VCU transfer Samir Doughty visiting tomorrow

[Ts5034]

Will Paxton just tweeted this. He averaged 9 ppg and 3.6 rpg. I know he was mentioned here before, but will he be eligible to play this season or will he have to sit out?

 

[AntG168]

Will Paxton just tweeted this. He averaged 9 ppg and 3.6 rpg. I know he was mentioned here before, but will he be eligible to play this season or will he have to sit out?

Sit one, play two

 

[EBonz30]

Would be a really nice get if we can land him, kid has a sweet upside.

 

[Nebraskan18]

Love this dude

 

[StunningSteve]

Impact player

 

[GemParty]

Did he play with Larrier at VCU ? They will definitely have some stuff
in common to talk about.

 

[huskiesnyc]

Hopefully we can lock this kid up on his visit today. Seal the deal Kill, Chill, KO

 

[awfuldan]

Did he play with Larrier at VCU ? They will definitely have some stuff
in common to talk about.

Nah, and I think they even played for different coaches. That doesn't mean it's not a good connection to have though!

 

[EBonz30]

One time Chill, one time!

 

[Austin316]

I think he redshirted freshman year... doesn't he play right away?

 

[Austin316]

The Basics

• Rated a 3-star recruit by Rivals.com
• Athleticism, Ball-Handling, Finishing Through Contact, Slashing Ability, Size For Possession, Ability To Create Plays
• Originally signed with St. John’s. La Salle, Penn St., George Mason & Seton Hall also recruited him.
• Talented scorer who impressed on VCU’s summer tour in Spain.

2015-16: Freshman

• Sat out 2015-16 season after being ruled a partial qualifier by the NCAA.

Prior to VCU

• Averaged 24.9 points, 9.7 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 2.7 steals per game, while shooting 59-percent from 2-point range as a high school senior.
• Ranked 35th-best point guard nationally by 247 Sports, including sixth-best in Pennsylvania, as a senior.

 

[UConnStats]

Apparently Auburn is in the mix too.

 

[mauconnfan]

Apparently Auburn is in the mix too.

Oh killer barbecues again?

Bruce has to be one of the biggest bashers when given the opportunity I am sure of it.

 

[3rdbass]

Not feeling too confident on getting him with the teams involved and our recent track record. Also, not sure with his questionable past at VCU if this is the player we need. He will also have to sit out a year.

 

[Wordbomar]

I think he redshirted freshman year... doesn't he play right away?

No he has to sit another year

 

[Huskyforlife]

Plan A: Makai
Plan B: Harris
Plan C: Waters
Plan D: Moretti
Plan E: This kid

Surely we can't miss on plan E...

 

[Mooch82]

Plan A: Makai
Plan B: Harris
Plan C: Waters
Plan D: Moretti
Plan E: This kid

Surely we can't miss on plan E...

I know this whole post is probably in jest, but not sure if we even really wanted Waters (seems as if we backed off) and I don't think Moretti was necessarily ahead of Doughty. We MAY have taken both, or even preferred Doughty over him (with the one caveat being that Moretti could play this year while Doughty is next year), but the timing just dictated that Moretti's visit/decision came first.

That being said, I'm still on the fence about this kid.

 

[Huskyforlife]

I know this whole post is probably in jest, but not sure if we even really wanted Waters (seems as if we backed off) and I don't think Moretti was necessarily ahead of Doughty. We MAY have taken both, or even preferred Doughty over him (with the one caveat being that Moretti could play this year while Doughty is next year), but the timing just dictated that Moretti's visit/decision came first.

That being said, I'm still on the fence about this kid.

Even if you take waters off, we're still on plan D. Which isn't great either...

 

[huskiesnyc]

Anyone know if he played any PG this year or primarily 2 guard?

 

[huskiesnyc]

Doughty averaged 9 points on a really good VCU team last year. Not sure why anyone wouldn't want this kid, we need better talent and he's a good start.

 

[Dove]

Is he a tuna? If so, skipjack? Yellow fin? Or blue fin?

These are the new 'star' ratings at UConn.

5 star = blue fin
4 star = yellow fin
3 star = skipjack
2 star = albacore
1 star = Sorry, Charlie!! (But there's still room here at UCONN!!)

 

[StunningSteve]

Doughty averaged 9 points on a really good VCU team last year. Not sure why anyone wouldn't want this kid, we need better talent and he's a good start.

I'd take Doughty over Waters and the Italian kid. He's a stud and will challenge our guys in practice this year like neither of those other two dudes would.

I hope we get him. Bottom line

 

[EBonz30]

Anyone know if he played any PG this year or primarily 2 guard?

He's a wing and he is a stud, you want this kid believe me.

I watched over 15 games this year and he's a really good looking talent.

 

[TitleTown]

Not feeling too confident on getting him with the teams involved and our recent track record. Also, not sure with his questionable past at VCU if this is the player we need. He will also have to sit out a year.

I would sign Charles Manson right now if he had a jump shot!

 

[James]

Solid fit, wouldn't having jalen carey, doughty, mucius/damezi anderson, and a big from the 2018 class. Theoretically Ollie is in it with a few 5 stars like reddish, simi and brown but I think Carey and a wing are must gets.