The part I highlighted from the previous post didn't show very well. Christie didn't announce it. Media who shouldn't have access to the portal info, announced it.
The reason Christie entered, even though he's likely to go to the draft and likely to return to the U, if he comes back to...
This is the reason for the portal decision.
He's probably 90% gone to the draft. But if he comes back to college he's probably coming back to MN because of the original reason he came here: playing time. If he goes to a blue blood he risks a reduction in playing time, role, ball-handling...
Ken Evans Jr. - Jackson State University
KyKy Tandy - Jacksonville State University
Not the same university, but I'm sensing a common theme of posters targets...
If memory serves, last year before the Bob Huggins resignation, they had hauled in a number a top transfers. Yes, he was a top coach, but it also seemed that NIL money was involved.
He was coming from A&M. Yeah, it looks like his nephew has bounced around a bit, so in hindsight, might not have been that helpful? Fellow Canadian Forward Emanuel Miller was the big additional piece that was a proven player and it looks like he continued to be good for TCU. Would've been nice...
One of his original assistant coaching targets was a Canadian coach, but it seemed like some sort of administrative snafu sunk it. Jamie McNeilly, now at TCU.