Not sure how far will get with this, but interested to see what the rest of the league is doing. With the portal/NIL era it really is a wild west, and almost a re-set every season - as we saw last season how far down we were predicted and finished T-1st.
New Coach: Schertz from SLU. I was a little skeptical at first with all the hype. However I love his background building a D2 power, and then turning Indiana State around into a national story in short order. I think this guy is good.
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Roster:
Stealing this capsule from the SLU Board:
Gibson Jimerson 6’5” Sr, 215, Guard Wing, 36 Min, 16 Pts, 2.9 RB, 3Pt% 36, FT% 86, 2.1 Asst, .66 Stls, Billikens-A10
Robbie Avila 6’10”240 Jr, Center, 31 Min, 17 Pts, 7 RB, 3Pt% 39m FT% 81, 4.1 Asst, .67 Stls, Indiana State– Missouri Valley,
Shertz: Makes everyone around him better.
Isaiah Swope 5’10” 170, SR, Guard, 33 Min, 16 Pts, 3 RB, 3Pt% 36, FT% 74, 2.1 Asst, 1.3 Stls, Indiana State, Schertz His quickness and shooting are at elite levels and is one of the best scorers in all of college basketball.
Larry Hughes II 6’4” 185 Jr, Guard, 23 Min, 7 Pts, 2.7 RB, 3 Pt% 35, FT% 77, 1.5 Asst, Billikens
Kellen Thames 6’5” 205, SO, Guard, 19 Min, 6 Pts, 3.7 RB, 3 Pt% 36, FT% 55, .8 Asst, .9 Stls, 1.2 Stls, Billikens
Josiah Dotzler 6’3” 185, SO, Guard, 4Min, 1 Pts, 0 RB, 3Pt% 18, FT% 60, .2 Asst, .3 Stls, Creighton – Big East, Schertz: I recruited him out of high school.
A J Casey 6’9” 221, JR, Forward, 9 Min, 2 Pts, 2 RB, 3Pt% 0, FT% 59, .3 Asst, .1 Stls, Miami – ACC,
Schertz: Can play with a big and operate as small ball 5. Defensively can guard 1-5.
Kalu Anya 6’8” 215, JR, Forward, 27 Min, 9.6 Pts, 7.4 RB, 3Pt% 27, FT% 51, 1.7 Asst, 1.2 Stls, Brown-Ivy League, Schertz: Can guard 1-5.
Kobe Johnson 6’3”, SR, Guard, 26 Min 6 Pts, 2 RB, 3pt% 28, FT% 79, 2.2 Asst, .55 Stls, West Virginia
Freshman:
Max Pikaar 6’11” 205, FR, Power Forward, Double/Double, 3Pt% 40, FT% ? Netherlands - Sunrise Christian Academy (Kansas) Schertz – Can handle, pass and shoot at the highest levels Defensively can guard 1 – 4.
Amari McCottry 6’6” 180, FR, Guard Wing, 22 Pts, 9 RB, St. Thomas More, 247 3*,
Schertz: His size, skill and explosiveness are all at the very highest level.
Looks to have the dogs to compete for top of the A10. Obviously we all know Robbie Avila. Also brought in top guard Swope from ISU, and got Jimerson to return.
Also a proponent of position less hoops, again from the SLU board:
Schertz doesn't use the old player position terms anymore. In several of his intervals, he has said he has a Center + four positionless players. He uses Creators, Shooters, Swings, Hybrids and Bigs as his terms. The old 1-4 are interchangeable players. His Center, Avila, is the decision maker.
Other interesting note, apparently hired an assistant known for implementing zone defense, last piece of plagiarism:
Schertz hired Phil Gaetano from Merrimak, a team recognized for their zone defense. It's been called the no 3 zone or no fun zone. In any event, Shertz described Geatano as an Xs and Os servant. It makes me wonder if we will be running the no 3 zone?
Last thing of interest, as usual the itsy bitsy Spiders not getting much respect. The SLU board mentions Dayton and Loyola as prime suspects to be at the top of the league, with other contenders TBD, this is after all our pick ups. Will be interesting to see where we are picked in preseason. I would not mind being lower again 6-8 something like that - but I think based on last season success and our filling the roster in the portal we will be seen as top 4 by the media.
I think - unless Holmes comes back for another massive NIL payday - SLU may very well be the media darlings and pre-season favorites with much slobbering over, Larry Nerd/Milk Chamberlain/Steph Blurry/Cream Abdul- Jabbar Avila
New Coach: Schertz from SLU. I was a little skeptical at first with all the hype. However I love his background building a D2 power, and then turning Indiana State around into a national story in short order. I think this guy is good.
Josh Schertz - Wikipedia
Roster:
Stealing this capsule from the SLU Board:
Gibson Jimerson 6’5” Sr, 215, Guard Wing, 36 Min, 16 Pts, 2.9 RB, 3Pt% 36, FT% 86, 2.1 Asst, .66 Stls, Billikens-A10
Robbie Avila 6’10”240 Jr, Center, 31 Min, 17 Pts, 7 RB, 3Pt% 39m FT% 81, 4.1 Asst, .67 Stls, Indiana State– Missouri Valley,
Shertz: Makes everyone around him better.
Isaiah Swope 5’10” 170, SR, Guard, 33 Min, 16 Pts, 3 RB, 3Pt% 36, FT% 74, 2.1 Asst, 1.3 Stls, Indiana State, Schertz His quickness and shooting are at elite levels and is one of the best scorers in all of college basketball.
Larry Hughes II 6’4” 185 Jr, Guard, 23 Min, 7 Pts, 2.7 RB, 3 Pt% 35, FT% 77, 1.5 Asst, Billikens
Kellen Thames 6’5” 205, SO, Guard, 19 Min, 6 Pts, 3.7 RB, 3 Pt% 36, FT% 55, .8 Asst, .9 Stls, 1.2 Stls, Billikens
Josiah Dotzler 6’3” 185, SO, Guard, 4Min, 1 Pts, 0 RB, 3Pt% 18, FT% 60, .2 Asst, .3 Stls, Creighton – Big East, Schertz: I recruited him out of high school.
A J Casey 6’9” 221, JR, Forward, 9 Min, 2 Pts, 2 RB, 3Pt% 0, FT% 59, .3 Asst, .1 Stls, Miami – ACC,
Schertz: Can play with a big and operate as small ball 5. Defensively can guard 1-5.
Kalu Anya 6’8” 215, JR, Forward, 27 Min, 9.6 Pts, 7.4 RB, 3Pt% 27, FT% 51, 1.7 Asst, 1.2 Stls, Brown-Ivy League, Schertz: Can guard 1-5.
Kobe Johnson 6’3”, SR, Guard, 26 Min 6 Pts, 2 RB, 3pt% 28, FT% 79, 2.2 Asst, .55 Stls, West Virginia
Freshman:
Max Pikaar 6’11” 205, FR, Power Forward, Double/Double, 3Pt% 40, FT% ? Netherlands - Sunrise Christian Academy (Kansas) Schertz – Can handle, pass and shoot at the highest levels Defensively can guard 1 – 4.
Amari McCottry 6’6” 180, FR, Guard Wing, 22 Pts, 9 RB, St. Thomas More, 247 3*,
Schertz: His size, skill and explosiveness are all at the very highest level.
Looks to have the dogs to compete for top of the A10. Obviously we all know Robbie Avila. Also brought in top guard Swope from ISU, and got Jimerson to return.
Also a proponent of position less hoops, again from the SLU board:
Schertz doesn't use the old player position terms anymore. In several of his intervals, he has said he has a Center + four positionless players. He uses Creators, Shooters, Swings, Hybrids and Bigs as his terms. The old 1-4 are interchangeable players. His Center, Avila, is the decision maker.
Other interesting note, apparently hired an assistant known for implementing zone defense, last piece of plagiarism:
Schertz hired Phil Gaetano from Merrimak, a team recognized for their zone defense. It's been called the no 3 zone or no fun zone. In any event, Shertz described Geatano as an Xs and Os servant. It makes me wonder if we will be running the no 3 zone?
Last thing of interest, as usual the itsy bitsy Spiders not getting much respect. The SLU board mentions Dayton and Loyola as prime suspects to be at the top of the league, with other contenders TBD, this is after all our pick ups. Will be interesting to see where we are picked in preseason. I would not mind being lower again 6-8 something like that - but I think based on last season success and our filling the roster in the portal we will be seen as top 4 by the media.
I think - unless Holmes comes back for another massive NIL payday - SLU may very well be the media darlings and pre-season favorites with much slobbering over, Larry Nerd/Milk Chamberlain/Steph Blurry/Cream Abdul- Jabbar Avila
