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2020 Recruiting: Kevin Marfo (QU) to Grad Transfer

WingU-Conn said:
We don't even know if Akok will be back next year, our best rebounder is graduating, and our next best rebound will be a sophomore guard.
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Neither CV nor JB was our best rebounder. Six-point-three is a great rebound average for a guard, and there's no doubt CV was a great rebounder for us. But he had the benefit of having a bucketload of minutes to collect rebounds.
But Whaley easily led the team in rebounding once he got more than token minutes. Isiah averaged over 8 per game from 2/1 through the end of the season. Just under nine, if you don't count the Cincinnati game where he only played 15 minutes.
During the same stretch of games, Bouk averaged 5. Again, great for a guard, but he also had way more court time than Whaley.
 
RichZ said:
Neither CV nor JB was our best rebounder. Six-point-three is a great rebound average for a guard, and there's no doubt CV was a great rebounder for us. But he had the benefit of having a bucketload of minutes to collect rebounds.
But Whaley easily led the team in rebounding once he got more than token minutes. Isiah averaged over 8 per game from 2/1 through the end of the season. Just under nine, if you don't count the Cincinnati game where he only played 15 minutes.
During the same stretch of games, Bouk averaged 5. Again, great for a guard, but he also had way more court time than Whaley.
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Defensive rebounding %
Marfo - 34.2 (1st in the country)
Whaley - 18.3 (378)
Vital - 18.1 (399)
Carlton - 17.9 (425)
Akok - 17.3 (483)
Wilson - 11.8
Bouknight - 11.3

Offensive rebounding %
Marfo - 18.5 (2nd in the country)
Carlton - 14.7 (20)
Whaley - 11.9 (97)
Wilson - 7.1
Bouknight - 6.8
Akok - 5.2
Vital - 4.3
 
RichZ said:
Neither CV nor JB was our best rebounder. Six-point-three is a great rebound average for a guard, and there's no doubt CV was a great rebounder for us. But he had the benefit of having a bucketload of minutes to collect rebounds.
But Whaley easily led the team in rebounding once he got more than token minutes. Isiah averaged over 8 per game from 2/1 through the end of the season. Just under nine, if you don't count the Cincinnati game where he only played 15 minutes.
During the same stretch of games, Bouk averaged 5. Again, great for a guard, but he also had way more court time than Whaley.
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When a guard has high rebound totals like that, it’s typically due to the big men being great at boxing out. This was more so true for Bazz who benefited from Nolan and Olander sticking their asses into opponents. CV went into traffic and lept over people and banged for in traffic rebounds. It’ll be interesting to see if Whaley does get to start for a full season what his stats look like.
 
ToolzieFan said:
Defensive rebounding %
Marfo - 34.2 (1st in the country)
Whaley - 18.3 (378)
Vital - 18.1 (399)
Carlton - 17.9 (425)
Akok - 17.3 (483)
Wilson - 11.8
Bouknight - 11.3

Offensive rebounding %
Marfo - 18.5 (2nd in the country)
Carlton - 14.7 (20)
Whaley - 11.9 (97)
Wilson - 7.1
Bouknight - 6.8
Akok - 5.2
Vital - 4.3
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IF Marfo was a floor space he would be an absolute no brainer...

but he’s only an ok ft shooter so it’s questionable if he can extend his range like that
 
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the Q said:
IF Marfo was a floor space he would be an absolute no brainer...

but he’s only an ok ft shooter so it’s questionable if he can extend his range like that
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I went to two QU games this year (the arena is a couple miles from my house) and Marfo hit a three in one of them. I got really excited, but then looked it up and saw that it was the first made three of his career in three total attempts. Definitely not much of a floor spacer.
 
lange10 said:
71% on 6 FT attempts per game is exceptional for a big man of his size and stature.
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I like the attempts per game, a lot.

And it’s fine for a center. And he would absolutely bring value to the team.

but it’s still not good to project him as a 3 point shooter.

he adds similar skills as the other centers. We need some spacing.
 
the Q said:
I like the attempts per game, a lot.

And it’s fine for a center. And he would absolutely bring value to the team.

but it’s still not good to project him as a 3 point shooter.

he adds similar skills as the other centers. We need some spacing.
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Yes, unlikely he can space the floor with his shot. However, if he’s a big that’s comfortable on the perimeter that’ll go a long way.

Whaley just tweeted out his excitement for the biggest offseason of his life. Wouldn’t be shocked to see him really add to his game with a more solid mid-range shot.
 
We looking to find the next Sam Perkins with this scholarship? Guys, this dude is a strong, space eater and terrific rebounder. We struggled badly with strength last year (see Igbanu from Tulsa)...he would help us immensely there. Even BY's favorite son Whaley was dominated by Igbanu, and the hope is that Carlton slims down even further next season. Springs or Brown-Ferguson won't help next year in this regard either.

He doesn't need to be a superstar for us. If he can be a 20 mpg type guy and get in the 4/5 mix with Carlton, Whaley, and Springs, we'll be in solid shape down low. Add in Akok when he comes back and we're very deep. I don't think Brown-Ferguson should redshirt in this day and age, but I look at next year as mostly a developmental year for him. Perfect roster for me at this juncture would be....

PG - Cole, Gaffney
SG - Bouknight, Adams
SF - Nolley, Jackson, (Polley)
PF - Marfo, Springs, (Akok)
C- Whaley, Carlton, Brown-Ferguson

Extremely talented and dangerous team especially once Polley and Akok are back fully healthy. Polley could very well be back 100% by the start of the season. The biggest challenge here would be defining roles and the players buying into them, but that's Hurley's job. The cream will rise to the top and the internal competition should make the team better.
 
RichZ said:
Neither CV nor JB was our best rebounder. Six-point-three is a great rebound average for a guard, and there's no doubt CV was a great rebounder for us. But he had the benefit of having a bucketload of minutes to collect rebounds.
But Whaley easily led the team in rebounding once he got more than token minutes. Isiah averaged over 8 per game from 2/1 through the end of the season. Just under nine, if you don't count the Cincinnati game where he only played 15 minutes.
During the same stretch of games, Bouk averaged 5. Again, great for a guard, but he also had way more court time than Whaley.
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Question, what number is higher? 8 or 13? Asking for a friend.
 
Mooch82 said:
We looking to find the next Sam Perkins with this scholarship? Guys, this dude is a strong, space eater and terrific rebounder. We struggled badly with strength last year (see Igbanu from Tulsa)...he would help us immensely there. Even BY's favorite son Whaley was dominated by Igbanu, and the hope is that Carlton slims down even further next season. Springs or Brown-Ferguson won't help next year in this regard either.

He doesn't need to be a superstar for us. If he can be a 20 mpg type guy and get in the 4/5 mix with Carlton, Whaley, and Springs, we'll be in solid shape down low. Add in Akok when he comes back and we're very deep. I don't think Brown-Ferguson should redshirt in this day and age, but I look at next year as mostly a developmental year for him. Perfect roster for me at this juncture would be....

PG - Cole, Gaffney
SG - Bouknight, Adams
SF - Nolley, Jackson, (Polley)
PF - Marfo, Springs, (Akok)
C- Whaley, Carlton, Brown-Ferguson

Extremely talented and dangerous team especially once Polley and Akok are back fully healthy. Polley could very well be back 100% by the start of the season. The biggest challenge here would be defining roles and the players buying into them, but that's Hurley's job. The cream will rise to the top and the internal competition should make the team better.
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i agree with a lot of this. But I think if you bring in marlo, then carltons minutes are going down.Especially with Jackson and nolley able to be stretch 4s.

but man we’d have some size and toughness at the 5

totally agreed about Igbanu types giving us fits.
 
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the Q said:
i agree with a lot of this. But I think if you bring in marlo, then carltons minutes are going down.Especially with Jackson and nolley able to be stretch 4s.

but man we’d have some size and toughness at the 5

totally agreed about Igbanu types giving us fits.
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Agreed on Carlton, and I'm OK with that. The positions I notated were primary positions, but many are interchangeable. Marfo would definitely play his fair share of 5, Nolley small ball 4, Bouk 3, etc.
 
I love all of the wild speculation and hyperbole in these recruiting threads. Seriously. It beats reading the news.

I'm tired and too lazy to search it out. Can someone please educate me on what has to happen when re:
  • When do they have to make a decision about possibly redshirting Akok (or Polley for that matter)
  • And what are the big recruiting and xfer deadlines
...please carry on. We don't have toilet paper but we've still got popcorn and this is all pretty entertaining.

On edit: take my advice, salted, buttered popcorn is not a desirable substitute for tp
 
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87Xfer said:
When do they have to make a decision about possibly redshirting Akok (or Polley for that matter)
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Remember, all athletes have 5 years to complete 4 years of athletics. So UConn has no date they need to make a decision. They could just hold out either or both of them all season and it automatically becomes a redshirt year. The only issue with Akok is that he burned a year coming to UConn last year for the 2nd semester. So if he was to stay for 6 years, highly doubt he would under any circumstances anyway (he'd be about 25 or 26 years old by then), he would have to petition the NCAA to play in that 6th year.
 
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Etienne doesn't make us better in 2020. Save him for 2021. Would love another big body in 2020 but if we have to get by with the guys we got, I think we can do it. We add Springs and Javonte Brown Ferguson to the same crew we had last year, and could still play some small ball with guys like Polley and if we get him, Nolley at the 4.

Would still take a Sanogo reclass as I do think he could contribute year one. Would also take Bruner. Not sure if there's another big possibility at this point.
 
Mooch82 said:
Etienne doesn't make us better in 2020. Save him for 2021. Would love another big body in 2020 but if we have to get by with the guys we got, I think we can do it. We add Springs and Javonte Brown Ferguson to the same crew we had last year, and could still play some small ball with guys like Polley and if we get him, Nolley at the 4.

Would still take a Sanogo reclass as I do think he could contribute year one. Would also take Bruner. Not sure if there's another big possibility at this point.
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Nolley big enough he can board especially if Springs can play 10-15 minutes and be effective. But certainly Sanogo!
 
husky429 said:
We are good with Etienne but he is unlikely to go 2020 from what I've heard. Needs experience--he isn't ready yet
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A lot of thing$ can change in a year. If you can get him to reclass now it would be prudent.
 
ToolzieFan said:
I'm going to go out on a limb and say that if we weren't in his top 15, then we weren't going after him that hard.
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This quote from an article about WSU recruiting seems to back up your contention about how hard we went after him. Head coaches from some schools (Florida, etc.) pursued him but for UConn it was Assistant Coaches:

Kevin Marfo (Quinnipiac graduate transfer)

Vitals: 6-foot-8, 245-pound center from Bergenfield, N.J.
2019-20 season: Averaged 10.2 points, 13.3 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 0.6 steals and 1.2 blocks in 28.1 minutes per game with 29 starts for Quinnipiac, which finished 15-15 in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Shot 48.4% from the field and 71.0% on free throws.

Current recruiting: Head coach interest from Florida, Xavier, Arkansas, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M and Boston College. Assistant coach interest from San Diego State, Louisville, Maryland, Seton Hall, Texas Tech, Penn State, Saint Mary’s, Wichita State, Cincinnati, Connecticut, Notre Dame, Memphis, Arizona State, Rhode Island, St. John’s, Georgetown, South Carolina, VCU, Georgia, Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh, Wake Forest and Nebraska, per 247 Sports.


Read more here: https://www.kansas.com/sports/college/wichita-state/article241391931.html#storylink=cpy
 
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