Here are some early stats to "chew on", or "ignore", as you see fit, about players who transferred away from VU to other schools (Hope I did not miss someone.). As we know, most of the players transferred "down" to schools with teams in "lower level" conferences which unofficially confirms that recruiting is not an exact science and some coaches are better than others in finding and landing talent.
I will highlight a few of my own observations and look forward to your collective thoughts (as well as any "shots" (pun intended) you want to fire at me!):
I will highlight a few of my own observations and look forward to your collective thoughts (as well as any "shots" (pun intended) you want to fire at me!):
- Albert: Cannot recall if Bralee was or was not on scholarship for a year, but even if only a walk-on, thought I would include on this list;
- Daniels: Definitely has some talent, but was not a fit at VU;
- DeZonie: Shane is totally buried on the Temple depth chart behind Mann and Battle and has played a scant few minutes to date with virtually no production so far;
- Disu: Now, with more than a full year of recovery following his knee problems, on a positive note Dylan is starting for the Longhorns, but starting is trending toward something of a "reward" for him since he only averages 17 minutes per game (which ties him, effectively, with 2 other players for 6th place in terms of minutes per game) and of more interest, Dylan has averaged only 13 minutes in the games against Creighton, Gonzaga and Illinois while playing 20 minutes on average against low-level D1 teams;
- Dorsey: Friedas_Boss and I used to go back and forth as to why Gabe's shots from long distance were not falling since he has such a "sweet" shooting motion; it appears whatever caused his shooting woes as a Dore are a thing of the past;
- Frank: Frankly (pun intended!), I am stunned by Terren's shooting %'s, although we will see how those %'s hold up over time;
- Jankovic: Not much to say here;
- Mann: Jamaine's move back down to a non-Power conference appears to agree with him, although, as we know, he cannot shoot from distance;
- McBride: Isaac is having another productive season for ORU; and
- Odusipe: Very little on-court action so far.
Player | School | GP | AVG MINS | FG% | 3 PT FG% | FT % | Rebs | Assists | T-O’s | BLK’S | STL’S | PT’s per Game |
Albert | Tulane (5-3) | 3 | 1.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Daniels | Jacksonville State (4-4) | 8 | 20.5 | .471 | .455 | .778 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8.1 |
DeZonie | Temple (6-4) | 6 | 6.8 | .125 | .000 | .000 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
Disu | Texas (6-1) | 7 | 17.0 | .639 | .222 | .600 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 7.3 |
Dorsey | William & Mary (4-6) | 10 | 26.5 | .430 | .455 | .750 | 31 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 10.1 |
Frank | Idaho (4-5) | 6 | 22.5 | .407 | .375 | .778 | 36 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 10.0 |
Jankovic | Tulane (5-3) | 2 | 1.3 | 1.000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
Mann | Georgia State (5-3) | 8 | 25.0 | .417 | .130 | .727 | 42 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 10.9 |
McBride | Oral Roberts (6-3) | 9 | 27.3 | .430 | .415 | .733 | 25 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 10.7 |
Odusipe | Kent State (6-3) | 5 | 5.2 | .000 | .000 | 1.000 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 |