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This is always the hardest part of the season. We are so anxious for moves and believe me, I feel the same way, but it is a little bit of blind faith. 

Boss Hodge has been doing this for a while now, we just have to trust the process.

Just out of curiosity, and I know this is a different landscape with the NIL, I looked up a few dates on commits from some of our bigger players the past few years. 

It looks to me like it's pretty different on timing, so to me, it's about just trusting The Boss.

TP - April 18th 2021

Javion- April 29th 2019

Roosevelt Smart - Jun 1st 2017

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On 4/24/2023 at 5:31 PM, UNTLifer said:

Anything going on regarding basketball portal activity/JUCOs coming to join the defending NIT champions?

You left out a key group: High school kids. Of the 7 guys we have left: 6 came to us from high school (Rubin, A Scott, Matty Stone, Chrisdon Morgan, Christian Moore, and incoming freshman Alex Cotton). Moulaye came here via the portal. 

I wonder if coaches are getting too much transfer portal tunnel vision. Brandon Goble, (Juco Advocate and co-owner of Verbal Commits) thinks so. Said he knows of a good kid at Hutchison CC in Kansas...averaged 17 ppg....having a tough time getting interest. Whereas, schools are signing portal guys averaging single digit points....who have character issues. (not talking about us....in that regard). Anyway....seems to me the portal guys this year....all have their hands out wanting a cash deal. All the more reason to go after juco and high school kids who just want a shot at Div. 1 basketball. 

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