NIU transfer update:
Gairges Daow - Undecided on Transfer location - 6'4" - SG - Junior - 2* recruit from Victory Rock Prep (South Bradenton, FL) Hometown: Melbourne, Australia; Birthplace: South Sudan - Daow, as we all know, has spent 3 seasons at NIU and this past season, Daow played in 30 games starting in 15 of them averaging 13.2 minutes and 2.9 ppg shooting 46.7% from the field (26.7% 3PT - 4 of 15) and 76.5% FT. Daow also averaged 2 rpg. Daow has become redundant and, most likely buried, on this current roster with the JUCO additions. I always felt that Daow never truly embraced his skill set and that he shot way too much. There were times when he'd get the ball on a rotation and you could tell right away that he was going to figure out how to take a shot. Tbh, he was mis-matched as a guard and always played better mucking it up in the paint. He had a nose for a loose ball. His defense and rebounding were his strengths but he caught between two positions to be really good at either of them being slightly too short (and light) to be a prolific rebounder and not quick enough to be a prolific defender. Ultimately, I'm sad to see Daow go but I won't miss him whenever the season eventually starts up again. He probably saw the writing on the wall knowing he was going to see his minutes drop as a senior (or, maybe he's doing us all a favor by leaving as we all know Monty liked him...and tbh, he's a likable guy who works his arse off every game...he's just no where close to a difference maker and just cluttered up the roster). Out of high school, Daow had offers from NIU, Eastern Kentucky, and Montana State. Good luck wherever you land, Gairges.
Now, this very well leaves NIU with a scholarship to use which is an interesting development. They don't have any outstanding offers on the table right now so I wouldn't have any ground to start speculation.
I did a real quick google search and I found a Top 100 JUCO players and of the top 100, two of them have not transferred yet. Without going in to any detail (I may a little later), they are (take the rankings for what they're worth...):
67.
Donchavell Nugent - 6'0" - G - Clarendon College
98.
Tom Holland - 6'8" - PF - Palm Beach State
There's also a couple of "Honorable Mentions":
Carlos Curtis - 6'3" - G - Triton College (the same college that produced Dante Thorpe and currently has Austin Richie....which makes me think...he'll have to transfer this year)
Christian Guess - 6'6" - Wing - North Idaho College
Damien Dear - 6'0" - PG - Southwest Miss
Devaughn Thomas - 6'6" - Wing - Lamar State
Jalen Finch - 6'1" - PG - Florida Southwestern
Khalil Johnson - 6'8" - F - Shelton State
Silas Love - 6'7" - F - Brunswick CC
Victor Nwagbarocha - 6'3" - G - Highland
Btw, Austin Richie transferred to Tulsa.
Also, in case you were curious. According to this list (again...for what it's worth) they have both Adong Makoui and Tavon Jones listed in the "Honorable Mentions".
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http://www.jucorecruiting.com.