- First and foremost, a welcome to the newest member of the VMI basketball family, Adrian Rich. Adrian comes to us from Fuquay Varina, North Carolina, though he attends Fishburne Military Academy in nearby Waynesboro. Previously he attended Village Christian Academy in Fayetteville. He's listed as a point guard and stands at 6'2 (I can't find his weight), though with his freshman counterpart D'Andre Mahaffey competing for playing time, along with Eleby, and the return of QJ (which is confirmed, by the way), I doubt he'll see too much playing time. Though he could prove me wrong - never forget that Julian started the year deep on the bench early in the year, but was a starter by the season's end. Watching whatever film I can muster, he appears very lean but is quick, finishes at the rim well, and has a soft three-point stroke. This is, as far as we can tell, Coach Dan Earl's first recruit in this "modified" fast-paced system, so we'll see how it works out. But I like that we addressed early the dire need for a point guard that Duggar robbed us of. Here are Adrian's highlights:
May 14
- Unfortunately, a recruit we failed to pick up was Dominic Robb, who yesterday announced his intent to play for Niagara next season. Robb is a 6'8, 215 lb. forward from Pittsburgh with a 7-foot-1 wingspan. He noted in the article that Niagara and VMI were his final two choices, and received interest from some other. Certainly we could've used his size and physicality, something we lacked this season (though Anglade possesses the latter, he does not have the former). Still, have faith that Coach Earl knows what he's doing and is as good as a recruiter as his predecessor.
May 12
- According to the always-reliable Jeff Hartsell, ex-Winthrop guard Derrick Henry will be transferring to The Citadel next season to play for Duggar. Henry averaged 11.4 PPG in 2012-13 before tearing his ACL late in the year. Although he wasn't quite as athletic this season than before the tear, he managed to average 4.4 PPG in limited minutes. He's a good defender and has played against Duggar a couple of times back in the days of the Big South, so they know each other at least moderately well. The Bulldogs' rotation next year will look drastically different from last season's.
- Though I'm getting tired of mentioning The Citadel, it should be noted that freshman guard Brandon Thompson will be transferring from the team, according to the latest transfer list. Thompson hardly played at all (just ten games and 36 total minutes), so this isn't much of a loss.
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