PSAC WEST

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Edinboro and SRU posted rosters. Both added some nice D2 transfers.

Jomo Goings ended up staying at SRU (he was in the Portal earlier this year). Edinboro has several new additions from PSAC schools.

[bballfan03]

NAIA Columbia (SC)

Doesn't appear Evran or Yilmaz have ended up anywhere (or else their teams haven't published anything yet).

[bballfan03]

Where did Whitley end up?

NAIA Columbia (SC)

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Gannon's roster is up.

1. 2024-2025
   1. 2023-2024
2. 14 kids
   1. 14 kids
3. 6 frosh (1 is a RS from D1)
   1. 4 frosh (1 returning as RS)
4. 3 sophs (the lone returners)
   1. 5 sophs (4 returning)
5. 3 juniors (1 JUCO, 1 f/ Union, 1 D1)
   1. 1 junior (transfer)
6. 2 Grad (1 f/ Union, 1 D1)
   1. 4 Grad (1 D1)
7. Returning - 3, New - 11
   1. Returning - 5, New - 9

Quite similar to last year, just a little younger in general... but still 9 frosh/soph and 5 Junior/Grad. 2 less returning players, BUT Berkay, Lucarotti and Cenker were overall useless last year.

Where did Whitley end up?

[bballfan03]

Gannon's roster is up.

1. 2024-2025
   1. 2023-2024
2. 14 kids
   1. 14 kids
3. 6 frosh (1 is a RS from D1)
   1. 4 frosh (1 returning as RS)
4. 3 sophs (the lone returners)
   1. 5 sophs (4 returning)
5. 3 juniors (1 JUCO, 1 f/ Union, 1 D1)
   1. 1 junior (transfer)
6. 2 Grad (1 f/ Union, 1 D1)
   1. 4 Grad (1 D1)
7. Returning - 3, New - 11
   1. Returning - 5, New - 9

Quite similar to last year, just a little younger in general... but still 9 frosh/soph and 5 Junior/Grad. 2 less returning players, BUT Berkay, Lucarotti and Cenker were overall useless last year.

[bballfan03]

Again, Gannon is only afloat financially because of Florida. They found an area with a need and filled it. That also allows them to charge typical private university tuition.

All of Edinboro's degrees flow through Penn West. Prior to PennWest, Edinboro had a DNP. After the merger they picked up Doctor of Criminal Justice, Doctor of Education, and Doctor of Health Science.

Funny you bring it up, Edinboro is a fantastic pottery (sculpture) school. They've had a dedicated sculpture building for 40 years. And its not some BS program you assume since your intellectual capacity for sculpture ends at Kindergarten pinch pots and rolling PlayDough worms.

Ruskin is a bonus, but Gannon is not afloat just because of them lol They have the 2nd highest undergrad enrollment that they've had in 20+ years and their graduate programs are almost double what they were 7 years ago. Gannon is doing fine on it's own (plus all of their online students). So, closing isn't in any kind of future lol As far as Boro, it's been run down for a while and the only way to improve that is to spend.. which they are. So, hopefully, that's the start of a fresh new life for Boro. Would not want to see them close!! (Hurst, yes.. lol)

[IUPbigINDIANS]

SRU men's non-conference:


at Syracuse (exhibition)

Shaw
Virginia Union

at Wheeling

Fairmont State

at Lake Erie

West Virginia Wesleyan

USC Beaufort - Fudala doing the West tour

Penn State New Kensington


Crossover

West Chester
Millersville
at Kutztown
at Bloomsburg
Mansfield
at East Stroudsburg

[IUPalum]

Again, Gannon is only afloat financially because of Florida. They found an area with a need and filled it. That also allows them to charge typical private university tuition.

All of Edinboro's degrees flow through Penn West. Prior to PennWest, Edinboro had a DNP. After the merger they picked up Doctor of Criminal Justice, Doctor of Education, and Doctor of Health Science.

Funny you bring it up, Edinboro is a fantastic pottery (sculpture) school. They've had a dedicated sculpture building for 40 years. And its not some BS program you assume since your intellectual capacity for sculpture ends at Kindergarten pinch pots and rolling PlayDough worms.

Are we really arguing that Edinboro's academics are good?

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Cal's roster is up (men's)

[Fightingscot82]

you are so funny
the Fla school is a Masters & Doctorate program
does burro even have a doctorate?
oh yes everyone who heard of it knows its bsket weave & clay pottery school

Again, Gannon is only afloat financially because of Florida. They found an area with a need and filled it. That also allows them to charge typical private university tuition.

All of Edinboro's degrees flow through Penn West. Prior to PennWest, Edinboro had a DNP. After the merger they picked up Doctor of Criminal Justice, Doctor of Education, and Doctor of Health Science.

Funny you bring it up, Edinboro is a fantastic pottery (sculpture) school. They've had a dedicated sculpture building for 40 years. And its not some BS program you assume since your intellectual capacity for sculpture ends at Kindergarten pinch pots and rolling PlayDough worms.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

About this time every summer I make my West predictions (the sight-unseen edition). We know most of the new players by now. This is by far one of the hardest years to date. Stability is gone.


The Usual Suspects

I'll call this 1-3 (in no order).

Gannon - Fresh off an out-of-nowhere Regional title, well, Gannon is starting over. Jordan Fee is gone. Their best returning player now plays for Robert Morris. The others graduated or left. So, the new HC pretty much had to start fresh. Fee hit the portal jackpot a year ago. Can it happen again? The lingering question (in my mind) is why did all the players leave when they simply promoted from within?

IUP - Redshirt Joe has an interesting roster. It's bigger and faster. Star PG Garvin Clark returns. Two key guards are coming back from ACLs. Overall, IUP has guards galore. The post got a big addition in July but is still a question mark. They at least have actual post players this year (in theory). Let's see who can crack Joe's 6.5-man rotation. Some think this team is loaded up. Some think it's not.

California - The Vulcans took some heavy graduation losses -- and a major transfer loss. But, a lot also returns. Danny recruits as well as anybody, too. It's doubtful Cal is as strong as its past few teams, but it should still be pretty good. The Vulcans' post will be very good.

Sleeper

Seton Hill is on the rise -- headlined by stars-in-the-making at PG and PF. The Griffins took some losses, but should settle in to the 4 hole.

The Rest

UPJ was incredibly young a year ago. Most returned, and, shockingly, Rukavina even added a couple transfers (exceptionally rare). This likely isn't a team that will contend for the West title, but, as always, it will be a team that will pull some upsets.

Clarion - Things were really looking up for the Golden Eagles. Then, the season ended. Three key starters are gone. The PG grad-transferred to Edinboro. The star PF left for Virginia State. The star SG now plays for Niagara. The cupboard isn't bare, but those were big losses.

Edinboro - The Scots got hit hard by outbound transfers. But, they also did well with inbound transfers -- including several experienced Atlantic Region players. This should be a scrappy team.

Who Knows

Slippery Rock lost some players to graduation and to the portal. But (we think) two key players return in Austin and Herster. Replacing players isn't anything new to Ian Grady. But, until the roster is revealed there are too many questions here.

[Sec10-A-14]

Edinboro is the only of the 3 campuses with any positive momentum. They're expecting an increase for the fall enough to open up one of the mothballed dorms.

Gannon should close. They were outgunned by the sisters of mercy up the road. Move operations to Florida and just be a second rate health professions school

you are so funny
the Fla school is a Masters & Doctorate program
does burro even have a doctorate?
oh yes everyone who heard of it knows its bsket weave & clay pottery school

[Fightingscot82]

Edinboro needs to be closed. $52 M for a dieing school is a waste of money.
Just turn the school into a homeless shelter for veterans and ship the illegals back to where they entered the US.

Edinboro is the only of the 3 campuses with any positive momentum. They're expecting an increase for the fall enough to open up one of the mothballed dorms.

Gannon should close. They were outgunned by the sisters of mercy up the road. Move operations to Florida and just be a second rate health professions school

[Sec10-A-14]

Penn West trustees have submitted as their #1 funding request a $52 million renovation of McComb. This on top of many signs pointing to new football turf this summer. This all sounds like they anticipate continuing athletics at least at Edinboro.

Edinboro needs to be closed. $52 M for a dieing school is a waste of money.
Just turn the school into a homeless shelter for veterans and ship the illegals back to where they entered the US.

[IUPalum]

Some men's scheduling news:


UPJ, Virginia Union and Shaw will open the season at the Slippery Rock Tip-Off


USCB (Ron Fudala's team) will play at UPJ in mid-November

UPJ will not play in the IUP Thanksgiving event this year (for the first time in forever). The Mountain Cats will spend that weekend playing in Puerto Rico.

I wonder if UPJ was tired of starting 0-2