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1st pictures from Bradley practice

My attempt to ID the guys in the pictures: (help out if I missed on anyone but there does appear to be one guy that's taller than
Trevon Payton but I am not sure of identity - could Dimitrije or a new guy or walk on?
Plus the guy in between Josh Ibukunoluwa and Meta is prob Seastrunk)

first picture- Dimitrije Pavlovic with Xander Alarie in the near background and van der Knaap in the far left background
Photo 2 - left to right- not sure who the first guy is (?Dimitrije), Trevon Payton, Josh Ibukunoluwa, Alarie
Photo 3 - Georgi dribbling, and Dietrich, Grill, van der Knaap and Payton in background
Photo 4 - in the whole team pic some are hard to IS but starting far left- Ibukunolawa, Thornbrue, Meta slightly behind then Coach
Brian Jones, then Coach Black (little guy in red), then Guimaraes, Coach Wardle, then one of the assistants in the white shirt,
then the next to Wardle is Race Kowalczyk, then the guy whose back is turned between the guy in the white short & Dietrich I'm not sure but he appears to be the same guy as in Photo 2 that I think could be Dimitrije, then van der Knaap in back, Dietrich, Georgi, then possibly another of the assistants (maybe Suarez or Garner holding the ball), then Rugaard & Noah Williams.
 
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I think your assessment looks accurate. To your open questions:

Photo 2 - First guy is Pavlovic (check the shoes - same as photo 1 - nobody has the same)
Photo 4 - White shirt - just from the hair seems like it's the new guy Colin Shannon; the guy between the white shirt assistant and DR is Kyle Grill - you can just barely see he's got the red/white shoes in the background where Pavlovic is dribbling; Definitely looks like Garner between DR and Rugaard.
 
Took me a while, but I think I see Seastrunk on the right of Photo 4 - just his legs and hair. I was getting a little worried b/c I have high hopes for JS.

Anyone have the scoop on Meta? Just practicing with the team and helping with youth summer camp next week and after? Duke Deen did the same last summer after graduating.
 
Just judging by the body, looks like Josh might be pretty athletic. Would be nice to get some quality minutes from someone like him who you wouldn't figure to fit in the mix much this season with so many other capable bigs.
 
Meta is going to be finishing his degree this coming semester, because he did come 2nd semester of his freshman year. He will be around the program until at least December. He is out of eligibility.
 
JMM28 said:
Meta is going to be finishing his degree this coming semester, because he did come 2nd semester of his freshman year. He will be around the program until at least December. He is out of eligibility.
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is there even a remote possibility he could appeal for a waiver since he did not enter Bradley in fall of 2022...and enrolled in Jan 2023.
His birth date is December 2003 - so he didn't turn 19 until December 2022...
So could it be possible that if the new NCAA rules allow 5 years from either turning 19 or entering college, that his eligibility
could allow him to play thru 2027?

NCAA"s new rules state:

"start a student-athlete's eligibility clock upon initial full-time enrollment in college or at the beginning of the academic year following their 19th birthday, whichever occurs earlier."

So shouldn't Meta have eligibility thru January 2027?

and FWIW :) I ran across this picture of Ahmet Jonovic in recent Sports Illustrated article about NBA Draft prospects - :) :)

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yoda said:
and FWIW :) I ran across this picture of Ahmet Jonovic in recent Sports Illustrated article about NBA Draft prospects - :) :)

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Meta looks good in that photo. Sports Illustrated is on the ball, as usual (yes, it's obvious to Bradley fans that is A.J. Smith, not Meta).

The only way Meta might have more eligibility, is through a waiver by the NCAA. I don't know if he or Bradley have applied for one, but the NCAA is suddenly very stingy about such waivers, so I think it would be a long-shot.
 
Da Coach said:
Meta looks good in that photo. Sports Illustrated is on the ball, as usual (yes, it's obvious to Bradley fans that is A.J. Smith, not Meta).

The only way Mets might have more eligibility, is through a waiver by the NCAA. I don't know if he or Bradley have applied for one, but the NCAA is suddenly very stingy about such waivers, so I think it would be a long-shot.
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Maybe they should say he wants to play at North Carolina or Kansas when applying for a waiver...
 
yoda said:
is there even a remote possibility he could appeal for a waiver since he did not enter Bradley in fall of 2022...and enrolled in Jan 2023.
His birth date is December 2003 - so he didn't turn 19 until December 2022...
So could it be possible that if the new NCAA rules allow 5 years from either turning 19 or entering college, that his eligibility
could allow him to play thru 2027?

NCAA"s new rules state:

"start a student-athlete's eligibility clock upon initial full-time enrollment in college or at the beginning of the academic year following their 19th birthday, whichever occurs earlier."

So shouldn't Meta have eligibility thru January 2027?

and FWIW :) I ran across this picture of Ahmet Jonovic in recent Sports Illustrated article about NBA Draft prospects - :) :)

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With photos labeled like this floating around does the NCAA even know who he is.. just say his name is Tom Smith and put him on the roster for 4 more years.. I mean 5 more
 
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With photos labeled like this floating around does the NCAA even know who he is.. just say his name is Tom Smith and put him on the roster for 4 more years.. I mean 5 more
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Does anyone else remember the graphic that ESPN displayed back in 2006 when reporting on Bradley’s success getting to the Sweet Sixteen?

It showed a map of INDIANA with a pinpoint in the middle of the state depicting where they figured Bradley University was located
 
yoda said:
Does anyone else remember the graphic that ESPN displayed back in 2006 when reporting on Bradley’s success getting to the Sweet Sixteen?

It showed a map of INDIANA with a pinpoint in the middle of the state depicting where they figured Bradley University was located
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Yes..lol
 
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