(07-03-2020 08:39 PM)golf4501 Wrote: Looks like NIU picked up another player a transfer from Middle Tennessee State:
https://twitter.com/AntCrump
Big Red, you know anything on him? I thought we were full on scholarships?
Hey. I was out most of the day (don't worry....I was hiking and being very socially distant and responsible).
So, here's the new Husky Hooper:
(also, to answer your question. NIU was out of scholarships until Gairges Daow entered the transfer portal about a month ago. Hashing out the scholarships right now on the team is a tad confusing. Obviously, Hankerson is a walk-on but it appears Beane may be as well as it was pointed out that his dad [who is obviously an assistant coach on the team] is getting a discount on tuition for Darius and, since basketball cannot give partial scholarships, the only logical explanation is that Darius is also a walk-on even though you can't find that information anywhere. Hope that clears it up...or at least sheds a little light on it.)
Anthony Crump - Transferring from Middle Tennessee State - RS Freshman - 6'8" - SG - 2* recruit from Plymouth HS (Canton, MI) - So, this one snuck up on me. Obviously, as a D1 transfer, Crump is going to have to sit a season, but he should be someone to look forward to in 2021. That's my impression from watching his videos (which, admittedly are from HS and are a couple of years old). Where I draw some trepidation is in his college stat lines. As a freshman at MTSU, Crump played in 9 games (7 starts) and averaged 17.2 minutes and 2.2 ppg shooting 32% from the field (0% 3PT - 0-2) and 40% FT (4-10). He most likely was injured as he received a redshirt for a 2nd Freshman campaign. As a RS Freshman, Crump played in 26 games (0 starts) averaging 11.8 minutes and 2.0 ppg shooting 44.8% from the field (66.7% 3PT - 2 -3) and 52.5% from the line (21-40). Also, MTSU was some kind of terrible last year (they used to be a conference contender year-in, year-out, but has seen a complete cratering of the program the past few years. Now, in watching his video (from HS), I saw two Crumps. The younger version had fantastic floor vision and was a really good passer. Honestly, it was hard to get an idea on his shot because 75% of the plays were passes. Then, as a senior (it looked like he'd grown about 4 inches...maybe more). He's tall and wiry. He's built like Levi Bradley but more athletic. He rarely shot from the outside (and his college numbers probably tell the story on that) but he also still appeared to be playing PG and at his size and with his athleticism, he was a handful for HS players to deal with. I'm curious to see what this guy becomes in a year. He could be a tall, go to the basket guard, which is interesting. He also showed hustle and good instincts in the few defensive plays I saw. Coming out of HS, Crump received offers from MTSU, UNC Asheville, and University of Indianapolis (DII) so not a ton of interest in a 6'7ish guard.
Time will tell with Crump. He seems interesting but also seems like he was either in a bad situation at MTSU (very likely) or hasn't figured out the college game just yet (which, a year off from game action my actually allow him to work on technique at this level...plus that whole, "fresh start" stuff). Consider me intrigued. I watched his video before I looked up his stats and...to be honest...I was quite surprised to see the low output. I will say this, he appears to be a poor free throw shooter so hopefully he'll work on that over this next year and get to at least 65%.
EDIT:
Okay, I had to get back in here because I ran across a tidbit. Crump's dad, Vernon Crump, Sr., played 3 seasons at Miami (his brother, Vernon, Jr. played at Jackson College). When I looked up the dad's stats, I first thought it was it was the brother because the years he played was from 1990 to 1993 and I said.....uh...that wasn't that long ago...that can't be his dad....uh....how old am I again?
Anyway, he didn't play much at Miami but transferred to North Dakota State where his numbers were better (but it looks like no on in the family can shoot a free throw...). Anyway, after NDSU, Crump went on to play overseas somewhere (I can't figure out where).