summer workout buzz

by **siudawgs** » June 14th, 2025, 10:09 am

Slow time of the calendar, so figured I’d start a thread for posters to share any notable tidbits coming out of their teams’ summer workouts. (Yes, I realize most summer info is to be taken with a large grain of salt and may mean little or nothing in the long run).

That said, through two weeks in Carbondale:

- Isaiah Stafford, coming off his summer 2024 ACL tear, is participating in team workouts, so so far, so good.
- Jacksonville State transfer Quel’Ron House, expected to be the starting point guard, has made a strong early impression, per various interviews PBP guy Luke Martin has posted.
- Nagy usually plays a fairly tight rotation but said the quality depth on this roster likely will mean he’ll play more guys than usual.

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by **Kyle_Saluki_17** » June 14th, 2025, 12:45 pm

siudawgs wrote:Slow time of the calendar, so figured I’d start a thread for posters to share any notable tidbits coming out of their teams’ summer workouts. (Yes, I realize most summer info is to be taken with a large grain of salt and may mean little or nothing in the long run).

That said, through two weeks in Carbondale:

- Isaiah Stafford, coming off his summer 2024 ACL tear, is participating in team workouts, so so far, so good.
- Jacksonville State transfer Quel’Ron House, expected to be the starting point guard, has made a strong early impression, per various interviews PBP guy Luke Martin has posted.
- Nagy usually plays a fairly tight rotation but said the quality depth on this roster likely will mean he’ll play more guys than usual.

I would also add that Max Pikaar has incredible athleticism for a 7 footer. I expect a lot of blocked shots from him.

by **Dawgbit** » July 3rd, 2025, 6:12 am

Prince Aligbe, transfer from Seton Hall, is a beast.

by **tribecalledquest** » July 5th, 2025, 6:02 pm

Championship runs through Carbondale

. Kidding.

Reports from Peoria are that Ahmet Jonovic is making threes all over the court so I'm sure he's the next Jokic.

by **siudawgs** » July 6th, 2025, 8:33 am

tribecalledquest wrote:Championship runs through Carbondale . Kidding.

Reports from Peoria are that Ahmet Jonovic is making threes all over the court so I'm sure he's the next Jokic.

Ha. I will say I was burned last year by Nagy talking up the defense much of the offseason and then them being decidedly mediocre on defense for most of the season, but I’m ready to get hurt again, so pound those Quel’Ron House all-newcomer team futures bets.

by **Dawgbit** » July 6th, 2025, 5:05 pm

I would not bet against that.

by **ReZyNeZy** » July 7th, 2025, 10:19 pm

Valpos Kiwi Carter Hopoi played for the NZ 18u national team in the world cup. All in all his performance was decent for a defensive focused fwd. Bulk up and hit the shooting lab and he could be a solid freshman fwd