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Daylon Harris (Gateway High School and Western Nebraska CC) has officially signed with UPJ.

Real nice pickup. Excellent player at Gateway.


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Daylon Harris (Gateway High School and Western Nebraska CC) has officially signed with UPJ.

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He is still unsigned as far as I'm aware.

He's a diamond in the rough type ... he can play. I'd love to see him come in as a walk-on and see what happens.

These next two weeks or so will be interesting. Grades will be coming out. It becomes Transfer Season Part 2 around the country.

But, unless there's some big news nobody knows about, I'd say Joe's roster for next year is set -- minus the walk-ons.

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Anything ever happen with the guy from Saltsburg?


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Harford CC's Aaron McDonald signs with Slippery Rock. That's a real nice land for KR and The Rock. McDonald had a ton of offers.

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Jake Benhart, Indiana High School, signed with Edinboro.

He's about 6'5" and a 'listed' 185 lbs. Nice career at IHS ... will need to add some serious weight.

His dad is a professor at IUP so he won't be a scholarship hit for EU.

There was some talk over the winter of him being a possible walk-on at IUP but obviously that didn't pan out.

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When you start to talk 'money' ... I put an '*' beside the 'full ride' guys. Unless something has changed over the past year, the last number I heard for full scholarship equivalencies for the program was about 9.5. They do have several heavy-hitter donors so that could have increased. They catch a bit of a break (big one, actually) with the Dante loop-hole being Joe's son and receiving free tuition. This isn't factual but you can put the pieces together pretty quickly based on the money available.

Guards:
Dante Lombardi (Jr. to be) *
Anthony Glover (Sr.) *
Malik Miller (So.) *
Ayron Hutton (Sr.) *
Milo Luciano (RFR)
Anthony White (So.) *
Armoni Foster (Fr.) *

Post:
Cobo Diaz (Jr. - 6'9") *
Blake Danielak (Sr. - 6'-7") *
Willem Brandwijk (Jr. - 6'9") *
Dom Keyes (Jr. - 6'8") *
Jerimah Nkumsah (RFR - 6'6")
Jake Rouse (So. - 6'8")


To give this some context, consider Slippery Rock works off about 4 to 4.5 full-ride equivalencies. In the West, IUP, Gannon, Cal and Mercyhurst are the heavy financial hitters. It really puts in perspective the job Kevin Reynolds has done there playing with half (or less) of house money to field his teams.

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No doubt he'd redshirt. I don't even think there's any money left for him. He'd have to start as a walk-on.

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If the kid from Saltsburg signs with IUP, there isn't going to be much room for him in the rotation for next year. I could see him playing if some of the guards got into foul trouble, but he would probably be better suited for a redshirt.

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Not sure I'm ready to go that far but Bravado certainly addressed some glaring needs with the additions of Willem and Keyes. Keyes brings that instant aggressive spark under the basket. I saw him in a high school game go for 28 points and 25 rebounds. He's a big-time land for IUP -- long, athletic and plays with an attitude (something the team has lacked a bit the past two years).

They needed to get bigger, deeper and faster under the basket. Those two accomplished the task in a big way.

Updated depth chart (no order):

Guards:
Dante Lombardi (Jr. to be)
Anthony Glover (Sr.)
Malik Miller (So.)
Ayron Hutton (Sr.)
Milo Luciano (RFR)
Anthony White (So.)
Armoni Foster (Fr.)

Post:
Cobo Diaz (Jr. - 6'9")
Blake Danielak (Sr. - 6'-7")
Willem Brandwijk (Jr. - 6'9")
Dom Keyes (Jr. - 6'8")
Jerimah Nkumsah (RFR - 6'6")
Jake Rouse (So. - 6'8")

I'd have to think Keyes' signing wraps up the class although there's been some talk lingering about the shooting guard from Saltsburg still being in the mix.

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OFFICIAL: Harford PF Dom Keyes (6'8", 210 lbs.) has signed with IUP. He has two years eligibility.

next two years will be interesting - maybe we'll see regionals at the KCAC

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OFFICIAL: Harford PF Dom Keyes (6'8", 210 lbs.) has signed with IUP. He has two years eligibility.

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Forward Micah Till (6'6", 245 lbs) of Harford CC has officially signed with Slippery Rock.

Nice pickup for KR.

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https://www.indianagazette.com/news/...orts,26251972/

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Not much of a surprise. I know he went to Kiski Prep with Dante. The reality, however, was there probably wasn't much of a future on the floor for him at IUP. I think Joe would have kept him around if he wanted to be the deep bench walk-on but that would likely be the extent. As you recall he left the team last year, too, but appeared on the roster again after the CJ departure in October.

Wish him the best ... from all I've heard he's a pretty good guy.

It sounds like Rouse is staying. They have to get some serious weight put on him. He is not on scholarship. He could be a late bloomer but at 6'8" he needs to get up to at least 215 lbs or so to have a chance.

The hot topic: Keyes yet to announce.