NWMSU Bearcats 2019-2020

[NWHoops]

I've only watched clips myself and Hawkins but shorter was the comparison the staff used for Abreu so pretty spot on in your assessment. The comp they gave for Alexander was Diego but not as athletic (but who is??). I can see that with him being aggressive in attacking the basket in the highlight clips.

[Alfred33]

Thanks for the update... watching some highlights, Abreu looks like the system guys we've had and been getting. Long, can shoot the 3, but he looks like he'll rebound and play D too... Got some fight, reminded me a little of Hawkins in the clips I watched. Alexander looks like he has a strong college ready body and athletic... most of the highlights I saw of him were him dunking.

Verbal commits also has a 6'5" guard from Creighton Prep listed as committed. Spencer Schomers... looks like he can stroke it too. Hopefully we've got the program where we're reloading and not rebuilding... The renovations to Bearcat Arena will go a long way in that too if / when they happen. Looking forward to getting these guys to the Ville and seeing what they become!

[NWHoops]

Didn't know best place for this but NW is off to an unusually early start in recruiting. Picked up 2 commitments in the last few days.

Byron Alexander- 6'2 guard(saw some reports he's now 6'4 and more of a wing) from Staley.

Daniel Abreu- 6'6 SF from Willard. Seems to have been highly recruited by D2's in the area. Sounds like the staff is really excited about him.

Not sure on much details on either. Usually NW only gets one signed in the early period at most. When they do they are typically high on the list for the staff so it's good seeing a couple already.

[Bearcat-Hawkeye]

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Hmm, interesting. Wonder if his thinking 1-2 more commits for the coming year is due to the new transfer portal opening up more of those opportunities. The numbers in there are ridiculous, wonder how many will end up falling to D2?

Do any Northwest fans have any inside knowledge on the situation? Were they able to pick up any other recruits/transfers?

[NWHoops]

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Are you talking about Jordan Ashton? Based on this article (
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.des...m/amp/83566380) 6th man at ISU seems a bit generous for 7.9 minutes and one point per game.

Yes, sorry going off memory. He was 8th in games played for Iowa State that year. Never said he lit it up there but he was able to play fairly consistently for a top 25 program. Never really got off the bench at NW. My reference to him being a talented scorer was his time at NW, not at Iowa St.

[Augieholic]

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5-6 years ago NW had a very talented kid who could score but played no defense and pouted due to no playing time. He ended up transferring to Iowa St. and was the 6th man for a Top 25 team there but he couldn't get off the bench here due to those other aspects.

Are you talking about Jordan Ashton? Based on this article (
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.des...m/amp/83566380) 6th man at ISU seems a bit generous for 7.9 minutes and one point per game.

[NWHoops]

Re: NWMSU Bearcats 2019-2020

They looked for the most challenging non-conference schedule they could find, and decided that would be a series of intrasquad scrimmages.

That would be ideal but tough to do unless they get a couple more guys in. Only 11 on the roster right now.

[GrifFan]

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I seriously doubt there are no games from November 2 to December 5.

They looked for the most challenging non-conference schedule they could find, and decided that would be a series of intrasquad scrimmages.

[mosofan1]

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I seriously doubt there are no games from November 2 to December 5.

[Stanger86]

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Only 22 games including Duke, I would assume they have some to add still.

Good catch, I didn't look closely

[Moorhead123]

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Wasn't even hinting that he would. Was dealing purely in generalizations about kids in the transfer portal. I'm sure there are some with a lot of baggage and some with very little and some will thrive in a new situation and other's won't.

Hard to argue with such controversial comments.... :)

[libertybearcat]

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I seriously doubt Mac is taking anyone on with serious baggage. Womack as a player is what we could use- a forward who can play post defense and get some boards. How his personality would fit I have no idea.

There have been many good players who couldn't get off the bench and found success elsewhere because of personality and attitude. 5-6 years ago NW had a very talented kid who could score but played no defense and pouted due to no playing time. He ended up transferring to Iowa St. and was the 6th man for a Top 25 team there but he couldn't get off the bench here due to those other aspects. That's a glaring example but there are others which leads me to believe Mac is not going to bring someone in who will be a headache and cause distractions.

Wasn't even hinting that he would. Was dealing purely in generalizations about kids in the transfer portal. I'm sure there are some with a lot of baggage and some with very little and some will thrive in a new situation and other's won't.

[Moorhead123]

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Doesn't look like it

https://bearcatsports.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

May not be final schedule yet either....as looks to be room for two more non conference games??

[NSU4LIFE]

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Doesn't look like it

https://bearcatsports.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

Only 22 games including Duke, I would assume they have some to add still.

[Moorhead123]

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Doesn't look like it

https://bearcatsports.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

Obviously getting bad intel