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  • #1

    Who are the league's best freshmen?

    Bradley has three freshmen, one of whom I would rank among the league's best, Jaquan Johnson, Timoty van der Knaap and Gus Rugaard.
    Jaquan is averaging 5 ppg (5.7 in league play), but is a solid PG, excellent defender and 2nd in the league in steals.
    Belmont's Sam Orme is averaging 8.6 ppg (7.5 in league play), and Drew Scharnowski is averaging 5.6 ppg
    Missouri State's Zaxton King is averaging 9.9 ppg on a fairly high volume of shots for an 0-7 squad in the MVC
    UNI's Will Hornseth is averaging 5.3 ppg
    ISU's Jack Daugherty is averaging 7.5 ppg
    Valpo's All Wright is a starter averaging 10.7 ppg, Justus McNair 5.6 ppg
    Evansville's Gabe Pozzato was averaging 15.4 ppg but went out with injury a month ago and has only played in one MVC game
    Indiana State's Bruno Alocen is averaging 6.7 ppg but only 4.3 ppg in league play.

    So those are the best - nobody else close to 5 ppg & deserving of mention....unless I missed someone...

    I think the top 5, given their importance to the team's success and whether they stepped it up in league play,
    would be...
    Sam Orme, Zaxton King, All Wright, Jack Daugherty and Jaquan Johnson.
    Pozatto might have gotten on the list, replacing King, except he simply hasn't played enough in league play.
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  • #2
    Originally posted by yoda View Post
    Bradley has three freshmen, one of whom I would rank among the league's best, Jaquan Johnson, Timoty van der Knaap and Gus Rugaard.
    Jaquan is averaging 5 ppg (5.7 in league play), but is a solid PG, excellent defender and 2nd in the league in steals.
    Belmont's Sam Orme is averaging 8.6 ppg (7.5 in league play), and Drew Scharnowski is averaging 5.6 ppg
    Missouri State's Zaxton King is averaging 9.9 ppg on a fairly high volume of shots for an 0-7 squad in the MVC
    UNI's Will Hornseth is averaging 5.3 ppg
    ISU's Jack Daugherty is averaging 7.5 ppg
    Valpo's All Wright is a starter averaging 10.7 ppg, Justus McNair 5.6 ppg
    Evansville's Gabe Pozzato was averaging 15.4 ppg but went out with injury a month ago and has only played in one MVC game
    Indiana State's Bruno Alocen is averaging 6.7 ppg but only 4.3 ppg in league play.

    So those are the best - nobody else close to 5 ppg & deserving of mention....unless I missed someone...

    I think the top 5, given their importance to the team's success and whether they stepped it up in league play,
    would be...
    Sam Orme, Zaxton King, All Wright, Jack Daugherty and Jaquan Jackson.
    Pozatto might have gotten on the list, replacing King, except he simply hasn't played enough in league play.
    I know he doesn't play very much but I like Rugaard.

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    • #3
      Pozatto would have been a shoe-in if he hadn't gotten injured. He is still Evansville's leading scorer, and was averaging 15.4 ppg. Only 3 players in the league are averaging more. Hopefully, his injury isn't season-ending.

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Da Coach View Post
        Pozatto would have been a shoe-in if he hadn't gotten injured. He is still Evansville's leading scorer, and was averaging 15.4 ppg. Only 3 players in the league are averaging more. Hopefully, his injury isn't season-ending.
        nothing confirmed, but there is talk that he may play tomorrow or next Wednesday

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        • #5
          Originally posted by yoda View Post
          Bradley has three freshmen, one of whom I would rank among the league's best, Jaquan Johnson, Timoty van der Knaap and Gus Rugaard.
          Jaquan is averaging 5 ppg (5.7 in league play), but is a solid PG, excellent defender and 2nd in the league in steals.
          Belmont's Sam Orme is averaging 8.6 ppg (7.5 in league play), and Drew Scharnowski is averaging 5.6 ppg
          Missouri State's Zaxton King is averaging 9.9 ppg on a fairly high volume of shots for an 0-7 squad in the MVC
          UNI's Will Hornseth is averaging 5.3 ppg
          ISU's Jack Daugherty is averaging 7.5 ppg
          Valpo's All Wright is a starter averaging 10.7 ppg, Justus McNair 5.6 ppg
          Evansville's Gabe Pozzato was averaging 15.4 ppg but went out with injury a month ago and has only played in one MVC game
          Indiana State's Bruno Alocen is averaging 6.7 ppg but only 4.3 ppg in league play.

          So those are the best - nobody else close to 5 ppg & deserving of mention....unless I missed someone...

          I think the top 5, given their importance to the team's success and whether they stepped it up in league play,
          would be...
          Sam Orme, Zaxton King, All Wright, Jack Daugherty and Jaquan Jackson.
          Pozatto might have gotten on the list, replacing King, except he simply hasn't played enough in league play.
          Please tell me this was an intentional typo since Dave Snell said his name as this at least three times on the InSU broadcast. If so, WELL DONE!
          Go Braves!

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          • #6
            Maybe the best question is high many will still be in the MVC next year, especially if any make an MVC all league team.

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            • #7
              On a different team Johnson would be. If he were playing 30 mpg I could see him as a 11/5/2.5 player right now. He’s very athletic and active and has an advanced game as a true PG
              Gotta stop feeding the trolls.

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              • #8
                Jaquon Johnson will be a truly special player with his knack for getting steals and getting better on offense. He is the heir apparent for next year. Can't see Duke returning next year with the new rule in place. Five years of college I would think be enough and the ave him move on to the next chapter in his life.
                .

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by daveineureka View Post
                  Jaquon Johnson will be a truly special player with his knack for getting steals and getting better on offense. He is the heir apparent for next year. Can't see Duke returning next year with the new rule in place. Five years of college I would think be enough and the ave him move on to the next chapter in his life.
                  .
                  Agreed. And his biggest strength in my opinion is his effort. 100% all out effort all the time. Rare quality.
                  Larry Bird
                  I've got a theory that if you give 100 percent all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by daveineureka View Post
                    Please tell me this was an intentional typo..
                    .
                    oops, sorry - it was just an inadvertent typo..

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                    • #11
                      Pozatto would have been a shoe-in if he hadn't gotten injured. He is still Evansville's leading scorer
                      Pozzato started & is playing today for Evansville (played 14 min in 1st half) but at half, he is just 1-7 and has 2 pts, 2 reb and no assists
                      In order to even be eligible to be listed in the MVC conference stats (must have played in 2/3 of their games), he will have
                      to stay healthy and play in every remaining conference game they have, but I suspect his averages will drop.


                      edit, Pozzato did play 25 min - ended with 4 pts
                      his overall average drops to 14.4ppg and league average to 9.5ppg
                      Last edited by yoda; 01-18-2025, 04:03 PM.

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