era and the start of another... and with this it is already off to a bad start. How hard can it be to get some PoliCom majors to take a couple of that faculty´s cameras and put it online using WRGW´s audio for the play-by-play? Might even be able to give them some extra credit for the effort.

Believe there is ESPN+ exclusivity for streaming rights

 

10/27/2022 1:21 pm  #5


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Poog wrote:

GW Alum Abroad wrote:

The Dude wrote:

The game will not be streamed,

This season is both the end of one era and the start of another... and with this it is already off to a bad start. How hard can it be to get some PoliCom majors to take a couple of that faculty´s cameras and put it online using WRGW´s audio for the play-by-play? Might even be able to give them some extra credit for the effort.

Believe there is ESPN+ exclusivity for streaming rights

This must be for home games only as the team will be making its annual streaming appearance on FloHoops against Hofstra.

 

10/27/2022 2:22 pm  #6


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Gwmayhem wrote:

Poog wrote:

GW Alum Abroad wrote:


This season is both the end of one era and the start of another... and with this it is already off to a bad start. How hard can it be to get some PoliCom majors to take a couple of that faculty´s cameras and put it online using WRGW´s audio for the play-by-play? Might even be able to give them some extra credit for the effort.

Believe there is ESPN+ exclusivity for streaming rights

This must be for home games only as the team will be making its annual streaming appearance on FloHoops against Hofstra.

Believe FloHoops has the rights to CAA home games among other things.

 

10/27/2022 2:54 pm  #7


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GW0509 wrote:

I believe WRGW will be on the (digital) radio call so make sure to show them some love and tune in!

This is true! Tune in here: https://gwradio.com/listen-live/

There will also be a podcast coming out likely next week that should have interviews with Adams, Dean, Bishop, and Caputo. If there are any dying questions anyone has for them let me know and we will ask.

Last edited by gwstudent2024 (10/27/2022 2:59 pm)

 

10/27/2022 2:55 pm  #8


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Has any GW pre-season game ever been televised/Streamed?



 

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10/27/2022 3:45 pm  #9


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GWRising wrote:

Gwmayhem wrote:

Poog wrote:


Believe there is ESPN+ exclusivity for streaming rights

This must be for home games only as the team will be making its annual streaming appearance on FloHoops against Hofstra.

Believe FloHoops has the rights to CAA home games among other things.

FloSports has CAA and Big East rights as well as a number of tournaments. Play at their venues and you can watch IF you subscribe.

 

10/27/2022 3:56 pm  #10


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Fun Fact: Western Connecticut State was also known as the Colonials before they changed their mascot to Wolves this year.

Via Massey Ratings, the Wolves figure to be a middle of the road team in both their conference (Little East) and overall in D3 (194/417).

Western Connecticut is very much a team that is more defense oriented than offense. They were top 50 in D3 in a number of categories defensively - blocked shots per game, steals per game, and turnovers forced. Offensively, they prefer to score inside - they were bottom 40 in the country in 3-pt field goals made and attempted last year in D3. They generate offense by crashing the glass, where they were 26th among D3 teams in offensive rebounding per game. This obviously doesn't mean much in the exhibition game due to the height difference between the teams, but thought it was worth noting from a style perspective. Between Adams/Bishop, we should be relatively sound taking care of the ball and hopefully Amir and EJ get some looks there as well for practice.

WCSU returns leading scorer Kendall Robinson, who led the team both in scoring and rebounding last year. Robinson very much represents the Wolves as a whole - he prefers to get downhill to score near the basket, and shot just 27% from deep last season. He is one of five players that stand 6'6", which is the tallest mark on the roster. W Conn loses three starters to graduation from last year, including three of the four players who appeared in all 25 games last year and two players who accounted for 60% of their made threes. Jaheim Young provides defense, but will look to be significantly more efficient offensively as he steps into a bigger role. He was a double figure scorer during the 2019-20 season. Ryan Alkins, a part time starter last year, will need to continue to expand his game as he enters the starting lineup. Alkins took just one three last year, but is efficient as a rim attacker in his 6-2 forward frame. Solomon Silas was also a part time starter last year who will likely be looked to lead as a graduate student. Silas adds size, rebounding, and rim protection down low.

Beyond those four, improvement from WCSU will come from four players looking to break out in their second year. Keeshawn Jones shot 42% from distance (on low volume, but that's huge on a team with little three point shooting) but will also have to take on more ball handling duties with the top four leaders in assists departing from last year. James Rhodes was great on the block and showed promise defensively but will need to be better than 36% from the line otherwise opponents will continue to foul him. Malik Cole showed promise from the free throw line (82% FT), perhaps an indication that he can take a step forward in his efficiency on offense. Finally, Dejon Hamilton converted on 65% of his attempts on a small sample last year.

As you'd expect with a D3 roster, the Wolves are not an overly large team - they list their lone "center" as 6'5" and they have a number of forwards between 6'2" and 6'4". We should be able to play through Hunter and Noel throughout the game - this would be a great first opportunity to get the frontcourt going early in the season.

I based the above on their roster right now, but I'm not sure it's even accurate. There are multiple players with the same jersey number, and I somewhat doubt that there are 24 players on the roster currently.
 

 

10/28/2022 9:47 am  #11


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With the 2pm tip-off, make sure to plan extra time to get to Smith Center. The Marine Corps Marathon will make coming in from Virginia a bit more complicated.

 

10/28/2022 12:46 pm  #12


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Jeff Van Gundy at practice today

Pretty cool.  Different level of connections with a guy like Caputo

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10/28/2022 2:05 pm  #13


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All regular season home games for A10 teams not on national television are on ESPN+. It has been this way for a few years now. Nothing has changed. 

 

10/30/2022 2:16 am  #14


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...And so begins today The CC era

 

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10/30/2022 11:26 am  #15


 

10/30/2022 12:10 pm  #16


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@david_korn4 
Starting lineup and injury updates for GW today:
E.J. Clark
James Bishop
Max Edwards
Ricky Lindo Jr.
Noel Brown

Brendan Adams, Hunter Dean, and Jabari West Jr. are OUT. Adams and Dean expected to slot into the starting lineup when healthy for Clark and Brown.

 

10/30/2022 1:59 pm  #17


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FWIW, it's a knee thing for Dean and an ankle thing for Adams. The absence from the lineup for both is precautionary and they should play against Virginia St. Jabari still hasn't been cleared to practice due to his recovery from some concussions he suffered in high school. It's not exactly clear what the timeline for his return is

 

10/30/2022 2:02 pm  #18


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Mike D'antoni-esque offense.  Every point coming from layups/dunks, 3's, and FTs.

Being out rebounded by a D3 team is not ideal.

 

10/30/2022 2:05 pm  #19


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WCS played 16 players in the 1st half!

 

10/30/2022 2:24 pm  #20


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No streaming and WRGW is blocked outside the USA. From my (very cheap) seats, this season is already off to a pitiful start.
Also, does not help that the NFL´s international streaming service has been down most of the day. About the only thing going right today is that my liquor cabinet is fully stocked-- although at this pace not for very long.
 

Last edited by GW Alum Abroad (10/30/2022 2:24 pm)

 

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