MU to Play Georgia Tech in First Round

[ge1974]

Here is the bracket:

http://espn.go.com/pdf/2014/0804/ncb_orlandoclassic.pdf

[ge1974]

Will play Michigan State/Rider in the second round.

[KMWTRUCKS]

missed out on the extra game it looks like? KS and MSU got a extra game.

[TheSultan]

Here is the bracket:

http://espn.go.com/pdf/2014/0804/ncb_orlandoclassic.pdf


YAY! Late enough to avoid the family stuff on Thanksgiving.

[MKE_GoldenEagleFan]

So what do we know about them?

[MUBasketball]

Hopefully this isn't a Maui situation again (lost to Butler, then had to face a terrible Mississippi State team and then average USC team in final game). Had Clarke's miracle not gone in, would have faced UNC in the second game and then possibly Illinois.

Gotta beat Ga Tech. If not, could potentially face Rider and then Rhode Island or Santa Clara.

[MUfan12]

I don't know what GT has, but Michigan State lost a ton from last season. They'll be finding their way just like MU will be.

[TheSultan]

So what do we know about them?


Losing four of their top five scorers from a team that finished about .500 last year. Pretty much has been a disappointment under Brian Gregory, who finished his third year there after leaving from Dayton. Very much on the hot seat.

I have no idea who they are bringing in as freshmen but I would think Marquette should win this even without Fischer.

[MUwarrior1090]

Losing four of their top five scorers from a team that finished about .500 last year. Pretty much has been a disappointment under Brian Gregory, who finished his third year there after leaving from Dayton. Very much on the hot seat.

I have no idea who they are bringing in as freshmen but I would think Marquette should win this even without Fischer.

They are bringing in former MU target Ben Lammers. Other than that, not quite sure.

[ge1974]

I don't know what GT has, but Michigan State lost a ton from last season. They'll be finding their way just like MU will be.

Good point. MSU loses Payne, Appling and Harris but has Dawson and Trice back.

[ge1974]

Here is a link to Georgia Tech's roster:

http://www.ramblinwreck.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/geot-m-baskbl-mtt.html

[Nukem2]

GT has a lot of size. Could be a real challenge for MU.

[TheSultan]

Yeah a couple transfers into the program, and a couple freshmen. They will really have the height advantage.

[MUMac]

GT has a lot of size. Could be a real challenge for MU.

That's a big roster ... and I don't mean size. 20 people listed on the roster.

[MU/Panther]

Logo bracket
https://twitter.com/ESPNCBB/status/496664831173611520/photo/1

[Alan Bykowski, "brewcity77"]

So what do we know about them?

Marcus Georges-Hunt will be the man to watch. A bit of a do-everything swing player that is the leading returning scorer after seeing three major players graduate and another transfer to Maryland. Their expected starting backcourt of Solomon Poole and Chris Bolden are incredibly inefficient. Derrick Wilson was notably more efficient on offense than either of them were last year and both are turnover-prone.

They have two promising sophomores, Travis Jorgenson was a three-star point guard who is coming off a season-long injury and power forward Quinton Stephens will likely be asked to fill much of the void left by departures. In addition to Lammers, they also have a four-star combo guard in Tadric Jackson who could be asked to do a lot early, again due to departures.

Either way, a very raw team, and full of journeymen. While they have seven players on the roster that are 6'8" or taller, six of those players have never played a game for Georgia Tech. Two freshmen, two transfers who sat out, two graduate transfers. Very odd roster that will still be getting to know each other when we face them.

[DCwarrior]

If we can get past GT (a big If), we'll at least play some big name schools. Virtually every school in the tourney is in rebuilding mode (Kansas is more in reloading mode) so MU has a chance to surprise some folks.

[MU/Panther]

YAY! Late enough to avoid the family stuff on Thanksgiving. You said it!!

[MulliganMusings]

Marcus Georges-Hunt will be the man to watch. A bit of a do-everything swing player that is the leading returning scorer after seeing three major players graduate and another transfer to Maryland. Their expected starting backcourt of Solomon Poole and Chris Bolden are incredibly inefficient. Derrick Wilson was notably more efficient on offense than either of them were last year and both are turnover-prone.

They have two promising sophomores, Travis Jorgenson was a three-star point guard who is coming off a season-long injury and power forward Quinton Stephens will likely be asked to fill much of the void left by departures. In addition to Lammers, they also have a four-star combo guard in Tadric Jackson who could be asked to do a lot early, again due to departures.

Either way, a very raw team, and full of journeymen. While they have seven players on the roster that are 6'8" or taller, six of those players have never played a game for Georgia Tech. Two freshmen, two transfers who sat out, two graduate transfers. Very odd roster that will still be getting to know each other when we face them.

Just to supplement, the talent base is very young. As brewcity pointed out Tadric Jackson was the star of this class and generally ranked as the #1 player in the state of Georgia. Nick Jacobs, a 6-8 transfer from Alabama, is also highly regarded. The real wild card could be DeMarco Cox a graduate transfer from Ole Miss. His stats aren't overwhelming but he brings some leadership to a team that is very young. The big loss, for Tech, was big man Robert Carter who was a beast. He transferred, during the off season, to Maryland. Bottom line, this is a beatable team but won't be a cake walk (will anyone this year?)