UTEP Basketball Recruiting

[axingfools1]

I respectfully disagree. We have one more scholarship. I think it needs to go to a PG. If it goes to a big man who do you have playing PG?

Ok then I guess Golding may want to go with a 'smaller' lineup of big guards. I've been wanting a PG too, but it just seems like a lot of guards with losing Z, Dos Anjos hurt and Jones a question mark.

Hopefully Kalu and Hamilton can step up then. Kalu has the size and athleticism, but needs to work on his hands, offense and free throws. I do think he has potential to be a great rebounder in this league. Averaged 11/11/1 per 40 minutes. Hamilton has good scoring and rebounding capacity as well, but is currently a liability on defense. I can't see him playing much more than he did last year.

Right now it's ?
Powell
Hardy
Frazier
Solomon
Kalu

 

[FiliUTEP]

Ok then I guess Golding may want to go with a 'smaller' lineup of big guards. I've been wanting a PG too, but it just seems like a lot of guards with losing Z, Dos Anjos hurt and Jones a question mark.

Hopefully Kalu and Hamilton can step up then. Kalu has the size and athleticism, but needs to work on his hands, offense and free throws. I do think he has potential to be a great rebounder in this league. Averaged 11/11/1 per 40 minutes. Hamilton has good scoring and rebounding capacity as well, but is currently a liability on defense. I can't see him playing much more than he did last year.

Right now it's ?
Powell
Hardy
Frazier
Solomon
Kalu

I would play Dos anjos at the 5 and Solomon at the 4.

 

[Hot For Keitha]

Meh... no sense fretting about the roster of what will most likely be a mediocre team.

Just wait to see if they surprise us.

 

[picks up]

Meh... no sense fretting about the roster of what will most likely be a mediocre team.

Just wait to see if they surprise us.

Although I agree that the season may not be great, there's no fretting here. Some of us on here are willing to listen to other viewpoints. I respect axingfools' viewpoint and agree with him on most things. I think he's one of the better posters on here. Anyway, back to the topic at hand, we still haven't solved our PG problem and it's frustrating seeing all these other midmajors pick-up P5 transfers.

 

[Lil_Train]

Although I agree that the season may not be great, there's no fretting here. Some of us on here are willing to listen to other viewpoints. I respect axingfools' viewpoint and agree with him on most things. I think he's one of the better posters on here. Anyway, back to the topic at hand, we still haven't solved our PG problem and it's frustrating seeing all these other midmajors pick-up P5 transfers.

It sounds like Golding may try Powell at the point, where he said he played some in JC. Definitely doesn't appear to be the best case scenario, but that is where we are at. It sounds like there are alot better forwards available for UTEP at this time, so that may be the direction Golding decides to go with the last ride.

 

[utep2step]

It sounds like Golding may try Powell at the point, where he said he played some in JC. Definitely doesn't appear to be the best case scenario, but that is where we are at. It sounds like there are alot better forwards available for UTEP at this time, so that may be the direction Golding decides to go with the last ride.

I don't know if we saw the same video but I think he can easily play point.

"Powell
Hardy
Frazier
Solomon
Kalu"..........That's what we got.

Golding is not a "Houdini" coach like former WKU coach Rick Stansbury (now at Memphis) or current coach Lutz where "WHALA!! Transferring in is a former All American" (Lutz signed a JUCO first team AA-“Don” McHenry). This is it, stick a fork in it and get started for fall 2023.

UTEP' name just does not carry the weight it once used to. Golding has a ton of work to do.

 

[PickMyAxe915]

I don't know if we saw the same video but I think he can easily play point.

"Powell
Hardy
Frazier
Solomon
Kalu"..........That's what we got.

Golding is not a "Houdini" coach like former WKU coach Rick Stansbury (now at Memphis) or current coach Lutz where "WHALA!! Transferring in is a former All American" (Lutz signed a JUCO first team AA-“Don” McHenry). This is it, stick a fork in it and get started for fall 2023.

UTEP' name just does not carry the weight it once used to. Golding has a ton of work to do.

Terry had no issue recruiting to utep. He just sucked at coaching his guys up. I wish golding were a good coach that wa sjust a bad recruiter, but I don't even think he's a good coach.

Camper and Powell MIGHT be good pick ups, but based on what I have seen thus far under Golding, I will not get excited about any player until he proves consistent. After Onyema leaving, I really don't hang my hat on anyone on this roster.

 

[JCorona]

Terry had no issue recruiting to utep. He just sucked at coaching his guys up. I wish golding were a good coach that wa sjust a bad recruiter, but I don't even think he's a good coach.

Camper and Powell MIGHT be good pick ups, but based on what I have seen thus far under Golding, I will not get excited about any player until he proves consistent. After Onyema leaving, I really don't hang my hat on anyone on this roster.

Let’s see if a team full of his players will ever be as good as his first season.

 

[TenaciousD]

OK, I know this is probably on many other posts, but I will ask again. UTEP and Media keep saying we have 1 available scholarship. I thought we are already at 13? Did I miss someone entered the portal?

Scholarship
Baylor Hebb
Tae Hardy
Carlos Lemus
David Terrell
Yazid Powell
Trey Horton
Corey Camper
Otis Frazier
Calvin Solomon
Elijah Jones
Jon Dos Anjos
Kevin Kalu
Derrick Hamilton

Walk-ons
Antwone Holmes
Garrett Levesque

 

[NoNCAAWinsSince1992]

OK, I know this is probably on many other posts, but I will ask again. UTEP and Media keep saying we have 1 available scholarship. I thought we are already at 13? Did I miss someone entered the portal?

Scholarship
Baylor Hebb
Tae Hardy
Carlos Lemus
David Terrell
Yazid Powell
Trey Horton
Corey Camper
Otis Frazier
Calvin Solomon
Elijah Jones
Jon Dos Anjos
Kevin Kalu
Derrick Hamilton

Walk-ons
Antwone Holmes
Garrett Levesque

Lemus is in the portal and won’t return

 

[FiliUTEP]

I say Derrick Hamilton leaves. My prediction.

 

[miner1liner]

OK, I know this is probably on many other posts, but I will ask again. UTEP and Media keep saying we have 1 available scholarship. I thought we are already at 13? Did I miss someone entered the portal?

Scholarship
Baylor Hebb
Tae Hardy
Carlos Lemus
David Terrell
Yazid Powell
Trey Horton
Corey Camper
Otis Frazier
Calvin Solomon
Elijah Jones
Jon Dos Anjos
Kevin Kalu
Derrick Hamilton

Walk-ons
Antwone Holmes
Garrett Levesque

Lemus is gone...entered the portal.

 

[axingfools1]

I say Derrick Hamilton leaves. My prediction.

May 11th was the deadline

 

[groundrounds]

I thought Lemus went back to Europe to play. Therefore no portal report. Can someone confirm?

 

[TenaciousD]

Lemus is gone...entered the portal.

Thanks

 

[FiliUTEP]

When will 247 update Utep commits?? Maybe the new MOD here can pull double duty??

UTEP 2023 Basketball Commits

UTEP

247sports.com

 

[utep2step]

 

[unihorn]

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Standout? I guess we’ll see.

 

[axingfools1]

Standout? I guess we’ll see.

Ranked 201 in the 247 transfer portal. That's about as good as Golding can get...

 

[jdubb66]

I love those dudes from Philly.

 

[utep2step]

 

[Lil_Train]

 

[utep2step]

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Probably WKU.

 

[Lil_Train]

 

[NoNCAAWinsSince1992]

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Do not need this type of player. Typical Bronzeing type of player. D2 caliber.

Tyler Henry - 2022-2023 - Men's Basketball - University of Southern Indiana Athletics

Tyler Henry (3) Guard - 2022-23: Completed his tenure at USI by playing in 30 of 33 games, making 11 starts...surpassed the 1,000 point mark in his collegiate

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[nattybry]

Do not need this type of player. Typical Bronzeing type of player. D2 caliber.

Tyler Henry - 2022-2023 - Men's Basketball - University of Southern Indiana Athletics

Tyler Henry (3) Guard - 2022-23: Completed his tenure at USI by playing in 30 of 33 games, making 11 starts...surpassed the 1,000 point mark in his collegiate

usiscreamingeagles.com

Competing with Mighty Towson SMH 😏

 

[shyminer81]

It’s safe to say, Golding recruits worse than Sadler ever did…Maybe he should have been the one…wasn’t he a finalist? 😂 geez.

 

[axingfools1]

It’s safe to say, Golding recruits worse than Sadler ever did…Maybe he should have been the one…wasn’t he a finalist? 😂 geez.

At this point all of the other coaches' names we heard were better than Golding (Tang, Jans, Barbee...)

 

[nattybry]

He apparently thinks he can win in CUSA with the the same talent at Abilene C.

 

[NoNCAAWinsSince1992]

Must like private schools

 

[jdubb66]

He apparently thinks he can win in CUSA with the the same talent at Abilene C.

It's all about the money these days. If Golding has a shit NIL deal to offer them, they're going to go somewhere else. That's it. If he can put a semi competitive team together with the little money he gets from boosters then its a testament to his coaching ability.

 

[nattybry]

It's all about the money these days. If Golding has a shit NIL deal to offer them, they're going to go somewhere else. That's it. If he can put a semi competitive team together with the little money he gets from boosters then its a testament to his coaching ability.

Yeah, very disappointed that the alleged $400,000 never materialized and Utep apparently can't get the help to compete at least with other mid majors.

 

[axingfools1]

Yeah, very disappointed that the alleged $400,000 never materialized and Utep apparently can't get the help to compete at least with other mid majors.

Well if true then we are completely done. No decent coach will ever want to come here.

 

[axingfools1]

It's all about the money these days. If Golding has a shit NIL deal to offer them, they're going to go somewhere else. That's it. If he can put a semi competitive team together with the little money he gets from boosters then its a testament to his coaching ability.

Don't forget though that he couldn't even lure a big man to a ready made team in year one. Letting BW hang around didn't help out his cause either, but that was self imposed.

 

[kickballpro]

Must like private schools

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Dodged a bullet. He would have been a waste of a scholarship on a team full of wasted scholarships.

 

[minerfan_14]

Well…I wouldn’t have picked that image…and the UTEP basketball page did retweet it….

 

[Lil_Train]

 

[PickMyAxe915]

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Looks like a Golding recruit.

 

[axingfools1]

Looks like a Golding recruit.

Golding looooves net fishing in the wrong spots.

 

[utep2step]