Seton Hall reached out to Louisiana Tech C Melian Martinez who averaged a whopping 4.2 & 2.9.
@Seton75 thinks this would be a great addition!
@Seton75 thinks this would be a great addition!
PF/C Targets
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There are always players to be had or found.
Thanks for the info. Can’t be easy for Shaheen to have to beg players to come here continually. It’s one thing to be interested in the player and vice versa. Another beast to get them to sign on. Add it all up and the pickings are very slim. Has to be exhausting.
Very slim pickings left.
Per EvanMiya, there are only 49 players listed as PF or C remaining in the Portal with a projected Overall Rating of Zero or better. For comparison's sake Godswill is 54th at -0.08 and Mbaye is 63rd at -0.26.
The guy the OP mentioned is 18th at +0.77. He's listed at 7'0" 230 pounds. Offensively, he's a rim-runner and screener with no ability to shoot outside the paint or post up. He's a dunker and offensive rebounder with a whopping 74.7% FG% including 84.5% at the rim (97th percentile). He's terrible at everything else offensively but if you get it to him at the rim he can flush it.
Defensively he's an elite shot-blocker at 15.6% (99th percentile). He led his Conference with 2.2 Blocks per Game & 16.1% Block Rate and was named CUSA All-Defense playing just 18.8 minutes per game in conference games. He's a decent offensive rebounder but not a great defensive rebounder as he seems to go for blocks.
Per EvanMiya, there are only 49 players listed as PF or C remaining in the Portal with a projected Overall Rating of Zero or better. For comparison's sake Godswill is 54th at -0.08 and Mbaye is 63rd at -0.26.
The guy the OP mentioned is 18th at +0.77. He's listed at 7'0" 230 pounds. Offensively, he's a rim-runner and screener with no ability to shoot outside the paint or post up. He's a dunker and offensive rebounder with a whopping 74.7% FG% including 84.5% at the rim (97th percentile). He's terrible at everything else offensively but if you get it to him at the rim he can flush it.
Defensively he's an elite shot-blocker at 15.6% (99th percentile). He led his Conference with 2.2 Blocks per Game & 16.1% Block Rate and was named CUSA All-Defense playing just 18.8 minutes per game in conference games. He's a decent offensive rebounder but not a great defensive rebounder as he seems to go for blocks.
This is why I didn’t like his “plan” of going for all guards in the beginning. Refused to pay Matas, probably outbid for Josiah, etc
Here are the top 40 left in the Portal at PF/C. Obviously doesn't include International Pros and also doesn't include any Seniors who may apply for a waiver.
Aaron Bradshaw was said to have visited us recently. We reached out to Devin Williams and David Fuchs. Any of those 3 would be welcome additions.
Sha has shown an affinity to go with a SF/Wing at the 4 so those guys wouldn't be listed here.
Aaron Bradshaw was said to have visited us recently. We reached out to Devin Williams and David Fuchs. Any of those 3 would be welcome additions.
Sha has shown an affinity to go with a SF/Wing at the 4 so those guys wouldn't be listed here.
| Stars | Rank | name | team | class | position | obpr_predicted | dbpr_predicted | bpr_predicted |
5 | 1 | Allen Graves | Santa Clara | FR | PF | 6.21 | 2.81 | 9.01 |
5 | 5 | Robert Miller III | LSU | SO | PF | 1.40 | 3.71 | 5.11 |
4 | 38 | Aaron Bradshaw | Memphis | JR | PF | 1.70 | 1.63 | 3.32 |
4 | 43 | Filip Brankovic | Texas-Rio Grande Valley | JR | PF | 2.82 | 0.33 | 3.14 |
4 | 53 | Luke Bamgboye | Texas Tech | SO | C | 0.10 | 2.74 | 2.84 |
4 | 59 | Devin Williams | Florida Atlantic | SO | PF | 0.90 | 1.73 | 2.63 |
4 | 64 | Musa Sagnia | NC State | FR | C | 0.12 | 2.38 | 2.50 |
3 | 75 | David Fuchs | San Francisco | JR | PF | 1.28 | 1.00 | 2.28 |
3 | 86 | Evan Otten | Idaho State | SO | C | -0.81 | 2.95 | 2.14 |
3 | 119 | Jacob Bannarbie | UNLV | SO | PF | 0.70 | 1.05 | 1.75 |
3 | 133 | Austin Maurer | Seattle | SO | C | -0.02 | 1.66 | 1.65 |
3 | 166 | Jaden Newell | Georgia | JR | PF | -0.07 | 1.42 | 1.35 |
3 | 174 | James Nnaji | Baylor | FR | C | -0.09 | 1.33 | 1.25 |
3 | 185 | Baye Fall | Rutgers | JR | C | -0.24 | 1.37 | 1.13 |
3 | 194 | Carson Schwieger | Queens | SO | PF | 1.51 | -0.42 | 1.09 |
3 | 199 | Niko Bundalo | Ole Miss | FR | PF | -0.19 | 1.24 | 1.05 |
3 | 232 | Xander Pintelon | Florida Atlantic | JR | C | -0.29 | 1.07 | 0.78 |
3 | 236 | Melian Martinez | Louisiana Tech | JR | C | -0.76 | 1.53 | 0.77 |
3 | 237 | Papa Amadou Kante | Pittsburgh | SO | PF | 0.14 | 0.63 | 0.77 |
3 | 247 | Gabe Oldham | Denver | JR | PF | 0.31 | 0.35 | 0.66 |
3 | 255 | Vuk Boskovic | San Diego | JR | PF | 0.50 | 0.08 | 0.59 |
3 | 257 | Declan Duru Jr. | Texas | FR | PF | -0.18 | 0.75 | 0.57 |
3 | 260 | Isaiah Manning | Sam Houston State | SO | PF | 0.52 | 0.03 | 0.55 |
3 | 261 | Ivan Matlekovic | North Carolina | SO | C | -0.14 | 0.69 | 0.55 |
3 | 262 | Sam Walters | JR | PF | 0.92 | -0.37 | 0.55 | |
3 | 264 | Rrezon Elezaj | Connecticut | FR | C | -0.23 | 0.77 | 0.53 |
3 | 265 | Timofei Rudovskii | Bryant | FR | PF | 0.05 | 0.48 | 0.53 |
3 | 268 | Chris Fields Jr. | Campbell | JR | PF | -0.27 | 0.79 | 0.52 |
3 | 271 | Tibor Mirtic | Penn State | FR | PF | -0.09 | 0.58 | 0.50 |
3 | 277 | Kachi Nzeh | Arkansas-Little Rock | JR | C | 0.38 | 0.07 | 0.45 |
3 | 281 | Emeka Opurum | Auburn | SO | C | -0.43 | 0.85 | 0.43 |
3 | 289 | Yonatan Levy | Pepperdine | SO | C | -0.42 | 0.81 | 0.39 |
3 | 295 | Liam McChesney | Creighton | JR | PF | -0.18 | 0.54 | 0.36 |
3 | 299 | Peyton Marshall | Georgia Tech | SO | C | -1.15 | 1.47 | 0.32 |
3 | 301 | Junjie Wang | San Francisco | JR | PF | 0.54 | -0.23 | 0.31 |
3 | 303 | Abdulai Fanta Kabba | Western Carolina | SO | C | -1.66 | 1.96 | 0.30 |
3 | 305 | Macaleab Rich | UTSA | JR | PF | 0.19 | 0.09 | 0.28 |
3 | 307 | Peitok Machar | McNeese State | SO | PF | -0.20 | 0.48 | 0.28 |
I'd be happy with:
Devin Williams from Florida Atlantic
Rrezon Elezaj from UConn
Aaron Bradshaw from Memphis (Played at Camden High School)
Ivan Matlekovic from UNC
Robert Miller III from LSU
Devin Williams from Florida Atlantic
Rrezon Elezaj from UConn
Aaron Bradshaw from Memphis (Played at Camden High School)
Ivan Matlekovic from UNC
Robert Miller III from LSU
Baye Fall…thats a name that keeps reappearing. Turned out to be a stiff. Wasn’t he considered a package deal with Diop at one point?
I only want a guy who averages 80 and 80!!! and if he doesn't shoot 90% from three i'm going to flip the f out!!!!!!!!!
Agree. Not a huge fan, but wonder how long he can put up wirh it; and then, what next?
If Seton75 likes him, thats enough for me.
We might be better off bringing Godswill back and Mbaye!
Getting a legit shot blocker would important. We need that for the defensive style we play.
The analytics don’t like Godswil. I’d take him back as the third big
According to Twitter, Seton Hall/StJ/Uconn involved with 7’5 Xin Xu who played in the CBA. Averaged 10.9 & 8.1, shot 74% from the field. Now this is a big I’d want
Do we still have a Chinese Department to use to influence him to come here?
The way it's now looking, if the big has a pulse, we're interested---
Think it’s the same kid, Xu Xin - Fast foward to around the 3 min mark, talented big
Devin Williams would be a very solid add. He’s the type of player Shaheen needs anchoring his defense. I doubt we can get him.
My expectations for big men are as low as can possibly be. Need Shaheen to work some magic here.
My expectations for big men are as low as can possibly be. Need Shaheen to work some magic here.
Would not be good for us, but I now hope Hines gets recruited over and sits on the bench at UConn. Uncharitable way to think but I'm a fan and that stands for fanatic and how funny would that be vs. getting all the playing time he wants at Seton Hall
Jilted girlfriend syndrome.
I stopped thinking about him altogether. I don't wish him any ill, and I also don't care about his success. Moving on.
Easy to say until he drops 20/10 on us twice
I'm confident he will. So? Why is that different than Sanogo or Clingan or Reed doing it?
UConn would have a center to drop numbers on us regardless of what Hines elects to do.
The fact that it's Hines doing it is irrelevant.
This is a business and Hines can do whatever he wants. We don't own anybody and nobody has an obligation to take a less amount of NIL just because you're a fan.
And I'm not gonna sit here getting c*nty over it.
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Np - did not realize this had to do with a Sopranos reference.
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What analytics. He played 45 seconds all year. Come on with analytics
I think "45 seconds of PT" ARE the analytics....lol