This is a big blow to Valparaiso. Their leading scorer and rebounder Derrik Smits already announced he is leaving Valpo and transferring, and today, freshman Javon Freeman, who was their 3rd leading scorer (behind Smits and Ryan Fazekas) and the runner-up to A.J. Green as Freshman of the Year, announced he will leave Valparaiso, and transfer. As a freshman he averaged 11.0 ppg, 4.3 rpg, and 2.0 rpg, and played more minutes than anyone on the team (31.2 mpg).
He sounds like a free agent in the pros-
"I just wanted to reach my full potential in basketball and see what else is out there for me," Freeman said.
https://twitter.com/MichaelOsipoff/s...91260110336001
Just my opinion, but I think he is making a big mistake. He is a good player, and would have been a star player in the MVC. But he will not be a huge difference-maker at a higher level. He isn't a point guard, despite playing there a lot his freshman season. He's not a great passer from what I saw of him, and I think his best position is 2-guard, but he isn't a great outside shooter either (shot only 28.9% from three). I suspect he has been coaxed by someone like an AAU coach to "see what else is out there for" him.
Maybe he was afraid his playing time would shrink with Valpo's 2 transfers becoming eligible next season (Eron Gordon and Nick Robinson- both combo guards)
He sounds like a free agent in the pros-
"I just wanted to reach my full potential in basketball and see what else is out there for me," Freeman said.
https://twitter.com/MichaelOsipoff/s...91260110336001
Just my opinion, but I think he is making a big mistake. He is a good player, and would have been a star player in the MVC. But he will not be a huge difference-maker at a higher level. He isn't a point guard, despite playing there a lot his freshman season. He's not a great passer from what I saw of him, and I think his best position is 2-guard, but he isn't a great outside shooter either (shot only 28.9% from three). I suspect he has been coaxed by someone like an AAU coach to "see what else is out there for" him.
Maybe he was afraid his playing time would shrink with Valpo's 2 transfers becoming eligible next season (Eron Gordon and Nick Robinson- both combo guards)
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