NCAA-T: Norfolk State (Thursday 3/18)

[Cro-Magnon App]

I hope we can recruit some good players.

[Appstate88]

I hope we can recruit some good players.

I think DK can find the players. I hope more will contribute to MAF/Yosef Club so we can offer more scholarships!

[AppStateNews]

I hope we can recruit some good players.

I think DK can find the players. I hope more will contribute to MAF/Yosef Club so we can offer more scholarships!

We have two guys coming in next year that are REALLY good. Harcum and Mantis both have potential to get significant minutes next year.

Also, basketball offers as many scholarships as the NCAA allows. We cannot offer any more scholarships. What we can offer is better head coach and assistant coach salaries, higher recruiting budget, etc. if we get enough money to fund the scholarships 100% through Yosef Club.

[BallantyneApp]

I hope we can recruit some good players.

I think DK can find the players. I hope more will contribute to MAF/Yosef Club so we can offer more scholarships!

I'm hoping the new practice facility will start ot pay some dividends next year in upping our 3 pt %. If our returnees (hopefully with at least one of Almonacy/Forrest) improve as much YOY as they did 19-20 to 20-21 and keep their grittiness, we could have aa very good sunbelt team.

I swear if we won yesterday, I would still believe we could come from 40 down against Gonzaga, which would likely be the deficit

[Seattleapp]

Next year will be the real test of this staff. If Justin and Michael choose not to return someone will need to develop quickly to fill those two spots. Not sure we currently have anyone on the roster who can fill those shoes. Our big problem this year was very little offensive production off the bench. Brown got useful minutes in the postseason but he’s a different player than either of those two. No doubt Delph, Gregory, and Lewis will be back to provide the nucleus of the team. And, while Duhart provided valuable rebounding and defensive help late season, he’s not much of an offensive threat.

I think App fans everywhere are proud of the fight and grit this team displayed all year. As someone wrote earlier, we can look forward to what’s in store next season.

Duhart’s value is incredible underrated. I predict he will improve offensively but what he provides is very necessary

[hapapp]

Next year will be the real test of this staff. If Justin and Michael choose not to return someone will need to develop quickly to fill those two spots. Not sure we currently have anyone on the roster who can fill those shoes. Our big problem this year was very little offensive production off the bench. Brown got useful minutes in the postseason but he’s a different player than either of those two. No doubt Delph, Gregory, and Lewis will be back to provide the nucleus of the team. And, while Duhart provided valuable rebounding and defensive help late season, he’s not much of an offensive threat.

I think App fans everywhere are proud of the fight and grit this team displayed all year. As someone wrote earlier, we can look forward to what’s in store next season.

Duhart’s value is incredible underrated. I predict he will improve offensively but what he provides is very necessary

We don't win the Sun Belt without him.

[appstate24]

Now, maybe we can get the school to allow the bookstore and local stores to sell replica basketball jerseys? I’ve seen a lot of interest online for these.

I was able to get an authentic jersey a couple of years ago from the athletic department, but have never really seen an option to get replicas.

GO APPS!!

[Appstate88]

I hope we can recruit some good players.

I think DK can find the players. I hope more will contribute to MAF/Yosef Club so we can offer more scholarships!

We have two guys coming in next year that are REALLY good. Harcum and Mantis both have potential to get significant minutes next year.

Also, basketball offers as many scholarships as the NCAA allows. We cannot offer any more scholarships. What we can offer is better head coach and assistant coach salaries, higher recruiting budget, etc. if we get enough money to fund the scholarships 100% through Yosef Club.

I did not know that. If we have 13 full scholarships to offer we should expect more from our program.

[NewApp]

I hope we can recruit some good players.

I think DK can find the players. I hope more will contribute to MAF/Yosef Club so we can offer more scholarships!

I'm hoping the new practice facility will start ot pay some dividends next year in upping our 3 pt %. If our returnees (hopefully with at least one of Almonacy/Forrest) improve as much YOY as they did 19-20 to 20-21 and keep their grittiness, we could have aa very good sunbelt team.

I swear if we won yesterday, I would still believe we could come from 40 down against Gonzaga, which would likely be the deficit

What practice facility?

[AppinVA]

I hope we can recruit some good players.

I think DK can find the players. I hope more will contribute to MAF/Yosef Club so we can offer more scholarships!

I'm hoping the new practice facility will start ot pay some dividends next year in upping our 3 pt %. If our returnees (hopefully with at least one of Almonacy/Forrest) improve as much YOY as they did 19-20 to 20-21 and keep their grittiness, we could have aa very good sunbelt team.

I swear if we won yesterday, I would still believe we could come from 40 down against Gonzaga, which would likely be the deficit

What practice facility?

They remodeled the Quinn. It’s really nice.
https://www.hcpress.com/sports/the-harr ... ility.html

[WataugaMan]

My wife's family are from Ohio and there are a few Ohio State grads in the family. Most of them are "cool", however, there are a couple that are somewhat arrogant. These two individual's picked Norfolk State in our family March Madness pool. Well, Oral Roberts just defeated The Ohio State, yeeeeeah!! I love it!!

[NewApp]

I hope we can recruit some good players.

I think DK can find the players. I hope more will contribute to MAF/Yosef Club so we can offer more scholarships!

I'm hoping the new practice facility will start ot pay some dividends next year in upping our 3 pt %. If our returnees (hopefully with at least one of Almonacy/Forrest) improve as much YOY as they did 19-20 to 20-21 and keep their grittiness, we could have aa very good sunbelt team.

I swear if we won yesterday, I would still believe we could come from 40 down against Gonzaga, which would likely be the deficit

What practice facility?

They remodeled the Quinn. It’s really nice.
https://www.hcpress.com/sports/the-harr ... ility.html

Are the visiting football teams still going to be using the Quinn Center for dressing, etc?

[AppinVA]

I think DK can find the players. I hope more will contribute to MAF/Yosef Club so we can offer more scholarships!

I'm hoping the new practice facility will start ot pay some dividends next year in upping our 3 pt %. If our returnees (hopefully with at least one of Almonacy/Forrest) improve as much YOY as they did 19-20 to 20-21 and keep their grittiness, we could have aa very good sunbelt team.

I swear if we won yesterday, I would still believe we could come from 40 down against Gonzaga, which would likely be the deficit

What practice facility?

They remodeled the Quinn. It’s really nice.
https://www.hcpress.com/sports/the-harr ... ility.html

Are the visiting football teams still going to be using the Quinn Center for dressing, etc?

I’m not sure.

[diehardapp18]

Damn man... about 24 hours later and this still stings. But it's so hard to be too upset, a month ago none of us expected this in our wildest dreams. Just experiencing that was amazing, the pagentry of the entire thing was just unbelievable. I've always loved March Madness, and it's x100 different when your dog is in the fight. I really, really hope it's not 21 years until we do this again. With coach Kerns in charge I don't think the drought will last near this long this time.

Frustrating because I think we were clearly better than Norfolk State, if we even make three three pointers in the first half we probably win this one by 8-12 points. What's beautiful though, is that for the first time since I've really been following the program we have an identity. Kerns wants to grind the game out, play lights out defense, hit enough three pointers, and make free throws down the stretch. For a school like us, this is a great winning formula to build around. Our defense was unreal the entire game and has been the entire month. This is a phenomenal foundation to build around. Jfo and Almonacy deserve attention for being seniors that really carried us throughout the tourney, but damn if it's not beautiful watching guys like Gregory and Duhart do the dirty work to make this system possible. I've been following North Texas over the past couple of weeks, and it seems like this is what they also do. Don't have much size, but just play flawless defense and make winning plays when they need them. They knocked off Purdue tonight, I truly think Kerns can accomplish something similar in Boone.

I have lots of other thoughts, I'd love to have Almonacy and Forrest or even just one back. But if they both decide to move on, they're forever App State legends for igniting this run and bringing a spark back into the program. On a similar wave, I truly hope we don't LOSE anyone. College basketball is basically going to have its own version of free agency this offseason with transfers. Our bunch seem to be very tight, and I think the boys will be hungry to make this happen again next year. But James Lewis for example, I thought he gave us valuable minutes this year and even last night. But he's losing minutes to RJ, I'd still absolutely hate to lose him as he plays a very important role. Xavion as well, I think he's another great fit for this system. But he's a west coast kid iirc, let's hope he has made Boone his home and doesn't desire getting closer to home. That's always been a problem for this program, not being able to hold onto players. I'm hoping that has changed under Kerns, but I'm still understandably nervous.

That was just so much fun, though. I would loved to have held onto the win, but this season exceeded even my wildest of expectations.

[Saint3333]

Next year will be the real test of this staff. If Justin and Michael choose not to return someone will need to develop quickly to fill those two spots. Not sure we currently have anyone on the roster who can fill those shoes. Our big problem this year was very little offensive production off the bench. Brown got useful minutes in the postseason but he’s a different player than either of those two. No doubt Delph, Gregory, and Lewis will be back to provide the nucleus of the team. And, while Duhart provided valuable rebounding and defensive help late season, he’s not much of an offensive threat.

I think App fans everywhere are proud of the fight and grit this team displayed all year. As someone wrote earlier, we can look forward to what’s in store next season.

This could be a copy and paste from last year.

[BambooRdApp]

At the college level, defense wins games. Kerns philosophy on defense is very good. On the offensive side of the ball, I actually like the idea of using the 3 point shot as integral to the offense with balance of either driving to the hoop or inside out with the Bigs. I hope we keep "climbing the stairs" in 21/22 season.