Looks like UTRGV is cleaning house.

Going…

Jameson Richardson............ 6'8… 230… FR........... Abilene Christian........................ Southeastern Oklahoma State
Furaha Cadeaux de Dieu....... 6'8… 220… SO.......... Abilene Christian........................ Arkansas Fort Smith
Stevie Smith....................... 6'6… 200… SO.......... Abilene Christian........................ Newman
Logan McLaughlin................ 6'1… 185… FR........... Abilene Christian........................ New Mexico JC
Te'Jon Sawyer..................... 6'8… 255… FR........... California Baptist........................ Cal State Bernardino
Feddie Dybala..................... 6'3… 190… FR........... California Baptist........................ Concordia Irvine
Chance Hunter.................... 6'6… 200… RS JR....... California Baptist....................... Cal Poly
Tyree Campbell................... 6'5… 190… FR........... California Baptist....................... Cal State East Bay
Daniel Akin......................... 6'9… 225… RS SR...... California Baptist...................... Utah State
Kolby Lee........................... 6’9… 240… RS JR....... Utah Tech................................. Idaho State
Mike Frazier....................... 6'10… 250… RS SO...... Utah Tech................................. California Baptist?
Andre Mulibea.................... 6'6… 210… FR............. Utah Tech................................. Salt Lake CC
Emad Elniel........................ 6'6… 195… FR............ Utah Tech.................................. Concordia St. Paul
Brock Gilbert...................... 5'10… 170… JR........... Utah Tech.................................. Central Washington
Mark Hatch......................... 6'0… 180… RS SO....... Utah Tech
Liam Lloyd.......................... 6’5… 190… FR............ Grand Canyon.......................... Northern Arizona
Dima Zdor.......................... 6'10… 230… JR........... Grand Canyon.......................... UT Rio Grande Valley
Jalen Blackmon................... 6'3… 180… FR............. Grand Canyon......................... Stetson
Jayden Stone...................... 6'4… 180… FR............. Grand Canyon......................... Detroit Mercy
Taeshon Cherry.................... 6'8… 210… JR............ Grand Canyon.......................... Marian University
Aquarn Butler...................... 5’10… 170… RS SO....... New Mexico State................... Prairie View A&M
Marsei Caston...................... 6’3… 173… SO............. New Mexico State
Nate Pryor........................... 6'3… 175… RS JR......... New Mexico State................... Eastern Oregon University
Sir'Jabari Rice...................... 6'4… 180… RS JR......... New Mexico State.................... Texas
Jorge Moreno...................... 6'10… 265… FR............. New Mexico State
Mario McKinney.................... 6'1… 175… SO............. New Mexico State................... UTEP
Virshon Cotton..................... 6'2… 170… RS JR.......... New Mexico State.................. Grambling State
William McNair Jr................. 6'10… 277… RS SO........ New Mexico State.................. Mississippi State
Levar Williams...................... 6'1… 190… SO............. New Mexico State
Cameron Crawford................ 6'1… 165… FR.............. New Mexico State
Kiran Oliver......................... 6'3… 185… FR.............. New Mexico State.................... Indian Hills CC
Jarren Cook......................... 6'4… 205… FR.............. Sam Houston State................. Tyler JC
Kevin Martina....................... 6'7… 215… FR.............. Sam Houston State................ Robert Morris
Terryonte Thomas................. 6'4… 205… SR............. Sam Houston State................. Mississippi University for Women
Jovan Grant......................... 5'11… 155… FR............ Sam Houston State................. Butler CC
Darrion Trammell................. 5'10… 165… SO............ Seattle U............................... San Diego State
Joe Wall.............................. 6'7… 215… RS SO......... Seattle U............................... Cal State Monterey Bay
Nate Robinson..................... 6'4… 185… JR............... Seattle U.
Kyree Brown....................... 6'0… 170… SO............... Seattle U.............................. New Hampshire
Rip Economou..................... 6'8 … 190… JR............... Seattle U.
Jules Moor........................... 6’6… 200… RS SO.......... Stephen F. Austin................. UNT-Dallas
Jimel Cofer.......................... 6'3… 182… FR................ Stephen F. Austin
Jonathan Aku..................... 6'10… 263… SO............... Stephen F. Austin................. Grambling State
Calvin Solomon................... 6'7… 194… SO................ Stephen F. Austin................. UTEP
Payton Daniels.................... 6'2… 175… FR................. Stephen F. Austin................. Jacksonville State
Diego Willis......................... 6'5… 175… JR................ Stephen F. Austin
Marquis Moore.................... 6'6… 205… JR................. Southern Utah...................... Hawaii Pacific
Malik Muhammad................ 6'9… 230… JR................. Southern Utah...................... Campbellsville
Aanen Moody...................... 6'3… 165… RS JR............ Southern Utah...................... Montana
Anthony Swift..................... 6'6… 000… FR................ Southern Utah
Nick Fleming....................... 6'1… 165… JR................ Southern Utah...................... Cal Poly
Bryce Brown....................... 6’8… 000… RS SO........... Tarleton State....................... UNC Pembroke
Chase Lane......................... 6’4… 000… SO............... Tarleton State........................ Claflin
Alejandro Vasquez................ 6’3… 200… SO............... Tarleton State....................... Salt Lake CC
Jaheim Holden..................... 6'0… 160… SO............... Tarleton State....................... Fort Hays State
Montre' Gipson.................... 5'11… 200… JR............... Tarleton State....................... UNC Charlotte
Garrett Levesque.................. 6'6… 195… FR................ Tarleton State...................... UTEP
Tahj Small........................... 6'5… 195… JR................ Tarleton State....................... Utah Valley
Kyle Hicks........................... 6'4… 180… FR................. Tarleton State...................... Assumption
Joey Madimba...................... 6'5… 210… SO............... Tarleton State
Lloyer Diggs........................ 5'11… 167… FR............... Tarleton State...................... Chaminade
Jayshawn Moore................... 6'6… 180… FR................ Tarleton State...................... Navarro JC
Kylon Owens....................... 6'9… 220… SO................. Tarleton State...................... Angelo State
Cameron Jernigan................ 6'8… 185… FR................. Tarleton State...................... Crowley CC
Gianfranco 'Pipo' Grafals........ 6'5… 185… SO............... Tarleton State....................... Southern Mississippi
Jordan Booker..................... 5'10… 160… SO............... Tarleton State
Nicolas Elame...................... 6’3… 192… SO................ UT Arlington........................ Longwood
Patrick Mwamba................... 6’7… 201… RS SO........... UT Arlington........................ Oral Roberts
Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu... 6'9… 202… RS SO........... UT Arlington.........................Memphis
Carson Bischoff.................... 6'4… 210… RS JR............ UT Arlington
LaQuan Butler....................... 6’0… 170… JR................ UT Rio Grande Valley............ Ouachita Baptist
Ismail Habib......................... 6’0… 175… FR................ UT Rio Grande Valley............ South Plains CC
Malik Lawrence-Anderson....... 6’6… 215… JR................ UT Rio Grande Valley............ Newman
Marek Nelson........................ 6’7… 200… RS JR........... UT Rio Grande Valley............ Nicholls State
B.J. Simmons........................ 6’2… 195… RS SO.......... UT Rio Grande Valley............ Wayland Baptist University
Sai Witt................................ 6’8… 230… JR................ UT Rio Grande Valley............ Lincoln (MO)
RayQuan Taylor..................... 6'9… 195… FR................ UT Rio Grande Valley............. Tallahassee CC
Ricky 'Doc' Nelson................. 6'1… 170… RS JR........... UT Rio Grande Valley............. Prairie View A&M
Quinton Johnson II................ 6'4… 190… RS SO.......... UT Rio Grande Valley.............. East Central
Shavaul Butters..................... 6'8… 210… FR............... UT Rio Grande Valley.............. Northwestern Oklahoma State
Donte Houston Jr................... 6'9… 215… FR............... UT Rio Grande Valley............. Southeastern Louisiana
Fardaws Aimaq..................... 6'11… 245… RS SO......... Utah Valley........................... Texas Tech
Trey Farrer............................ 6'9… 235… SO............... Utah Valley........................... Westminster


Coming…

Joe Pleasant...................... 6'7… 230… JR… Wichita State (2.6 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 0.3 apg)............ Abilene Christian
Ali Dibba........................... 6'4… 180… FR… Chicago State (13.4 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 0.2 apg)......... Abilene Christian
Hunter Goodrick................. 6'7… 220… JR… South Dakota (7.5 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 1.5 apg)........... California Baptist
Riley Battin....................... 6'9… 234… JR… Utah (4.4 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 1.2 apg)........................ California Baptist
Joe Quintana..................... 6'2… 165… SR… Loyola Marymount (13.1 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.8 apg)... California Baptist
Blondeau Tchoukuiegno....... 6'2… 190… RS FR… New Hampshire (11.8 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 4.0 apg)... California Baptist
Timothy Ighoefe................ 7'0… 250… SO… Georgetown (2.8 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 0.5 apg).............. California Baptist
Tanner Christensen............ 6'10… 250… FR… Idaho (8.5 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 1.1 apg)...................... Utah Tech
Noah Baumann.................. 6'6… 208… RS JR… Georgia (8.1 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 0.9 apg)................ Grand Canyon
Rayshon Harrison............... 6'4… 180… FR… Presbyterian (17.1 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 3.0 apg)............ Grand Canyon
Josh Baker........................ 6'4… 175… SO… UNLV (3.9 ppg, 1.2 rpg, 1.4 apg)........................ Grand Canyon
Logan Landers.................. 6'9… 215… FR… Kansas State (1.1 ppg, 1.2 rpg, 0.1 apg).............. Grand Canyon
Dajuan Gordon.................. 6'3… 190… JR… Missouri (8.3 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.2 apg).................... New Mexico State
Xavier Pinson.................... 6'2… 165… SR… LSU (9.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 4.8 apg).......................... New Mexico State
Kaosi Ezeagu.................... 6'10… 245… JR… Kansas State (4.2 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 0.2 apg)............ Sam Houston State
Qua Grant......................... 6'1… 195… JR… Wichita State (4.5 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 1.8 apg)............ Sam Houston State
Paris Dawson..................... 6'2… 170… SO… Portland State (5.4 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 0.8 apg).......... Seattle U.
Alex Schumacher................ 6'3… 175… SO… St. Martin's (14.6 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 4.0 apg)............ Seattle U.
Dang Dut.......................... 6'4… 192… SO… Wyoming (0.7 ppg, 0.8 rpg, 1.1 apg).................. Southern Utah
Cameron Healy.................. 6'3… 190… RS JR… Central Michigan (11.7 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 1.4 apg)... Southern Utah
Felix Lemetti..................... 6'1… 190… RS SO… UN Omaha (10.3 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 2.9 apg).......... Southern Utah
Peyton Daniels................... 6’2… 175… FR… Vanderbilt (3.0 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.3 apg)................. Stephen F. Austin
Montavious Murphy............. 6'9… 230… SO… Kansas State (2.8 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 0.3 apg)............ Stephen F. Austin
Robbie Armbrester.............. 6'4… 220… FR… Houston (1.2 pp, 0.5 rpg, 0.1 apg)..................... Stephen F. Austin
Jalil Beaubrun.................... 6'9… 255… FR… Southwest Baptist (12.1 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 0.1 apg).... Stephen F. Austin
Ron Brown........................ 6'8… 218… RS JR… Jacksonville (2.9 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 0.8 apg)........... Tarleton State
Aaron Cash....................... 6'6… 201… RS SO… Texas A&M (2.4 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 0.3 apg).......... UT Arlington
Sherman Brashear.............. 6'5… 180… FR… Western Kentucky (3.7 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 0.3 apg)...... UT Rio Grande Valley
Dima Zdor........................ 6'10… 230… JR… Grand Canyon (2.4 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 0.1 apg)........... UT Rio Grande Valley
Aziz Bandaogo................... 7'0… 215… SO… Akron (3.2 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 0.3 apg)....................... Utah Valley
Tahj Small......................... 6'5… 195… JR… Tarleton State (13.8 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 1.3 apg)............ Utah Valley

1 additional Tarleton departure….

Jaheim Holden……………5’10 JR

Not sure why we are losing two of our better players. Coach Young lost a lot his first year too, but that wasn’t as unexpected.

(03-16-2022 03:53 PM)FoUTASportscaster Wrote:  Not sure why we are losing two of our better players. Coach Young lost a lot his first year too, but that wasn’t as unexpected.

Just because they enter the portal, doesn’t mean they are for sure gone.

True, but my concern is it shows, at least at some level, discontent within the program. We lost our leading scorer from last year in the portal prior to this year. We ended 7-10 in conference and had only two losses in double digits. Might have contended for a top four seed in that scenario. So I’m a little bit snake bit.

According to Verbal commits, UTRGV's RayQuan Taylor has entered the transfer portal as well as Lamar's Corey Nickerson.

(03-16-2022 10:56 PM)NMSUPistolPete Wrote:  According to Verbal commits, UTRGV's RayQuan Taylor has entered the transfer portal as well as Lamar's Corey Nickerson.

I feel for coach Figger but I think he will need more than 5 years to turn the UTRGV program around.

(03-17-2022 12:44 AM)WACfan86 Wrote:  

(03-16-2022 10:56 PM)NMSUPistolPete Wrote:  According to Verbal commits, UTRGV's RayQuan Taylor has entered the transfer portal as well as Lamar's Corey Nickerson.

I feel for coach Figger but I think he will need more than 5 years to turn the UTRGV program around.

I understand Coach Figger losing holdovers from Coach Hill's program who might not be satisfied with their respective playing time, the direction of the program, or this season's results. But it is a little disconcerting when Figger losses key performers from his first recruiting class. Figger will spin his tires trying to turn this program around if he can't hold on to his top recruits yearly. RayQuan Taylor will be an unfortunate loss if Figger can't change his mind to stay.

(03-17-2022 01:40 AM)NMSUPistolPete Wrote:  

(03-17-2022 12:44 AM)WACfan86 Wrote:  

(03-16-2022 10:56 PM)NMSUPistolPete Wrote:  According to Verbal commits, UTRGV's RayQuan Taylor has entered the transfer portal as well as Lamar's Corey Nickerson.

I feel for coach Figger but I think he will need more than 5 years to turn the UTRGV program around.

I understand Coach Figger losing holdovers from Coach Hill's program who might not be satisfied with their respective playing time, the direction of the program, or this season's results. But it is a little disconcerting when Figger losses key performers from his first recruiting class. Figger will spin his tires trying to turn this program around if he can't hold on to his top recruits yearly. RayQuan Taylor will be an unfortunate loss if Figger can't change his mind to stay.

Yeah, this is not good at all.

Tarleton’s Montre Gibson has entered the portal as a grad transfer.

This is not a surprise.

(03-21-2022 02:59 PM)TexanFan Wrote:  Tarleton’s Montre Gibson has entered the portal as a grad transfer.

This is not a surprise.

yeah, he probably wants a chance to play in the NCAA tournament before his career is over. Brette Tanner should hit him up. Gibson's style of play fits with ACU.

A few things

I love how VC has Nate Pryor listed a forward.

Also on the Liam front transferring out of GCU, Sounds like there are a few Big Sky schools that want him to play heavy minutes so I'm not sure he lands down in the dirty T with dad.

I wonder if Aimaq will end up at another school or get drafted. Seems he was expected be out the door after last season. I’m not sure what he would hope to do in another year of college.

(03-21-2022 09:44 PM)Todor Wrote:  I wonder if Aimaq will end up at another school or get drafted. Seems he was expected be out the door after last season. I’m not sure what he would hope to do in another year of college.

I'm not sure Aimaq won't just go pro. But if he chooses to play college ball one more year, he needs to go to a program where it showcases his talent. Somewhere with more talent than UVU but not so much talent that he becomes just another big man on a loaded roster; like at the higher tier P5 programs.

(03-21-2022 11:27 PM)NMSUPistolPete Wrote:  

(03-21-2022 09:44 PM)Todor Wrote:  I wonder if Aimaq will end up at another school or get drafted. Seems he was expected be out the door after last season. I’m not sure what he would hope to do in another year of college.

I'm not sure Aimaq won't just go pro. But if he chooses to play college ball one more year, he needs to go to a program where it showcases his talent. Somewhere with more talent than UVU but not so much talent that he becomes just another big man on a loaded roster; like at the higher tier P5 programs.

As a grad student, I would suspect if he plays college ball next year it will be somewhere with a much higher likelihood of getting to the NCAA tourney.

(03-21-2022 11:27 PM)NMSUPistolPete Wrote:  

(03-21-2022 09:44 PM)Todor Wrote:  I wonder if Aimaq will end up at another school or get drafted. Seems he was expected be out the door after last season. I’m not sure what he would hope to do in another year of college.

I'm not sure Aimaq won't just go pro. But if he chooses to play college ball one more year, he needs to go to a program where it showcases his talent. Somewhere with more talent than UVU but not so much talent that he becomes just another big man on a loaded roster; like at the higher tier P5 programs.

I hope he just goes pro. Too many things can happen. I don’t think he has anything left to prove in college. He’ll either make in the NBA or he won’t as I see it. I don’t see an extra year at the college level really helping him develop more. It could showcase him, for sure, but that’s about all.