Offseason Discussion and Predictions '24-25

[Lobot]

Here's an off season news conference from yesterday :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9Q9e_ta9uA

[GoBearcats31]

Team should be on campus and summer workouts beginning today (I think)

[Lobot]

Team should be on campus and summer workouts beginning today (I think)

Correctamundo.

[longtimefan]

Team should be on campus and summer workouts beginning today (I think)

Some pictures from today.
https://www.threads.net/@gobearcatsm...2qF_69fDP_PV_w

[GoBearcats31]

Here is a 40-second video from yesterday's first practice/workout:
https://x.com/GoBearcatsMBB/status/1798014731158188487

[GoBearcats31]

Cincinnati men's basketball head coach Wes Miller has announced that veteran coach and administrator Bill Comar has been hired as the program's Chief of Staff. https://gobearcats.com/news/2024/6/2...-of-staff.aspx

[GoBearcats31]

Men's Basketball's Full 2024-25 Staff Unveiled

https://gobearcats.com/news/2024/7/3...-unveiled.aspx

COACHES:
Wes Miller, head coach
Chad Dollar, associate head coach
Andre Morgan, assistant coach/recruiting coordinator
Drew Adams, assistant coach/recruiting coordinator
Tim Buckley, assistant coach
Jaylen Stowe, Director of Player Development/assistant coach

SUPPORT STAFF:
Bob Mangine, Senior Associate AD/PT Residency Director
Mike Rehfeldt, Senior Associate AD/Sports Performance
Bill Comar, Chief of Staff
Omari Prince, video coordinator
Malik Massey, player development associate
Ken-Jah Bosley, graduate assistant
Drew Blair, graduate assistant

Bill Comar was announced recently as the Chief of Staff. Former grad assistants Omari Prince and Malik Massey were elevated into full-time roles, with Prince as the video coordinator and Massey working with Stowe as the player development associate.

Ashley Hecimovich has been named the Executive to the Head Coach. She was previously with the Cincinnati football program as its Director of On-Campus Recruiting. She arrived in Feb. 2022 to work under Luke Fickell. Hecimovich, who earned the One Team Employee award in Spring 2023 among the entire athletics department, previously worked in football recruiting at Western Michigan and Wake Forest.

Drew Blair and Ken-Jah Bosley are also first-year grad assistants. Blair averaged 19.4 ppg over his Minnesota-Duluth career, and Bosley just finished a pro career and assistant coaching stint at the University of the Cumberlands. One of his playing years at Kentucky Wesleyan came under Morgan.

[Lobot]

The Monster Factory is open for business.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C9Aok2_O..._web_copy_link

[Boosilini]

The Monster Factory is open for business.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C9Aok2_O..._web_copy_link

Lets get It!

[GoBearcats31]

Analytics guru Bart Torvik updated his rankings and bumped up UC from 33 to 29. https://barttorvik.com/trank-time-ma...25&offseason=1

Speaking of analytics, where is sedz ?

[GoBearcats31]

"Meet the Bearcats: Connor Hickman" (2+ minute interview with Connor)
https://x.com/GoBearcatsMBB/status/1810307017736638514

[Lobot]

Meet the Bearcats: Dillon Mitchell

https://x.com/GoBearcatsMBB/status/1812851021678293227

[GoBearcats31]

Meet the Bearcats: Dillon Mitchell

https://x.com/GoBearcatsMBB/status/1812851021678293227

Love that -- look forward to hearing more from him at many post-victory press conferences.

[Carthage World]

Meet the Bearcats: Dillon Mitchell

https://x.com/GoBearcatsMBB/status/1812851021678293227

Great energy. Reminds me a lot of Kyle Washington when he speaks. Sounds like he really found his groove here.

[bearcatbret]

Fun fact of Kyle Washington. He knew every college/university colors and mascots.