Men's Basketball 24-25

[dbilmes]

I don't know if this story has a paywall, but there was a nice article about Anthony Nimani, a guard from Connecticut who will play at Cornell next season.
Nimani, a 6-foot-4 guard with a good handle, deep range and the ability to drive, adapted quickly to play in the highest division of the New England Prep School Athletic Conference. Four games in, he put up 31 points against Tabor Academy.
"I want to be able to be a big impact since Day 1 at Cornell and just be able to impact the basketball team, just help them win and see myself grow as a player and a person, too, and hopefully in the future I can play pro basketball."

[Swampy]

I don't know if this story has a paywall, but there was a nice article about Anthony Nimani, a guard from Connecticut who will play at Cornell next season.
Nimani, a 6-foot-4 guard with a good handle, deep range and the ability to drive, adapted quickly to play in the highest division of the New England Prep School Athletic Conference. Four games in, he put up 31 points against Tabor Academy.
"I want to be able to be a big impact since Day 1 at Cornell and just be able to impact the basketball team, just help them win and see myself grow as a player and a person, too, and hopefully in the future I can play pro basketball."

Thanks!

(no paywall)

[billhoward]

This is nice. He sounds like a student. And athlete.

One problem about profiles of good HS/prep players as they pick a college is, you have no idea if he'll barely hang on, be a starter, or be a real star. Let's hope Nimani is the real deal.

[scoop85]

AJ Labeau, a 7-foot center from Idaho who redshirted at Washington State as a freshman preferred walk-on is transferring to Cornell. Out of HS he had D1 offers from Idaho State, Air Force, and Army. Always intriguing to get someone of that size on the roster, and perhaps he blossoms into a good Ivy League player. Certainly having more size up front is useful.

[Al DeFlorio]

AJ Labeau, a 7-foot center from Idaho who redshirted at Washington State as a freshman preferred walk-on is transferring to Cornell. Out of HS he had D1 offers from Idaho State, Air Force, and Army. Always intriguing to get someone of that size on the roster, and perhaps he blossoms into a good Ivy League player. Certainly having more size up front is useful.

High school recruiting page: https://www.ncsasports.org/mens-basketball-recruiting/idaho/boise/timberline-high-school1/aj-labeau

[Ken711]

AJ Labeau, a 7-foot center from Idaho who redshirted at Washington State as a freshman preferred walk-on is transferring to Cornell. Out of HS he had D1 offers from Idaho State, Air Force, and Army. Always intriguing to get someone of that size on the roster, and perhaps he blossoms into a good Ivy League player. Certainly having more size up front is useful.

Nice to have some size coming in the front court! If he redshirted at WSU, does he have 4 years or 3 years of eligibility left?

[billhoward]

Our last 7-footer, a transfer, helped get us to the Sweet Sixteen and Jeff Foote then made it to the NBA, briefly, in 2014.

One of the all-time best Coach Witticisms is "You can't coach height."

[scoop85]

AJ Labeau, a 7-foot center from Idaho who redshirted at Washington State as a freshman preferred walk-on is transferring to Cornell. Out of HS he had D1 offers from Idaho State, Air Force, and Army. Always intriguing to get someone of that size on the roster, and perhaps he blossoms into a good Ivy League player. Certainly having more size up front is useful.

Nice to have some size coming in the front court! If he redshirted at WSU, does he have 4 years or 3 years of eligibility left?

He would have 4 years of NCAA eligibility left, but how that translates to Cornell I don't know.

[upprdeck]

well if he changes majors it would help him not graduate in 4 yrs

[Ken711]

Not sure where the two inches to make him a 7 footer went, but he's already listed on the Cornell 24-25 roster as a 6'10" forward.  The same 6'10" size as when he was listed on the Washington State U. roster. Regardless, even at 6'10", his size will be an asset for the Big Red.

https://cornellbigred.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/aj-labeau/78466

[rss77]

Was told that Brian Earle was hoping to take the graduating seniors with him to W & M.  They all got better NIL deals at other schools except for Boothby.

[ugarte]

Was told that Brian Earle was hoping to take the graduating seniors with him to W & M.  They all got better NIL deals at other schools except for Boothby.

Chris Manon - Vanderbilt
Isaiah Gray - Akron
Sean Hansen - George Washington
Evan Williams - Prairie View A&M
Keller Boothby - W&M (as rss said)

Don't see anything for Darius Ervin (his twitter only talks about his teammates in the portal) or Max Watson (who hasn't tweeted since RTing Cornell's welcome tweet) so I figure they're getting on with their non-basketball lives.

[BearLover]

Was told that Brian Earle was hoping to take the graduating seniors with him to W & M.  They all got better NIL deals at other schools except for Boothby.

Chris Manon - Vanderbilt
Isaiah Gray - Akron
Sean Hansen - George Washington
Evan Williams - Prairie View A&M
Keller Boothby - W&M (as rss said)

Don't see anything for Darius Ervin (his twitter only talks about his teammates in the portal) or Max Watson (who hasn't tweeted since RTing Cornell's welcome tweet) so I figure they're getting on with their non-basketball lives.

Sorry, but is the original post suggesting these players received significant NIL money from Akron, GW, and Prairie View A&M???

[upprdeck]

well $5 is more than the zero they are getting at cornell.

[ugarte]

Was told that Brian Earle was hoping to take the graduating seniors with him to W & M.  They all got better NIL deals at other schools except for Boothby.

Chris Manon - Vanderbilt
Isaiah Gray - Akron
Sean Hansen - George Washington
Evan Williams - Prairie View A&M
Keller Boothby - W&M (as rss said)

Don't see anything for Darius Ervin (his twitter only talks about his teammates in the portal) or Max Watson (who hasn't tweeted since RTing Cornell's welcome tweet) so I figure they're getting on with their non-basketball lives.

Sorry, but is the original post suggesting these players received significant NIL money from Akron, GW, and Prairie View A&M???

I'd be surprised if Williams was among the seniors Earl was trying to bring to W&M at all tbh.