Brea looks like the best shooter (by far) in the portal. IU and UK have been in contact (probably others too). UK program seems to be a bit of a mess at the moment. Who knows how this plays out. Have not heard any confirmation yet that Brea has returned the interest to IU.
If by chance CMW could pull that off....and assuming Carlyle is in the bag like others here are believing, that would give us a lineup including:
MR
MM
Ballo
Rice
Carlyle
Brea
All of which would see $750K-$1.2M (speculated in most cases) in NIL to play here. And last time I checked the NCAA rules, you cannot start 6 players. Someone has to come off the bench. Obviously I'm putting the cart ahead of the horse, but if CMW hits the jackpot over the next week, this would be his reality. Someone making close/over $1M in NIL will not be a starter if this all pans out.
Then you still have Newton, Gallo, Cupps, and maybe another big TBD. EDIT- and Tucker, our 5 star incoming Frosh.
Not sure what to say/think....but assuming MM works hard this summer and continues to develop....AND, we could land Brea, we could really solve the shooting problems. At least, for one season.
If by chance CMW could pull that off....and assuming Carlyle is in the bag like others here are believing, that would give us a lineup including:
MR
MM
Ballo
Rice
Carlyle
Brea
All of which would see $750K-$1.2M (speculated in most cases) in NIL to play here. And last time I checked the NCAA rules, you cannot start 6 players. Someone has to come off the bench. Obviously I'm putting the cart ahead of the horse, but if CMW hits the jackpot over the next week, this would be his reality. Someone making close/over $1M in NIL will not be a starter if this all pans out.
Then you still have Newton, Gallo, Cupps, and maybe another big TBD. EDIT- and Tucker, our 5 star incoming Frosh.
Not sure what to say/think....but assuming MM works hard this summer and continues to develop....AND, we could land Brea, we could really solve the shooting problems. At least, for one season.
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