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Message: [QUOTE="HooperScooper, post: 5049345, member: 10"] [B][URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/players/28952333/aidan-mahaney/'][I]Aidan Mahaney[/I][/URL][I], from [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/MARYCA/saint-marys-gaels/']Saint Mary's[/URL][/I][/B] [I] [B]Expected role[/B]: Starting guard Mahaney is the only player on this UConn roster who has been the No. 1 option on the scouting report in college. That'll be invaluable. The 6-foot-3 junior guard has all the qualities that Hurley wants. He's tough. He's a winner. He's reliable. He's smart. Oh, and he can shoot it. Mahaney shot 38% on his catch-and-shoot 3-pointers as a sophomore and 46% as a freshman. Per Synergy, no high-major team generated a higher percentage of open catch-and-shoot 3-pointers last season than … UConn. Conveniently, the Huskies were just barely ahead of Saint Mary's. So yeah, this is probably going to work out really, really well for both sides. Mahaney should fit like a glove in this UConn backcourt as a scorer who can handle it and create. He's unselfish and makes good decisions. Mahaney's lack of tip-top athleticism shows up on his shot chart. He doesn't have a high free throw rate. He doesn't get to the rim a lot and he's shot under 50% at the rim in each of the past two seasons. But, UConn's sets-oriented schemes should help cover up some of those small warts in his game and Mahaney will get better at 'em as he gets stronger. Mahaney also has numerous examples of late-clock brilliance. When the shot clock is dwindling, he'll be comfortable with the ball in his hands. There's All-Big East potential here. [/I] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/from-uconn-to-depaul-realistic-expectations-for-all-46-big-east-basketball-transfers-in-2024-25/[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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