The portal.
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Camron McDowell
Not to be confused with Cam McDowell
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4896462/cam-mcdowell
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Looks like a dawg with an edge. Prob room on this roster for his personality, def his skillset.
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Struggling to find any info on the proper McDowell.
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@approxinfinity Looks like a pretty solid kid. Maybe be a good role player possible offer ? – —How tall ?-- High School ?- -looks like a lwfty.
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Searching his name plus D2 pulls up his stats for the last two years (or this link if you trust me https://riderangersride.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/camron--mcdowell/7039).
Listed as 6-6" with 27.3 ppg with 39% from 3 on 7.5 attempts per game so the stats are good. Always a risk D2 players can’t handle the jump in competition though.
I could be missing something, but I think that ESPN link is him but he dropped down to D2 for the last two years.
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Anybody on this site anymore ?-- did everyone dessert ?- -not a single post all day, What the
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@SlimShaddy54 ha. I’m lurking.
Watching the Inter Miami game.
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One to monitor. Sounds promising
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@BeddieKU23 Mercy, he looks like a big boy. When I say big I mean bulk , solid , but not even beginning to hope we have had so many misses that’s sounded promising
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I was right he is big— 6’10 & 250.—Think it said 14 ppg & 8 rpg.-- So who is the competition we have for him ?
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@BeddieKU23 said in The portal.:
One to monitor. Sounds promising
Uhh yes please. Are you kidding me? We can possibly bring this guy in to spell Flory?
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@Kcmatt7 I agree hoping we can get him to come in give Flory a spell Flory athletism then Ege for some bully ball.-- guy is SOLID 6’10 – -250
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Looks agile for his size, and at least has a few shots away from the basket, out to the free throw line.
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Sounds like another that they will have to pray is eligible. Would certainly be an ideal option if they can
McDowell also has eligibility issues to work through for those interested in the D2 kid
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@BeddieKU23 Good God never seen such a brutal off Season
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@BeddieKU23 said in The portal.:
Sounds like another that they will have to pray is eligible. Would certainly be an ideal option if they can
McDowell also has eligibility issues to work through for those interested in the D2 kid
June is not an ideal month to be working through eligibility issues. What a strange offseason.
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Demir tried to get admitted to UCLA back in 2022 and it didn’t happen.
Reason from Swain: He wasn’t admitted because he didn’t earn a qualifying score in English as a foreign language, per our UCLA website. Things have improved since then. Big picture, it sounds like he should have a better shot at getting eligible than Brice Dessert did.
McDowell is likely going to seek a medical waiver for his year at Jax St, he’s played 4 seasons but likely has a case for the 1 year so that’s why his situation isn’t settled either.
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Karem Konan another international prospect is now following KU on socials.
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@BeddieKU23 Ya I had since read that Demir like you mentioned had actually verbal to UCLA a few years back but didn’t meet UCLA’S standard . of English. Crazy score he needed to qualify for UCLA- -had to score a 100 for them, was referenced just silly, as even Harvard and Cal which are very High Schools their scores needed in English is 80.
KU score needed is 79 but if a individual takes a paper test in home the score drops to a 60 , so yes your right a lot better chance to qualify.
Interesting enough I had thought about this before they brought this up —Demir reminds them and me as a some what smaller version of Doke right at a 7’3 wing span , very aggressive rebounder, attacks the rim with vicious dunks. going to bring strong rebounding , good lob go getter, poor free thrower, needs to reduce turnovers
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@BeddieKU23 said in The portal.:
Karem Konan another international prospect is now following KU on socials.
This feels like your normal recruitment signs here.
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Perhaps, they seem to be further along with Demir though. If both are attainable, why not, if choosing 1, I’m going with Demir who’s a clear fit here.
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For sure shades of Doke, I thought of that as well. Shoot’s FT’s as good as he did too.
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@BeddieKU23 lol ya
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He reminds me of Bill Russell when he’s 2-ft from the basket.
. But seriously… he would fulfill one of our needs. Love his athleticism. Solid for ball screens, rebounding, defense, maybe even top of the key defense.
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I would have taken 2 years of Konan over 2 years of Dickinson in a heartbeat
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Paul Mbyia has decommitted from NC State. 6-11, 240 lbs. with a 7-7 wingspan. Anyone know if KU is going to make a run after him.
He would be a back up option for Flory.
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Mercy , who really knows 100 % for sure just exactly where we stand on recruiting ? I mean through misses in our recruiting with High School & portal we have really hit the international route really hard this off season trying to find that back up Big and that scoring wing.
I’m just starting to get this feeling that in the end we may NOT be in quite as bad of shape as it seems. It just maybe , maybe might be with these guys being international bottom line is things JUST TAKE LONGER , RIGHT ? - --could be Visa’s-- - - Could be eligibility , - ---- there is no way we can possibly know the whole story as to where we stans, Hell they might have already actually given a verbal , now just waiting on the process.
As far as Ege or Koren as to who I would take ? – — that is a tough one for me. Like has been said by BeddieKU23 we are further along with Demir , sure fit -----I would take Ege because of his rebounding aggressive attack of the rim & length-----BUT I would take Korem because very fluid, makes some nice passes , looks like he can hit the three occasionally , handles the ball well- - I dunno I will take either and be fine if they commit.
Yet like Kcmatt7 says when we see that Karem is following KU on Social, does kind of seem like we have seen this before usually means interested for sure and might be heavy interest- - -in the end I think we will be fine,-- like they say I guess patience is a victual
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@Texas-Hawk-10 Ya I would think they would still try and reach out and see for sure. Mbyia visited KU on his original recruitment and KU was in the mix for him – - like you said 7’7 wing span , he was tearing up the Euro league showed scoring of 15.3 ppg- --11.7 rpg - - -& 3 blocks per game --pretty serious numbers,
Like the article put out though would be if he came who is your starter ?- Flory or Mbyia ?- - Mbyia -6’11 and 260 with that 7’7 wing span, gonna be a lot of Schools on him
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@SlimShaddy54 I worry about visas for Int’l players. Our current federal government is a mess. I’m pretty sure if Bill gets a shot at a USA big he’ll sign him.
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International players handlers are so shady I’d prefer to avoid them entirely, but KU basketball isn’t very shiny right now. NIL has reduced players loyalty to just the dollar and it’s hindering their long term development. Maybe the only money they’ll ever make is in college they way many act. I suppose they don’t value the education and are just in it for ball - in which case go pro, but they aren’t good enough… So KU is a minor league basketball program now and a revolving door. Minor league basketball sucks and this is worse, no player development and zero loyalty -contracts don’t mean a thing. I’ve never once felt compelled to watch a G-league game and that’s what the ncaa is turning into (only a worse version). Hope someone gets a handle on it before the product is completely ruined.
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@drgnslayr said in The portal.:
@SlimShaddy54 I worry about visas for Int’l players. Our current federal government is a mess.
Wrong thread. The politics section is wide open for comments.
