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Post by Greg on May 19, 2021 17:45:08 GMT -6
Kevin Johnson is officially a Flame!
Help us in welcoming @ballhard_3 to UIC and the Flames Family. The 6-foot guard out of Thibodaux, Louisiana joins the Flames after a successful career at Nicholls State.
Lots of changes
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Post by Big D on May 19, 2021 18:06:29 GMT -6
Where are we getting these scholarships? Or are people coming here to play for free? We have to be losing more than was made public so far…or we’re going to have a team of like 20!
Not only KJ and Warren but we signed 6’11” Marcus Larsson, a transfer from Incarnate Word. He’s tall and lanky, and super agile around the rim. KJ appears to be a strong defensive player - 6th in steals among all D1 schools. Warren almost reminds me a little of Teyvion Kirk…hopefully without the turnovers.
We have brought in a ton of fairly successful transfers from smaller schools. Hope this works out. But if not, it looks like these guys won’t be on the books for long. Still, is there a true impact transfer here?
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Post by goveybaseball on May 19, 2021 21:57:35 GMT -6
Roster of 35? Lol. Kirk isn’t gonna make the nba he has to be back?
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Post by uicc79 on May 20, 2021 20:04:12 GMT -6
Kevin Johnson started all 25 games for Nicholls State and was tied for first in minutes per game at 32.5 and was third in scoring at 11.3 ppg. Shot 40% from the field, 34% from 3-point range and 70% from the free throw line. 3.2 assists per game, 1.5 turnovers, and 2.6 steals per game. Don't know much about the conference N. State plays in, but they were 18-7 over-all, 14-2 in conference. Seems like a decent program.
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Post by uicc79 on May 20, 2021 20:19:12 GMT -6
Marcus Larsson played in 15 of Incarnate Word's 22 games, starting 9. Fifth in minutes at 22.6, but second in scoring at 8.3. Led team in rebounding at 7.1 rpg. Shot 52% from field, 73% from line, blocked 13 shots. Incarnate Word is bringing in a 6'-11" freshman and a 6'-9", 240 pound grad transfer. Maybe that's the reason(s) Larsson felt a need to move on?
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Post by Big D on May 21, 2021 18:53:01 GMT -6
A little odd…didn’t Yak have a tweet up about Kevin Johnson? It appears it was deleted. The UIC basketball Twitter still has his signing posted though.
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Post by uicc79 on May 23, 2021 18:29:59 GMT -6
Don't know about Kevin Johnson, or Marcus Larsson. Verbal Commits is showing a VC from Jalen Warren AND LOI's from a Brandon Battle and Demaria Franklin (?). Not sure where those two came from, but that may explain a deleted tweet regarding Kevin Johnson. And the beat goes on regarding mid-major teams, and players transferring in (or not) and transferring out. None of the 3 are shown yet on the roster. Some good numbers on Franklin, if you want to check out Tennessee Tech's stats site. Not great numbers on Battle, if you check out Jacksonville Junior College site. Finally, Franklin is listed as an "ERS- Expected Red-Shirt For Current Season" on the VC site.
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Post by Greg on May 24, 2021 8:54:49 GMT -6
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