How these mid-major teams in state of Michigan got better this offseason--Busting Brackets
Oakland and Detroit Mercy
Oakland and Detroit Mercy both play
in the Horizon League and both were able to have success this offseason
in terms of being able to potentially compete for a conference title
this upcoming season.
Oakland
Key Additions: Keaton Hervey (Missouri State), Lorne Bowman II (Wisconsin), and Chuol Deng II (Hill College, TX)
Entered Transfer Portal: Micah Parrish (San Diego State), and Zion Young
Brief Overview: Head
Coach Greg Kampe has been the head coach of Oakland since 1984 with
this being his 22nd season coaching the Golden Grizzlies as a division
one program. Oakland will miss co-conference player of the year Jamal
Cain who entered the NBA draft but they bring back star point guard
Jalen Moore who led the team in assists and steals as well as being the
second-leading scorer last season for Oakland.
The Golden
Grizzlies also bring back their leading shot-blocker and third-leading
scorer in big man Trey Townsend. Parrish transferring hurts but Hervey
transferring to Oakland should help fill the void and Bowman
transferring to become a Golden Grizzlies will give Kampe a very strong
and productive backcourt.
Detroit Mercy
Key Additions: Jayden Stone (Grand Canyon) and Sonny Johnson (High School)
Entered Transfer Portal: Noah Waterman and DJ Harvey
Brief Overview: The
Biggest news for head coach Mike Davis was that his son Antoine who is
the all-time leading scorer in Detroit Mercy basketball history decided
to not transfer to another school and play another season for the
Titans. Detroit Mercy also brings back second-leading scorer Madut Akec
who also led the team in rebounds, steals, and blocks last season. Kevin
McAdoo an experienced guard also returns for the Titans.
Waterman
more than likely will remain in the transfer portal but may come back,
while there is a better chance that Harvey comes back like Davis did
after entering the transfer portal. Detroit Mercy brings in a three-star
recruit in Sonny Johnson Jr. and Jayden Stone who comes to the Titans as a transfer from Grand Canyon.
Oakland and Detroit Mercy
Both
the Titans and Grizzlies expected more last season as Oakland finished
5th in the Horizon League conference while Detroit Mercy finished in 6th
place. Neither team advanced to the semi-finals of the conference
tournament as well. However, both teams have excitement within their
programs fueled mostly by both teams having their star point guards back
to play this upcoming season.
With Davis announcing that he is
back, the Titans by the time the season starts may have the most depth
that they have had in years. The Golden Grizzlies will miss Cain’s
production but they will have more depth this season and more
experienced players on their team this upcoming season as they did not
play as well late in the season as they had done earlier, especially in
non-conference play.
Detroit Mercy and Oakland both are expecting
to compete for a Horizon League regular-season conference championship
and to win the conference tournament to earn a bid to the 2023 NCAA
tournament.
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NBA Mock Draft 2022--
The Athletic29. Memphis Grizzlies
Patrick Baldwin Jr. | 6-9 forward | 19 years old | Milwaukee
Baldwin is not a certainty to stay in the draft, and scouts have him
all over the map. 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 have been much better off on a team
where other players could have created shots for him, and he could have
used his 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 Milwaukee’s guards struggled. 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 his draft stock will go.
2022 NBA Mock Draft: Who will the Magic take at No. 1 overall? --Heat Check CBB
20) San Antonio Spurs (via Raptors)
Patrick Baldwin Jr., SF/PF, Milwaukee – 6-foot-9, 220 lbs.
12.1 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 34.4 FG%, 26.6 3P%
Here comes the real big swing in this mock. Baldwin, a top-10 recruit
in the 2021 recruiting class, had a disappointing freshman season at
Milwaukee largely due to an ankle injury. When he was healthy at the
very start of the season, though, he played at the level of a top-10
prospect. San Antonio, with a real need for frontcourt help, could
gamble on his long-term upside because of his versatility, shooting
ability (which he showed in high school but didn’t as a freshman), and
high basketball IQ.
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Kam Farris transfers to Marist--
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Former Sam Houston State Bearkat Forward Kevin Martina Transfers to Robert Morris--
Colonial Sports Network
Youngstown State’s Garrett Covington to return for 6th season--
Mahoning Valley Tribune Chronicle
