Roster Effects of losing Coach English

jessej

All-Conference
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GIVING DAY 2023
Just my uneducated guess

Current Roster
Gone due to graduation / end of Covid Year eligibility
Singleton
Cooper
Baily

Seniors - eligible to an additional covid year
Gaines - Grad Transfer to Providence
J. Oduro - Grad Transfer to Providence or another P5 program
the rest of the seniors stay - if they are on schedule for graduation

The rest
Fernandez transfers to Providence
Henry Stays

others
those within a year of graduation stay - Polite, Ginika, Henry
others transfer - and probably to a lower level if their scholarships are not renewed

4 incoming Freshman
The best of the 4 head to Providence
the other 3 decommit from GMU


NAMEPOSHTWTCLASSBIRTHPLACE

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Saquan Singleton15G6' 6"190 lbsSRBronx, NY

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Ginika Ojiako20F6' 10"240 lbsSRLagos, Nigeria

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Josh Oduro13F6' 9"235 lbsSRGainesville, VA

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Davonte Gaines3G6' 7"181 lbsSRBuffalo, NY

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DeVon Cooper0G6' 4"201 lbsSRLouisville, KY

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Victor Bailey Jr.2G6' 4"182 lbsSRAustin, TX

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Ronald Polite III1G6' 2"180 lbsJRTemple Hills, MD

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Malik Henry35F6' 8"225 lbsJRLongview, TX

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Chase Tucker30G6' 1"165 lbsSOAlpharetta, GA

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Blake Jones24F6' 10"200 lbsSOCanberra, ACT

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Kam Johnson11G5' 10"171 lbsSOCharles City, VA

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Peter Oduro12F6' 7"224 lbsFRGainesville, VA

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Elvis Nnaji23F6' 7"222 lbsFRHopkins, MN

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Justyn Fernandez4G6' 5"200 lbsFRRichmond, VA

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Devin Dinkins5
 

He15man

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Agree… it’d be an overhaul. But on the flip side, you have to believe we’d hire a guy with a few of his own followers. It’s the world in which we live, esp being a mid major that doesn’t recruit itself like the blue bloods…
 

JimP

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How is Mason going to get off the treadmill of mediocrity? Hire a respected young coach like Kim English and 34-29 with no postseasons gets him hired away.

Perhaps the school to partly blame. Regardless, I won't be rooting for this guy at Providence. Sorry - I know this isn't the purpose of this thread. Just pissed off.
 

GMU79

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GIVING DAY 2023
How is Mason going to get off the treadmill of mediocrity? Hire a respected young coach like Kim English and 34-29 with no postseasons gets him hired away.

Perhaps the school to partly blame. Regardless, I won't be rooting for this guy at Providence. Sorry - I know this isn't the purpose of this thread. Just pissed off.
Me too. I have never pulled for Rick Barnes, and if he bails I won't pull for KE either.
Same with Hewitt. Just wanted a paycheck.
Coach L? Yeah, pull for him like crazy.
DP? Sure. He did his best for us.
 
JesseJ makes a plausible argument. I do hope Henry stays. He's improved every year and (barring a stud big-man transfer), stands to get big minutes next year. He and Ginika could make a passable big-man team - not the offense of Oduro, but comparable to most A10 bigs. And his intensity makes him a fan favorite.

I'd like to see Dinkins stay too. Maybe with some good coaching and more playing time, he could become a decent PG for us. Not an Ace Baldwin, but maybe an Otis Livingston.

Agree with JPgmuswim that the vast majority of the team is gonna be in the portal.
 

mkaufman1

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Staff member
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GIVING DAY 2023
The entire roster will be in the Portal, next coach is going to have his work cut out for him. It’s a bummer, but with the new system of not having to sit out it makes it easy to leave.
Agree, I would be shocked if more than 2 or 3 guys stick around for the next guy.
 

GMUgemini

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Best case scenario: convince Ronnie, Malik, Ojiako, and Dinkins to stay (would love Fernandez! but I’d guess he’s Providence bound) and then any two of the freshmen to keep their commitment.

You’d have 3 seniors, 1 sophomore, and 2 freshman to build around and would probably need to find 3 starters in the portal. That’s a lot but that’s also basically what English did (Schwartz, Ticket, Cooper). The other 4 scholarships can go to projects.
 

Patriotsince81

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Our 2023-2024 starting point guard. Jimmy is renowned for his ball handling!
 

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Just my uneducated guess

Current Roster
Gone due to graduation / end of Covid Year eligibility
Singleton
Cooper
Baily

Seniors - eligible to an additional covid year
Gaines - Grad Transfer to Providence
J. Oduro - Grad Transfer to Providence or another P5 program
the rest of the seniors stay - if they are on schedule for graduation

The rest
Fernandez transfers to Providence
Henry Stays

others
those within a year of graduation stay - Polite, Ginika, Henry
others transfer - and probably to a lower level if their scholarships are not renewed

4 incoming Freshman
The best of the 4 head to Providence
the other 3 decommit from GMU


NAMEPOSHTWTCLASSBIRTHPLACE

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Saquan Singleton15G6' 6"190 lbsSRBronx, NY

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Ginika Ojiako20F6' 10"240 lbsSRLagos, Nigeria

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Josh Oduro13F6' 9"235 lbsSRGainesville, VA

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Davonte Gaines3G6' 7"181 lbsSRBuffalo, NY

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DeVon Cooper0G6' 4"201 lbsSRLouisville, KY

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Victor Bailey Jr.2G6' 4"182 lbsSRAustin, TX

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Ronald Polite III1G6' 2"180 lbsJRTemple Hills, MD

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Malik Henry35F6' 8"225 lbsJRLongview, TX

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Chase Tucker30G6' 1"165 lbsSOAlpharetta, GA

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Blake Jones24F6' 10"200 lbsSOCanberra, ACT

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Kam Johnson11G5' 10"171 lbsSOCharles City, VA

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Peter Oduro12F6' 7"224 lbsFRGainesville, VA

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Elvis Nnaji23F6' 7"222 lbsFRHopkins, MN

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Justyn Fernandez4G6' 5"200 lbsFRRichmond, VA

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Devin Dinkins5
So you're saying we should expect a National Championship next season? ;)
 

gmujim92

Hall of Famer
GIVING DAY 2023
Exposed for not having an Athletic Director in charge. School president shares the blame here.
Blame for what, exactly?

Providence is almost certainly poised to double Kim’s salary. And even if Mason matched that, Providence could still outbid us without getting close to the $3.75M they were paying Cooley.

The reality is if a P5 or Big East school wants our coach badly enough, there’s not much we can do about it.
 
F him. He didn't win here, wasted 2 years of building a meh roster with very meh results. Lost Kolek and Miller in the portal. He is outstanding in working the community and social media though, I can give him that credit. that's what 34 year-olds do these days. He can't commit anywhere for more than 2 years.

he is NOT worth what Providence is soon to be paying him. He can take our entire roster with him sans Ronny and Malik as they bleed green and gold. All of them were overhyped anyways.
 

Patriot Lawdog

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I won't speculate on this because we have no idea, but I will say this. If a guy like Ronnie sticks around after not one, but two coaching changes, you won't ever see me complain about that kid's play. That's total loyalty to the school that I don't even know if it's deserved.
 

nchocola

Walk-On
Kim English is bush league for leaving without winning anything or finishing at least four years. I’ve lost all respect for him. If he would have won something or got us into the tournament he would have had his pick of P5 schools. Instead he runs to the first P5 school that wants him and leaves the GMU basketball program in ruins after two years.

Find someone who is willing to stick around until they have at least won something.
 

GMU1983

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GIVING DAY 2023
I agree for petes sake he is 34...he has time to move after 5 years or so what a fraud!!
 
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