Man Underwood always has some cruiters! You could win some games with that list of dudes on a team.
Jacob Grandison - Duke (6th year) Sixth man, 2 points, 5 assists, 5 rebounds in opening win
Tevian Jones - Southern Utah (5th year) 28 points on 10/19 and 5 rebounds in opening loss
Omar Payne - Jacksonville (Sr.) drew the start, had 4 points, 3 rebounds and 2 blocks in opening loss
Jermaine Hamlin - Eastern Illinois (Sr.) drew the start, had 6 points and 1 rebound in opening loss
Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonck - South Carolina (r-Jr.) debuts Tuesday
Andre Curbelo - St. John's (Jr.) 13 points, 7 assists, 5 turnovers in opening win
Adam Miller - LSU (r-So.) debuts Wednesday
Brandon Podziemski - Santa Clara (So.) 30 ponts on 9/20 (10/13 from FT), along with 9 rebounds and 5 steals in opening win
Man I hope he knows most of us are pulling for him to do great things.
Might be his brother. EE from Illinois, worked at Motorola for a number of yearsI recently heard that Lucas is a VP of engineering at Gloo (whatever that is).
I always liked Podz, and I thought he was a kid who always hustled and had a ton of potential. After listening to Podz’s shout out tribute to Trent and his emphasis on which important qualities Trent taught him, I am REALLY sorry to see him go. I wish him good luck and success at bringing Santa Clara to the tourney.
Folks here can tell me all day that he would not make the floor this year, I'll still miss him. Great attitude and to pull a Mr. Basketball out of Wisconsin was a great signal as to where this program was going.I always liked Podz, and I thought he was a kid who always hustled and had a ton of potential. After listening to Podz’s shout out tribute to Trent and his emphasis on which important qualities Trent taught him, I am REALLY sorry to see him go. I wish him good luck and success at bringing Santa Clara to the tourney.
The Luke Goode injury would have changed that, alasFolks here can tell me all day that he would not make the floor this year
Some nice comments about TF and his guidance but his other ‘no comment’ comment about Illinois makes me wonder what conversations were had with the staff and/or former teammates.
Fun to see what Podz does against Gonzaga
I took that more as Illinois fans on Twitter were jerks, per their normSome nice comments about TF and his guidance but his other ‘no comment’ comment about Illinois makes me wonder what conversations were had with the staff and/or former teammates.
Last year he had 22 points, 15 rebs. 1 steal and took 19 shots total. Think he made right call on transferring.Podz explodes:
Good for him.
I took it much more as I think @Epsilon took it, we pushed him out - no matter how kindly - and the interviewer was probing to see if he could get a sharpened comment.I took that more as Illinois fans on Twitter were jerks, per their norm
Nah, he mentioned family in Illinois and Wisconsin. I don't think he was angling for anything, but Podz took it that way. Maybe that means we did push him out.I took it much more as I think @Epsilon took it, we pushed him out - no matter how kindly - and the interviewer was probing to see if he could get a sharpened comment.
Agree, and you said it better than I did. More Podz's reaction to the question than the question itself.Nah, he mentioned family in Illinois and Wisconsin. I don't think he was angling for anything, but Podz took it that way. Maybe that means we did push him out.
I like the kid. His dad was fun on here. I hope he does well and I hope he makes it back to the tourney
Agreed. Wonder what that was about. IMO he misunderstood the question to be about his former team rather than his family when he made his "no comment" comment.Some nice comments about TF and his guidance but his other ‘no comment’ comment about Illinois makes me wonder what conversations were had with the staff and/or former teammates.
That’s certainly how I took it. He wasn’t going to say anything negative toward Illinois just because he just had a great game. I thought he showed class as he and his family always did.Agreed. Wonder what that was about. IMO he misunderstood the question to be about his former team rather than his family when he made his "no comment" comment.
Nothing to worry about. Just means a first round match up against Santa Clara if they make it to tourney with Podz still on team.Some nice comments about TF and his guidance but his other ‘no comment’ comment about Illinois makes me wonder what conversations were had with the staff and/or former teammates.
This is exactly the type of Illini curse story I've come to expect as a fan. One of our all time greats mentors a promising freshman, only for said freshman to part ways with the team and then go on to transfer and achieve enviable success and then give all the credit to our all time great player for molding him into the amazing player that he is. Pulling for Podz but really hope this story doesn't come true...I always liked Podz, and I thought he was a kid who always hustled and had a ton of potential. After listening to Podz’s shout out tribute to Trent and his emphasis on which important qualities Trent taught him, I am REALLY sorry to see him go. I wish him good luck and success at bringing Santa Clara to the tourney.
If he has this enviable success it’s at a lower level than here.This is exactly the type of Illini curse story I've come to expect as a fan. One of our all time greats mentors a promising freshman, only for said freshman to part ways with the team and then go on to transfer and achieve enviable success and then give all the credit to our all time great player for molding him into the amazing player that he is. Pulling for Podz but really hope this story doesn't come true...