Yeah, and they seem especially stoked over Nico Mannion. Played for the Italian National team last year or sometime@ #21 AZ.
Just did a quick look at their incoming class, and they certainly have talent:
#9 PG
#13 SF
#40 PF
Previous year they had a pair of 4 stars, and they still have Chase Jeter, who made over 57% of his shots. Gonna be a big road test.
@ #21 AZ.
Just did a quick look at their incoming class, and they certainly have talent:
#9 PG
#13 SF
#40 PF
Previous year they had a pair of 4 stars, and they still have Chase Jeter, who made over 57% of his shots. Gonna be a big road test.
Need to win this one big! BU needs to prove his defense works and it should be easier with a team that hasn't played him before. This game will tell us a lot.Looks like they had three 4 star recruits previous year (maybe one was a high 3*). But of those one has already left the team, one only averaged 11 mpg and 3.3 ppg last year, and the best one -- Brandon Willliams is out for the year. With Williams' injury it means they won't have 4 of the 5 tops scorers from last year as well as their top two assist guys. Like you said, they have talent coming in and you didn't mention Max Hazzard, grad transfer from UC-Irvine. He was Irvine's leading scorer and averaged 21 points in their first two NCAA tourney wins last year. The good thing is that the Illini will be only Arizona's second game of the year. Just need to give those freshmen a much tougher introduction to college than Northern Arizona is likely to.
That's insane. We shouldn't be worse than a 2.7 pt dog against Zona.TRank has us as a 9 pt favorite against GCU and 2.8 pt dog against AZ.
Looks like they had three 4 star recruits previous year (maybe one was a high 3*). But of those one has already left the team, one only averaged 11 mpg and 3.3 ppg last year, and the best one -- Brandon Willliams is out for the year. With Williams' injury it means they won't have 4 of the 5 tops scorers from last year as well as their top two assist guys. Like you said, they have talent coming in and you didn't mention Max Hazzard, grad transfer from UC-Irvine. He was Irvine's leading scorer and averaged 21 points in their first two NCAA tourney wins last year. The good thing is that the Illini will be only Arizona's second game of the year. Just need to give those freshmen a much tougher introduction to college than Northern Arizona is likely to.
Yeah, and they seem especially stoked over Nico Mannion. Played for the Italian National team last year or sometime
Nico Mannion is the real deal, and he will play Ayo tough, the kid doesn't back down and is a bonafide Pro player when he wants to go which will probably be after 1 year at AZ.
Need to win this one big! BU needs to prove his defense works and it should be easier with a team that hasn't played him before. This game will tell us a lot.
But I'm excited to see the extreme overreaction, win or lose, against an Arizona team that most people don't know much about.
I concur. Mannion is a stud. Saw him score over 50 vs. 2nd same team they beat for AZ State Championship last winter. But so is Ayo. Potentially an epic battle.
How fast does the Northwestern game in Evanston usually sell out?
To continue this, I just got my tickets for the game in Iowa City. Not a lot of tickets left from what I saw online. Might want to make that move soon if you want to be at that game.How fast does the Northwestern game in Evanston usually sell out?
New Bleacher Report NBA 2020 mock draft out today does not have Ayo in top 30. Mannion listed at going #8.
These mocks can be all over the place. FWIW, here's Jeff Goodman's mock with Ayo going #10 and Mannion going #17.
https://watchstadium.com/news/jeff-...0-big-name-freshmen-top-the-class-10-21-2019/
These mocks can be all over the place. FWIW, here's Jeff Goodman's mock with Ayo going #10 and Mannion going #17.
https://watchstadium.com/news/jeff-...0-big-name-freshmen-top-the-class-10-21-2019/