Is it assumed Alvaro returns?

Hawkfan_08*

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Does not martter about scholarship as long as hes on the team takes up roster spot

This. Roster limit is 15. Whether they are on scholarship or not is irrelevant, aside from the folks paying the bills.

While I totally understand your point, I don't think it is reasonable to get 15 guys who all are going to play. I think we need to keep some solid practice guys who are happy to be Hawks.
 

uihawk82

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This. Roster limit is 15. Whether they are on scholarship or not is irrelevant, aside from the folks paying the bills.
Well if we only can take one portal guy then perhaps you ask Koch without the schollie to drop off the team, cmon this is big money sports time now and not time to have a player like him on the team
 

Skydog0784a!

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Ben is far too smart and competitive to go into next year with last year’s front court. We’ll get a C in addition to a PG.

If Al comes back, I’d be very surprised if we didn’t free up another spot somehow to get us to the two required open spots.
 

Franisdaman

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Starting to hear he will be back. Nothing concrete though.
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jwgohawks

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Leistikow mentioned on a podcast that Bennett, Alvaro, and Brenden Hausen represented about $5 mil in NIL. I about spit my drink out. Sure, Stirtz was worth a lot, but Alvaro outside of 2 tournament games was below expectations. Hausen was a complete no show. That's a lot of wasted money. I know there are a lot of stories like that out there from other schools too, but the numbers are just mind boggling.
 

Franisdaman

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Leistikow mentioned on a podcast that Bennett, Alvaro, and Brenden Hausen represented about $5 mil in NIL. I about spit my drink out. Sure, Stirtz was worth a lot, but Alvaro outside of 2 tournament games was below expectations. Hausen was a complete no show. That's a lot of wasted money. I know there are a lot of stories like that out there from other schools too, but the numbers are just mind boggling.

Owen Freeman got between $1.8M and $2.0M from Creighton. He was a bust, too.
 

BringBackBradBanks

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Owen Freeman got between $1.8M and $2.0M from Creighton. He was a bust, too.
Yea. But anybody that watched Iowa basketball the last two years under Fran knew that Owen put up a lot of points on bad basketball teams. Still can’t believe McDermott took Freeman (and paid for him) after so many people at Creighton didn’t want him, like Dix and the new head coach.
 

Titanhawk

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This. Roster limit is 15. Whether they are on scholarship or not is irrelevant, aside from the folks paying the bills.
15 limit is for guys that "might" get to play. Can still have "walk-ons" over 15, but if they're not listed among the 15 at the start of the season they can never play in a game