Maine Transfer Issac Vann visiting UConn on 4/18

[tcf15]

6'6" freshman from Maine. Averaged 16 points and 6 rebounds a game. Originally from Bridgeport, CT.

 

[mauconnfan]

Issac Vann

46% overall 41% from 3. Had 10 and 5 vs UConn early although only 2 for 10 from court but must have impressed many during the season.

 

[tcf15]

UMaine basketball's leading scorer plans to transfer - The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram

Limited by injury to 17 games, Vann nevertheless averaged 16.4 points, most on the team. A 6-foot-6 forward from Bridgeport, Connecticut, Vann is a skillful slasher who also can score from outside. His ability to draw contact resulted in 5.9 free throws per game, another team high.

 

[intlzncster]

6'6" freshman from Maine. Averaged 16 points and 6 rebounds a game. Originally from Bridgeport, CT.

CT kid. Would be a nice backup to Larrier. Any good?

Limited by injury to 17 games, Vann nevertheless averaged 16.4 points, most on the team. A 6-foot-6 forward from Bridgeport, Connecticut, Vann is a skillful slasher who also can score from outside. His ability to draw contact resulted in 5.9 free throws per game, another team high.

That sounds promising. Can get to the rim and draw contact. Sign him up.

 

[Rocktheworld]

UMaine basketball's leading scorer plans to transfer - The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram

Limited by injury to 17 games, Vann nevertheless averaged 16.4 points, most on the team. A 6-foot-6 forward from Bridgeport, Connecticut, Vann is a skillful slasher who also can score from outside. His ability to draw contact resulted in 5.9 free throws per game, another team high.

Wow, sounds like a DHam who won't be expected to handle rhe ball nearly as much.

 

[lange10]

Tough call but if we're looking at another wing player/slasher I think I prefer A. Diallo who can contribute right away. I do like 5.9 FT attempts per game, though.

 

[intlzncster]

Wow, sounds like a DHam who won't be expected to handle rhe ball nearly as much.

And can shoot better, especially from outside. Seems to like contact too.

 

[mauconnfan]

 

[pnow15]

This kid will help. If he sits a year, we will an older player a la Purvis and we should have him for three years.

 

[Huskyforlife]

That video has a few high school shots of him. They interview his mom, assistant high school coach, and English teacher. Seems like a good kid.

 

[brasssbonanzaa]

We're really looking at transfers from Maine?

 

[DaveHuskiesFan]

We're really looking at transfers from Maine?

Because the school, not the player, is what matters. Right.

Guess we shouldn't have taken Sean Miller from Cornell (Kenpom 277) this year. Boy he sucked.

 

[pj]

Because the school, not the player, is what matters. Right.

Guess we shouldn't have taken Sean Miller from Cornell (Kenpom 277) this year. Boy he sucked.

You have to make allowances considering he was coaching Arizona at the same time.

 

[SubbaBub]

Would be worth it to just bump other players in practice. All of our guys need to learn how to draw and finish through contact. Must have cost us at least 8-10 pts/game.

 

[mauconnfan]

Vann transferring

UMaine men’s basketball impact freshman to transfer

 

[brasssbonanzaa]

Because the school, not the player, is what matters. Right.

Guess we shouldn't have taken Sean Miller from Cornell (Kenpom 277) this year. Boy he sucked.

Maine has consistently been a disaster of a program for the last 10 years or so. Cornell also has had some bad years, but has finished with respectable ~150 RPIs for an Ivy on multiple occasions. Maine, on the other hand, has finished above RPI 250 twice in the last 10 years, and been 300+ multiple times. Unless this kid is a diamond in the rough who's languishing in their program up there, I'm not exactly encouraged that our transfer targets are coming from Orono. Putting up 16 and 6 in America East for one of the worst programs in the country is nothing to go crazy for.

 

[UConNick]

Yeah I'm a little skeptical. Of course I defer to KO, but on the surface this seems rather head scratching. If he could play immediately I'd be a slightly more interested, but if we get a regular transfer, I'd rather see him come from a bigger school and conference than the America East and Maine. There have to be better options out there, both short term and long term.

 

[mauconnfan]

Maine has consistently been a disaster of a program for the last 10 years or so. Cornell also has had some bad years, but has finished with respectable ~150 RPIs for an Ivy on multiple occasions. Maine, on the other hand, has finished above RPI 250 twice in the last 10 years, and been 300+ multiple times. Unless this kid is a diamond in the rough who's languishing in their program up there, I'm not exactly encouraged that our transfer targets are coming from Orono. Putting up 16 and 6 in America East for one of the worst programs in the country is nothing to go crazy for.

Have to look at it from KO's perspective I guess right. Unless he needs to reach out to you for advice I will think if he offers Isaac then he's good enough to compete despite being in Orono for his freshman year.

I get the pessimism to a point though!

 

[aceboon]

Maine has consistently been a disaster of a program for the last 10 years or so. Cornell also has had some bad years, but has finished with respectable ~150 RPIs for an Ivy on multiple occasions. Maine, on the other hand, has finished above RPI 250 twice in the last 10 years, and been 300+ multiple times. Unless this kid is a diamond in the rough who's languishing in their program up there, I'm not exactly encouraged that our transfer targets are coming from Orono. Putting up 16 and 6 in America East for one of the worst programs in the country is nothing to go crazy for.

he was there for one bleeping year, who cares about Maine's performances for the last 10 years that he wasn't apart of, or Cornell's performances when then they were respectable that Miller had nothing to do with. Michigan took a transfer from Division III in Duncan Robinson and he was one of the best shooters in all of college basketball last year, you can find talent all over.

 

[cohenzone]

Maine has consistently been a disaster of a program for the last 10 years or so. Cornell also has had some bad years, but has finished with respectable ~150 RPIs for an Ivy on multiple occasions. Maine, on the other hand, has finished above RPI 250 twice in the last 10 years, and been 300+ multiple times. Unless this kid is a diamond in the rough who's languishing in their program up there, I'm not exactly encouraged that our transfer targets are coming from Orono. Putting up 16 and 6 in America East for one of the worst programs in the country is nothing to go crazy for.

While you're not necessarily in left field on this, how many times have we played some lower tier school and been torched by some talented players, whether or not we rout their team. Also, kids mature at different points. I'm not advocating one way or the other for him, just we salivate for some kids who don't quite perform and miss other kids that maybe should have drawn more attention.

 

[Huskyforlife]

Maine has consistently been a disaster of a program for the last 10 years or so. Cornell also has had some bad years, but has finished with respectable ~150 RPIs for an Ivy on multiple occasions. Maine, on the other hand, has finished above RPI 250 twice in the last 10 years, and been 300+ multiple times. Unless this kid is a diamond in the rough who's languishing in their program up there, I'm not exactly encouraged that our transfer targets are coming from Orono. Putting up 16 and 6 in America East for one of the worst programs in the country is nothing to go crazy for.

If anything it's more impressive considering he was a freshman who the defense likely would be keying in on, and he was the leading scorer for a team with likely not many other options. He looks like a pretty good athlete with good form on his jumpshot. And if he rides the bench like Cassell, so what? Not every player is gonna get burn. Maybe after a year on the bench, he can develop into a real contributor.

 

[intlzncster]

If anything it's more impressive considering he was a freshman who the defense likely would be keying in on, and he was the leading scorer for a team with likely not many other options.

And as someone said above, he did that while battling injuries for most of the year.

 

[DaveHuskiesFan]

You have to make allowances considering he was coaching Arizona at the same time.

You know, I knew it didn't look right, so I started typing in "Sean Miller" into google, and the first auto-populated result was "Sean Miller Uconn", so I was like, huh, I guess I did get it right.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Maine has consistently been a disaster of a program for the last 10 years or so. Cornell also has had some bad years, but has finished with respectable ~150 RPIs for an Ivy on multiple occasions. Maine, on the other hand, has finished above RPI 250 twice in the last 10 years, and been 300+ multiple times. Unless this kid is a diamond in the rough who's languishing in their program up there, I'm not exactly encouraged that our transfer targets are coming from Orono. Putting up 16 and 6 in America East for one of the worst programs in the country is nothing to go crazy for.

Aceboon beat me to it but Duncan Robinson played in the NESCAC before transferring to Michigan, guy.

You made an observation about the program, which was pointed out to you as being irrelevant, and your response is just to double down even harder on an irrelevant point. It's going to be a long offseason.

 

[Matrim55]

Yeah I'm a little skeptical. Of course I defer to KO, but on the surface this seems rather head scratching.

A local swingman who, as a first option, shot 41% from 3 makes you skeptical? Yeesh.

Shooting like that translates to a higher level as long as he's asked to be a specialist. Play off the ball, let the PGs do the work, find your spot and bury it. If they close out on you hard, take a straight-line dribble-drive to the hoop and get fouled.

Not everybody on the team needs to be a future NBA player. Sometimes you just need guys who can do a job.

I hope we get this kid.