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Markel Starks
Notes: Measured 6’1.5 (in shoes) 174 lbs, with a 6’2.5 wingspan at the 2013 Nike Guard Skills Academy
Alex Kirk
NBA Comparison: Kenny Frease Strengths: A versatile offensive threat, Kirk averaged a solid 16.6 points per 40 minutes this past season at New Mexico … Can score both inside and out; has a soft right-handed hook shot and a very smooth jumper, with range that extends to the NBA three-point line … Most effective inside 18 feet – according to Hoop–Math.com, Kirk made an impressive 70% of his shots at the rim and a respectable 38% of his 2-point jumpers … Not afraid to put a ball on the floor and drive past slower def
Jeremy Lamb
NBA Comparison: Reggie Miller Strengths: Long and lanky swingman with a nice athletic profile and a good skill-set for the off-guard position … Good size … Stands just over 6’5" in shoes with a 6’11" wingspan, which gives him great length for the shooting guard position in the NBA … Great leaping ability … Gets off the floor quickly … Has good explosiveness … Nice quickness, and moves well with or without the ball … Excellent all-around jump-shooter … Spots up well off the ball …
Bryce Dejean-Jones
Notes: Transferred after freshman season at USC to UNLV … Will play senior season at Iowa St. … Measured 6’5.5 (in shoes) 201 lbs, with a 6’8.5 wingspan at the 2014 Kevin Durant Skills Academy
Shabazz Napier
NBA Comparison: Mike Bibby Strengths: Napier is a gamer. He has a knack for making big plays and raising his game against great opponents…This season, he’s become more of a distributor and has been less concerned with scoring. His assist total has raised from 4.6 per game to 5.9… Excellent on-ball defender with great hands (2.1 SPG) … Has become a much more efficient scorer this year. His field goal percentage has risen from 44% to 50% and, more dramatically, his three-point percentage has risen from 40% to 57% … An ex
Matt Derenbecker
Notes: Transferred after freshman year at LSU … Transferred after sophomore year at Dayton to University of New Orleans
Bruce Ellington
Notes: Also plays WR for the South Carolina football team
Allen Crabbe
NBA Comparison: Hubert Davis Strengths: A lethal spot-up shooter with terrific range … Text book shooting form. Displays a consistent stroke with excellent mechanics on his jumper, releasing the ball off his fingertips with great ease in one silky-smooth motion … Has outstanding footwork and generates proper elevation on his shot.
Gary Franklin
Notes: Transferred to Baylor after freshman season at Cal
Juwan Staten
NBA Comparison: Isaiah Canaan Strengths: West Virginia’s senior floor leader is a gutsy, well rounded scoring oriented point guard … Staten is a terrific ball handler, and has a real knack for creating shots for himself off the dribble … He is very quick laterally, and has good end to end speed as well, both with and without the ball … Juwan has a good mid-range game, and over the past two seasons he’s worked on expanding his range …
Trevor Releford
Notes: Measured 6’0 (in shoes) 196 lbs, with a 6’6 wingspan at the 2013 Nike Guard Skills Academy