Good to see him get some pro practice in this Summer, before he goes to Europe in the Fall.
TX, have you heard any rumors regarding possible landing spots across the pond?
Would love to see him have a pro career over there similar to Rowdy and AP.
No scoops on my end, just an educated guess that he will find some strong leagues to play in Europe. He perfectly fits the mold of what Europeans like in their big men and he should have a nice/long career over there, similar to Oppland.
Lual has just committed to East Stroudsburg State in PA. They are D-II. Wishing him well.
No new information here, but as I watch what is arguably the best time in DFW sports history (Rangers WS victory, Stars and Mavs in WCF), how cool is it that Rowdy was able to play on the team that included both the last season for Dirk, but also Luka's rookie season? I'm sure he has quite a few stories to tell!
Lual has just committed to East Stroudsburg State in PA. They are D-II. Wishing him well.
Well I guess this answers the question as to why he was most likely "encouraged to look elsewhere" Apparently he wasn't up to playing at the D1 level. I wish him well.
Jacob Ognacevic, a player who came to Valpo because it was a Lutheran school, is tearing it up at Lipscomb. 28 points!! in their loss to Belmont.
Averaging 22 points per game this season.
Jacob Ognacevic, a player who came to Valpo because it was a Lutheran school, is tearing it up at Lipscomb. 28 points!! in their loss to Belmont.
Averaging 22 points per game this season.
Didn't he walk because it wasn't Lutheran enough or something like that?
Easy places to monitor our former Crusaders/Beacons:
Alec Peters - had a breakout season for Olympiacos in Greece, including being named the EuroLeague Final Four Top Scorer - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alec_Peters | https://www.basketball-reference.com/international/players/alec-peters-1.html
Sheldon Edwards - https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/stats/_/id/4703982/sheldon-edwards-jr - finally getting some good run at Loyola
Jahari Williamson - https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/stats/_/id/5176400/jahari-williamson - our biggest loss, as we know
Sherman Weatherspoon - https://plainsmensports.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/bios/weatherspoon_iv_sherman_1qh7 - has offers from Milwaukee, Northern Illinois, and Bowling Green
Lual Manyang - https://esuwarriors.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/lual-manyang/10903 - finally played a game in college
Ola Ajiboye - https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/stats/_/id/5108043/ola-ajiboye - similar production at Tenn Tech as with Valpo/CMU
Jaxon Edwards - https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/stats/_/id/5107890/jaxon-edwards - probably an overreach in him playing within the A-10
Jacob Ognacevic - https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/stats/_/id/4703983/jacob-ognacevic - glad that he found a school that meets his personal needs
Sigurd Lorange - https://govalkyries.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/sigurd-lorange/3430 - healthy again and at the right D-2 level for him
Jerome Palm - https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/stats/_/id/5107872/jerome-palm - good for him in getting some decent run at Hawaii
Maximus Nelson - https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/stats/_/id/5107870/maximus-nelson - seems to be doing well at P-FW
Cam Palesse - https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/stats/_/id/4897484/cam-palesse - starter at Canisius
Trey Woodyard - https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/stats/_/id/4897489/trey-woodyard - starter at New Hampshire
Keyondre Young - https://oceagles.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/keyondre-young/9581 - I wonder about his journey with 4 schools in 4 years, but finishing his career at D2 Oklahoma Christian
Preston Reudinger - https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/stats/_/id/4897485/preston-ruedinger - starter at GB
@valpotx Thanks TX for your update and notations. That reflects a lot of research.
Living just 30 miles south of GB, I hear Preston’s name on local sports media a lot. He’s doing great. I’m happy that these guys have found suitable landing spots and some are doing well.
Luke Gore - https://goprincetontigers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/luke-gore/10213 - second season at Princeton as an Assistant Coach, with an NIT bid/Ivy League regular season title last season
Matt Lottich - https://brownbears.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/matt-lottich/7650 - first season as an Associate Head Coach at Brown, after last season at Mizzou
Of note, outside of Gore and Lottich set to play each other twice in conference play, Lottich also coached against Canisius and Cam Palesse. Cam went off with a perfect shooting line of 9/9 FG, 3/3 3Pt, and 1/1 FT, scoring 22 points, though Brown won.
https://brownbears.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2024-25/canisius/boxscore/16517
Gore coached against Sheldon Edwards and Loyola (IL), with Loyola winning, and Sheldon having a serviceable game - https://goprincetontigers.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2024-25/loyola/boxscore/20102
Tevonn Walker is apparently a Graduate Assistant at Oklahoma this season - https://soonersports.com/sports/mbball/roster/staff/tevonn-walker/638
