**** Official Transfer List '15 ****
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Good point, I didn't look at the total # of 3's taken. Somewhat similar to Burton in that it's difficult to judge 3-pt accuracy from so few shots. Still, he's a 4 and played against tougher competition than King and, as CW pointed out, he's an undersized 4 and "there is reason to question as to how that style would translate to the Big 12, where those very mismatches will not exist."
I would still rather have a 6'9" stronger PF than a 6'7" weaker PF who has no experience playing in a major conference.
How do you know who's stronger? Plus King averaged 14.6 ppg and 7.8 boards. Henry averaged 6 ppg and 3.6 boards. I love players who come from a smaller conference and want to prove their worth against high major competition. Either way I trust the staff but King intrigues me more
Fair opinion. Opposite arguement would be that King put up numbers getting a lot of minutes on a weak team against non BCS competition and how would that translate in the Big 12? Henry was a former 4 star who has already competed against SEC posts and would be easier to project his impact for the staff. Personlly I usually perfer a transfer who was was highly regarded through out his career who could use a RS to improve his game reach his potential.
Absoluty agree with trusting the staff's evaluation of the player and how they would fit Hoiball. Appears they like both.
Looking at King's game logs, he did really well against NW, Providence, and Indiana State. He didn't fair as well against Illinois or Rhode Island. I think those would be the top 5 teams on the schedule, in my opinion. So he was pretty decent against good competition.
Here is the link: http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/player/gamelog/_/id/66829/leland-king
Here is the link: http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/player/gamelog/_/id/66829/leland-king
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. – The University of Richmond has granted men's basketball forward Alonzo Nelson-Ododa a release to transfer, head coach Chris Mooney announced today.
“We wish all of the best to Alonzo as he moves on and completes his final year of collegiate eligibility,” Mooney said. "We are proud of him for graduating and earning his degree at the University of Richmond."
This past season, Nelson-Ododa averaged 6.6 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. He led the team and ranked sixth in the Atlantic 10 in blocks with 45, despite missing eight games with an eye injury. He was named to the Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Defensive team this past fall.
He ranks second all-time in Richmond history with 185 career blocks. For his career, he averaged 5.5 points per game and 4.8 rebounds, playing in 94 contests and starting in 69.
Nelson-Ododa will be eligible to play immediately as a fifth-year graduate transfer.
He's 2" taller, weighs more, and played PF. King played SF at Brown. I think we need a PF more than a SF as we'll have Burton who can play SF.
Could be a nice pickup. Sounds like he would help on the defensive end a lot. Wonder what kind of offensive game he has
Found a couple clips for Nelson-Ododa.
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Nelson-Ododa feature — blocked shots
A few plays in these highlights:
Nelson-Odada — Richmond vs. St. Bonnie January 2015
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Nelson-Ododa feature — blocked shots
A few plays in these highlights:
Nelson-Odada — Richmond vs. St. Bonnie January 2015
Thanks for the videos. 7'2" wingspan. Looks very active on defensive with nice body control. Good frame too. Nice footspeed as well.
Sounds like a fit. Somebody needs to pass this on to TJ. Surely he wants our input.
Just joking. But seriously, couldn't we use a guy like this for next season.
Sounds like a fit. Somebody needs to pass this on to TJ. Surely he wants our input.
Seems like he could be but I'm not near the evaluator of talent as Fred and staff. Not quite sure what he would bring to the table offensively.
Let me google that for you.
Here's Brown's depth chart listing him in the SF category:
http://basketball.realgm.com/ncaa/conferences/Ivy-League/14/depth-charts/2015
Here's one indicating he's transferring from Brown, plays SF, and is only 6'6" tall.
Here's one to Brown message boards indicating he's a SF (and not a great defensive player):
http://boards.basketball-u.com/showtopic.php?tid/17447/
