Jeremiah Davenport

[UC4me]

JD took a lot of heat over the past few years, but he played hard, played with a smile and enthusiasm that was contagious, and is leaving with head held high. He is a college basketball player. That is going to come with highs and lows. As a college player and as a representative of UC, he was fantastic. He handled his leaving far better and more maturely than a lot of the Bearcat fan base that he thanked. I hope he thrives at his new school next season.

[Lobot]

JD took a lot of heat over the past few years, but he played hard, played with a smile and enthusiasm that was contagious, and is leaving with head held high. He is a college basketball player. That is going to come with highs and lows. As a college player and as a representative of UC, he was fantastic. He handled his leaving far better and more maturely than a lot of the Bearcat fan base that he thanked. I hope he thrives at his new school next season.

Well done. Pretty close to what I've been trying to put on paper for a couple of days now.

[bearcatbret]

JD comes from a great family and he will continue with that spirit. I am certain that he will be successful in whatever he does. Good luck young man and God bless. Thanks for being a Bearcat during the past 4 years with covid, coach changes and everything else that was happening all around us.

[Rufus]

Now with JD departing and Nolley officially declaring for the draft and have Reynolds committed to U.C.where does CWM get his player leadership. Newman, Vik, MAW ?

[Jeff Burk]

Now with JD departing and Nolley officially declaring for the draft and have Reynolds committed to U.C.where does CWM get his player leadership. Newman, Vik, MAW ?

whoever steps up and leads by example

[John P]

Now with JD departing and Nolley officially declaring for the draft and have Reynolds committed to U.C.where does CWM get his player leadership. Newman, Vik, MAW ?

I was thinking that role would go to MAW. He's a veteran player with 4 years with the cats, 2 years with Wes. He a solid player who's been through some tough times and he understands the coaches and is a good role model to the new guys coming into the program.

[red_n_black_attack]

Now with JD departing and Nolley officially declaring for the draft and have Reynolds committed to U.C.where does CWM get his player leadership. Newman, Vik, MAW ?

MAW will provide that leadership, along with Vik. Both will need to be vocal or quiet leaders in the lockerroom, minimally leading by example. I think Newmann can provide some leadership too, should he get the medical redshirt that is expected.

[Lobot]

MAW will provide that leadership, along with Vik. Both will need to be vocal or quiet leaders in the lockerroom, minimally leading by example. I think Newmann can provide some leadership too, should he get the medical redshirt that is expected.

MAW would need to step up and be defintely be more vocal. I think Newman is the guy here.

[leo from jersey]

MAW would need to step up and be defintely be more vocal. I think Newman is the guy here.

That was my thought with Skillings being encouraged to speak up.

[Lobot]

That was my thought with Skillings being encouraged to speak up.

Long term that would be optimal.

[Rufus]

Ideally MAW would be the one. You want someone that is cool and can general things on the floor per coach's instructions. He's capable of drawing a foul and his % on free throws is exceptional if a point or two is to decide an outcome. But being a vocal leader is not in him I don't believe, but we will see.

[leeraymond]

In an interview this past season, Coach Sampson from Houston said that he recruits leaders. Now you see why. UC has all of these guys returning; some of them 3,4, and 5 year guys, and we are wondering who the leader is going to be. What happens if no one takes on that role?

[Big_Daddy_Bearcat_07]

Recruiting leaders is meaningless coach speak. A 17–18-year-old has no clue how to be a leader in any sport/career. Even the military has to teach leadership to their 18-year-old recruits. Coach Sampson has the same results we had under Mick. Run through a horrendous American Athletic Conference schedule to accumulate 28-30 wins, blow your 1-2 games against OOC top 25, blow the conference tournament in the championship game, and get bounced from the NCCA a round or two before the talking heads ever imaged possible.

[bearcat1518]

Coach Sampson has the same results we had under Mick. Run through a horrendous American Athletic Conference schedule to accumulate 28-30 wins, blow your 1-2 games against OOC top 25, blow the conference tournament in the championship game, and get bounced from the NCCA a round or two before the talking heads ever imaged possible.

Ummm…what? The past three years:
- Final Four
- Elite 8
- No. 1 seed who had their star player get injured in post seaso

[BearKatz]

A lot of talk about Leadership Role... I'm not sure who the leader of this team will be.. I'm not sure this TEAM in coming will need a so-called leader...

Maybe with James, Griffith, Thomas, & Reynolds this team will actually start to jell along with Skillings and a few of the other younger player's..

I've watched MAW for (4)yrs now, he does not appear to be the leader type. Who would embrace that sort of role.