McDermott is a holdover from last season

And we kept one hs commit so we started with 2 and now we have 11. 11 guys that can play together in this system would be enough but what are the chances all 11 can play in this system against this level of competition? I don't know and neither does anyone else . To me making the tourney would be a stretch goal. If we can do that then Bucky would be looking like an incredibly damned good hire . Making the NIT and advancing a few rounds into it is probably a more realistic expectation.

Just my relatively uninformed opinion, McDermott is going to end up being a good player . houston metro hs ball is no joke . He was player of the year in Houston metro which I acknowledge is subjective but still strong credentials. He didn't do anything in the very limited PT he got this past season to show otherwise .

more than anything it appears bucky has a plan. you can tell by the players he is going after. they appear for the most part to be decent fits for what we are going to try and do. he got some variability to their size and skill sets. and for the most part they can all shoot both 3's and free throws. doesn't mean we will win big but it's exciting to see his approach and gives me more confidence in bucky as a coach.