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Always amazed how many adults are this brazen.

We sent 15 wrestlers to the UNI Open last Saturday, the competition was very tough and many of our guys did well!! We got (3) 2nds (Pat McKee, Jake Allar and Dylan Anderson), (4) 5ths (Jakob Bergeland, Brayton Lee, Baylee O'Reilly and Garrett Joles), and (2) 6ths (Skylar Petry and Steve Polakowski). I can see a lot of these guys are really improving, and they're making themselves into more competitive D1 wrestlers!! I like this group of young Gopher studs!!!

Here is an article on the UNI Open from Gophersports.com:


Grapplers compete at UNI Open


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The University of Minnesota wrestling team sent 15 wrestlers to the UNI Open at the University of Northern Iowa where they advanced multiple grapplers to the finals and had numerous placers.

125-pound Patrick McKee, 165-pound Jake Allar, and 197-pound Dylan Anderson were the team's three finalists. McKee got two victories by decision before falling to Alex Mackall of Iowa State. Allar had three consecutive bonus point victories, including two pins, before falling in double overtime to Nelson Brands of Iowa.

Anderson, meanwhile, notched three victories before falling to South Dakota State's Tanner Sloan.

125-pound Skyler Petry started off the tournament with two victories before being forced to forfeit his final three matches, ultimately putting him in sixth place.

The Gophers also had several wrestlers finish the open in fifth place. After losing his first match 149-pound Jakob Bergeland ran off four straight victories to keep his hopes alive and ultimately was victorious in the fifth place match.

157-pound Brayton Lee started his day off with a technical fall and finished it off with a major decision to clinch fifth place. 174-pound Bailee O'Reilly battled his way through the backside of the bracket to win a 6-4 decision while 197-pound Garrett Joles bounced back from a semifinals loss to take home fifth place.

133-pound Steve Polakowski bumped up to that weight class and claimed sixth place with multiple victories by decision.

The Gophers take a couple weeks off before traveling to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for the South Beach Duals on December 29-30.

Full Results from UNI Open:

Skyler Petry (2-0, 6th Place)
Champ Round 1: Skyler Petry dec. Jakob Allison (Iowa State Unattatched) SV 10-8
Quarters: Skyler Petry dec. Justin Cardani (Illinois) 5-1
Semis: Alex Mackall (Iowa State Unattatched) medical forfeit over Skyler Petry
Cons. Semis: Cevion Severado (Missouri) medical forfeit over Skyler Petry
5th place match: Justin Cardani (Illinois) medical forfeit over Skyler Petry

Patrick McKee (2-1, 2nd Place)
Quarters: Patrick McKee dec. Dack Punke (Missouri) 7-1
Semis: Patrick McKee dec Kyle Biscoglia (Norhtern Iowa) 7-3
Finals: Alex Mackall (Iowa State Unattatched) dec. Patrick McKee 5-1

Jake Gliva (1-2)
Quarters: Jack Skudlarzyk (Northern Iowa) dec. Jake Gliva 8-3
Cons. Round 2: Jake Gliva fall (5:32) over Joshua Badillo (Iowa Central CC)
Cons. Round 3: Brock Rathbun (Wartburg) maj. dec. Jake Gliva 13-2

Steve Polakowski (2-3, 6th Place)
Quarters: McGwire Midkiff (North Dakota State) dec. Steve Polakowski 6-0
Cons. Round 2: Steve Polakowski dec. Spencer Huber (South Dakota State) 7-3
Cons. Round 3: Steve Polakowski dec. Dom Dentino (Wisconsin Unattatched) 10-4
Cons. Semis: Jack Skudlarzyk (Northern Iowa) major dec. Steve Polakowski 10-2
Finals: Brock Rathbun (Wartburg) fall (5:00) over Steve Polakowski

Tyler Waterson (0-2)
Champ Round 2: Max Thomsen (Northern Iowa) tech. fall Tyler Waterson 18-2
Cons. Round 3: Zach Axmear (Iowa) major dec. Tyler Waterson 15-5

Jakob Bergeland (4-2, 5th Place)
Champ Round 2: Brock Mauller (Missouri) major dec. Jakob Bergeland 14-3
Cons. Round 3: Jakob Bergeland fall (6:00) over Grant Stotts (Iowa State Unattached)
Cons. Round 4: Jakob Bergeland won by medical forfeit over Henry Pohlmeyer
Cons. Round 5: Jakob Bergeland major dec. Mousa Jodeh (Illinois) 11-0
Cons. Semis: Denton Spencer (Unattached) dec. Jakob Bergeland 5-2
5th Place Match: Jakob Bergeland dec. Graham Rooks (Indiana Unattatched)

Kasper McIntosh (2-2)
Champ Round 2: Devin Bahr (Wisconsin Unattached) dec. Kasper McIntosh 4-2
Cons. Round 2: Kasper McIntosh dec. Anders Lantz (Wisconsin Unattached) 6-3
Cons. Round 3: Kasper McIntosh dec. Isaiah Patton (Northern Iowa) 5-3
Cons. Round 4: Jared Franek (North Dakota State) major dec. Kasper McIntosh 11-3

Brayton Lee (3-1, 5th Place)
Champ Round 2: Brayton Lee tech. fall Patrick Schoenfelder (Northern Iowa) 24-7
Quarters: Brayton Lee major dec. Joe Kelly (Iowa) 12-3
Semis: David Carr (Iowa State Unattached) dec. Brayton Lee 6-0
Cons.Semi: Chase Straw (Iowa State Wrestling) dec. Brayton Lee 7-6
5th Place Match: Brayton Lee major dec. Cayd Lara (Northern Iowa) 18-5

Ryan Thomas (2-2)
Champ Round 1: Ryan Thomas dec. Tyler Dow (Wisconsin Unattached) 8-5
Champ Round 2: Ryan Thomas fall (0:29) over Russ Jennett (Iowa Central CC)
Quarters: Brady Jennings (Iowa State Unattached) dec Ryan Thomas 5-2
Cons. Round 4: Tate Battani (Iowa State Unattached) dec Ryan Thomas 6-2

Jake Allar (3-1, 2nd Place)
Champ Round 2: Jake Allar fall (2:00) over Tim McCarthy (Illinois)
Quarters: Jake Allar tech. fall Austin Brenner (North Dakota State) 17-2
Semis: Jake Allar fall (2:13) over Travis Willers (Unattached)
Finals: Nelson Brands (Iowa) 3-2 in double overtime over Jake Allar

Bailee O'Reilly (3-2, 5th Place)
Champ Round 1: Bailee O'Reilly fall (5:41) over Austin Hansen (Luther College)
Quarters: Marcus Coleman (Iowa State Unattached) dec. Bailee O'Reilly 12-5
Cons. Round 3: Bailee O'Reilly dec. Maxwell Southard (Iowa State) 10-4
Cons. Semis: Jeremiah Kent (Missouri) dec. Bailee O'Reilly 2-1
5th Place Match: Bailee O'Reilly dec. Austin Hansen (Luther College) 6-4

Caden Steffen (2-2)
Champ Round 1: Caden Steffen major dec. Russell Rucklos (South Dakota State) 14-3
Champ. Round 2 Caden Steffen fall (4:08) over Justin Guilliams (Northern Iowa)
Quarters: Dylan Wisman (Missouri) major dec. Caden Steffen 14-2
Cons. Round 4: Alex McDowell (Iowa State Unattached) dec. Caden Steffen 3-1

Garrett Joles (3-2, 5th Place)
Champ. Round 2: Garrett Joles major dec. Izaak Shedenhelm (Northern Iowa) 14-5
Quarters: Garrett Joles dec. Taylor Watkins (Missouri) 8-3
Semis: Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State) major dec. Garrett Joles 14-0
Cons. Semis: Wyatt Koelling (Missouri) dec. Garrett Joles 10-3
5th Place Match: Garrett Joles won by forfeit over Tyrell Gordon (Northern Iowa)


Bobby Steveson (2-2)
Champ. Round 2: Bobby Steveson fall (4:53) over Jian Joobeen (Luther College)
Quarters: Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State) dec. Bobby Steveson 5-1
Cons. Round 4: Bobby Steveson dec. Izaak Shedenhelm (Northern Iowa) 5-4
Cons. Round 5: Taylor Watkins (Missouri) dec Bobby Steveson 9-4


Dylan Anderson (3-1, 2nd Place)
Champ. Round 2: Dylan Anderson dec Wyatt Koelling (Missouri) 3-1
Quarters: Dylan Anderson dec. Matt Wroblewski (Illinois) 4-3
Semis: Dylan Anderson dec. Tyrell Gordon (Northern Iowa) 8-6
Finals: Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State) fall (1:03) over Dylan Anderson

Early game time today against Oregon (3:30PM) -- bad viewing on ESPN3 and ESPN Watch

You can keep up with Live Stats at this link: https://www.ncaa.com/game/volleyball-women/d1/2018/12/07/minnesota-oregon

Time to leave right now for a little day drinking before Mr. Maturi's Pav beckons me...

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Several "influential voices in college football" are reportedly prepared to discuss increasing the number of College Football Playoff teams from four to eight.

Nicole Auerbach of The Athletic reported Wednesday that CFP expansion has received a "groundswell of support" with hopes the change can happen before the current contract with ESPN, the event's broadcast partner, expires in 2026.

"It's an appropriate thing to begin thinking about," Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby told Auerbach.

Although the College Football Playoff has received less criticism than its predecessor, the Bowl Championship Series, it's still created issues. There isn't enough space for a representative from each of the Power Five conferences, and it has left virtually no path to a championship for schools from smaller conferences.

UCF has learned the latter point the hard way the past few years. The Knights have completed two consecutive undefeated regular seasons in the American Athletic Conference but were never serious players in the final CFP conversations because of concerns about their mediocre strength of schedule.

Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez told Auerbach expansion is "inevitable" and said increasing the number of playoff teams would "serve more people."

"I don't know whether we're serving all of our people now, when you have some leagues—our league (the Big Ten) as an example," he said. "Two years in a row, we don't have anyone represented. The Big 12's been the same way. The Pac-12's been the same way."

An eight-team CFP could include automatic bids for the Power Five conference champions, as well as three at-large bids, with one of those potentially guaranteed to a Group of Five school like UCF.

West Virginia president E. Gordon Gee told The Athletic he doesn't think college football should wait for the ESPN contract to expire before making alterations to the system.

"I also want to be very clear: I think that there's arrogance of us not taking a look at someone like the University of Central Florida, just saying, 'Well, they're not worthy of it,'" Gee said. "Maybe they are worthy of it based upon a number of considerations that need to be taken into account."

Now the question is how soon an eight-team format could become reality.

Auerbach noted the CFP's board of managers and its management committee are scheduled to meet Jan. 7, the morning of this season's national championship game. It's possible one of those groups makes a recommendation that starts the process of expansion.

The budding support suggests the change could happen in the near future.

Login to view embedded media After talking to several people with knowledge of his recruitment, I think Minnesota is in a really good spot for Demariyon Houston. Coach Fleck and Simon are in to see him today. Although I’m not going to put in a FutureCast, it’s officially #BatmanWatch time for Houston starting today. (That’s my new phrase for keep an eye out for Fleck’s commit signal, hope it catches on)

Soonerscoop believes that the ship may have sailed on them ever offering Houston. Each day that goes on without an offer from them becomes less likely they will ever do so. Also, Oklahoma has two 5-star WR commits and is very much in it for Jadon Haselwood. Does he want to be the third or fourth best receiver in a single class, along with talented receivers returning? Only he can answer that if he gets an offer, and that seems unlikely at this point.

Oklahoma State has kept tabs on Houston, but we have been told they never really had too much interest for some reason. Could be because he was committed to Texas for five months. Their clear top target right now is Langston Anderson. He visited OK State in October, and has another official set up to Ole Miss this weekend, so Anderson’s recruitment will run until signing day.

What this means for Minnesota is that they might be competing with when Houston wants to sign, and that’s it. Coach Fleck and staff’s job at this point is to convince Houston and his family it’s best for him to sign on December 19th, and not wait until February. The way spots fill early nowadays, I think they have a good chance of doing this. Why not pick a school that you like and have a spot at instead of waiting and possibly needing to pick a school based on lack of spots elsewhere? I think Fleck will do a great job of selling Houston on this, and the fact he can be the crown jewel of this class. Couple this with opportunity to have a big role within his first two-years at Minnesota, and Fleck and Simon’s proven development of NFL Receivers, and Minnesota looks like the probable destination for the Rivals250 recruit as each day passes on.

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Kristian Williams will get a visit from Coach West today. He texted @Matt Jessen-Howard and told him he was going to sign in February. I, like Matt, don’t think this helps Minnesota’s chances, but I’m not sure it hurts them either. If he’s a guy Minnesota seems to like, and they do, they could very well stay on him. This could change if BOTH MJ Anderson and Darius Robinson decide to commit this month.

Speaking of MJ, he decides today. Both Matt and I expect him to sign with Minnesota. Similar to Nolan Edmonds with his decision to decommit and recommit. It happens. Guys get cold feel and need reassurance and a bit of time talking to other schools to be sure. I think the visit helped him come to the conclusion Minnesota is the right place for him.

For more info on things that haven’t changed, including Darius Robinson and Isaiah Hookfin, check out Matt’s Post from Monday.

Is this unexpected?

Does it become okay to skip a bowl game?

Many have argued that future financial reasons, perceived value of a particular bowl, the possibility of injury, etc., as viable reasons for a player to skip a bowl game.

Is it the:

The New Mexico Bowl?

The Quick Lane Bowl?

The Holiday Bowl?

The Rose Bowl?

The National Championship Game?

Or is this an individual choice in a team game?

I'm not trying to be a smart aleck here, but am interested in what the site thinks.

I'll hang up and listen.

Now 10-0 and ranked 13th Bell with 21 points . Bello with another double / double.

If we do lose Daniels, I would like to see us finish by adding a:

DE (Anderson?)
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Of course this is without knowing how many spots are available.

To San Jose State.

Good luck Quinn!! Thanks for what you’ve done for the program.

He's announcing his plans at 3 pm. MJH predicts a recommitment to the Gohpers. Lets hope it happens! He's a big body at a position of need.

In the recent commit evaluations portion of today's Rivals Ranking Podcast episode, both SE analyst Chad Simmons and I gave our take on the Rashad Cheney pick up for Minnesota. Other good things on the podcast I think you'd enjoy hearing, but if you want to skip directly to the Cheney conversation that starts at the 17:31 mark in the player below:

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Login to view embedded media Not unexpected. Good luck to him in the draft process

Liked Griffin a lot. Not elite size, but tough and really moves well. Will get some type of bump in our final rankings.

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Someone needs to make some, anyone, anyone, Bueller, Bueller?

All of us know the weaknesses of this Gopher basketball team.... But now, we have to find the positives and build on the momentum of those so I thought I would list a few.

1) Isaiah Washington had a solid game against North Florida.. Yes, not exactly a Big Ten caliber opponent but he proved he could play well against a D1 program. Made good decisions with the basketball and had much better body language on the floor. Good job, IW!!

2)We gutted out a victory when we weren't shooting well. Dupree was not with us and the guys are tired as we approach Christmas break so that is a positive to overcome those things.

3) Jordan Murphy's double double's are almost as sure as death and taxes.. Consistent performer. I choose to think of the 'here and now' and not how we are going to have to replace him next year.

4) We are UNDEFEATED at home, so far.

5) Amir has tasted what its like to take over a game.. Now he can add consistency in that area, to the mix.

6) We got a much better backup center in Mats Stockman than what we have had for a long time.

7) Eric Curry is not far from getting back into the mix.

8) Gabe Kalscheur may have had a lousy game against North Florida but I would bet he puts tons of time in the gym so that does not happen again. That work ethic of his will pay off at some point and turn into consistent game results.

Guys, we have a 10 day break to the next game, then a 9 day break to the one after that... Once we play Mount St. Marys, the breaks between games will range from 3 to 5 days.. The grueling Big Ten schedule will be in full fledge so anything that is positive will be welcome for the coaches to point out to the guys.. We need to do everything in our power to keep working on shooting on these long breaks between games. A lot of season to go and a lot that can happen.. Lets hope the good times outweigh the bad, this year.. We have talent but just need to put it all together.. GO Gophers!!

Tuesday night's 80-71 win over North Florida had several story lines. The Gophers were without Dupree McBrayer who was back in new York for his mother's funeral. Richard Pitino opted to start Brock Stull in his absence instead of Isaiah Washington.

Washington responded with a career night. He had a double-double along with Jordan Murphyand freshman, Daniel Oturu on the way to an 80-71 victory.

One would think three players with double-doubles would manifest itself to more than a nine point win, but UNF made big shot after big shot and ran their offense flawlessly. The Gophers didn't have any breathing room until the very end of the game.

The first half certainly had a theme. When Minnesota had the ball, they had to be prepared for multiple defensive looks from North Florida. Their answer was to get the ball inside and to push it in transition before the defense could set up.

When North Florida had the ball they had to adjust from Minnesota’s perimeter pressure looking to run the Osprey’s 3-point shooters off the arc. They adjusted by back-cutting the overplaying defense to ribbons.

UNF opened up in a 1-3-1. Pitino countered with a hi-lo look of Oturu in the high post and Murphy on the low block. The ball went through Oturu who either drove to the bucket or dumped the ball down to Murphy for the finish when the back line converged on him. North Florida was able to get buckets of their own though and took an 11-8 lead into the first media timeout with 15:07 left.

Minnesota came out of the huddle with an immediate 6-0 run in the next fifty-eight seconds. Matthew Hurt finished on a nice baseline drive, and Amir Coffey got out in the open floor for two straight point-blank scores. North Florida took a timeout trailing 14-11.

Minnesota extended the lead to 18-13 before the next official stoppage. Oturu scored twice around the bucket, once on a drive and the other on an assist from Isaiah Washington.

North Florida began trapping out of their 1-3-1, which looked like a man, but was an unusual matchup zone in which the defenders went with the offensive cutters to a new spot in the zone. They also applied more ball pressure and trapped the wings, and the ball on top at times. The result was confusion on Minnesota’s side, but the Ospreys were having their own troubles in the scoring department. The Gophers held on to a 20-15 lead with 7:58 left.

Both offenses began to pick up the pace from that point. The Gophers pushed the ball in transition and Washington had his best half of his career as a true point guard. His teammates found openings in the zone and in the man to man that they began running, and all Washington needed was an inch. He had eight assists in the first half.

North Florida also began cutting without the ball against the pressure and picked up the pace in transition. The teams went back and forth till the end of the first half where Minnesota took a scant 35-34 into the locker room.

Both teams shot 40.6 percent from the field. Minnesota hit three more foul shots than UNF, and the Ospreys hit two more 3-pointers. They were 3 of 10 and the Gophers were only 1 of 7.

Minnesota had advantage in fastbreak points (11-1), and piled up 22 points in the paint. 30 of their 35 points were scored either in the paint or at the foul line. The poor perimeter shooting would not only be a theme for the first half but for the entire game.

The score stayed close as the second half opened, but two milestones occurred early on. Murphy picked up his double-double at the 16:19 mark, and Washington got his tenth assist very early in the half.

North Florida went back to the traditional 1-3-1, and started to duck in their posts on the opposite low block for the diagonal pass as they went to the continuous ball screen motion in the four out look.

As the score went back and forth halfway into the second half, North Florida was doing it by committee. The ball and player movement got everyone involved, and also started spreading the floor more by moving their bigs out on the floor then looking to drive by the posts. They had five players at the ten minute mark who had between seven and nine points. Minnesota on the other hand was getting their points from the trio of Murphy, Oturu, and Amir Coffey.

Isaiah Washington started to do some scoring on his own as the game went into the final ten minutes. He hit two straight teardrops then dropped a dime to Oturu for the dunk. Murphy also got into the scoring act as the Gophers stretched the lead to the biggest of the game at 60-52 with 8:57 left.

North Florida would not go away quietly though. Every time it looked like Minnesota had breathing room, the opponent bounced back with a big shot. From a 62-55 mark, J.T. Escobar made a jumper, Wajid Aminu hit a layup to force Pitino to take a timeout at 7:34 left with a 62-59 lead.

Washington and Coffey got to the line on three straight scoring attempts and converted on five of six free throws. Washington also hit a spinning ten foot jumper in the lane. But UNF kept answering. The lead was only 70-66 with 2:51 left. North Florida could get no closer.

Washington took over the game via the foul shot and assist. Murphy, Gabe Kalscheur, and Coffey hit late foul shots. On the defensive end, the Gophers gave their best effort of the game. They consistently ran the UNF shooters off the 3-point line and would not let them get their feet set. Minnesota closed out on a 10-5 run to take a hard earned 80-71 win.

For the night, Minnesota was 26 of 67 for 38 percent. 3-point shooting was a problem. They were 1 of 15 for 6.7 percent. Coffey hit the only three. Once again, they made a living on the foul line. They got there 39 times and made 27. 69 of the team’s 80 point occurred either in the paint or at the charity stripe. Minnesota had 16 assists on 26 field goals. Thirteen of those came from Washington. They also dominated the rebounding battle 52-35.

Minnesota had an unusual occurance in the win. Three players had double-doubles. Murphy had the 53rd of his career with 20 points and 18 rebounds. Oturu had 13 points and 11 rebounds. Washington had 14 points and 13 assists. He did this against no turnovers.

This was easily Washington’s best game as a point guard of his career. His vision and passing accuracy was uncanny. All he needed was an inch to deliver a no look pass. He looked under control and nothing seemed forced. This game would have been in the balance without a career night from him.

Coffey also added 18 points and 6 rebounds. He was crucial down the stretch. Kalscheur had 3 points all on foul shots. The break could not come at a better time for him. His recent struggles with the perimeter jumper hit their apex last night. He was 0 for 8 from deep, and 0 for 10 overall. To Pitino’s credit, he continued to give the freshman the green light all night long.

Michael Hurt added 5 points. He gave a good effort on both sides of the floor. He defended the post well and also pulled 3 rebounds. Jarvis Omersa had 3 points. Brock Stull and Matz Stockman both chipped in 2 points.

For North Florida, they shot 41.3 percent from the field and made 8 out of 22 long balls. They didn't get to the line much, but were a near perfect 11 of 12 when they got there. Their 13 turnovers came at un-opportune times. A stretch of three turnovers in three possessions late in a tight game turned out to be very advantageous for the Gophers.

Garrett Sams led the team with 13 points, followed by Wajid Aminu with 10. Noah Horchler and Trip Day both had 9, and Ivan Gandia-Rosa had 8.

Minnesota will now be off until December 21 when North Carolina A&T comes to town.

Game tips off at 8:10 p.m. here at Williams Arena.

Starters:
-Amir Coffey
-Brock Stull
-Gabe Kalscheur
-Jordan Murphy
-Daniel Oturu

Minutes Points Rebounds Assists
Jarvis Johnson - - - -
Amir Coffey 32 16 3 3
McKinley Wright 30 15 5 6
Reid Travis 26 14 7 1
Gabe Kalscheur 29 12 2 1
Daniel Oturu 23 10 7 0
Tre Jones 29 9 3 6
Brad Davison 30 8 3 2
Nathan Reuvers 20 7 2 1
Jericho Sims 21 7 5 0
Sacar Anim 28 7 3 1
Theo John 18 7 4 0
Geno Crandall 18 5 2 2
Reed Nikko 10 3 2 0
Michael Hurt 7 2 1 1
Race Thompson 4 2 0 0
Jarvis Omerson 11 2 1 0
Joe Hedstrom (RS) - - -

Sorry, not sure how to make a clean paste to where the columns line up with the headers. May have missed a few players but thought it would be interested to see how the MN high schooler's are doing at the next level so far this year.

Since rumors are alive that we might have some possible IMG recruiting activity again this year, I decided to take a look at their website. I knew it was a premier facility, and sort of had a vision of what that might mean, but in looking at the site, I was still impressed with the Tech, classroom, professional approach they seem to have. Also impressed with the cost ($53-77k annual) Contrast that with what the average student in rural Minnesota receives and its clear that any candidate coming out of this program has an advantage not only in a physical track, but in seamlessly transitioning to academic and social life. It would seem plausible that taking a player from here of equal ability or star measurement to another would be a savvy move.



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They started choking again but have pulled it back, at least for awhile. 62-60 lead under 3 minutes.