2023-24 Roster

[iowa80]

Sept 16, 2023 13:54:05 GMT -5 Bigs"R"Us said:

I thought Terrell Allen was a good PG for us when given the opportunity. James Akinjo had talent, but was the epitome of selfishness.

I prefer “ball dominant.”  He led the BE in assists as a frosh.

[prhoya]

From the front page:

www.hoyasaxa.com/sports/bball.htm

“Ten scholarship players and five walk-ons (the most since the 1962-63 season) complete the lineup. A name missing from the lineup is forward Drew McKenna, who did not reclassify to college a year early and will likely complete his senior season instead.“

Is it 9 or 10? If McKenna is not on campus, then it’s 9.

[dense]

Watching film on Bacote, Montgomery and Grant, they all seem like walk-ons that could be playing at lower Div 1(Bacote actually started at two lower Div1 schools). Montgomery seems to be a bouncy athlete who played at a big time high school and averaged 10 a game. they also seem like if we had more top end talent, you could hide on the floor for 5-6 minutes and they not be a complete liability.

[prhoya]

Sept 18, 2023 16:16:13 GMT -5 dense said:

Watching film on Bacote, Montgomery and Grant, they all seem like walk-ons that could be playing at lower Div 1(Bacote actually started at two lower Div1 schools). Montgomery seems to be a bouncy athlete who played at a big time high school and averaged 10 a game. they also seem like if we had more top end talent, you could hide on the floor for 5-6 minutes and they not be a complete liability.

Yates Intramural All-Star Team!

[hoyasaxa2003]

Sept 18, 2023 16:16:13 GMT -5 dense said:

Watching film on Bacote, Montgomery and Grant, they all seem like walk-ons that could be playing at lower Div 1(Bacote actually started at two lower Div1 schools). Montgomery seems to be a bouncy athlete who played at a big time high school and averaged 10 a game. they also seem like if we had more top end talent, you could hide on the floor for 5-6 minutes and they not be a complete liability.

For what it's worth, Grant was a Division 1 scholarship athlete at Oregon State, and Wayne Bristol came from MEAC. To me it is bizarre that a former scholarship guy would walk on anywhere, but I really don't know Grant's deal. I just think it's interesting that because Bristol is on scholarship, people think of him in a different way than Grant, even though Grant was recruited to and on a better team.

Other sources list Grant as a walk-on at Oregon State.--Admin
www.verbalcommits.com/schools/oregon-state

[dariantownesvanzandt]

Sept 18, 2023 18:42:34 GMT -5 hoyasaxa2003 said:

Sept 18, 2023 16:16:13 GMT -5 dense said:

Watching film on Bacote, Montgomery and Grant, they all seem like walk-ons that could be playing at lower Div 1(Bacote actually started at two lower Div1 schools). Montgomery seems to be a bouncy athlete who played at a big time high school and averaged 10 a game. they also seem like if we had more top end talent, you could hide on the floor for 5-6 minutes and they not be a complete liability.

For what it's worth, Grant was a Division 1 scholarship athlete at Oregon State, and Wayne Bristol came from MEAC. To me it is bizarre that a former scholarship guy would walk on anywhere, but I really don't know Grant's deal. I just think it's interesting that because Bristol is on scholarship, people think of him in a different way than Grant, even though Grant was recruited to and on a better team.

I've never seen anywhere that Grant was on scholarship at OSU. The school didn't even make a formal announcement when he was added (or when he left).
I've also never seen that he was hurt or redshirting in any way, and he sat the entire season behind 13 guys who did make an appearance (Grant did not) -- on a really bad team.
He was also unranked and very lightly recruited as a prep kid.
Positives: He played OK, but didn't exactly stand out at Kenner. He looks like he's got some decent size - but still projects to be at best our 3rd SF, even w/o Massoud or McKenna there.

Wayne Bristol was just as lightly recruited, but was a conference ROY who scored over 12ppg as a FR -- and looked fine here in a backup role last year. Since I'm guessing he'll begin the year this season as a bench guy, there's no reason he shouldn't be more than adequate in that role. If Styles disappoints or gets hurt, I think Bristol could even step into our starting SF spot. That's not to say I think he'd be a top half of the conference kid there... but I doubt he'd embarrass himself in that spot.

Are you really ready to project that for Grant?

Even if DG was on scholarship last year, the two are not equal.

[prhoya]

Sept 18, 2023 19:37:21 GMT -5 dariantownesvanzandt said:

Sept 18, 2023 18:42:34 GMT -5 hoyasaxa2003 said:

For what it's worth, Grant was a Division 1 scholarship athlete at Oregon State, and Wayne Bristol came from MEAC. To me it is bizarre that a former scholarship guy would walk on anywhere, but I really don't know Grant's deal. I just think it's interesting that because Bristol is on scholarship, people think of him in a different way than Grant, even though Grant was recruited to and on a better team.

I've never seen anywhere that Grant was on scholarship at OSU. The school didn't even make a formal announcement when he was added (or when he left).
I've also never seen that he was hurt or redshirting in any way, and he sat the entire season behind 13 guys who did make an appearance (Grant did not) -- on a really bad team.
He was also unranked and very lightly recruited as a prep kid.
Positives: He played OK, but didn't exactly stand out at Kenner. He looks like he's got some decent size - but still projects to be at best our 3rd SF, even w/o Massoud or McKenna there.

Wayne Bristol was just as lightly recruited, but was a conference ROY who scored over 12ppg as a FR -- and looked fine here in a backup role last year. Since I'm guessing he'll begin the year this season as a bench guy, there's no reason he shouldn't be more than adequate in that role. If Styles disappoints or gets hurt, I think Bristol could even step into our starting SF spot. That's not to say I think he'd be a top half of the conference kid there... but I doubt he'd embarrass himself in that spot.

Are you really ready to project that for Grant?

Even if DG was on scholarship last year, the two are not equal.

I think Bristol starts. TBD if he does by BE season…

[hoyasaxa2003]

If Grant was not a scholarship player, then my bad. I could swear I saw that, but I may be mistaken.

[BeantownHoya]

Sept 19, 2023 13:38:53 GMT -5 hoyasaxa2003 said:

If Grant was not a scholarship player, then my bad. I could swear I saw that, but I may be mistaken.

Grant plays super hard all the time...given our roster...I wouldn't be surprised if he sees decent minutes for a walk on to what we are accustomed to seeing...

Not saying he's playing 15-20 minutes a game but I could see him giving a spot 5 minutes a game that is not garbage time...

[MCIGuy]

“This is the best shooting team I’ve ever had.”

Of all the remarks of the pros and (mostly) cons of the Hoyas of this upcoming season, this quote by Colley from “The Almanac”, the college basketball preview put out by the guys behind the 3MW – Three Man Weave, may be the item that stands out the most of the Georgetown coverage done by Rob Dauster. Its key that Cooley wasn’t hedging his bets by saying “I ‘think’ this may be the best shooting team I’ve ever had”. Nope he goes all in with “THIS IS the best shooting team I’ve ever had.”

Interestingly enough I was thinking just a few weeks back about how the main weakness of Cooley’s best Providence teams was the lack of enough consistent outside shooting threats. Even looking at entire old games on YouTube of his best teams, its evident that scoring becomes an issue when opposing teams don’t turn the ball over and play good halfcourt defense. That lack of outside shooting didn’t necessarily hurt the Friars’ big men because Cooley never had one that was really a go-to guy in the paint, particularly when the game was on the line. Nonetheless subpar outside shooting gummed up the works for the wing players and forwards as it let little room for drives and allowed defenders to rotate over without worrying over leaving other Friar players open beyond the three-point line.

Also around that same time a few weeks back I was thinking just how much Cooley was bringing in shooters like Massoud, Brumbaugh and Fielder while inheriting a guy like Heath. It is my opinion that Drew McKenna is a superior shooter than any forward Cooley brought in from high school to Providence. Even Thomas Sorber appears to have much more perimeter shooting capability than any center Cooley had in Friartown. It made me wonder why Cooley didn’t at least “luck out” bringing in more shooters to his program, but then again Hoya fans used to always ask that about Big John. Cooley left a lot of talent for Kim English at Providence but he doesn’t appear to have deposited any shooters into English’s lap.

Just like with Blue Ribbon, I can’t share all the info in this extensive writeup but I’ll probably throw in a few more tidbits soon. Until then here is one more:

“Drew Fielder will be another interesting name to keep an eye on for the Hoyas. A 6-10 freshman, he weighs just 218 pounds and is 18 years old, but the potential is there for him. He has the shooting ability to be a floor-spacer and the athleticism to be a lob target. He’s also a freshman that will likely make freshman mistakes. It may take time, but if he is playing like a sophomore by the end of his freshman season, he will be a major difference-maker for the Hoyas.”

Should be noted that Fielder was one of the Hoya players mentioned in the writeup that could give BE defenders problems because of his shooting potential.

[prhoya]

Sept 20, 2023 8:34:28 GMT -5 MCIGuy said:

“This is the best shooting team I’ve ever had.”

Of all the remarks of the pros and (mostly) cons of the Hoyas of this upcoming season, this quote by Colley from “The Almanac”, the college basketball preview put out by the guys behind the 3MW – Three Man Weave, may be the item that stands out the most of the Georgetown coverage done by Rob Dauster. Its key that Cooley wasn’t hedging his bets by saying “I ‘think’ this may be the best shooting team I’ve ever had”. Nope he goes all in with “THIS IS the best shooting team I’ve ever had.”

Interestingly enough I was thinking just a few weeks back about how the main weakness of Cooley’s best Providence teams was the lack of enough consistent outside shooting threats. Even looking at entire old games on YouTube of his best teams, its evident that scoring becomes an issue when opposing teams don’t turn the ball over and play good halfcourt defense. That lack of outside shooting didn’t necessarily hurt the Friars’ big men because Cooley never had one that was really a go-to guy in the paint, particularly when the game was on the line. Nonetheless subpar outside shooting gummed up the works for the wing players and forwards as it let little room for drives and allowed defenders to rotate over without worrying over leaving other Friar players open beyond the three-point line.

Also around that same time a few weeks back I was thinking just how much Cooley was bringing in shooters like Massoud, Brumbaugh and Fielder while inheriting a guy like Heath. It is my opinion that Drew McKenna is a superior shooter than any forward Cooley brought in from high school to Providence. Even Thomas Sorber appears to have much more perimeter shooting capability than any center Cooley had in Friartown. It made me wonder why Cooley didn’t at least “luck out” bringing in more shooters to his program, but then again Hoya fans used to always ask that about Big John. Cooley left a lot of talent for Kim English at Providence but he doesn’t appear to have deposited any shooters into English’s lap.

Just like with Blue Ribbon, I can’t share all the info in this extensive writeup but I’ll probably throw in a few more tidbits soon. Until then here is one more:

“Drew Fielder will be another interesting name to keep an eye on for the Hoyas. A 6-10 freshman, he weighs just 218 pounds and is 18 years old, but the potential is there for him. He has the shooting ability to be a floor-spacer and the athleticism to be a lob target. He’s also a freshman that will likely make freshman mistakes. It may take time, but if he is playing like a sophomore by the end of his freshman season, he will be a major difference-maker for the Hoyas.”

Should be noted that Fielder was one of the Hoya players mentioned in the writeup that could give BE defenders problems because of his shooting potential.

Thanks and 🙏!

I want to see what Cooley does with Bristol, who averaged 40% from 3 in 31 mpg his freshman year at Howard, while averaging 31% for 3 in 14 mpg for Pat last year.

[MCIGuy]

Sept 20, 2023 9:11:39 GMT -5 prhoya said:

Sept 20, 2023 8:34:28 GMT -5 MCIGuy said:

“This is the best shooting team I’ve ever had.”

Of all the remarks of the pros and (mostly) cons of the Hoyas of this upcoming season, this quote by Colley from “The Almanac”, the college basketball preview put out by the guys behind the 3MW – Three Man Weave, may be the item that stands out the most of the Georgetown coverage done by Rob Dauster. Its key that Cooley wasn’t hedging his bets by saying “I ‘think’ this may be the best shooting team I’ve ever had”. Nope he goes all in with “THIS IS the best shooting team I’ve ever had.”

Interestingly enough I was thinking just a few weeks back about how the main weakness of Cooley’s best Providence teams was the lack of enough consistent outside shooting threats. Even looking at entire old games on YouTube of his best teams, its evident that scoring becomes an issue when opposing teams don’t turn the ball over and play good halfcourt defense. That lack of outside shooting didn’t necessarily hurt the Friars’ big men because Cooley never had one that was really a go-to guy in the paint, particularly when the game was on the line. Nonetheless subpar outside shooting gummed up the works for the wing players and forwards as it let little room for drives and allowed defenders to rotate over without worrying over leaving other Friar players open beyond the three-point line.

Also around that same time a few weeks back I was thinking just how much Cooley was bringing in shooters like Massoud, Brumbaugh and Fielder while inheriting a guy like Heath. It is my opinion that Drew McKenna is a superior shooter than any forward Cooley brought in from high school to Providence. Even Thomas Sorber appears to have much more perimeter shooting capability than any center Cooley had in Friartown. It made me wonder why Cooley didn’t at least “luck out” bringing in more shooters to his program, but then again Hoya fans used to always ask that about Big John. Cooley left a lot of talent for Kim English at Providence but he doesn’t appear to have deposited any shooters into English’s lap.

Just like with Blue Ribbon, I can’t share all the info in this extensive writeup but I’ll probably throw in a few more tidbits soon. Until then here is one more:

“Drew Fielder will be another interesting name to keep an eye on for the Hoyas. A 6-10 freshman, he weighs just 218 pounds and is 18 years old, but the potential is there for him. He has the shooting ability to be a floor-spacer and the athleticism to be a lob target. He’s also a freshman that will likely make freshman mistakes. It may take time, but if he is playing like a sophomore by the end of his freshman season, he will be a major difference-maker for the Hoyas.”

Should be noted that Fielder was one of the Hoya players mentioned in the writeup that could give BE defenders problems because of his shooting potential.

Thanks and 🙏!

I want to see what Cooley does with Bristol, who averaged 40% from 3 in 31 mpg his freshman year at Howard, while averaging 31% for 3 in 14 mpg for Pat last year.

Once again that writeup followed a recent pattern by dishing out more love for Styles than Bristol in terms of potential, even from a shooting standpoint which seems nuts to be quite honest.

[prhoya]

Sept 20, 2023 9:57:57 GMT -5 MCIGuy said:

Sept 20, 2023 9:11:39 GMT -5 prhoya said:

Thanks and 🙏!

I want to see what Cooley does with Bristol, who averaged 40% from 3 in 31 mpg his freshman year at Howard, while averaging 31% for 3 in 14 mpg for Pat last year.

Once again that writeup followed a recent pattern by dishing out more love for Styles than Bristol in terms of potential, even from a shooting standpoint which seems nuts to be quite honest.

If Styles turns out to be a better shooter than Bristol, then we’re going to be a lot better than expected and Cooley will have a lot of options.

[Ranch Dressing]

My baseline expectation is that it will be another tough rebuilding year, with more losses in conference than wins.

My hope is that, by the end of the season, we will have witnessed coordinated offensive and defensive systems and share the belief that we are moving in the right direction with reinforcements coming from the high school class of 2024.

Our glasses need to be half full, not half empty, by March 2024.

[EtomicB]

Sept 20, 2023 8:34:28 GMT -5 MCIGuy said:

“This is the best shooting team I’ve ever had.”

Of all the remarks of the pros and (mostly) cons of the Hoyas of this upcoming season, this quote by Colley from “The Almanac”, the college basketball preview put out by the guys behind the 3MW – Three Man Weave, may be the item that stands out the most of the Georgetown coverage done by Rob Dauster. Its key that Cooley wasn’t hedging his bets by saying “I ‘think’ this may be the best shooting team I’ve ever had”. Nope he goes all in with “THIS IS the best shooting team I’ve ever had.”

Interestingly enough I was thinking just a few weeks back about how the main weakness of Cooley’s best Providence teams was the lack of enough consistent outside shooting threats. Even looking at entire old games on YouTube of his best teams, its evident that scoring becomes an issue when opposing teams don’t turn the ball over and play good halfcourt defense. That lack of outside shooting didn’t necessarily hurt the Friars’ big men because Cooley never had one that was really a go-to guy in the paint, particularly when the game was on the line. Nonetheless subpar outside shooting gummed up the works for the wing players and forwards as it let little room for drives and allowed defenders to rotate over without worrying over leaving other Friar players open beyond the three-point line.

Also around that same time a few weeks back I was thinking just how much Cooley was bringing in shooters like Massoud, Brumbaugh and Fielder while inheriting a guy like Heath. It is my opinion that Drew McKenna is a superior shooter than any forward Cooley brought in from high school to Providence. Even Thomas Sorber appears to have much more perimeter shooting capability than any center Cooley had in Friartown. It made me wonder why Cooley didn’t at least “luck out” bringing in more shooters to his program, but then again Hoya fans used to always ask that about Big John. Cooley left a lot of talent for Kim English at Providence but he doesn’t appear to have deposited any shooters into English’s lap.

Just like with Blue Ribbon, I can’t share all the info in this extensive writeup but I’ll probably throw in a few more tidbits soon. Until then here is one more:

“Drew Fielder will be another interesting name to keep an eye on for the Hoyas. A 6-10 freshman, he weighs just 218 pounds and is 18 years old, but the potential is there for him. He has the shooting ability to be a floor-spacer and the athleticism to be a lob target. He’s also a freshman that will likely make freshman mistakes. It may take time, but if he is playing like a sophomore by the end of his freshman season, he will be a major difference-maker for the Hoyas.”

Should be noted that Fielder was one of the Hoya players mentioned in the writeup that could give BE defenders problems because of his shooting potential.

Does best ever mean good or even solid in games?

Heath is a legit good shooter, the numbers bear it out in both attempts & percentages.

I'm in a wait and see mode for Massoud. In the two seasons he played 22 mpg & took over 100 threes he shot 33.6/33.3 from 3.

In his other two years, he played 16 mpg, and took 83 & 91 threes for percentages of 39.8/41.8 from 3.

Makes me wonder how effective he'll be playing 25+ this season in a much more prominent role.

www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/ismael-massoud-1.html

[TC]

Sept 20, 2023 8:34:28 GMT -5 MCIGuy said:

“This is the best shooting team I’ve ever had.”

Of all the remarks of the pros and (mostly) cons of the Hoyas of this upcoming season, this quote by Colley from “The Almanac”, the college basketball preview put out by the guys behind the 3MW – Three Man Weave, may be the item that stands out the most of the Georgetown coverage done by Rob Dauster. Its key that Cooley wasn’t hedging his bets by saying “I ‘think’ this may be the best shooting team I’ve ever had”. Nope he goes all in with “THIS IS the best shooting team I’ve ever had.”

One of the ways this team could compete would be to shoot *a lot* of threes at a good clip from open spots. We know we're not going to outmuscle other teams and that we have a size deficit. Going full-on Golden State Hoyas could steal us a couple of games.

[kghoya]

Sept 20, 2023 10:23:38 GMT -5 Ranch Dressing said:

My baseline expectation is that it will be another tough rebuilding year, with more losses in conference than wins.

My hope is that, by the end of the season, we will have witnessed coordinated offensive and defensive systems and share the belief that we are moving in the right direction with reinforcements coming from the high school class of 2024.

Our glasses need to be half full, not half empty, by March 2024.

This has the chance of being a real rebuilding year because most of the players on the roster don't have a free transfer available. They have to stay. The 24-25 season should see Georgetown, for the first time in quite some time, return a lot of familiar faces.

[professorhoya]

Sept 20, 2023 8:34:28 GMT -5 MCIGuy said:

“This is the best shooting team I’ve ever had.”

Of all the remarks of the pros and (mostly) cons of the Hoyas of this upcoming season, this quote by Colley from “The Almanac”, the college basketball preview put out by the guys behind the 3MW – Three Man Weave, may be the item that stands out the most of the Georgetown coverage done by Rob Dauster. Its key that Cooley wasn’t hedging his bets by saying “I ‘think’ this may be the best shooting team I’ve ever had”. Nope he goes all in with “THIS IS the best shooting team I’ve ever had.”

Interestingly enough I was thinking just a few weeks back about how the main weakness of Cooley’s best Providence teams was the lack of enough consistent outside shooting threats. Even looking at entire old games on YouTube of his best teams, its evident that scoring becomes an issue when opposing teams don’t turn the ball over and play good halfcourt defense. That lack of outside shooting didn’t necessarily hurt the Friars’ big men because Cooley never had one that was really a go-to guy in the paint, particularly when the game was on the line. Nonetheless subpar outside shooting gummed up the works for the wing players and forwards as it let little room for drives and allowed defenders to rotate over without worrying over leaving other Friar players open beyond the three-point line.

Also around that same time a few weeks back I was thinking just how much Cooley was bringing in shooters like Massoud, Brumbaugh and Fielder while inheriting a guy like Heath. It is my opinion that Drew McKenna is a superior shooter than any forward Cooley brought in from high school to Providence. Even Thomas Sorber appears to have much more perimeter shooting capability than any center Cooley had in Friartown. It made me wonder why Cooley didn’t at least “luck out” bringing in more shooters to his program, but then again Hoya fans used to always ask that about Big John. Cooley left a lot of talent for Kim English at Providence but he doesn’t appear to have deposited any shooters into English’s lap.

Just like with Blue Ribbon, I can’t share all the info in this extensive writeup but I’ll probably throw in a few more tidbits soon. Until then here is one more:

“Drew Fielder will be another interesting name to keep an eye on for the Hoyas. A 6-10 freshman, he weighs just 218 pounds and is 18 years old, but the potential is there for him. He has the shooting ability to be a floor-spacer and the athleticism to be a lob target. He’s also a freshman that will likely make freshman mistakes. It may take time, but if he is playing like a sophomore by the end of his freshman season, he will be a major difference-maker for the Hoyas.”

Should be noted that Fielder was one of the Hoya players mentioned in the writeup that could give BE defenders problems because of his shooting potential.

The question with Fielder (6-10 216 lbs) is not offensive but on defense if he has to play the five this year.

Eric Dixon at 6-8 256
Kalk Brenner 7-1 252
Donovan Clingon 7-2 280

Will dominate him on the block and score at will with post moves, dunks and one’s.

Freshman Fielder can be effective at the 4 this year.
If he has to play five it’s not going to work.

[TC]

Sept 20, 2023 11:55:29 GMT -5 professorhoya said:

Eric Dixon at 6-8 256
Kalk Brenner 7-1 252
Donovan Clingon 7-2 280

Will dominate him on the block and score at will with post moves, dunks and one’s.

Freshman Fielder can be effective at the 4 this year.
If he has to play five it’s not going to work.

Remember when we went up against Colorado in the NCAA tournament and Qudus Wahab absolutely dominated Colorado inside?

[hoyaboya]

Sept 20, 2023 11:55:29 GMT -5 professorhoya said:

Sept 20, 2023 8:34:28 GMT -5 MCIGuy said:

“This is the best shooting team I’ve ever had.”

Of all the remarks of the pros and (mostly) cons of the Hoyas of this upcoming season, this quote by Colley from “The Almanac”, the college basketball preview put out by the guys behind the 3MW – Three Man Weave, may be the item that stands out the most of the Georgetown coverage done by Rob Dauster. Its key that Cooley wasn’t hedging his bets by saying “I ‘think’ this may be the best shooting team I’ve ever had”. Nope he goes all in with “THIS IS the best shooting team I’ve ever had.”

Interestingly enough I was thinking just a few weeks back about how the main weakness of Cooley’s best Providence teams was the lack of enough consistent outside shooting threats. Even looking at entire old games on YouTube of his best teams, its evident that scoring becomes an issue when opposing teams don’t turn the ball over and play good halfcourt defense. That lack of outside shooting didn’t necessarily hurt the Friars’ big men because Cooley never had one that was really a go-to guy in the paint, particularly when the game was on the line. Nonetheless subpar outside shooting gummed up the works for the wing players and forwards as it let little room for drives and allowed defenders to rotate over without worrying over leaving other Friar players open beyond the three-point line.

Also around that same time a few weeks back I was thinking just how much Cooley was bringing in shooters like Massoud, Brumbaugh and Fielder while inheriting a guy like Heath. It is my opinion that Drew McKenna is a superior shooter than any forward Cooley brought in from high school to Providence. Even Thomas Sorber appears to have much more perimeter shooting capability than any center Cooley had in Friartown. It made me wonder why Cooley didn’t at least “luck out” bringing in more shooters to his program, but then again Hoya fans used to always ask that about Big John. Cooley left a lot of talent for Kim English at Providence but he doesn’t appear to have deposited any shooters into English’s lap.

Just like with Blue Ribbon, I can’t share all the info in this extensive writeup but I’ll probably throw in a few more tidbits soon. Until then here is one more:

“Drew Fielder will be another interesting name to keep an eye on for the Hoyas. A 6-10 freshman, he weighs just 218 pounds and is 18 years old, but the potential is there for him. He has the shooting ability to be a floor-spacer and the athleticism to be a lob target. He’s also a freshman that will likely make freshman mistakes. It may take time, but if he is playing like a sophomore by the end of his freshman season, he will be a major difference-maker for the Hoyas.”

Should be noted that Fielder was one of the Hoya players mentioned in the writeup that could give BE defenders problems because of his shooting potential.

The question with Fielder (6-10 216 lbs) is not offensive but on defense if he has to play the five this year.

Eric Dixon at 6-8 256
Kalk Brenner 7-1 252
Donovan Clingon 7-2 280

Will dominate him on the block and score at will with post moves, dunks and one’s.

Freshman Fielder can be effective at the 4 this year.
If he has to play five it’s not going to work.

Add Soriano from St. John's. Another interesting one to watch will be Abou Ousmane at Xavier. 6'10", 240 pound senior transfer from North Texas. Was well-coached by Grant McCasland, 3rd team all-Conference USA in 2022-2023.