Portal season (Abson, Spillers, etc)

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Re: Portal season (Abson, Spillers, etc)

Unread post by hapapp » Sat Apr 06, 2024 5:38 pm

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Kevin got fired after that season if memory serves. Tom had success fairly early but the last years were painful. Good guys though.
Things went South for Apke the last two years. He also had the misfortune of being at App during ETSU’s hey day.

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Re: Portal season (Abson, Spillers, etc)

Unread post by Stonewall » Sat Apr 06, 2024 5:41 pm

I remember those days well. Asheville Civic Center and Mr Jennings.

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Re: Portal season (Abson, Spillers, etc)

Unread post by 704App » Sat Apr 06, 2024 6:38 pm

hapapp wrote:
Sat Apr 06, 2024 4:54 pm
704App wrote:
Sat Apr 06, 2024 2:59 pm
Stonewall wrote:
Sat Apr 06, 2024 2:29 pm
Are we including Bobby Cremins hmmmmm ….
In my time in watching App state basketball, I would put it as this...

Cremins
Kerns
Buzz 1st time
Fancher
Buzz 2nd time (just in terms of coaching that team -- not what he did to the program after)
Cantwell/Apke (both the same in my book)
Capel/Fox (same as above)
Apke had a 20 and a 19 win season. Cantwell had one winning season. I would put Apke above Cantwell.
That's fair. I was young during those years. I just remember my dad and grandfather being unhappy about both!

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Re: Portal season (Abson, Spillers, etc)

Unread post by hapapp » Sat Apr 06, 2024 9:16 pm

704App wrote:
Sat Apr 06, 2024 6:38 pm
hapapp wrote:
Sat Apr 06, 2024 4:54 pm
704App wrote:
Sat Apr 06, 2024 2:59 pm
Stonewall wrote:
Sat Apr 06, 2024 2:29 pm
Are we including Bobby Cremins hmmmmm ….
In my time in watching App state basketball, I would put it as this...

Cremins
Kerns
Buzz 1st time
Fancher
Buzz 2nd time (just in terms of coaching that team -- not what he did to the program after)
Cantwell/Apke (both the same in my book)
Capel/Fox (same as above)
Apke had a 20 and a 19 win season. Cantwell had one winning season. I would put Apke above Cantwell.
That's fair. I was young during those years. I just remember my dad and grandfather being unhappy about both!
I think a lot of folks were unhappy at the end of his tenure as his last 2 seasons failed to reach 10 wins in either.

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Re: Portal season (Abson, Spillers, etc)

Unread post by Rick83 » Sun Apr 07, 2024 8:24 am

Does anyone know how many of the SBC all-conference team have entered the portal?

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Re: Portal season (Abson, Spillers, etc)

Unread post by AppSt94 » Sun Apr 07, 2024 8:34 am

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Does anyone know how many of the SBC all-conference team have entered the portal?
According to Kara Richey, a media person that covers Arkansas St, 8 of the 20 SBC All Conference members are in the portal. Of the overall 20, 7 are out of eligibility, 8 are in the portal.

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Re: Portal season (Abson, Spillers, etc)

Unread post by 704App » Sun Apr 07, 2024 9:55 am

hapapp wrote:
Sat Apr 06, 2024 9:16 pm
704App wrote:
Sat Apr 06, 2024 6:38 pm
hapapp wrote:
Sat Apr 06, 2024 4:54 pm
704App wrote:
Sat Apr 06, 2024 2:59 pm
Stonewall wrote:
Sat Apr 06, 2024 2:29 pm
Are we including Bobby Cremins hmmmmm ….
In my time in watching App state basketball, I would put it as this...

Cremins
Kerns
Buzz 1st time
Fancher
Buzz 2nd time (just in terms of coaching that team -- not what he did to the program after)
Cantwell/Apke (both the same in my book)
Capel/Fox (same as above)
Apke had a 20 and a 19 win season. Cantwell had one winning season. I would put Apke above Cantwell.
That's fair. I was young during those years. I just remember my dad and grandfather being unhappy about both!
I think a lot of folks were unhappy at the end of his tenure as his last 2 seasons failed to reach 10 wins in either.
I vividly remember granddaddy yelling about "I will tell you one thing Kevin Cant do well and that is COACHING BASKETBALL!" He wanted Linda Robinson to coach the men's and women's team -- and he grew up in an era where that was not only not allowed, women weren't even allowed to have a team where he grew up! He simply did not like that coach.. God rest that old ornery man's soul!

I was deployed at the beginning of Apke's tenure and a student during the end so I only saw the bad years unfortunately so I just automatically put him in the same category, but very clearly Apke had some good years and should be ahead of Cantwell! Appreciate it!

I guess technically Fox should be ahead of Capel; just because he had to get us out of the APR hell Capel put us in.

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Re: Portal season (Abson, Spillers, etc)

Unread post by Schundy38 » Sun Apr 07, 2024 7:58 pm

Kevin did not get fired. He left for a $60,000 dollar pay raise at Ga. Tech. Apke had a couple of good seasons. We lost to Kansas in overtime the year they won the National Championship.

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Re: Portal season (Abson, Spillers, etc)

Unread post by AppSt94 » Sun Apr 07, 2024 9:03 pm

I enjoyed the Ricky Ned, Billy Ross teams

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Re: Portal season (Abson, Spillers, etc)

Unread post by NattyBumppo'sRevenge » Mon Apr 08, 2024 7:43 am

I know everyone entered the portal, but 247 only has Brown, Spillers and Abson listed (Strothers too).

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Re: Portal season (Abson, Spillers, etc)

Unread post by NattyBumppo'sRevenge » Wed Apr 10, 2024 6:23 am

Abson may be Miami bound…

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Re: Portal season (Abson, Spillers, etc)

Unread post by NattyBumppo'sRevenge » Wed Apr 10, 2024 6:28 am

Terence Harcum contacted by Virginia Tech

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Re: Portal season (Abson, Spillers, etc)

Unread post by TobaccoRdMojowammy » Wed Apr 10, 2024 1:23 pm

I can't imagine any of the guys transferring out will be starters in the ACC, but I could be wrong.

Has there been ANY reports of guys we are looking at to bring in? I haven't seen any players list App as a possibility on social media.

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Re: Portal season (Abson, Spillers, etc)

Unread post by NattyBumppo'sRevenge » Wed Apr 10, 2024 1:37 pm

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I can't imagine any of the guys transferring out will be starters in the ACC, but I could be wrong.

Has there been ANY reports of guys we are looking at to bring in? I haven't seen any players list App as a possibility on social media.
Someone mentioned Kerns made a bunch of JuCo offers a few weeks ago, not sure if those are considered transfers though.

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Re: Portal season (Abson, Spillers, etc)

Unread post by AppStFan1 » Wed Apr 10, 2024 3:33 pm

TobaccoRdMojowammy wrote:
Wed Apr 10, 2024 1:23 pm
I can't imagine any of the guys transferring out will be starters in the ACC, but I could be wrong.

Has there been ANY reports of guys we are looking at to bring in? I haven't seen any players list App as a possibility on social media.
I would think there is a chance Spillers does at Wake Forest. If he does not start he would play a lot as 6th man I am sure. Abson doesn't score enough to start but he would play a lot due to defense.

We have one player from Charlotte who is suppose to be coming for a visit.

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Re: Portal season (Abson, Spillers, etc)

Unread post by Stonewall » Wed Apr 10, 2024 4:28 pm

Va Tech got gutted by the “Portal Fairy “ so TH would have a pretty good shot at making six figures there it would seem.

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Re: Portal season (Abson, Spillers, etc)

Unread post by 311neers » Wed Apr 10, 2024 4:53 pm

Stonewall wrote:
Wed Apr 10, 2024 4:28 pm
Va Tech got gutted by the “Portal Fairy “ so TH would have a pretty good shot at making six figures there it would seem.
That is absolutely wild that someone (ACC school) would pay $100k+ for a 35% 3 point shooter from the Sun Belt.

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Re: Portal season (Abson, Spillers, etc)

Unread post by hapapp » Thu Apr 11, 2024 7:05 am

https://www.wataugademocrat.com/sports/ ... f0b46.html

Tate talks of his return and next season.

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Re: Portal season (Abson, Spillers, etc)

Unread post by hapapp » Thu Apr 11, 2024 7:07 am

I read a 247 article that says the median basketball NIL spending for 2024-25 will be $1.5m per team.

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Re: Portal season (Abson, Spillers, etc)

Unread post by NattyBumppo'sRevenge » Thu Apr 11, 2024 7:51 am

hapapp wrote:
Thu Apr 11, 2024 7:05 am
https://www.wataugademocrat.com/sports/ ... f0b46.html

Tate talks of his return and next season.
If CJ Huntley changes his mind and sticks around one more season, we’d have a nice core to build around. Would love to have either Harcum or Marsh back. Wonder if Harcum did transfer if Marsh would be incentivized to return getting a starting role at PG. Tate’s comments about Luke Wilson are promising as well.

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