With the addition of Grant Anticevich, I figured I would do a quick post on what the scholarship count looks like for next season. Just in case any of you are wondering.
First of all, just a reminder that 13 players can have a scholarship.
Scholarship players 2016-17 *= Graduating **= Expected to leave early
Senior PG Sam Singer*
Senior PG Grant Mullins.*
Sophomore PF Ivan Rabb.**
Junior PG Brandon Chauca.
Senior SF Roger Moute a Bidias.*
Freshman PG Charlie Moore.
Sophomore PG Don Coleman.
Redshirt Senior PF Marcus Lee.
Junior C Kingsley Okoroh.
Senior SG Jabari Bird.*
Redshirt Freshman PF Roman Davis.
Senior SF Stephen Domingo.*
Junior C Kameron Rooks.
Walk ons 2016-17
Junior PF Cole Welle
Junior SG Nick Hamilton
Freshman PG Koko Kurdoghlian
Freshman PG Derek King.
Projected scholarship players for 2017-18
Senior PG Brandon Chauca
Sophomore PG Charlie Moore.
Junior PG Don Coleman.
Senior PF Marcus Lee.
Senior C Kingsley Okoroh.
Sophomore PF Roman Davis.
Senior C Kaemron Rooks.
Freshman PG Jermarl Baker, Jr.
Freshman SG Juhwan Harris-Dyson.
Freshman SF Justice Sueing.
Freshman SF Grant Anticevich
OPEN SLOT
OPEN SLOT
Projected walk ons 2017-18
Senior SF Cole Welle
Senior SG Nick Hamilton
Sophomore PG Koko Kurdoghlian
Sophomore PG Derek King
Note: Trevin Knell doesn't join until the 2019-20 season due to his LDS mission.
What this means is that unless Ivan Rabb decides to return, Cal has two available scholarships for 2017-18. The information I have on Olivier Sarr strongly points to him being a commit, so if he has in fact committed to Cal, then that leaves one scholarship available. The most likely targets for that last scholarship would be Mark Smith, MJ Walker, and anybody else in the transfer pool (grad transfers and undergrad transfers).
The most likely thing Cal will do is target a grad transfer, but you never know with them. They cast their net far and wide. In regards to Mark Smith and MJ Walker, my gut tells me Smith lands somewhere in the Midwest like Illinois or Indiana. He just visited Indiana last week, so he's got strong Midwest ties. As for MJ Walker, same thing. Cal is clearly trying, but Florida State and Georgia Tech remain the front runners.
First of all, just a reminder that 13 players can have a scholarship.
Scholarship players 2016-17 *= Graduating **= Expected to leave early
Senior PG Sam Singer*
Senior PG Grant Mullins.*
Sophomore PF Ivan Rabb.**
Junior PG Brandon Chauca.
Senior SF Roger Moute a Bidias.*
Freshman PG Charlie Moore.
Sophomore PG Don Coleman.
Redshirt Senior PF Marcus Lee.
Junior C Kingsley Okoroh.
Senior SG Jabari Bird.*
Redshirt Freshman PF Roman Davis.
Senior SF Stephen Domingo.*
Junior C Kameron Rooks.
Walk ons 2016-17
Junior PF Cole Welle
Junior SG Nick Hamilton
Freshman PG Koko Kurdoghlian
Freshman PG Derek King.
Projected scholarship players for 2017-18
Senior PG Brandon Chauca
Sophomore PG Charlie Moore.
Junior PG Don Coleman.
Senior PF Marcus Lee.
Senior C Kingsley Okoroh.
Sophomore PF Roman Davis.
Senior C Kaemron Rooks.
Freshman PG Jermarl Baker, Jr.
Freshman SG Juhwan Harris-Dyson.
Freshman SF Justice Sueing.
Freshman SF Grant Anticevich
OPEN SLOT
OPEN SLOT
Projected walk ons 2017-18
Senior SF Cole Welle
Senior SG Nick Hamilton
Sophomore PG Koko Kurdoghlian
Sophomore PG Derek King
Note: Trevin Knell doesn't join until the 2019-20 season due to his LDS mission.
What this means is that unless Ivan Rabb decides to return, Cal has two available scholarships for 2017-18. The information I have on Olivier Sarr strongly points to him being a commit, so if he has in fact committed to Cal, then that leaves one scholarship available. The most likely targets for that last scholarship would be Mark Smith, MJ Walker, and anybody else in the transfer pool (grad transfers and undergrad transfers).
The most likely thing Cal will do is target a grad transfer, but you never know with them. They cast their net far and wide. In regards to Mark Smith and MJ Walker, my gut tells me Smith lands somewhere in the Midwest like Illinois or Indiana. He just visited Indiana last week, so he's got strong Midwest ties. As for MJ Walker, same thing. Cal is clearly trying, but Florida State and Georgia Tech remain the front runners.
