2018-2019 Roster

[vu84v2]

So I was looking at the roster and saw two players that I never heard previously mentioned. One is Deion Lavender, who looks like a graduate transfer from UAB (he also previously played at SIU). The other is Langston Stalling, a Freshman guard from Gary. I may have missed previous posts on these two players, but what role are these two guys expected to play?

[M]

You missed a thread or two somewhere along the line me thinks.

[vu72]

So I was looking at the roster and saw two players that I never heard previously mentioned. One is Deion Lavender, who looks like a graduate transfer from UAB (he also previously played at SIU). The other is Langston Stalling, a Freshman guard from Gary. I may have missed previous posts on these two players, but what role are these two guys expected to play?

I'll catch you up.  Lavender is a grad transfer and is here to shore up the guard situation given two expected key contributors are only freshman.  He fills a roster spot which was available and will be the only senior on the team so his spot remains available for a 2019 recruit.  Stallings is on a full ride academic scholarship (valedictorian of his class) and, as it turns out, is a very good basketball player.  Will be a good practice guy who might contribute from time to time, who knows.

[vu84v2]

Thank you. Indeed, I did miss a thread or two somewhere.