Not only played intramural games there but had P.E. classes there as well. Played for the Nads, favorite cheer was Go.
Jason Nelson - 2021 Commit
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Carpet gym was more used in my time. Not sure when that was built, but SF could tell us. Millhiser was definitely used for intramurals too but perhaps not on same scale. Great little historic venue glad to have used it. Handball was played there and some hoops. Maybe other things I didn't care for. Btw handball underrated intramural sport at UR, tho nothing compares to the king, Hardyball.
I'm guessing some "older" alumni would not have had too many options besides Millhiser. so it depends on the era.
The auxiliary gym was part of the original Robins Center when it opened in '72, and it had a vinyl Uni-Turf floor that eventually started bubbling, so they replaced it with the Pro-Gym carpet in '86. That lasted until the conversion to wood in '96.
And yes, during my time in the late '90s, pretty much everything was held in the auxiliary gym. Millhiser was only used rarely for some social gatherings. I was only in the actual gym part of the building a couple of times.
My daughter's club field hockey team practiced and play games at Millhiser. It was tight in there.
Saw the Paul Butterfield Blues Band in Millhiser during Greek Week decades ago. Good show!!!
I remember Jackie Wilson “Your Love Keeps lifting me Higher and Higher” at Milhiser. . He cut the show short, according to the paper he Was aggravated by an old gun shot wound, Really.
You did, and they jokingly complained about being up so early because it was an afternoon concert.
JOC article on Nelson. Never wavered in his commitment to UR, really looking forward to learning from Gilly this year. Still recovering from toe surgery, so won’t be cleared for full basketball activity immediately upon arrival next month.
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UR-bound Jason Nelson (John Marshall) recovering, embracing Jacob Gilyard's return
Coming off February toe surgery, back to working out.
8legs1dream
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JOC article on Nelson. Never wavered in his commitment to UR, really looking forward to learning from Gilly this year. Still recovering from toe surgery, so won’t be cleared for full basketball activity immediately upon arrival next month.
UR-bound Jason Nelson (John Marshall) recovering, embracing Jacob Gilyard's return
Coming off February toe surgery, back to working out.
well that helps ease the 20 person logjam a tiny bit at least
not if he's cleared for basketball activity in June. hopefully he's 100% soon and can compete for backup PG minutes early.
nobody outside of the Ivy's is used to an oversized roster like this. some guys just won't get to play much this one season. but if UR is the place these guys want to be, they'll work hard to be ready and they'll focus on their opportunities ahead of them.
I don't think we'll hear anything until November, but I do expect some redshirt talk at some point. for this one year is does make sense.
8legs1dream
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8legs1dream
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I traditionally vomit at the intentional redshirt talk. But this year, I agree it’s a maybe.
I don’t want to say too much but I can say the redshirt options are a real thing this coming season, at least as it goes right now. Not necessarily for Jason but in general terms.
I mean they pretty much have to be. There is just no way these freshman are getting any type of meaningful minutes this year. If one of them does, they are a really big time player.
I haven’t been home to some of the freshmen play. Which ones stands the best chance of seeing time? If you have seen them play.
I have only seen guys on video. If I had to guess…maybe Marcus Randolph. His frame and strength is there I think. They don’t report till June or July. I personally think Nelson may be a little bit behind just like Dji was. Very similar situation I think but I’m like all the rest of you guys just speculating for the time being. 😀
barring injuries, even if this freshmen class is amazing (and it might be) ... I still can't see them getting much time this year with so many talented 22 and 23 year olds on the roster.
Nelson is the best incoming freshman, but that doesn't necessarily mean he'll get the most PT (or even be active). But the kid is a legit future first-team A10 guard.
Nope. If any of the freshmen want time, they need to play hard defense. If I've learned one thing from watching the Mooney show for the past 18 years that if you are new and don't play or understand our defense, you aren't getting early minutes.
I don't want some freshman chucking 3's when I can feed Grant or Cayo inside, let Sherod bomb from outside, or let Gilly and Burton do what Gilly and Burton can do.
I do need a freshman who is going to play very active defense, deny dribble penetration or just a be a general pest of the defensive end.
He is the most hyped that is for sure of the freshman. I wonder if that is because he is local though. Really tough to know much about any of our freshman considering Covid basically destroyed their high school senior years last year.
I would agree with this. Makes the most sense if he’s local because a lot you guys may have seen him in action. I personally like Randolph and his game, not a huge fan of smaller guards. Not to say they can’t get it done bc they can see Gilly, Blake, etc. I’m just partial to bigger guards. I don’t see why some up here would think that Nelson or the other Fr may play a ton of minutes based off of what I’ve read up here on the boards for the last year(in terms of freshman) how are they different than last yrs Fr? Meaning…in regards to who the board thinks will play. Nevertheless these guys will have to prove themselves regardless. 🕷🏀
early projections on the board had Nelson competing with Wilson for the starting PG spot, under the assumption Dji was considered more of a 2.
then Jacob came back, erasing 36 available mpg at the 1.
then Jacob came back, erasing 36 available mpg at the 1.
Nelson won two state championships at two different schools and also was point guard on a team that went undefeated and won AAU nationals a few years ago. He's legit and will be the next smaller guard star here. But I like some of the other recruits too and hope they all do great things for us, even if we have to wait a year to see what they've got.
