Where in the world is/was

[valpo84]

Javon Freeman-Liberty playing for da Bulls Summer League team this week.  Some games on NBA.TV

Peter Funk, congrats on moving down to Evansville to continue his coaching career.

[vu72]

Don't think this has been posted.  Here is where Matt Bowen landed.

https://uslbmfoundation.org/

Matt is Executive Director-Community Relations Manager

[valpotx]

Very interesting.  Jim Hooper is a high level SVP at US LBM. 

[VULB#62]

Rowdy retires..........  🥲

https://twitter.com/TVBOren/status/1679147939472740358?s=20

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https://youtube.com/watch?v=m9x2BFYpOXs&feature=share

[tiny707]

Well, we now have an opening for Special Assistant to the Head Coach after Kyle Butler left....Rowdy should apply.

[VULB#62]

Well, we now have an opening for Special Assistant to the Head Coach after Kyle Butler left....Rowdy should apply.

Apply?  Roger should recruit him!

[vu72]

Great to see Alec back in the gym at Valpo.  This has got to be a big plus to these kids to show that a Valpo grad can make it in the pros!

[valpopal]

This is one of my favorite moments from Valpo basketball. I was sitting on the floor underneath the basket with the cameraman, and this was our view as the two of us watched the flight of the basketball and both realized, even before it reached the basket, that the ball was coming down in the center of the net and would bounce right to us. An amazing memory!

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[VULB#62]

Holy cow. Here's another great one retiring ....

https://twitter.com/TVBOren/status/1679246129748213761?s=20

[wh]

Miguel "Ali" Berdiel

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_%22Ali%22_Berdiel

https://youtube.com/watch?v=vKyN78hafw4&feature=share

[oklahomamick]

So Matt Lottich isn't even involved in basketball anymore?  I thought he had a non coaching role at a university. 

[crusader05]

Lottich is at Mizzou.  Matt Bowen is the one who has moved away from basketball at least for right now.

[valpotx]

Miguel "Ali" Berdiel

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_%22Ali%22_Berdiel

https://youtube.com/watch?v=vKyN78hafw4&feature=share

I saw this on his FB the other day.  I believe that just leaves Stalin Ortiz as the remaining professional holdout from my time on campus.  Berdiel was basically Mr. Puerto Rico for their national basketball league over the last 10+ years, and Stalin is the same to the Colombian basketball league.

[VULB#62]

Look who just dropped in. 

https://twitter.com/ValpoBasketball/status/1681069043711614977?s=20

[wh]

Now we know that Roger was responsible for landing KC, Jubril, and AP. It's almost a sure bet that he also recruited Lexis. In all likelihood, he was also recruiting JFL before he left with Bryce.

https://twitter.com/RogerPowellJr/status/1681078927102550017?s=20

[mj]

We know that:

1) Roger is a great recruiter;

2) has seen what success (Gonzaga/Valpo/Illinois) and failure (Vandy) looks like and;

3) has many connections and is well respected in the industry.

I love what he's been doing with the program the past few months and I have to believe he's going to find success.

Now we know that Roger was responsible for landing KC, Jubril, and AP. It's almost a sure bet that he also recruited Lexis. In all likelihood, he was also recruiting JFL before he left with Bryce.

https://twitter.com/RogerPowellJr/status/1681078927102550017?s=20

[valpopal]

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[vu84v2]

Was flipping around different channels tonight and saw the end of a TBT game on ESPN. The Arkansas team won the game on a sweet offhand move by Brandon Wood.

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Javon Freeman-Liberty signs with Raptors:
Instant reaction and analysis by Mike Luciano 1 hour ago

"Freeman-Liberty averaged 16.5 points and 5.7 rebounds per game during his college career, which was split equally between Valparaiso and DePaul. In his final season for the Blue Demons, JFL put up 21.7 points and 7.3 rebounds per game with some impressive 43/37/74 shooting splits."

https://raptorsrapture.com/2023/07/21/javon-freeman-liberty-signs-raptors-instant-reaction-analysis/

[vu72]

Was flipping around different channels tonight and saw the end of a TBT game on ESPN. The Arkansas team won the game on a sweet offhand move by Brandon Wood.

Brandon Wood is just pure silk.  The guy belongs in the NBA.

[David81]

Was flipping around different channels tonight and saw the end of a TBT game on ESPN. The Arkansas team won the game on a sweet offhand move by Brandon Wood.

Brandon Wood is just pure silk.  The guy belongs in the NBA.

Does anyone know what happened to The Cru, Valpo's TBT team? I was on their mailing list and expected to see them seeded, and then -- poof -- nothing.

[vu72]

Was flipping around different channels tonight and saw the end of a TBT game on ESPN. The Arkansas team won the game on a sweet offhand move by Brandon Wood.

Brandon Wood is just pure silk.  The guy belongs in the NBA.

Does anyone know what happened to The Cru, Valpo's TBT team? I was on their mailing list and expected to see them seeded, and then -- poof -- nothing.

Apparently there is a committee who deems a team good enough to be part of the tournament.  With a million bucks at stake there are probably many teams looking to get in.  For whatever reason, the Cru wasn't selected.

[valpopal]

Luke Gore to Princeton!


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[VULB#62]

Wow, that was a short stay.  Perhaps Luke read Paul's tweet yesterday about facing Matt on December 3rd and decided he didn't want to 😉