New basketball recruit?

[GoPanthers85]

Re: New basketball recruit?

I would take this guy in a heart beat! He was a top 100 player coming out of high school, how many of those have we had?

[hoopfan]

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This would be a good transfer to get. He doesn't fix our need for size next year, but when you consider what the lineup would look like when he would be eligible and it is pretty exciting to think about.

I'm excited for what Bohannon can do in the next couple years, but if this guy comes to UNI, Bohannon could possibly be coming off the bench again as a junior. That isn't a bad problem to have if you are starting Deon, Jespersen and Morgan as your guards with Bohannon and Washpun coming off the bench. This would give us size in the backcourt and help with our defensive rebounding.

I would love to get a big who is ready to play next year, but if that doesn't happen I'm all for getting this guy.

[Moose39]

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Seth had a tweet earlier that said hes ready for Paul Jesperson to be back for good. Im not saying its gonna happen, but its a good sign.

[panther2317]

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He's not really what this team needs, but you never turn down a big strong guard.

His stats aren't great, but he played 36 minutes in the win vs #3 Duke last year, so his coaches obviously have a lot of faith in him.

We don't need a 6'6 guard? We need that kind of size on the perimeter to defend bigger guards AND to be able to score over bigger defenders.

[Mountain Panther]

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Might this be something that we don't want announced publicly?

Welcome to the internet.

[Kyle]

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We don't need a 6'6 guard? We need that kind of size on the perimeter to defend bigger guards AND to be able to score over bigger defenders.

You mean like Jeremy Morgan?

I'll be very happy if we land this kid, but everyone knows the gaping hole in our team is not a 3 guard. Our team needs a solid big man who can score in the post and rebound.

[Mudrafan]

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Our gaping hole is someone that can coach big men!

[9YRPLAN]

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we played three guards because we lacked a true SF. both morgan and jesperson solve that problem.

[jnutt]

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a guard that can shoot and play defense? Yup, sounds like a UNI guy to me!

[Chitown Panther]

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Bohannon would no longer start. He may be better shotter but jasperson is athletic. WhAt video 1:30 in...

http://www.virginiasportstv.com/mensbasketball/XEQ

[orangetennis]

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here's a highlight video outta HS:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBIt0bnV31I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pgTgUKQofE

[06panther10]

UVA beat writer:

@WhiteysWorld365: Sources tell me that former #UVa guard Paul Jesperson has a number of suitors, including Florida, Southern Cal, Northern Iowa and St. Louis.

[achrist70]

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A couple of things here

1. UNI should take a quality player any time they can get one, personally I think that this is a very quality player

2. Yes it would be great to get a big post player, however quality big men that can actually help a team are hard to find at our level, even at the NBA level there are fewer and fewer good Centers, most are power forwards.

3. Lets not act like we already have him, it isn't a done deal

[BCPanther]

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I will be absolutely shocked if he doesn't come here. Shocked.

This is a better get than Schlatter, but this is a lesson to him on what happens when you wait too long. You can't just sit on an offer (unless you are a top 10 recruit)...

[CyCarp]

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Any idea why he's transferring? I feel like we have a shot if it's to be closer to home, otherwise it's tough to beat out those teams.