2023 New school commitments by Transfers

[triaddukefan]

@triaddukefan is taking this news really hard, resorting to slinging food insults!

I just feel bad for Wake Forest and their 135 WBB fans. They have had probably 2 All-ACC players in the past two decades, Dearica Hamby and Spears. They pretty much are never gonna win anything ever. The Deacs spent time and effort recruiting Spears.. she turns out to be a better player than forecast... and boom... she is gone before she graduates and heads off to the sunny orange skies of eastern Tennessee.

I had plans on introducing my girlfriend to the great joys of ACC WBB by taking her to a Wake game next season. I don't wanna go if they are gonna get beat by 40 points.

 

[darrell]

Good pickup for Tennessee. A line up of Wells/Spear/Darby/Jackson/Key looks solid. Big question mark for them is coaching--can Kellie get this team to play at a high level?

The best Coaches in the Country (Geno, Kim, Dawn) could make this 5 a Top 10 team at least. 3 players who can score at a high level, a sharpshooter and defensive anchor big. Next season should say a lot about Kellie as a Coach.

This is arguably their best team since the UConn series started back up, I’m upset it won’t be happening this year.

 

[visitingcock]

How do you pay a $25k salary? I’ve heard that is what is happening at LSU, but much higher numbers. Is it because it is completely unregulated. I honestly don’t understand how this is happening. I think I understand where the money is coming from ( for LSU players) but how do you pay a flat fee? That is not NIL that is pay to play.

On our premium board it has been stated that we are not involved w/Spear because she is asking for a minimum of $100k.

I’m all for NIL. What I’m not for is pay to play. Make it make sense.

It’s not a salary. It is the per player share of profits from the school collective on merchandising of player jerseys, photos, Team appearances, programs etc. it worked out to 25k last year. Might get raised on lowered this year but will probably be close to the same.

The individual star players make their own deals with Gatorade, Bose, shoe companies, etc. but they share the collective money equally with the player at the end of the bench.

 

[CBus13]

Sakima Walker to SC. Excited for that development. Maybe why Morrow isn’t visiting SC?

 

[Cockygirl]

Sakima Walker to SC. Excited for that development. Maybe why Morrow isn’t visiting SC?

I think it’s more of she’s committed now that morrow isnt coming.

 

[Centerstream]

I think it’s more of she’s committed now that morrow isnt coming.

I'm kinda late to the party and have only looked at a few previous thread pages, so has Morrow officially decided on her new school?

 

[visitingcock]

I'm kinda late to the party and have only looked at a few previous thread pages, so has Morrow officially decided on her new school?

No, and she hasn't "officially" cancelled her Scar visit but we all think Walker's commitment confirms it all.

 

[cancontent]

I'm kinda late to the party and have only looked at a few previous thread pages, so has Morrow officially decided on her new school?

She has posted on Twitter saying "Today's the day" and Reese did the upside down smiley emoji she likes to use for good news. We'll see soon enough.

 

[jdote33]

It’s not a salary. It is the per player share of profits from the school collective on merchandising of player jerseys, photos, Team appearances, programs etc. it worked out to 25k last year. Might get raised on lowered this year but will probably be close to the same.

The individual star players make their own deals with Gatorade, Bose, shoe companies, etc. but they share the collective money equally with the player at the end of the bench.

This is very interesting and clarified a lot of questions I had about NIL. Adia Barnes said that she lost a player to the portal cuz another school offered 100k. The players she lost in the portal this year didn't go to like top tier programs. It's really fascinating.

 

[Gamecockfan77]

Spear is trading having Pimento Cheese Footlong Hot Dogs at Kermit's just 10 minutes from Campus for whatever they have in Knoxville. Catfish and Moonpies?

Respond to TAMU? Ha, that's funny.

 

[Dillon77]

I just feel bad for Wake Forest and their 135 WBB fans. They have had probably 2 All-ACC players in the past two decades, Dearica Hamby and Spears. They pretty much are never gonna win anything ever. The Deacs spent time and effort recruiting Spears.. she turns out to be a better player than forecast... and boom... she is gone before she graduates and heads off to the sunny orange skies of eastern Tennessee.

I had plans on introducing my girlfriend to the great joys of ACC WBB by taking her to a Wake game next season. I don't wanna go if they are gonna get beat by 40 points.

I'm with you, @triaddukefan: I thought first-year coach Megan Gabbia had done a wizardly job with what she had (remember, she was brought on board late in the offseason) to coax a 17-17 season out of the Demon Deacs. During the team's mini-run in the ACC playoffs, Jewell Spear looked excited in post-game interviews and the team looked and acted pysched on-court and off.
Olivia Summel left first (to Va. Tech, of all places...ouch! -- I'm the father of a Demon Deac alum so I know how that plays.)
Maybe Spear wondered if it was going to be hard to even improve on a .500 record while prepping for the WNBA?
In any case, she's a junior...maybe she got her degree from WF, which is a fine school.

That's the bad news. OK news is that Kaia Harrison and Alexandra Scruggs, who both averaged around 6 ppg, will come back for grad years, so there's experience there.

The good news is that Gabbia posted a Top-25 Hoopgurlz recruiting class, with 6'1" wing Madisyn Jordan from Morrisville, NC; Makaela Quimby, a 5'9" guard from a very good McDonough School team in Maryland; and Kylie Theirkauf, a 5'9"shooting guard from Tenafly, NJ. This kid can -- and will -- shoot it, from all places in the court.

So, while I wish Spear and Quimby would've stuck around, that seems to be the new reality of WCBB. However, Gabbia built a really solid program at American and she knows how to find players. Let's hope these do well and you can still bring your girlfriend to meet maybe 200 DD faithful and hit some of the better eateries in Winston-Salem. Keep the Deac faith.

 

[BRS24]

OK State making some noise

 

[jdote33]

OK State making some noise

I like that many of their pickups have multiple years of eligibility. I watched a lot of Texas games last year and Oklahoma state gave them fits.

 

[jdote33]

Portal champs for sure.

 

[sharris25]

I think it’s more of she’s committed now that morrow isnt coming.

This makes more sense as she is a great backup for Cardoza. Personally Feagin was the #4 player in the country coming out of high school and needs to play now in order for us not to lose her. Also she is 6'4 which is prototypical post height and though Morrow is a proven rebounder/scorer, she is undersized at her position which may "could" be more of a liabilthy in a league like the SEC. Everyone usually ends up where they needed to be.

 

[bballnut90]

Mental note for Dawn--get potential transfers on campus before they visit Kim and LSU. Second year in a row a top transfer was planning to visit SC but canceled due to committing to LSU the weekend prior.

 

[cancontent]

Interesting approach as part her announcement campaign. Assuming this is her first NIL deal.

 

[sweetspot]

Happy Morrow got paid for that NIL deal, but didn’t LSU have to kinda sorta apologize for Olivia Dunne promoting that AI company given the implications for cheating on homework?

 

[cancontent]

Happy Morrow got paid for that NIL deal, but didn’t LSU have to kinda sorta apologize for Olivia Dunne promoting that AI company given the implications for cheating on homework?

No idea. Speculation on my end but this deal could have been in the works regardless of LSU. Morrow had a fair bit of material appearing on social media before she made her decision.

I've never heard the story about Olivia Dunne or any issues with LSU and this company. Can't answer that question.

 

[sweetspot]

Olivia Dunne endorses an AI writing tool. Is that a problem?

LSU gymnast Olivia Dunne’s endorsement of an artificial intelligence essay-writing tool is raising questions about whether college athletic programs should provide clearer ethical guidelines for athletes earning money from name, image and likeness contracts.

apnews.com

 

[erynlei4]

Marta Suárez (Tennessee) to Cal

 

[LwrcasefaN]

Happy Morrow got paid for that NIL deal, but didn’t LSU have to kinda sorta apologize for Olivia Dunne promoting that AI company given the implications for cheating on homework?

I wouldn't apologize. For all she knows...people wrote a love letter using the technology. People do good and bad things with technology...doesn't make the product bad.

 

[cancontent]

Olivia Dunne endorses an AI writing tool. Is that a problem?

LSU gymnast Olivia Dunne’s endorsement of an artificial intelligence essay-writing tool is raising questions about whether college athletic programs should provide clearer ethical guidelines for athletes earning money from name, image and likeness contracts.

apnews.com

Thank you. Wow. I can see why there could be an issue. Not a clear cut issue though.

 

[triaddukefan]

Portal champs for sure.

Probably should wait at least a month or two before we can hang up the banner. We might have co-champs like we did last year

 

[Gamecockfan77]

Mental note for Dawn--get potential transfers on campus before they visit Kim and LSU. Second year in a row a top transfer was planning to visit SC but canceled due to committing to LSU the weekend prior.

They go where the playing time is, I suppose.