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Seems like an end-of-the-bench guy that can rebound (8.2 Rebounds per game in 17 minutes). Averaged 10 ppg, but, hit 51.7% of his free throws. Not sure about his hands. Looks like a solid, strong player that can provide depth to the frontcourt.
It looks like he enjoys shot blocking, haven’t seen that around here since Joel Anthony!
This guy average 10 and 8 but only got 17 mpg? I graduated from UNLV, so using my UNLV math this may not be accurate…
so if he got 34 minutes he might have averaged 20 and 16?
I just looked up the LA Southwest’s stats. Only 4 players averaged more than his 17mpg and 9 guys averaged more than 10mpg.
On their BB home page they congratulate him for a scholarship to Florida A&M.
On their BB home page they congratulate him for a scholarship to Florida A&M.
On his twitter, he opened up his recruitment and thanked Florida A&M. Looks like a diamond in the rough to me. Big body will definitely help in practice and rebounding vs big 7 footers. Spot minutes, Kruger saw something.I just looked up the LA Southwest’s stats. Only 4 players averaged more than his 17mpg and 9 guys averaged more than 10mpg.
On their BB home page they congratulate him for a scholarship to Florida A&M.
I’m assuming it was an unintended sleight to Khem Birch.
My bad, I forgot about Khem. Since Khem and before that Joel!
Goodluck O wasn’t good at much but he could block shots with the best of them. That game he played against AZ with Brandon Ashley and Tarczewski was excellent with blocks and rebounds.
Also to hearken back to the Kruger era, Henry Buckley was an absolute windex man. Beas wasn’t too far off either, lol.
For a freshman that didn’t play much, he showed some defensive prowess for 3 games. Smdh.
Man don’t bring up phantoms like Buckley or hype like Hamga! Lol
I had to look back. I know he quit his sophomore year. I didn’t realize he was MWC All Defensive Team his freshman year. 2.9 blocks a game and 90 for the year is better than I remembered. If he would have stayed he could have been a big difference maker his Junior year. From his UNLV bio:
FRESHMAN (2014-15)
Named to the Mountain West's All-Defensive Team ... One of five true freshmen to get court time for the Runnin' Rebels ... Led the team in blocks per game (2.9) and tied for tops in total blocks with 90, which is fourth in program history for most blocks in a season ...
Looking at the roster, I believe that we were in on Andre Rafus Jr during his recruitment. Per https://defpen.com/andre-rafus-jr-recruit-school-choices/:I just looked up the LA Southwest’s stats. Only 4 players averaged more than his 17mpg and 9 guys averaged more than 10mpg.
On their BB home page they congratulate him for a scholarship to Florida A&M.
"Rafus relayed to me that he has narrowed his list from seven to three: TCU, Kansas, and Georgetown. Removed from his list are Kentucky, Butler, NC State, and Seton Hall."
I'm not sure what's gone on with him since he was in the 2017 class per that article. However, he's listed as a sophomore in rebswin2's link. Of course, a lot can happen with a kid over 5 years, so maybe he was exposed, as some highly touted players are.
Rafus Jr was out of the Maryland area. The same area that produced D Morgan and the PG who was "25 pounds and a jump shot away from the NBA." (Cook???)
I couldn’t remember his screen name, only his real one. I don’t see us being in on any of his guys right now and I’m cool with that.
There was another he touted, I think Daquan’s “cousin”, I think it was Demetrius Mims or something.
Seems they’ve all been low to midmajor players with minimal impact. But I’ve seen none besides D Cook and Dwayne - obviously, both very overrated and worse, couldn’t stay out of trouble.
That said, if DM could have accepted what he was (high energy rebounder/garbage man) instead of what he thought he was (a prolific scorer), he could have done ok. I think he did ok for Todd at SUU.
DM is the type of player that can make a decent living playing ball, but it’d be overseas.
Rice could really recruit his ass off. That's a 4 or 5 star player I have little memory of actually playing among all the other players on the roster. 2.9 bpg as a freshman. What a waste. If these guys could swallow some pride and realize they aren't going to be the next Lebron or Jordan and maybe rather the next Boris Diaw or Rudy Gay they'd be in the big league but I guess it's hard if you've been hyped since the 6th grade that you're THE guy.
Some coaches are really good at it but it seems the ones that feast the most with it are “program” coaches that can absorb a lot. By that I mean they are long established programs, the foundation is firmly in place, expectations don’t have to be explained, they are well known … a strong booster base and a strong former players as advocates base. I think those types of programs can take a knucklehead and turn him around or at least reduce his knucklehead because it’s a village taking care of a kid, looking after, advising … there’s a top to bottom unity and it’s woven throughout the fanbase and auxiliary areas …
We had the talent to compete at a top 20 level and we frequently did and it wasn’t by fluke … they were talented. But I’m telling you, there was a ton of knuckleheadesness … doesn’t mean bad kids. It means they put self before team, losses didn’t hurt enough (bomb ass milkshakes), lazy work ethic … it just wasn’t corralled well enough. And it’s sucks for us.
And I’m not saying every player. Most were within reason. But it only takes a knucklehead or two of players you are dependent upon to throw things off track. I don’t need to name the primary kids for that, you all watched, it was easy to see. A big chunk came from HS basketball powerhouses.
Wow, those blocks are vicious.
I hope we have a Keon Clark clone.
I hope we have a Keon Clark clone.
I knew it was coming! Haha, the next Keon, Sidney Green, Ackles, and Basnight combined! Only difference was they were heralded out of high school and weren’t headed to Florida Tech before UNLV came calling.
Nothing against the kid but he is a spot minute guy, at least I hope he is or we’re in trouble this year.
if you read he post it says I hope we have a Keon Clark clone not he is a Keon Clark clone. Nobody said he was one. Tired of people misrepresenting what other posters said just to justify their own negative agenda
Are serious my man? You must be a lawyer or something....wanting to make a problem out of nothing, lol.
