I’m not expert analyst, but here are 10 players (plus 3 other ones that are worth a look) that Marshall
Some of this may be a bit “wish list” type material, but it makes for good conversation 🤷♂️
Players to Offset The Loss of Kinsey
Anthony Selden (Gardner Webb - 6’6 and 220 - SF) averaged 11.5 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 0.9 APG in 27.4 MPG on 48.3% shooting and 29.9% from 3. He’d come in and likely start at the 3 and would compensate for about half or more of Kinsey’s lost scoring and then Fricks/Handlogten/Connor/McKey or another newcomer would compensate for the rest. He had 51 blocks+steals in 31 GP (30 GS) last year, had 14 points (42.6% shooting), 11 rebounds, 5 blocks, and an assist against NCCU, arguably his most complete game of the year. He also dropped 22 points on 75% shooting against USC Upstate, he had 8 games with 15+ points on 50%+ shooting (in 6 of the 8, he shot 50%+ from 3) and 3 games with 20+ points on 58%+ shooting. He has 2 years remaining, but is also a Grad Transfer.
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Marko Maletic (Long Island - 6’6 and 208 - SG) averaged 15.9 PPG, 3.1 RPG, and 1.0 APG in 28.5 MPG, while shooting 43% from the field and 38.8% from beyond the arc. LIU lists him a sophomore last season. Imagine Taylor, Curfman, and Maletic on the floor at the same time, that’s 3 players who shot 36%+ from 3 last season, then you put OAK and Handlogten in the paint, who’s gonna stop that offense? At 6’6 208,he is an inch taller and 18 pounds heavier than Kinsey, so I feel he’d be able to adequately play the 3 from a size perspective. He could play the 3 next year and give Connor another year to develop, and then after Curfman graduates, we can move him to the 2 and start Connor at the 3. Had a a career high 22 against Marquette early last season and then broke that with a 33 point game against JMU. ’m unsure of his eligibility situation, as his road to get here is full of twists and turns. I believe he would have 2 or 3 years left, which obviously fits Dan’s mold of avoiding 1 and Done’s. An article if you’d like to read about his journey.
https://www.gamedaylondon.com/stories/maletic-where-he-belongs-getting-shot-in-division-i-hoops
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Sean Durugordon (Austin Peay - 6’5 and 220 - SF) averaged 12.4 PPG, 6.0 RPG, and 0.9 APG in 28.4 MPG on 39.5% shooting from the field and 31% from 3. I think Sean struggled trying to do too much on a bad Austin Peay team, similar to Kinsey in 2021, Durugordon was the team’s leading score and rebounder in 2022. He was a 3 star recruit out of high school and originally played at Missouri. I think with some of the crazy shots he and Andy Taylor make that they’d get along pretty well. The issue with
him coming in is that they both have 3 years of eligibility left and unless one of them changes position, it could bury Connor on the depth chart for his career if he can’t beat him out.
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https://www.rockmnation.com/platfor...ng-from-new-york-commits-to-mizzou-basketball
Gerald Drumgoole Jr (Albany - 6’6 and 205 - SF) averaged 15.7 PPG, 5.2 RPG, and 2.5 APG on 37.2% shooting and 34.3% from 3 in 33.4 MPG. He also averaged 1.2 SPG and shot 80.4% from the line. He attempted 230 3’s last year, which would be 2nd highest on the team, behind Curfman. He dropped 27 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, and a steal on 53% shooting and 55% from 3 against Vermont and then 29 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 steals against NJIT on 40% shooting. He also had 4 steals against Union (D2). Hopefully by being surrounded by better shooters, he’ll be more thoughtful when it comes to his shot selection and will be more efficient, as well as increasing his assist numbers. Drumgoole started his career at Pitt and is still followed by Spears on social media, he will be a grad transfer next year, and will only have one year of eligibility remaining.
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Rotational Guards/Future Candidates to Start at the 1 and 2
Tyeree Bryan (Charleston Southern - 6’6 and 208 - SG) averaged 10.5 PPG, 5.5 RPG, and 1.8 APG in 31.4 MPG while shooting 45.2% from the field and 42.1% from 3. He could fill a role similar to Early’s last year, and also allow us to have another guard who shots 3’s at a high clip in the rotation. Next year, he could start at the 2, he might be a tougher get, given that he can probably go somewhere else and start instantly. But between the record we had last year (I doubt many are breaking down the schedule), the loyalty Dan shows to his players, and an offense where the green lights never end have to be appealing. Bryan has 2 years of eligibility remaining. - After writing this I saw that we have reached out already, but I’ve already typed this out soooo
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Bobby Pettiford Jr (Kansas - 6’1 and 190 - PG) averaged 2.2 PPG, 1.2 RPG, and 1.3 APG in 12.1 MPG on 53.4% from the field and 3-10 from deep. Pettiford played limited minutes due to a deep guard rotation of Gradey Dick (Projected Top 10 Pick), Kevin McCullar Jr (2nd Team Big XII), and Dajuan Harris Jr (BIG XII DPOY), the limited minutes available he spilt with Joseph Yesufu (12.7 MPG, 4.1 PPG, 1.2 RPG, 0.4 APG on 36.7% from the field and 28% from 3). I picked Pettiford over Yesufu because Pettiford was the more efficient shooter, seems to be a more complete player, and has more remaining eligibility. Pettiford was a Sophomore last year and has 2 years of eligibility remaining, whereas Yesufu was a senior and has his COVID year remaining. I also feel Pettiford is the more realistic candidate for coming here because he would come in and see similar or increased minutes, as the loss of Kinsey, Early, Goran, and Saernac accounts for ~19% of all minutes played last year, barring any more transfers out. He could then potentially start after Taylor graduates next year, like David Early was likely supposed to do.
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Trey Bonham (Florida - 6’0 and 170 - PG) averaged 5.6 PPG, 1.8 RPG, and 1.1 APG in 13.4 MPG on 36.9% from the field 32.9% from 3. Bonham entered the portal this year as a grad transfer (2 years left), he started his career playing at VMI with Curfman. During the 2021-22 season at VMI, he averaged 13.6 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 4.0 APG, and 1.3 SPG in 27.4 MPG on 47.8% from the field and 34.8% from 3. His freshman year at VMI he shot 40.4% from. Maybe this get is k unlikely because he’s probably transferring since he wants to start again, but I’d like to think that Curfman would help sway him. Since he has two years of eligibility left, he would likely get to start his senior year. He would give us a reliable 3rd option at guard for games when Curfman and Taylor go cold and/or as insurance for injury. He has two years to play.
Note: I did have another former VMI player here, Tony Felder Jr, but he has committed elsewhere. Surprisingly, he committed to Stonehill (D2)), last season as a true freshman he averaged 10.5 PPG, 2.1 RPG, and 3.2 APG.
https://www.si.com/college/florida/...ll-guard-trey-bonham-entering-transfer-portal