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CBI winner Charlotte
NIT winner UAB (in final 4)
NCAA winner FAU (in elite 8)
CBI winner Charlotte
NIT winner UAB (in final 4)
NCAA winner FAU (in elite 8)
Crazy how they are beating UT on the boards. Tennesse has them busy 4 inches at every position except center
This isnt phony like St Peters or FDU
They are legit
They are legit
Man you worried me making this thread before the game was over.
Nobody played more than 28 minutes for FAU, and they definitely seemed fresher in the second half.
The 3 minutes it took to determine which team the ball was out of bounds with under 2 SECONDS (1.4?) to go in a 7 point game was mind-numbing. It was also VERY clear lol!
Watch out for the AAC next year:
Charlotte / UAB / North Texas and FAU all join the American Athletic Conference from Conf USA with some other schools (Rice?)
They replace the schools going to the Big 12: Houston; Cincy; UCF etc.
Will Conf USA have enough schools next year? If not, maybe they can convince St Francis Brooklyn to join its conference....
I wonder if the increase in sports betting forces some of these reviews when a game is clearly out of reach in terms of actual outcome.
No doubt (and they’ll never change it back)!
Anybody else run transfer scenarios through their head? I’m trying to dream up a scenario where the FAU coach gets a new gig and the NJ guard transfers to RU.
Didn't St. Peter's roster pretty much scatter after the run.
Doesn’t mean the top 3-4 players and a coach don’t take the bait and play or coach in a power conference.
To your point FAU is a legitimate Top 25 team. They are good
Jalen Gaffney or Nick Boyd?
Gaffney already transferred once, so might have to sit a year since coaching changes may no longer be valid reasons for a waiver now...
If you're referring to Nick Boyd, I wonder how his family feels about Rutgers, since his uncle (Fred Hill Jr) and Rutgers didn't part ways very amicably, and Hill was a significant person in Boyd's life and basketball career. Maybe all is well now, but I don't know. Not sure if that could be an issue if he should ever decide to transfer.
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As for not being a Cinderella , time will tell if this program continues to excell or goes back to being a fairly good team
Next years team might have a new HC , because this years results made him highly desirable for major programs looking for a HC.
| 2018–19 | Florida Atlantic | 17–16 | 8–10 | T–9th | CIT First Round |
| 2019–20 | Florida Atlantic | 17–15 | 8–10 | 9th | |
| 2020–21 | Florida Atlantic | 13–10 | 7–5 | 4th (East) | |
| 2021–22 | Florida Atlantic | 19–15 | 11–7 | T–2nd (East) | CBI First Round |
| 2022–23 | Florida Atlantic | 34–3 | 18–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I |
They really took advantage of the transfer portal and Covid extra year
This is crazy to say but Conference USA has been best conference in the postseason. Charlotte wins CBI and 2 of the NIT semifinalists.
Good strategy. 34% of their attempts are drive and kick 3s. Allows a team to run hot and punch above their weight.