Good luck to Darren, a fine person and player.
He averaged nearly 11 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists in 28.5 minutes this year,
even injury plagued.
   Whether we can get anyone of that size, with those stats at our level or better is
an open question.
We'll see if the grass is greener for us as well.

Rutgers was definitely one of the better fits on Jun's interest list (and I'm interested to see how he fares with Pike and TJ), but I agree that he will need to improve his finishing above bigger defenders in his transition to the Big 10. One thing that would help him is better shooting to open up driving lanes to get downhill, however Pike's teams have always been pretty lousy at shooting the three ball so that's a slight concern. Rutgers was only slightly better than GW in that department this year.

The list for Jacoi seems to make sense - I think a lower level probably makes sense so he can work on his finishing. As for Zam, his injury seemed to come at a bad time as there was a chance at a slightly larger role this year, but it's not worth hyping up any international guys as freshmen unless we see two full seasons out of them at GW (and given the agents of some of these guys, that won't happen very much). You're better signing those guys as fliers to just fill out a roster at this point. Curious to see where Zam goes though. There is ability, but he was always billed as more of a raw prospect.

Updated Interest List:
Marcus Adams Jr. (Cal State Northridge) - 16.1 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 1.5 apg, 1 spg; 40% 3-PT (Committed to Arizona State)
Bubu Benjamin (Tarleton State) - 13.9 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.5 spg; 38% 3-PT
Quante Berry (Temple) - 10.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 2.1 apg, 1.3 spg; 34% 3-PT (Committed to Memphis)
Derrin Boyd (Charleston) - 13.9 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 2.2 apg; 39% 3-PT
Yame Butler (Drexel) - 13.6 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 1.8 apg; 37% 3-PT (Committed to Butler)
Tre Carroll (Florida Atlantic) - 12.2 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 1.6 apg, 1 bpg; 39% 3-PT
Tyler Cochran (Minnesota) - 14.4 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 2.1 apg, 1.9 spg; 35% 3-PT (23/24 w/Toledo)
Jaden Daughtry (Indiana State) - 12.9 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1 spg; 40% 3-PT
Kennard Davis Jr. (Southern Illinois) - 16.3 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 2.6 apg, 1.3 spg; 38% 3-PT
Ali Dibba (Southern Illinois) - 17.2 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 2 apg, 1.5 spg; 34% 3-PT
Paul Djobet (Miami FL) - 5.5 ppg, 2.6 rpg; 38% 3-PT
Wes Enis (D2 Lincoln Memorial) - 20.3 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 2.9 apg, 1.2 spg; 41% 3-PT
Themus Fulks (Milwaukee) - 14.6 ppg, 3 rpg, 5.9 apg, 1.4 spg
Kaleb Glenn (Florida Atlantic) - 12.6 ppg, 4.8 rpg; 41% 3-PT
Josh Harris (North Florida) - 13.4 ppg, 7.1 rpg
Toby Harris (D3 Brandeis) - 18.8 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1.9 apg; 40% 3-PT (Committed to Iona)
Quentin Jones (Northern Illinois) - 16.6 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 3.5 apg, 1.3 spg; 36% 3-PT (Committed to Saint Louis)
Rasheed Jones (Coastal Carolina) - 11.6 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 2.1 apg; 34% 3-PT
Sam Lewis (Toledo) - 16.2 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 1.2 apg; 44% 3-PT (Committed to Virginia)
Justin McBride (Nevada) - 7.8 ppg, 4.2 rpg
Jasai Miles (North Florida) - 15.4 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 1.9 apg; 34% 3-PT
Quinton Mincey (UMass Lowell) - 16.8 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 2.8 apg; 39% 3-PT
Amarri Monroe (Quinnipiac) - 18.1 ppg, 9.1 rpg, 1.6 apg, 2.3 spg (Returning to Quinnipiac)
Tanahj Pettway (Prairie View A&M) - 17 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.2 apg, 1.2 spg
Jamichael Stillwell (Milwaukee) - 13 ppg, 10.7 rpg, 1.4 apg, 1.3 spg
Elijah Strong (Boston College) - 9.6 ppg, 4.1 rpg; 36% 3-PT
Deywilk Tavarez (Charleston) - 12.9 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 2.5 apg, 1.1 spg; 42% 3-PT
Jeremiah Williams (Rutgers) - 7 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2 apg, 1.3 spg
All Wright (Valparaiso) - 15.5 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 2.4 apg; 38% 3-PT (Committed to Xavier)

It appears that Elijah Strong is trending towards committing to SC.

Sam Kayser @247HSHoops Apr 8
Middle Tennessee guard Jlynn Counter has heard from these schools since going portaling, he tells @LeagueRDY:
Oklahoma
Villanova
Virginia Tech
Notre Dame
Cal
Georgia Tech
Washington State
George Mason
George Washington
College of Charleston
Southern Illinois
Bowling Green
Counter averaged 10.5PPG, 4.2RPG and 3.5APG this season.

The Portal Report @ThePortalReport 5h
Tennessee Tech F Daniel Egbuniwe has also received interest from:
George Washington
Miami (OH)
Toledo
Ohio
South Florida
UNCG
LA Tech
Wichita State
San Diego

Jake Lieberman @jakelieberman2 2h
Texas A&M Corpus Christi 6'8 forward transfer Garry Clark has heard from: Minnesota, Nebraska, Cal, Clemson, Virginia, Washington State, George Washington, New Mexico State, Utah State & Charlotte.

14.9 points & 7.7 rebounds. Represented by Pep Stanciel of Prime1Sports.

Jamie Shaw @JamieShaw5 51m
Missouri State transfer Vincent Brady has heard from the following schools his coach Mike Saunders tells @On3sports
Kansas
Gonzaga
George Washington
Rhode Island
Temple
Charlotte
Marshall
New Mexico
UNLV
… & more
Will visit High Point April 13. 6-4 junior 13.5 points. 38% 3P.

Updated Interest List:
Marcus Adams Jr. (Cal State Northridge) - 16.1 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 1.5 apg, 1 spg; 40% 3-PT (Committed to Arizona State)
Bubu Benjamin (Tarleton State) - 13.9 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.5 spg; 38% 3-PT
Quante Berry (Temple) - 10.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 2.1 apg, 1.3 spg; 34% 3-PT (Committed to Memphis)
Derrin Boyd (Charleston) - 13.9 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 2.2 apg; 39% 3-PT
Vincent Brady II (Missouri State) - 13.5 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 2.5 apg, 1.2 spg; 38% 3-PT
Yame Butler (Drexel) - 13.6 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 1.8 apg; 37% 3-PT (Committed to Butler)
Tre Carroll (Florida Atlantic) - 12.2 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 1.6 apg, 1 bpg; 39% 3-PT
Garry Clark (Texas A&M-CC) - 14.9 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 1.2 apg
Tyler Cochran (Minnesota) - 14.4 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 2.1 apg, 1.9 spg; 35% 3-PT (23/24 w/Toledo)
Jlynn Counter (Middle Tennessee) - 10.5 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 3.5 apg, 1 spg
Jaden Daughtry (Indiana State) - 12.9 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1 spg; 40% 3-PT
Kennard Davis Jr. (Southern Illinois) - 16.3 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 2.6 apg, 1.3 spg; 38% 3-PT
Ali Dibba (Southern Illinois) - 17.2 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 2 apg, 1.5 spg; 34% 3-PT
Paul Djobet (Miami FL) - 5.5 ppg, 2.6 rpg; 38% 3-PT
Daniel Egbuniwe (Tennessee Tech) - 10 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 2.3 apg
Wes Enis (D2 Lincoln Memorial) - 20.3 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 2.9 apg, 1.2 spg; 41% 3-PT
Themus Fulks (Milwaukee) - 14.6 ppg, 3 rpg, 5.9 apg, 1.4 spg
Kaleb Glenn (Florida Atlantic) - 12.6 ppg, 4.8 rpg; 41% 3-PT
Josh Harris (North Florida) - 13.4 ppg, 7.1 rpg
Toby Harris (D3 Brandeis) - 18.8 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1.9 apg; 40% 3-PT (Committed to Iona)
Quentin Jones (Northern Illinois) - 16.6 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 3.5 apg, 1.3 spg; 36% 3-PT (Committed to Saint Louis)
Rasheed Jones (Coastal Carolina) - 11.6 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 2.1 apg; 34% 3-PT (Returning to Coastal Carolina)
Sam Lewis (Toledo) - 16.2 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 1.2 apg; 44% 3-PT (Committed to Virginia)
Justin McBride (Nevada) - 7.8 ppg, 4.2 rpg
Jasai Miles (North Florida) - 15.4 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 1.9 apg; 34% 3-PT
Quinton Mincey (UMass Lowell) - 16.8 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 2.8 apg; 39% 3-PT
Amarri Monroe (Quinnipiac) - 18.1 ppg, 9.1 rpg, 1.6 apg, 2.3 spg (Returning to Quinnipiac)
Tanahj Pettway (Prairie View A&M) - 17 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.2 apg, 1.2 spg
Jamichael Stillwell (Milwaukee) - 13 ppg, 10.7 rpg, 1.4 apg, 1.3 spg
Elijah Strong (Boston College) - 9.6 ppg, 4.1 rpg; 36% 3-PT
Deywilk Tavarez (Charleston) - 12.9 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 2.5 apg, 1.1 spg; 42% 3-PT
Jeremiah Williams (Rutgers) - 7 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2 apg, 1.3 spg
All Wright (Valparaiso) - 15.5 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 2.4 apg; 38% 3-PT (Committed to Xavier)

A decent number of kids (more than 7) visiting GW over the next few days thru the weekend. Should have some answers soon.

Free Quebec wrote:

GWRising wrote:

A decent number of kids (more than 7) visiting GW over the next few days thru the weekend. Should have some answers soon.

Is that HM power forward you mentioned earlier off now or still likely?

 Not off but some problems have arisen with paperwork/admissions. I am told they are surmountable but not done yet.

Poog wrote:

GWRising wrote:

Free Quebec wrote:

Is that HM power forward you mentioned earlier off now or still likely?

 Not off but some problems have arisen with paperwork/admissions. I am told they are surmountable but not done yet.

I had really hoped that with Granberg and Lipitz rowing in the same direction that some of these typical GW admissions complications wouldn’t continue to block otherwise qualified students. When a team can’t enroll a 3 year graduate of Duke without turning itself into a pretzel to satisfy the admissions process, then something is dysfunctional at the university that holds itself in much higher academic regard than the rest of the world. Don’t know what the particulars are in this instance but I’ve heard enough horror stories over the years to lean toward thinking this is just another self-inflicted impediment beyond our tuition cost to competing with our conference peers.

For as much as whatever is happening can be chalked up to institutional incompetence, it could just as easily be that whoever we are going after took an "I didn't come here to play school" approach to college basketball. For all we know, GW's admin has already dotted their i's and crossed their t's and the hold up is entirely on the prospective transfer not having the grades/credits to transfer. 

GWRising wrote:

Nicky Santoro wrote:

Poog wrote:

I had really hoped that with Granberg and Lipitz rowing in the same direction that some of these typical GW admissions complications wouldn’t continue to block otherwise qualified students. When a team can’t enroll a 3 year graduate of Duke without turning itself into a pretzel to satisfy the admissions process, then something is dysfunctional at the university that holds itself in much higher academic regard than the rest of the world. Don’t know what the particulars are in this instance but I’ve heard enough horror stories over the years to lean toward thinking this is just another self-inflicted impediment beyond our tuition cost to competing with our conference peers.

For as much as whatever is happening can be chalked up to institutional incompetence, it could just as easily be that whoever we are going after took an "I didn't come here to play school" approach to college basketball. For all we know, GW's admin has already dotted their i's and crossed their t's and the hold up is entirely on the prospective transfer not having the grades/credits to transfer. 

Doubt it. The kid played and was eligible at another institution that is not some terrible school.

Well, that sucks. #OnlyAtGW

Tracey began his career at St. Joe's and has a visit scheduled to VCU.

Jon Rothstein @JonRothstein 3h
Source: Oregon transfer Jadrian Tracey is receiving interest from the following programs.
NC State
FSU
UCF
VCU
Cincinnati
Rutgers
George Washington
USC
Maryland
Utah State
New Mexico State
USF

Updated Interest List:
Marcus Adams Jr. (Cal State Northridge) - 16.1 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 1.5 apg, 1 spg; 40% 3-PT (Committed to Arizona State)
Bubu Benjamin (Tarleton State) - 13.9 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.5 spg; 38% 3-PT
Quante Berry (Temple) - 10.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 2.1 apg, 1.3 spg; 34% 3-PT (Committed to Memphis)
Derrin Boyd (Charleston) - 13.9 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 2.2 apg; 39% 3-PT
Vincent Brady II (Missouri State) - 13.5 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 2.5 apg, 1.2 spg; 38% 3-PT
Yame Butler (Drexel) - 13.6 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 1.8 apg; 37% 3-PT (Committed to Butler)
Tre Carroll (Florida Atlantic) - 12.2 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 1.6 apg, 1 bpg; 39% 3-PT
Garry Clark (Texas A&M-CC) - 14.9 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 1.2 apg
Tyler Cochran (Minnesota) - 14.4 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 2.1 apg, 1.9 spg; 35% 3-PT (23/24 w/Toledo)
Jlynn Counter (Middle Tennessee) - 10.5 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 3.5 apg, 1 spg
Jaden Daughtry (Indiana State) - 12.9 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1 spg; 40% 3-PT
Kennard Davis Jr. (Southern Illinois) - 16.3 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 2.6 apg, 1.3 spg; 38% 3-PT
Ali Dibba (Southern Illinois) - 17.2 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 2 apg, 1.5 spg; 34% 3-PT
Paul Djobet (Miami FL) - 5.5 ppg, 2.6 rpg; 38% 3-PT
Daniel Egbuniwe (Tennessee Tech) - 10 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 2.3 apg
Wes Enis (D2 Lincoln Memorial) - 20.3 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 2.9 apg, 1.2 spg; 41% 3-PT
Themus Fulks (Milwaukee) - 14.6 ppg, 3 rpg, 5.9 apg, 1.4 spg
Kaleb Glenn (Florida Atlantic) - 12.6 ppg, 4.8 rpg; 41% 3-PT (Committed to Michigan State)
Josh Harris (North Florida) - 13.4 ppg, 7.1 rpg
Toby Harris (D3 Brandeis) - 18.8 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1.9 apg; 40% 3-PT (Committed to Iona)
Quentin Jones (Northern Illinois) - 16.6 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 3.5 apg, 1.3 spg; 36% 3-PT (Committed to Saint Louis)
Rasheed Jones (Coastal Carolina) - 11.6 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 2.1 apg; 34% 3-PT (Returning to Coastal Carolina)
Sam Lewis (Toledo) - 16.2 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 1.2 apg; 44% 3-PT (Committed to Virginia)
Justin McBride (Nevada) - 7.8 ppg, 4.2 rpg
Jasai Miles (North Florida) - 15.4 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 1.9 apg; 34% 3-PT
Quinton Mincey (UMass Lowell) - 16.8 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 2.8 apg; 39% 3-PT
Amarri Monroe (Quinnipiac) - 18.1 ppg, 9.1 rpg, 1.6 apg, 2.3 spg (Returning to Quinnipiac)
Tanahj Pettway (Prairie View A&M) - 17 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.2 apg, 1.2 spg
Jamichael Stillwell (Milwaukee) - 13 ppg, 10.7 rpg, 1.4 apg, 1.3 spg
Elijah Strong (Boston College) - 9.6 ppg, 4.1 rpg; 36% 3-PT
Deywilk Tavarez (Charleston) - 12.9 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 2.5 apg, 1.1 spg; 42% 3-PT
Jadrian Tracey (Oregon) - 6.9 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.7 apg; 34% 3-PT
Jeremiah Williams (Rutgers) - 7 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2 apg, 1.3 spg
All Wright (Valparaiso) - 15.5 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 2.4 apg; 38% 3-PT (Committed to Xavier)
 

Tre Carroll to X

https://x.com/portal_updates/status/1911087788994224454?s=46&t=Jti5quybzYHWWRcUrZgapw

I believe Kam Craft from Miami Ohio and Tre Dinkins from Duquesne were also on campus this weekend