MBB: University Athletic Association

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Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)


I know Ambilino-Perez is the #1 offseason recruit for Rochester.  Rumor says Prendergast could be back for Case. Of course, the UAA will remain transfer central. It'll be interesting to see who's on the roster come October.
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Quote from: Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) on July 05, 2022, 08:03:01 AM
Rumor says Prendergast could be back for Case. Of course, the UAA will remain transfer central. It'll be interesting to see who's on the roster come October.

I thought you were crazy to suggest this, but he is still in the CWRU directory while others from the Class of 2022 are not.  Maybe he is coming back.  He was recognized as a graduating player, but obviously that is only ceremonial and people do change their minds.

I was curious and so I looked and the Master of Finance at Case Western Reserve offers the standard 9-12 month program, but has opportunities to add additional semesters for those who want additional training and specializations.

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Quote from: Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) on July 05, 2022, 08:03:01 AM
Of course, the UAA will remain transfer central. It'll be interesting to see who's on the roster come October.

This point by the way...

The UAA picked-up far fewer transfers than I would have expected last year.  I follow a lot of sports and I was surprised by the lack of transfers.  It will be interesting to see for next year.

I speculated that players were going to be more likely to go for the extra season last year after the disruptions of 2020-2021 than they would after a full, mostly normal season, but I may well be wrong.

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Quote from: WUPHF on July 05, 2022, 08:27:45 AM
Quote from: Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) on July 05, 2022, 08:03:01 AM
Rumor says Prendergast could be back for Case. Of course, the UAA will remain transfer central. It'll be interesting to see who's on the roster come October.

I thought you were crazy to suggest this, but he is still in the CWRU directory while others from the Class of 2022 are not.  Maybe he is coming back.  He was recognized as a graduating player, but obviously that is only ceremonial and people do change their minds.

I was curious and so I looked and the Master of Finance at Case Western Reserve offers the standard 9-12 month program, but has opportunities to add additional semesters for those who want additional training and specializations.

I don't have confirmation directly, which I don't generally believe until the players are actually in the gym after October 15th anyway, but from everything I've heard, they expect him back.  Same for Algier at Rochester.
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Thanks Ryan! If Case Western Reserve returns Mitch Prendergast, then they would have to be among the favorites to win the league, which honestly, is historically remarkable.

Maybe moreso than the past few seasons, the top teams will ultimately need a player or two who no one knows to step up and have a big season.

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Quote from: WUPHF on July 05, 2022, 01:53:13 PM
Thanks Ryan! If Case Western Reserve returns Mitch Prendergast, then they would have to be among the favorites to win the league, which honestly, is historically remarkable.

Maybe moreso than the past few seasons, the top teams will ultimately need a player or two who no one knows to step up and have a big season.

Prendergrast's Linkedin shows CWRU 2021-2023 https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitch-prendergast-912769206/

Big time Grad XFR to CWRU All-Region 5 1st Team PG from Susquehanna

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I know Algier is an AA but it's going to be hard to expect immediate results from a player that hasn't played competitive basketball in 2 years, especially someone at his size coming off an ACL tear.    Masino does have one more year, so that's a major piece coming back for sure.     One of Rochester's main strengths last season was depth, that's always the most overlooked aspect when it comes to discussions about what the next season will look like.   On paper a few very key players return but that's not taking into consideration the projected performance of the players who will be moving up the depth chart to replace last year's depth pieces. 

Masino I think is the most important returnee of the group, PG play is key as everyone on this board is well aware.   

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Quote from: stlawus on July 05, 2022, 10:04:33 PM
One of Rochester's main strengths last season was depth, that's always the most overlooked aspect when it comes to discussions about what the next season will look like

Unfortunately, we will need more depth of contributors in the UAA thread before we will get to that level of nuance.

I do understand what you mean about the depth.  Last season, no one averaged more than 28 minutes per game.  But that is a contrast to the John Di Bartomoleo era where guys like Johnny Basketball and Nate Novosel played substantial minutes.

I do agree with Ryan Algier, though the league is not exactly loaded with big men so at 6-10 and with his skill set, he will be an all-Association player.  No question that the return of Dan Masino is big.

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Quote from: ADL70 on July 05, 2022, 07:41:38 PM
Prendergrast's Linkedin shows CWRU 2021-2023 https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitch-prendergast-912769206/

Big time Grad XFR to CWRU All-Region 5 1st Team PG from Susquehanna

https://twitter.com/dannyfrauenheim/status/1532475209697091601

Thanks, yeah, you got to be excited as a Spartan fan.

stlawus

Looks like Rochester is getting a Duke walk on as a transfer.    I've seen enough examples of D1 walk on to D3 transfer examples to know that this won't immediately make Rochester a championship contender, but it is definitely not something to disregard.  I mentioned before that Rochester was successful last year as a result of depth, and adding another forward to play along side or back up Algier will certainly elevate the Yellowjackets. 

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UChicago has posted their schedule.

A number of familiar faces including Wheaton and Illinois Wesleyan along with a NYE match-up against Babson.  The Maroons have played Babson just twice in Chicago history.

https://athletics.uchicago.edu/sports/mbkb/2022-23/schedule
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Other schedules...

Yellowjackets
https://uofrathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2022-23

Tartans
https://athletics.cmu.edu/sports/mbkb/2022-23/schedule

Judges
https://www.brandeisjudges.com/sports/mbkb/2022-23/schedule

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