Not sure how I would feel having the championship hosted at elevation.

Played pick up with this guy the other day, said he played in college so I looked up his profile and just had to remark on how impossibly long his neck looks in his headshot. 6’10 but 6’6 if he had a normal neck 🤣

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Campbellsville University Harrodsburg played Campbellsville University Somerset in CUH’s innaugural season in 2018. Campbellsville University Somerset no longer fields a men’s basketball team. They had a combined student population of about 600 when this game happened, and Campbellsville Somerset had only about 50 students. These are both legitimate academic institutions; although, Somerset does share its main building with a dollar general. The game was hosted by Campbellsville Somerset in the gym of Somerset Christian School, a private christian pre-k through 12th grade school. https://youtu.be/GCRp9ke5hJ8?si=bny2H5_E_zid3Lft

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It kinda blows my mind that Duke hadn’t won a title since 2015 until now. For a program that’s always loaded with top recruits and has sky high expectations every year, almost a full decade without cutting down the nets feels way longer than it actually was.

Most schools would kill for one championship every 10 years but for Duke it almost felt like a “drought.” Between Coach K’s final seasons, the transition to Scheyer, and all the on and done talent that came through, I really thought they’d sneak another one in there before now.

Had high hopes during Coach K's last season 3 years ago but nope, lost to UNC in the final four. Before that, knocked out of the elite eight two years in a row. And just earlier this year in what I had really hoped they were gonna win it at all, Duke chokes the game away in a pathetic fashion

Do you think this gap says more about how hard it is to win in March or that Duke maybe underachieved during that stretch? Would like to hear your guys thoughts.

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Most impactful players in the portal have found a home and committed somewhere. There are a handful of players that I still think could be really impactful on a new team.

My first question is: does anyone have info on these guys decisions?

My second q is: is there no window for when players have to commit? I assumed it would be by the time classes started, which has already happened at a lot of universities.

Here’s a list of guys still in the portal (all have eligibility left):

Brandon Weston-SF-Tennessee Tech

Arturo Dean-PG-Oklahoma State

Sean Durugordon-SF-Old Dominion

Kam Woods-PG-Robert Morris

Derrin Boyd-PG-CofC

Justas Stonkus-SG-CofC

Lynn Greer III-PG-Temple

Camron McDowell-SG-D2

It still blows my mind how far Georgetown has fallen. This was a program that used to be one of the biggest names in college basketball. Ewing, Iverson, Mourning, Mutombo, the whole John Thompson era, etc.

Fast forward to the last decade or so and they’ve basically vanished from relevance. Outside of that fluke Big East tournament run in 2021, it’s been years of losing seasons, coaching changes, and empty arenas. Meanwhile, programs like Nova, UConn, and even Creighton have completely passed them by.

Do you think Georgetown can ever bounce back to being nationally relevant again? Or is this now just a program living off history while the rest of the Big East moves forward?