The Cats landed a second transfer portal commitment Sunday, although it wasn't the one we were expecting. Instead of Andrew Carr, who is headed to Kentucky, it's La Salle transfer Jhamir Brickus.
Brickus averaged 13.9 points, 4.8 assists and 3.5 rebounds last season while shooting 43.3% from the field, 40% from three and 85.7% from the line. He also averaged 1.2 steals. He had some mixed results against higher level competition, with a decent game against Duke (13 points, four assists on 5-8 shooting). He had just five points on 2-8 shooting against Miami, but he did dish out eight assists, grab two rebounds and swipe three steals. His best game of the season was a 41-point, nine-rebound, four-assist, three-steal effort against Temple.
Seeing some mixed reviews of the addition on social media, but I think it's a solid get. I think there is some evaluation of the addition against the backdrop of the entire offseason and that is (understandably) creating a sour note. But that's not really fair to Brickus, and with several additions still to come it's too early to be judging the entire offseason. Brickus 35.8% or better from three each of the last three seasons, had his best season as a distributor last year and had a 2-1 assist-to-turnover ratio, something Nova desperately needs in the backcourt. Is he the big-time needle-mover everyone is hoping/waiting for? Probably not. But he can be a solid piece on a good team. It's on the staff to get the final few additions right and find that true difference maker.
Brickus averaged 13.9 points, 4.8 assists and 3.5 rebounds last season while shooting 43.3% from the field, 40% from three and 85.7% from the line. He also averaged 1.2 steals. He had some mixed results against higher level competition, with a decent game against Duke (13 points, four assists on 5-8 shooting). He had just five points on 2-8 shooting against Miami, but he did dish out eight assists, grab two rebounds and swipe three steals. His best game of the season was a 41-point, nine-rebound, four-assist, three-steal effort against Temple.
Seeing some mixed reviews of the addition on social media, but I think it's a solid get. I think there is some evaluation of the addition against the backdrop of the entire offseason and that is (understandably) creating a sour note. But that's not really fair to Brickus, and with several additions still to come it's too early to be judging the entire offseason. Brickus 35.8% or better from three each of the last three seasons, had his best season as a distributor last year and had a 2-1 assist-to-turnover ratio, something Nova desperately needs in the backcourt. Is he the big-time needle-mover everyone is hoping/waiting for? Probably not. But he can be a solid piece on a good team. It's on the staff to get the final few additions right and find that true difference maker.