John Walker III

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monarch
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Anybody remember this guy from our program? He is quoted in The Chronicle about playing at TSU and being able to attend an HBCU. I vaguely remember him, but why did he leave and when? Not wishing him bad, but he isn't ringing major bells.
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bobinator
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I know 18-19 was a crap season but dude averaged like 15 minutes per game and played in almost every game, how do you not remember him?

I don't know why exactly he transferred though, I assume playing time/coaching change/the usual stuff.
monarch
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I thought about it after I posted, looked up some stuff and maybe I should have remembered more of him, but initially, I didn't. That's why I was asking.
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phorizt
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he left when Buzz came in but not sure exactly why. Was kind of odd to me bc he seemed like a pretty good fit for what Buzz liked at the 4 spot with his length and versatility he just needed time to develop physically. He's turned into a good player at TSU. He played well and averaged double figures last year against the better teams they played: Mich, BYU, Okie State, WSU, Auburn.
wacarnolds
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Here's the original thread on his transfer

https://texags.com/forums/7/topics/3034996/1#discussion

I think it came down to: (1) a change at the Head Coach position (2) where the new guy was bringing in a lot of his own players (3) that didn't necessarily leave room for an unproven/developmental guy to continue to grow into a P5 player

Hindsight being 20/20, we would have been better off if we kept JW3 over some of the guys that flamed out immediately, but I don't think it would have made the past 2 years any less disappointing
bobinator
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Yeah, if we'd have known we were going to suck anyway we should have kept a project player on.
wacarnolds
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bobinator said:

Yeah, if we'd have known we were going to suck anyway we should have kept a project player on.

Yes, but it should be noted he was terrible his first year at TSU (before and after getting injured), so even if he didn't transfer before Year 1 of Buzz, he almost certainly would have transferred after Year 1.
Method Man
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He's so thin he has to tease his pubes to keep his shorts from falling off.
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Method Man said:

He's so thin he has to tease his pubes to keep his shorts from falling off.
That must have sounded funnier in your head.
Method Man
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It did.
TopoTacos
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Yeah, his freshman year I thought he showed some real potential but I guess a coaching change will shake things up like that.

Either way it was cool to see him in the tournament and winning one of the play-in games
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The hoops board is slow-going when a John Walker III thread is the most active topic for the past three days.
LawHall88
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Hop said:

The hoops board is slow-going when a John Walker III thread is the most active topic for the past three days.
Here's some Josh Nebo news - he's moving up from the Israeli league to the Lithuanian league.
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