April 3, 2025 • 7 mins
Hours before the UC Basketball season came to an end, Chad Brendel joined us to talk about the program's new GM and the upcoming offseason.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
More on that in the four o'clock hour on Moegar.
This is ESPN fifteen thirty on Thursdays, we talk you
see basketball and football and more with our buddy Chad
Brendle Bearcattournle dot com and frequently in weeks. In recent
weeks the fill in host of this show, Chad's with
us now u SE is getting set to play in
(00:20):
the Crown tonight.
Speaker 2 (00:21):
Hi, Chad, I'm outright doing.
Speaker 1 (00:24):
I'm well do. UC men's basketball program has a general manager.
His name is Cory Evans. Tell me why he is
a good addition to this program.
Speaker 2 (00:35):
I think the biggest thing in that general manager spot
is you want to get somebody that has their hands
in a little bit of everything. Corey has ran and
like his career, started running a like a high school
scouting service that assistant coaches and head coaches from across
(00:55):
the country subscribed to. And then he got into kind
of my line of work working for Rivals dot Com
as a national analyst. So he's connected in the high
school scene. And then he's been with the Thunder for
five years, so now he's connected in the college scene scouting,
you know, going out to college games all over the
country and getting a feel for what's out there. That's
(01:18):
kind of the important thing to me is that you
find a guy that can help in both areas. I
don't think it does you any good if you just
get a scouting guy or you just get a high
school guy. You need a guy that's got his hands
in both. Corey does that. He checks that box, So
I think that is that is my main reason to
think that this is a good hire. And I mean,
(01:41):
everybody in the industry speaks well of Corey and that's
usually a good sign.
Speaker 1 (01:47):
Is his department him and him alone? Or will he
have a staff that includes assistant general managers?
Speaker 2 (01:56):
Right now in basketball it's pretty much just a one
man job. You still have three assistants that are out
on the road recruiting that are going to handle a
lot of, you know, the legwork there, so they would
kind of be under his umbrella. Football, because you've got
to recruit so many guys, you really need to have a,
(02:21):
you know, a pretty large department. I don't know if
it needs to be larger than an NFL department, unless
the NFL department is the Bengals. But I don't think
in basketball we're to the point where they need, you know, two, three,
four guys in that department quite yet.
Speaker 1 (02:39):
Uh what does the uh the minute distribution in the
first College Basketball Crown game by Wes Miller tell us
about who may or may not be coming back.
Speaker 2 (02:51):
I would I would take it to tell me that, uh,
however long their time lasts in the Crown, that's probably
the last that we will the of aaronton page. I
think that's probably a pretty safe bet. I don't know
that you can be encouraged by Tyler Betsy only seeing
two minutes in that game in terms of will he
(03:12):
be around. Uh, That's really all I took from it.
I do like that, you know, hey, if what they
said is legitimate, that Rayvon Griffith and Halven Zella we're
you know, putting in the work that they earned their minutes,
then hey, good for them. Good for those guys to
(03:33):
stay engaged and keep busting their butt and get a
chance to get out on the floor and in this tournament.
And honestly, I mean, Ray still fouls too much. But
I thought Ray looked okay, and I thought Halby looked
really good for a guy that hasn't played all year.
Speaker 1 (03:47):
When the season ends. Do you expect an exodus?
Speaker 2 (03:51):
Yes, My guess right now is four five guys that remain.
I I think it's more likely than not that we'll
see both Gisel and day Day on this roster. I'd
have to imagine Tyler McKinley is still here, just based
(04:14):
on what we've seen this year. Like, I'd be pretty
surprised if Josh Reed's not back, wouldn't you. He feels
like he's earned his position in this program. From there,
I'm not really sure what it's going to look like.
I could see all of those guys leaving, I could
see one or two of those guys coming back. But
I do expect there to be five, six seven spots
(04:38):
available for the transfer portal when the dust settles here
in a week or so.
Speaker 1 (04:41):
Do you think that we'll get a deluge of news
about players joining the UC program once this season ends,
whether it's tonight, Saturday, or Sunday.
Speaker 2 (04:52):
Yeah, maybe even before then. I don't think it's completely
dependent in making additions for the team to be done.
I do think it's possible while they're still out in Vegas,
something could happen. I know the staff has been, you know,
working on this as well as preparing for Central Florida tonight,
(05:14):
So it wouldn't surprise me if we saw some movement.
I think it's more likely that things will start to
happen once this is over, But if something were to
happen in the meantime, I wouldn't be shocked.
Speaker 1 (05:26):
They have an opening on the coaching staff. What sort
of assystem do they need?
Speaker 2 (05:33):
The trend in college basketball is NBA guys, right, I
wouldn't be terribly upset to see someone with an NBA
background to maybe come in and assist with Cincinnati's offense,
although I don't know. You know, everybody complains about the offense.
(05:54):
If you don't have great offensive players, it doesn't matter
what offense you run, you gonna be good on offense.
So I think that's part of the problem that needs
to be fixed. I could see if they really looked
at it and said, hey, we haven't had somebody that's
been a specialist with the big men since Mike Roberts left.
Maybe they try to go that route with it. I
(06:16):
think there's a couple different ways they can go. I
think with Corey in place, like, you don't necessarily have
to go with somebody that has massive recruiting connections. I
think you can be a little bit more creative with
it now given that the GM role is filled. So
it'll be interesting to see if it's more game specified,
(06:40):
a big man coach, a guy to help run the offense,
something like that, as opposed to somebody like Drew Adams
who had a lot of recruiting connections.
Speaker 1 (06:48):
We'll talk next week and I'll have a lot of
football questions in advance of the Spring showcase. Thank you
very much.
Speaker 2 (06:55):
All right, thanks mate, every one.
Speaker 1 (06:56):
You're the best. U Chad Rendel, Bearcat journal dot com.
Coming up on four o'clock on ESPN fifteen thirty.
Speaker 2 (07:02):
If the amazing regenerative treatment
More on that in the four o'clock hour on Moegar.
This is ESPN fifteen thirty on Thursdays, we talk you
see basketball and football and more with our buddy Chad
Brendle Bearcattournle dot com and frequently in weeks. In recent
weeks the fill in host of this show, Chad's with
us now u SE is getting set to play in
(00:20):
the Crown tonight.
Speaker 2 (00:21):
Hi, Chad, I'm outright doing.
Speaker 1 (00:24):
I'm well do. UC men's basketball program has a general manager.
His name is Cory Evans. Tell me why he is
a good addition to this program.
Speaker 2 (00:35):
I think the biggest thing in that general manager spot
is you want to get somebody that has their hands
in a little bit of everything. Corey has ran and
like his career, started running a like a high school
scouting service that assistant coaches and head coaches from across
(00:55):
the country subscribed to. And then he got into kind
of my line of work working for Rivals dot Com
as a national analyst. So he's connected in the high
school scene. And then he's been with the Thunder for
five years, so now he's connected in the college scene scouting,
you know, going out to college games all over the
country and getting a feel for what's out there. That's
(01:18):
kind of the important thing to me is that you
find a guy that can help in both areas. I
don't think it does you any good if you just
get a scouting guy or you just get a high
school guy. You need a guy that's got his hands
in both. Corey does that. He checks that box, So
I think that is that is my main reason to
think that this is a good hire. And I mean,
(01:41):
everybody in the industry speaks well of Corey and that's
usually a good sign.
Speaker 1 (01:47):
Is his department him and him alone? Or will he
have a staff that includes assistant general managers?
Speaker 2 (01:56):
Right now in basketball it's pretty much just a one
man job. You still have three assistants that are out
on the road recruiting that are going to handle a
lot of, you know, the legwork there, so they would
kind of be under his umbrella. Football, because you've got
to recruit so many guys, you really need to have a,
(02:21):
you know, a pretty large department. I don't know if
it needs to be larger than an NFL department, unless
the NFL department is the Bengals. But I don't think
in basketball we're to the point where they need, you know, two, three,
four guys in that department quite yet.
Speaker 1 (02:39):
Uh what does the uh the minute distribution in the
first College Basketball Crown game by Wes Miller tell us
about who may or may not be coming back.
Speaker 2 (02:51):
I would I would take it to tell me that, uh,
however long their time lasts in the Crown, that's probably
the last that we will the of aaronton page. I
think that's probably a pretty safe bet. I don't know
that you can be encouraged by Tyler Betsy only seeing
two minutes in that game in terms of will he
(03:12):
be around. Uh, That's really all I took from it.
I do like that, you know, hey, if what they
said is legitimate, that Rayvon Griffith and Halven Zella we're
you know, putting in the work that they earned their minutes,
then hey, good for them. Good for those guys to
(03:33):
stay engaged and keep busting their butt and get a
chance to get out on the floor and in this tournament.
And honestly, I mean, Ray still fouls too much. But
I thought Ray looked okay, and I thought Halby looked
really good for a guy that hasn't played all year.
Speaker 1 (03:47):
When the season ends. Do you expect an exodus?
Speaker 2 (03:51):
Yes, My guess right now is four five guys that remain.
I I think it's more likely than not that we'll
see both Gisel and day Day on this roster. I'd
have to imagine Tyler McKinley is still here, just based
(04:14):
on what we've seen this year. Like, I'd be pretty
surprised if Josh Reed's not back, wouldn't you. He feels
like he's earned his position in this program. From there,
I'm not really sure what it's going to look like.
I could see all of those guys leaving, I could
see one or two of those guys coming back. But
I do expect there to be five, six seven spots
(04:38):
available for the transfer portal when the dust settles here
in a week or so.
Speaker 1 (04:41):
Do you think that we'll get a deluge of news
about players joining the UC program once this season ends,
whether it's tonight, Saturday, or Sunday.
Speaker 2 (04:52):
Yeah, maybe even before then. I don't think it's completely
dependent in making additions for the team to be done.
I do think it's possible while they're still out in Vegas,
something could happen. I know the staff has been, you know,
working on this as well as preparing for Central Florida tonight,
(05:14):
So it wouldn't surprise me if we saw some movement.
I think it's more likely that things will start to
happen once this is over, But if something were to
happen in the meantime, I wouldn't be shocked.
Speaker 1 (05:26):
They have an opening on the coaching staff. What sort
of assystem do they need?
Speaker 2 (05:33):
The trend in college basketball is NBA guys, right, I
wouldn't be terribly upset to see someone with an NBA
background to maybe come in and assist with Cincinnati's offense,
although I don't know. You know, everybody complains about the offense.
(05:54):
If you don't have great offensive players, it doesn't matter
what offense you run, you gonna be good on offense.
So I think that's part of the problem that needs
to be fixed. I could see if they really looked
at it and said, hey, we haven't had somebody that's
been a specialist with the big men since Mike Roberts left.
Maybe they try to go that route with it. I
(06:16):
think there's a couple different ways they can go. I
think with Corey in place, like, you don't necessarily have
to go with somebody that has massive recruiting connections. I
think you can be a little bit more creative with
it now given that the GM role is filled. So
it'll be interesting to see if it's more game specified,
(06:40):
a big man coach, a guy to help run the offense,
something like that, as opposed to somebody like Drew Adams
who had a lot of recruiting connections.
Speaker 1 (06:48):
We'll talk next week and I'll have a lot of
football questions in advance of the Spring showcase. Thank you
very much.
Speaker 2 (06:55):
All right, thanks mate, every one.
Speaker 1 (06:56):
You're the best. U Chad Rendel, Bearcat journal dot com.
Coming up on four o'clock on ESPN fifteen thirty.
Speaker 2 (07:02):
If the amazing regenerative treatment
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