Post by Admin on May 27, 2024 20:01:53 GMT -5
SoCon Hoops 2024-25: A complete portal/recruiting update
by SoCon John
soconhoopsreport.blogspot.com/2024/05/socon-hoops-2024-25-complete.html
by SoCon John
The 2023-24 season is now officially in the books, and with the closing of the transfer portal on May 1, teams are continuing to try and fill out scholarship allotments, as coaches around the SoCon scurry to build effective and competitive rosters for the 2024-25 season.
Interestingly enough, the SoCon lost over 60 players to the transfer portal last season, and many wondered, including myself, how the conference would be able to cope with those massive losses.
The answer is that the league finished No. 13 in KenPom, which is the highest ranking the SoCon has ever managed from that particular analytical database. I'll be interested to see if the SoCon can do that for a second-straight season after once again losing so much talent, and this season, I think it's quite clear the league lost more talent to the transfer portal than last season, and perhaps any season in its history.
With that said, I think it's more than safe to say we've arrived at a brand new era for mid-major basketball, and in particular, the SoCon, which since the 2015-16 season has seen a rise in the mid-major ranks as from a lower-tier mid-major league to strength-wise one of the best mid-major conferences in the nation.
Nearly every team in the league has made an acquisition during the portal window that will prove beneficial next season.
I will take a look at the each team and assess what they have coming in, as well as whether or not needs have been fully addressed in an effort to get a better understanding of what to expect in the coming season.
Interestingly enough, the SoCon lost over 60 players to the transfer portal last season, and many wondered, including myself, how the conference would be able to cope with those massive losses.
The answer is that the league finished No. 13 in KenPom, which is the highest ranking the SoCon has ever managed from that particular analytical database. I'll be interested to see if the SoCon can do that for a second-straight season after once again losing so much talent, and this season, I think it's quite clear the league lost more talent to the transfer portal than last season, and perhaps any season in its history.
With that said, I think it's more than safe to say we've arrived at a brand new era for mid-major basketball, and in particular, the SoCon, which since the 2015-16 season has seen a rise in the mid-major ranks as from a lower-tier mid-major league to strength-wise one of the best mid-major conferences in the nation.
Nearly every team in the league has made an acquisition during the portal window that will prove beneficial next season.
I will take a look at the each team and assess what they have coming in, as well as whether or not needs have been fully addressed in an effort to get a better understanding of what to expect in the coming season.
soconhoopsreport.blogspot.com/2024/05/socon-hoops-2024-25-complete.html