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Username Post: Around the NCAA 2016-2017
Bison137 
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06-01-17 11:58 PM - Post#229786    
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MSM has been decimated over the past month. At the end of the season, they figured to have their top 8 players returning for a team that won the NEC regular season and tournament. Instead three of their five starters, plus two benchwarmers, have announced they are transferring. In addition to Long, they have apparently lost freshman wing Miles Wilson, who was one of the NEC's top rookies and who averaged 14 ppg and 8 rpg in five postseason games. Wilson already has picked up a PSU offer. Also they lost 6-9 soph starter Mawdo Sallah, who already signed with CAA champs UNCW, who won 29 games this season.

For some perspective on the loss to MSM, the three starters who have left all quickly got offers from teams ranked among the 87 best in the nation (Pomeroy). Jamion Christian seems to have a good reputation; the Mount plays what seems to be a fun style; the team was successful; they had a very bright future; and they have a good fan base. I wonder what caused this deluge of transfers.




Mount St. Mary's recently announced their incoming freshman class. In response to all of the transfers, they have added six newcomers. Additionally, they return two redshirt freshmen who sat out last year. Thus they will roster eight scholarship freshmen next year - and only a total of three juniors/seniors. That will be some challenge for Jamion Christian. Will be interesting to see how they do, especially if they play the Bison again.

http://www.mountathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2016-17/...


Updating their transfers:

- SG Charles Glover ended up at Longwood.
- PG Elijah Long signed with Texas.
- PF Mawdo Sallah signed with UNCW.
- Wing Miles Wilson has offers from Miami, VA Tech, NC State, PSU, Auburn, and Virginia. Hasn't committed yet.
- SG Randy Miller was a late addition to the transfer list. He hasn't committed yet, but did have offers from Delaware and Fairfield the first time around. May end up at a juco.

Here is an article from May 12th on the player movement issues at MSM and from smaller schools in general: The Price of Success for Mount Basketball. One interesting item: "In the NEC alone, five of the top seven scorers, including Long, will be playing for different schools next season." Bucknell, knock on wood, is one of the few schools that has avoided the transfer epidemic, which has even hit Lafayette, Lehigh, American, Loyola, Navy, and Holy Cross over the past couple of years.





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