Friday, April 1, 2022

News On The Horizon 4/1/2022


Cleveland State extends AD Scott Garrett contract into 2026--Associated Press
Cleveland State extends athletic director Scott Garrett’s contract as he looks for new basketball coach--Cleveland Plain Dealers



Detroit Mercy women's basketball interim coach LaTanya Collins will not return--Detroit Free Press
Detroit Mercy women's basketball will have fourth head coach in four years--Detroit News
Titans Announce Leadership Change In Women's Basketball Program--detroittitans.com



UWGB men's basketball team lands Racine Case star Amari Jedkins--Green Bay Press Gazette



2022 NBA Mock Draft, Final Four edition: Jabari Smith at No. 1; Bennedict Mathurin, Jeremy Sochan among big movers--The Athletic

27. Miami Heat

Patrick Baldwin Jr. | 6-9 forward | 19 years old | Milwaukee

The intel from the previous mock draft remains a good encapsulation of where this is now. Baldwin is all over the map when you talk to scouts. Some are willing to entirely overlook an unmitigated disaster of a freshman season at Milwaukee. Others are not. Baldwin averaged 12 points and six rebounds while shooting 34 percent from the field and 26 percent from 3 in the Horizon League. That is bad. But a lot of it can be chalked up to circumstance, if you want to make that case. He’s a non-shot creator who ended up having to do too much on offense far too regularly. He’d be much better off where he could have had shots created for him and use those pristine shooting mechanics to hit open looks. Indeed, he didn’t get many clean opportunities this season. Per Synergy, Baldwin took just seven uncontested 3-pointers this season in 11 games, a low number that exemplifies how much the team’s guards struggled. The team had a bottom-20 offense in the country, a number that is bad for a mid-major team with a five-star, McDonald’s All-American forward who should theoretically be able to shoot the lights out. Scouts also have been unimpressed with his overall effort level. It’s not an exaggeration to say Baldwin would have one of the worst profiles in terms of production for competition level of any player selected in the first round in the last decade. But there are plenty of scouts who are still interested and see the same guy who was a consensus top-five recruit in the country. I’ll be completely honest: I have no idea what direction this will go. I think everything from first round to second round to Baldwin ending up back in college is on the table.

Panthers Welcome Bart Lundy to Milwaukee--mkepanthers.com



Sean McNeil, WVU guard from Cooper HS in transfer portal, hears from UC, NKU, per report--Cincinnati Enquirer



Throwback Thursday: This season’s rankings in YSU history--The Jambar
Women's Basketball: Season In Review--ysu.prestosports.com

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