Catchings was headed to BYU and de-committed when Pope left. With Georgia losing guys they can probably overpay to keep him now but he could be a guy to monitor. Indiana native.
Somto Cyril Intends to Portal
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Also, Tyrone Riley from San Francisco is in the portal again. His name was tossed around last offseason. Would be a great replacement if we lose Kam.
The front court was the biggest difference between us and elite teams.
Moreno is a good player, especially for a freshman, but he would be the 3rd or 4th best big on the teams in the top 5.
Missing on Wilson and Yaxel was a killer. JQ giving nothing was the nail in the coffin.
Would grab him in a heartbeat.
Any day of the week give me a tough athletic big that blocks everything that comes his way and dunks the crap out of everything.
Would not hesitate for a second.
Any day of the week give me a tough athletic big that blocks everything that comes his way and dunks the crap out of everything.
Would not hesitate for a second.
Suits me,if he's over arms length from rim, pass. I'd love to have a rim protector, rebounder and dunker, think JQ vs St Johns.
I wouldn't be surprised. Cal likes guys like him. He is a poor man's Chinyelu. If he had a little bit of a post game he would be a problem.
Wake me up when we actually sign somebody.
If Cal gets the guy and he can learn any offensive moves besides dunk it will be a game changer for Arkansas. All they were missing is toughness. He is a tough dude. Not Popes kind of player.
They also lose Handlogten plus Condon and Chinelu are expected to enter draft. Expect to lose at least one of those guys probably Condon.
I think he has a 40 inch vertical
His FT shootingHe's like JQ imo, blocks shots, plays defense, rebounds, dunks but doesn't really have any post moves. JQ when he actually plays that is lol.
Definitely too into dunking hard and trying to break rims. I just don’t think it fits with guys who are trying to tell a beautiful story. Sounds like he’s just a basketball junky, doesn’t fit here.
OK, then explain if he was so good two years ago till now under Hurley and his system, his field goal % is up, his 3 pt % went from 30% to over 40% under Hurely, free throws up 10 points, assists more then double.
So yes, he wasn't not anything special at Georgia, good, but not enough for bidding war.
Point is, players develop differently under different coaches. Like him or not, this kid grew under Hurley.
Couldn’t care less what Calipari 2.0 signs. All it means is
A. Duke didn’t want him
B. Hes not playing for national championships.
Offensive rebounding was a struggle all year. Now, sometimes you have low offensive rebounding because you're hitting your shots- then its fine to not have great off rebounding. BUT we weren't doing that.
We need capable guards and a couple of guys that can get rebounds. Do that and we can compete.
This. He saved our asses a couple of games. He's a role player and a good one.
We shouldn't need him, with Pope's ability to recruit superior talent and coaching .......
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Arkansas wants Cyril as a starter , knowing he’ll get enough fouls to not complain about playing time. He beat Ky in 2025 & 2026. We need this man on our team
2nd in SEC voting for defensive player of year. Was on all defensive team..
I’m honestly not all that impressed with him. The shot blocking is elite, but it’s pretty much the only thing he does well.
I see a lot of posts assuming he’s a monster rebounder to go with that, but he’s not. This past season, he got 12.2% of available offensive rebounds and 15.1% of defensive rebounds when he was on the floor. For comparison Moreno was at 12.2/18.9% and Garrison at 10.3/17.4% in those same categories.
Once you factor in that he has no offense besides dunks, can’t hit free throws, and has twice as many turnovers as assists, I don’t actually think he moves the needle for us very much.
I see a lot of posts assuming he’s a monster rebounder to go with that, but he’s not. This past season, he got 12.2% of available offensive rebounds and 15.1% of defensive rebounds when he was on the floor. For comparison Moreno was at 12.2/18.9% and Garrison at 10.3/17.4% in those same categories.
Once you factor in that he has no offense besides dunks, can’t hit free throws, and has twice as many turnovers as assists, I don’t actually think he moves the needle for us very much.
I don’t like the idea of a Somto/Malachi pairing. Not much skill there. Would rather a skilled shooting type big come in to pair with Malachi. Also somto had several stretches this year where he was unplayable for Georgia. 0 points 1 rebound in his NCAA tournament game
The only move I saw from JQ was sitting on the bench and occasionally standing during a time out.He's like JQ imo, blocks shots, plays defense, rebounds, dunks but doesn't really have any post moves. JQ when he actually plays that is lol.
