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2021-2022 College Basketball Discussion

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Hercy Miller, Master P's son, signs $2 million endorsement deal

Hercy Miller, the son of rapper Master P, has signed the most lucrative sponsorship deal in the early portion of the name, image and likeness era in college athletics. The 6-foot-3, 160-pound point guard out of Minnehaha Academy in Minneapolis will make $2 million on the deal with Web Apps America, according to his father.

Miller is committed to Tennessee State University, where he'll play in the fall.

"It's incredible. This is gonna change the way college athletes want to stay in school," Master P told TMZ Sports.

Master P told TMZ Sports the deal had been in the works for some time, but he was waiting on various NIL rulings to make it official.

"I signed a deal with an American technology company. Like my dad said, it's a blessing," Hercy Miller said.

Miller held offers from USC, UCLA, LSU and Missouri, among others, before ultimately choosing Tennessee State. According to USCFootball.com's Chris Trevino, Hercy grew up in Southern California, but the Miller family moved to the Minneapolis area last fall because of a family member's illness. Hercy initially attended Westlake Village (Calif.) Oaks Christian, and his younger brother, Mercy, transferred to Minnehaha High this past season.

Entire article: https://247sports.com/college/ohio-...pDWTTMy8EBWUHRYioACtpwsTOZvsP6PjV3oanIJr4KRqY

Just sayin': Not bad for an unranked recruit with only 5 or 6 offers.....

https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/2021/hercy-miller-267802

https://247sports.com/Recruitment/Hercy-Miller-137713/RecruitInterests/
 
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ScriptOhio said:
Hercy Miller, Master P's son, signs $2 million endorsement deal

Hercy Miller, the son of rapper Master P, has signed the most lucrative sponsorship deal in the early portion of the name, image and likeness era in college athletics. The 6-foot-3, 160-pound point guard out of Minnehaha Academy in Minneapolis will make $2 million on the deal with Web Apps America, according to his father.

Miller is committed to Tennessee State University, where he'll play in the fall.

"It's incredible. This is gonna change the way college athletes want to stay in school," Master P told TMZ Sports.

Master P told TMZ Sports the deal had been in the works for some time, but he was waiting on various NIL rulings to make it official.

"I signed a deal with an American technology company. Like my dad said, it's a blessing," Hercy Miller said.

Miller held offers from USC, UCLA, LSU and Missouri, among others, before ultimately choosing Tennessee State. According to USCFootball.com's Chris Trevino, Hercy grew up in Southern California, but the Miller family moved to the Minneapolis area last fall because of a family member's illness. Hercy initially attended Westlake Village (Calif.) Oaks Christian, and his younger brother, Mercy, transferred to Minnehaha High this past season.

Entire article: https://247sports.com/college/ohio-...pDWTTMy8EBWUHRYioACtpwsTOZvsP6PjV3oanIJr4KRqY

Just sayin': Not bad for an unranked recruit with only 5 or 6 offers.....

https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/2021/hercy-miller-267802

https://247sports.com/Recruitment/Hercy-Miller-137713/RecruitInterests/
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The best part of that story is learning Percy Miller named his son Hercy
 
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I see some in the media rating Gonzaga preseason #1. While I'm sure they will be great, I believe UCLA is the team that should be preseason #1. The Zags lost too much guard talent, and college basketball is a game dominated by guard play. I'm not expecting the new additions for the Zags to fully replace the perimeter quickness and athleticism they lost, let alone the scoring ability at guard. UCLA was practically even with the Zags at the end of last season, and they're bringing back all of their best players, and should be even better. Of course Baylor lost all their big guns at guard, so they're not really a logical choice.
 
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According to the release, the university, a men’s basketball assistant coach, Williams and the NCAA enforcement staff agreed that the program violated multiple NCAA recruiting rules. The report states Williams had impermissible contact with a prospect during an evaluation period. In addition to that, the report states an assistant coach violated NCAA rules when he observed a prospect participating in an open gym during an unofficial visit and later conducted two 45-minute tryouts with that prospect, during which he provided coaching instruction.

The university, assistant coach and enforcement staff also agreed the assistant coach violated multiple NCAA rules when he impermissibly conducted 24 supervised, off-campus workouts with a prospect and several men’s basketball student athletes. These workouts were prohibited as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The report added the assistant coach arranged for noncoaching staff members to supervise and conduct the workouts, exceeding permissible limits for countable coaches.

Williams was found responsible for this, as part of the head coach accountability rules as he did not promote an atmosphere of compliance because of his personal involvement in the violations and because he did not monitor his staff’s involvement. The case was settled through the negotiated resolution process.

Following the announcement, Texas A&M released a statement.

“On August 20, 2021, the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions announced that it approved a negotiated resolution jointly submitted by Texas A&M University and the NCAA enforcement staff concerning the men’s basketball program,” the release stated. “Texas A&M Athletics and the men’s basketball program are pleased to have this matter concluded. We support Coach Williams and will continue to move forward in a positive direction.”

Below is a summary of the penalties for those involved.
  • Two years of probation.
  • A $5,000 fine.
  • A reduction in men's basketball official visits for the 2021-22 academic year by five.
  • A suspension of unofficial visits during the first three Southeastern Conference men's basketball games during the 2021-22 academic year.
  • A reduction in men's basketball recruiting days by 5% (7 days out of 130) during the 2021-22 academic year.
  • A two-game suspension (during the regular season) for the head coach at Texas A&M or any school that employs him.
  • A suspension of the assistant coach, self-imposed by the university, June 2020 through the end of the 2020-21 basketball season. During that suspension, the program operated with one fewer assistant coach than allowed under NCAA rules.
 
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MIDWEST REGION — 5. TENNESSEE VS. 12. BUFFALO; 4. OHIO STATE VS. 13. LIBERTY
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The Buckeyes breathed a huge sigh of relief when EJ Liddell decided to return to Columbus as an All-America candidate. The backcourt jelling will tell the story on whether that means another strong season with an early exit or whether Chris Holtmann gets a deeper run this year. Speaking of March runs, Tennessee landing five-star point guard Kennedy Chandler gives Rick Barnes the kind of point guard who has typically made his teams more dangerous. Buffalo returns five players who started at least 10 games for last year’s NIT team. Liberty has a mighty mite scoring guard in Darius McGhee who’s worth tuning in for.
 
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Ohio State: Down
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Put down the tomatoes, listen here. Similar to Michigan, I think Ohio State is going to be a very good basketball team again this year — I’m just not sure if the expectations are quite as high as last season. With both Duane Washington Jr. and E.J. Liddell, Ohio State was a trendy pick to win the national championship last season — before getting bounced in the first round by a 15-seed.

With Washington gone and steady point guard CJ Walker also moving on, this team will need to replace some production. The additions of Jamari Wheeler and Cedric Russell at the guard position will help with that, but I’m just not sure if this year’s Ohio State team is an NCAA Tournament 2-seed like last season.
 
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Jake said:
His penance? Suspended for their opening game versus mighty Dixie State. I could coach Gonzaga and beat Dixie State.

He'll never forget this painful lesson.
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JFC. I follow college basketball as close as most anyone, and even I've never heard of Dixie State. Like, are we sure that is a real college, and not a Bishop Sycamore situation?
 
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DZ83CK said:
JFC. I follow college basketball as close as most anyone, and even I've never heard of Dixie State. Like, are we sure that is a real college, and not a Bishop Sycamore situation?
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They're in the WAC, which somehow still gets an automatic bid to the Dance. That conference has become a joke.

They added Abilene Christian and Stephen F. Austin this year, which is an improvement (amazingly).
 
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