Goodbye Josh Oduro

[jessej]

Portsmouth Invitational Tournament

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PLAYER SELECTION​

To be one of the 64 players selected for invitation to the P.I.T. by the Player Selection Committee, players must be seniors in good academic and athletic department standing. The P.I.T. considers players from NCAA Divisions I, II and III, as well as NAIA. Players must certify that they have not been “paid to play” in any basketball game or tournament in accordance with NCAA By-Laws 2-3(I)

 

[Falco]

Who is the guy in the red

Please get this guy off payroll.

 

[mkaufman1]

Please get this guy off payroll.

I don’t have the power to do that

 

[GMUgemini]

Please get this guy off payroll.

Or better yet, why isn’t he a major donor to the collective?!

 

[Falco]

Or better yet, why isn’t he a major donor to the collective?!

Because BE wanted to hook up his broke-a** friend with a job.

Take DG off payroll and that’s an extra $150k added to the books.

 

[Verdad]

This brings up an interesting point - there seems to be a tragic lack of names on the patriot club donor list - not sure I've ever seen a former player listed.

 

[Pablo]

This brings up an interesting point - there seems to be a tragic lack of names on the patriot club donor list - not sure I've ever seen a former player listed.

Does an endowed athletic scholarship in the name of Jon Larranaga and his brother count? https://gomason.com/news/2021/12/16/athletics-patriot-club-honors-its-endowment-donors.aspx

"Mr. and Mrs. James J. Larranaga, Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. Jon T. Larranaga Endowed Scholarship"

 

[Verdad]

Does an endowed athletic scholarship in the name of Jon Larranaga and his brother count? https://gomason.com/news/2021/12/16/athletics-patriot-club-honors-its-endowment-donors.aspx

"Mr. and Mrs. James J. Larranaga, Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. Jon T. Larranaga Endowed Scholarship"

The point of my post is the lack of former players - not that you randomly found a reference to one being named on a scholarship.

Love Jonny L by the way.

 

[Pablo]

The point of my post is the lack of former players - not that you randomly found a reference to one being named on a scholarship.

Love Jonny L by the way.

BTW, at least one poster and his wife have an endowed athletic scholarship.

 

[Verdad]

BTW, at least one poster and his wife have an endowed athletic scholarship.

I don't think XTSG posts anymore (they also moved to SC)

 

[jessej]

The first of the next generation

 

[jessej]

Source: Former Providence forward Josh Oduro to sign Exhibit 10 contract with Pelicans

Former Providence forward Josh Oduro has agreed to sign an Exhibit 10 contract with the Pelicans.

therookiewire.usatoday.com

 

[jessej]

Oduro to New Orleans Pelicans

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1844858454499848577

View: https://twitter.com/i/status/1844858454499848577

New Orleans Pelicans announce roster moves

Pelicans add Josh Oduro and Elfrid Payton during 2024 preseason stretch

www.nba.com

 

[mkaufman1]

Congrats to Josh.

Also this thread is hilarious considering how he was talked about here, what he was and what he became.

 

[ephoops]

Kolek, Miller, Oduro and XJ.

It would have been interesting to see what would have happened if Paulsen was not fired and those four had one more year playing together.

 

[GMUgemini]

Kolek, Miller, Oduro and XJ.

It would have been interesting to see what would have happened if Paulsen was not fired and those four had one more year playing together.

Still missing a viable 4 on that team and absolutely no depth. You might be able to go 6 deep with Polite but that’s about it.

 

[GMUgemini]

Anyway, congrats to Oduro. That’s quite a feat from going largely overlooked to signing with the NBA. All three of them in fact.

 

[Mason2005]

Is DP the best recruiter Mason has ever had?

 

[JimP]

Is DP the best recruiter Mason has ever had?

Great guy but no way. The guy who brought in the pieces needed for success at Mason was. Coach L.

 

[Patriotsince81]

Is DP the best recruiter Mason has ever had?

List of George Mason Patriots men's basketball seasons - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Good/fair question. Lots of ways to interpret it. If Kolek and Miller stick in the NBA and have long successful careers one could argue that on behalf of DP. Both were under recruited out of high school. But, the bottom line is that DP did not win. Coach L is the gold standard, at least in my opinion, for Mason thus far yet he has no Mason NBA talent to show for it. For me it boils down to how you define "best recruiter ever."