I’d love to hear any info that you get from this gathering. Wednesdays can be crowded at sudwerk as there is a very popular pub quiz that starts at 7:00. Normally I’d be there, but, for those old timers on here, I’ll be at UChicago watching my daughter (Aggie alum and been going to Aggie games since she was born) defend her dissertation for her PhD. Seems like yesterday that she was dancing with the band uh and giving high fives to the players after another Aggie victory.

Thanks Gaucho. Great preview!

It's probably impossible to predict what coach Les will do with the starting lineup before seeing how the new guys are getting on board with the Aggie style. You could be correct at the start of the season (TY, Leo, Daugherty, Rocak and Mani). It wouldn't surprise me to see both Leo and Daugherty come off the bench, eventually, freeing up a starting spot for guys like Robinson/Cooper/Sangster. We know for sure, though, that it will be the guys that are playing the best defense that will get the nod. That's always been Les' MO.

Excellent. Look forward to reading it.

Good early signing. Les seems to be getting the 6'5" to 6'7" wing type players (Cooper, Roberson, Sangster, Unuakhalu and Gilchrist) so I'm sure we'll see more positionless style of ball. Good tough athletic switching defense leading to transition baskets, or pull it back out and let TY or others beat the defense off the dribble. Should be a fun team to watch.

Me, my wife, and our friends will be there. Daughter (alumnus) will be watching from Chicago, and son will be taking a break from a bachelor party to check in from SD. Go Ags!!

Porter Conor was testing his lower leg (calf or ankle) sometime in the second quarter (I think). Next time I saw hi he had a clear wrap on it. Just judging by how he was moving it didn’t seem like anything really severe.

Looks like tough defense leading to transition baskets will be a big part of the philosophy this year. Can’t wait!

Really solid add this late in the recruiting period. We’ve got some serious size at the wing position.

And in what is likely the last piece to the puzzle, the Aggies added shooting guard Carl Daughtery Jr, transfer from Central Arkansas.
https://x.com/CarlD2022/status/1801782017232675109

You can check out his 23-24 hightlights here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95bUaCHmF2E&feature=shared

Seems like an aggressive perimeter player with perhaps some untapped potential. He'll certainly have the opportunity to see a lot of court time.

Luke is in the transfer portal with two years remaining.

Per Verbal Commits, https://verbalcommits.com/players/jamal-unuakhalu, Aggies have signed 6'7" Jamal Unuakhalu from Moorpark college. Another big body interior player. While I certainly don't mind more size, this seems a little contradictory to Les' history. Don't know if this is a scholarship spot or a walk-on.

With TY back, and assuming Nico back also, I think we have one more slot available (pepper and Ade and milling gone, Cooper and Chappel added). Maybe a shooter???

I’m looking forward to seeing how he handles the pressure of it being His team next year. Yes, he’ll have help from others, but TY will set the tone both on offense and defense. Should be a very competitve team

Venal commits now has TY as enrolled at UCD rather than transferred, so it looks like the rumor is true!

Feels like we will really be running a lot next year. With Cooper and Robinson (6'6" Cal transfer who RS last year due to a knee injury) we will have a very athletic set of wings that could push the ball. I'm sure we are waiting to see how the portal shakes out to add a shooter, and potentially another PG.

He picked Cal

Cooper was also a high school teammate of Aggie commit Isaiah Chappell. I wonder if that played a part in landing him.

I was doing some digging last week and found Nils name as someone that several of our coaches were following on Twitter, but wasn’t sure if that really meant anything. Seems like a good fit. He’s a good defender, great hustle, so will fill a lot of what Ada provided

Off to Perth Australia
https://x.com/PerthWildcats/status/1781140746546159914

Yeah I remember early on in the season hearing he wasn't really in basketball shape, and he apparently never really was able to crack the rotation.