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RE: MBB: Off season - PVTree - 04-29-2026

I spoke with CKS at the football breakfast. I thanked him profusely for being out coach, and that I'm confident that he's the right person to get is to be relevant again.

He told me that he was very happy to be at Stanford, and its the place where he belongs. 

He was very engaging, but did not want to bother him with questions at a time where he was just supporting the football team.

RE: MBB: Off season - jacket3ree - 04-29-2026

(04-29-2026, 02:29 AM)PalmTree Wrote:  
(04-28-2026, 09:51 PM)JJJ Wrote:  What the heck, Agarwal is transferring to Loyola-Chicago!?

His IG post

Well - good luck to him but a head scratcher of a choice for sure, BB-wise.  Also, as one of the commentors - guessing a kal fan - noted, "How’s stanf(o)rd going to replace 6 points and 4 boards a game?" + between the returning- and incoming players, SF/Wing isn't our greatest need.

Well, Loyola has been to a Final Four more recently than Stanford by 20 years.  Outside observers might think Stanford is a BB head scratcher. Although if Okorie gets drafted that might help the perception. And if he returns that might help the perception (and team) even more.

76lsjumb - 76lsjumb - 04-29-2026

jacket3ree dateline='[url=tel:1777518907' Wrote:  1777518907[/url]']
PalmTree dateline='[url=tel:1777454959' Wrote:  1777454959[/url]']
JJJ dateline='[url=tel:1777438280' Wrote:  1777438280[/url]']
What the heck, Agarwal is transferring to Loyola-Chicago!?

His IG post

Well - good luck to him but a head scratcher of a choice for sure, BB-wise.  Also, as one of the commentors - guessing a kal fan - noted, "How’s stanf(o)rd going to replace 6 points and 4 boards a game?" + between the returning- and incoming players, SF/Wing isn't our greatest need.

Well, Loyola has been to a Final Four more recently than Stanford by 20 years.  Outside observers might think Stanford is a BB head scratcher. Although if Okorie gets drafted that might help the perception. And if he returns that might help the perception (and team) even more.

I was going to make the same point… until I looked at their record for the past season and saw that it was 9-24.  That Final Four season was great for them… but the shine has worn off, I think.

RE: 76lsjumb - PVTree - 04-30-2026

(04-29-2026, 11:45 PM)76lsjumb Wrote:  
jacket3ree dateline='[url=tel:1777518907' Wrote:  1777518907[/url]']
PalmTree dateline='[url=tel:1777454959' Wrote:  1777454959[/url]']
JJJ dateline='[url=tel:1777438280' Wrote:  1777438280[/url]']
What the heck, Agarwal is transferring to Loyola-Chicago!?

His IG post

Well - good luck to him but a head scratcher of a choice for sure, BB-wise.  Also, as one of the commentors - guessing a kal fan - noted, "How’s stanf(o)rd going to replace 6 points and 4 boards a game?" + between the returning- and incoming players, SF/Wing isn't our greatest need.

Well, Loyola has been to a Final Four more recently than Stanford by 20 years.  Outside observers might think Stanford is a BB head scratcher. Although if Okorie gets drafted that might help the perception. And if he returns that might help the perception (and team) even more.

I was going to make the same point… until I looked at their record for the past season and saw that it was 9-24.  That Final Four season was great for them… but the shine has worn off, I think.

Their performance dropped once Sister Jean was not there to inspire them.

RE: 76lsjumb - PalmTree - 04-30-2026

(04-30-2026, 01:49 AM)PVTree Wrote:  
(04-29-2026, 11:45 PM)76lsjumb Wrote:  
jacket3ree dateline='[url=tel:1777518907' Wrote:  1777518907[/url]']
PalmTree dateline='[url=tel:1777454959' Wrote:  1777454959[/url]']
JJJ dateline='[url=tel:1777438280' Wrote:  1777438280[/url]']
What the heck, Agarwal is transferring to Loyola-Chicago!?

His IG post

Well - good luck to him but a head scratcher of a choice for sure, BB-wise.  Also, as one of the commentors - guessing a kal fan - noted, "How’s stanf(o)rd going to replace 6 points and 4 boards a game?" + between the returning- and incoming players, SF/Wing isn't our greatest need.

Well, Loyola has been to a Final Four more recently than Stanford by 20 years.  Outside observers might think Stanford is a BB head scratcher. Although if Okorie gets drafted that might help the perception. And if he returns that might help the perception (and team) even more.

I was going to make the same point… until I looked at their record for the past season and saw that it was 9-24.  That Final Four season was great for them… but the shine has worn off, I think.

Their performance dropped once Sister Jean was not there to inspire them.

Yes - I based my comment on the falloff to last season's 9-24 record. Well - he'll get a grad degree & hopefully more playing time out of the deal.

RE: MBB: Off season - PalmTree - 05-10-2026

Wasn't quite sure where to post this but this seems as good a place as any.

It's not directly related to the current MBB program, but I happened across this article on UK's approach to dealing with the changing collegiate athletics landscape (eschewing naming a single GM and instead implementing a management  team approach) with mention of our own Nick Robinson.  I didn't know Nick was at UK before this, since I hadn't watched any UK or BYU MBB games recently, but HC Mark Pope brought Nick along from BYU to be his director of MBB operations when he took the reins at UK in 2024. Nick's role on the mgmt team is as "salary cap strategy and management specialist".  

Not too shabby for a small-town kid who grows up to hit an improbable, off-balance 35' runner at the buzzer against the hated 12th-ranked Mildcats thereby preserving the Cardinal's #1 ranking at the time :-)

RE: MBB: Off season - Nobadeer - 05-19-2026

Mitch Johnson is 7 wins away from the NBA title. So close and yet so far!

RE: MBB: Off season - PVTree - 05-28-2026

Unsurprisingly, Okorie kept his name in the NBA draft. A one-n-done for Stanford. 

I'm glad I got to see him play in person in a Stanford uniform. I hope he tears the league apart for many years to come.

76lsjumb - 76lsjumb - 06-23-2026

17th pick. Hard to begrudge him that…