MBB Recruiting: Beilein likely to visit S. Dakota grad transfer Matt Mooney
Matt Mooney, a 6'3" guard from S Dakota, is seriously considering Michigan per 247. Sounds like Beilein has a tentative visit in place. He averaged 18.7 ppg, 4 reb, 3 ast, and 2 steals a game last year, and scored 1,271 points in 2 years there.
Looks like he was at Air Force for a year, then spent two years at S Dakota, and will now transfer again.
https://247sports.com/college/basketball/recruiting/Article/South-Dakot…
This could just be Beilein covering his bases, but we're already oversigned by 1 so a transfer like this would require at least 2 guys to leave. My bet is that Mo goes, and one of the younger guys at the 1-3 spots transfers.
Woe.
I keep seeing this idea that Castleton might redshirt floating around. He won't, and shouldn't, do that. College basketball isn't like football; a redshirt year isn't that beneficial. In most cases, the player ends up being good enough to leave before he ever gets to year five (and from all accounts, Castleton has the type of skillset and ceiling to do that) or he's recruited over and offered a firm handshake. Michigan is better off getting what they can out of Castleton in year one than they are hoping he's around for year five.
due to injury?
That's my recollection.
Redshirts can be extremely useful developmentally for some guys, particularly for bigs who aren't physically ready to play yet.
Having a full year to work on your body without worrying about being game-ready can be more of a boost for year 2 and beyond than what you'd get from limited game experience. I don't know if Castleton fits that bill but he's 215 lbs so I could see how he might.
Agree basketball redshirts aren't terribly useful for P5 roster management but Nova, Wisconsin and others have used them well to better develop guys.
April 11th, 2018 at 10:50 AM ^
April 11th, 2018 at 10:51 AM ^
From Michigan's perspective, yes, you're right. Michigan hasn't had many fifth year contributors (Duncan who was a transfer and J-Mo are the only ones I can think of)
From the player's perspective, the fifth year can be great. Look at Bieldfeld and Donnel. Both were limited role players for us and each went on to play significant roles on great teams in the fifth year.
I think I remember Beilein mentioning part of the redshirt decision process was up to the player, which would make sense. Some players may want ot redshirt while others don't want to in case they eventually transfer. For example, Ricky Doyle redshirted his freshman year and played his second, he would have had to sit out his transfer year and burn a year of eligibility. Then, he would have sat out two of his first three years in college instead of one of his first three.
Strictly from a Michigan Benefit perspective, I agree, the redshirt is productive.
on Villanova's team this past year were redshirted at some point so there is some value to it.
April 11th, 2018 at 12:34 AM ^
Half were injury/academics, but three developmental redshirts are still a lot and show it's part of their culture.
Big men redshirts are not uncommon, nor are they wastes, but I partially agree that there will likely be points in the season where a third big man would be useful. If Beilein thinks he can run small ball though, Castleton still could get a redshirt.
the team is in trouble. Unless he improves leaps and bounds from where he is now after two years in the program.
No grey shirts in bball. The second semester is more than half the season. It would have to be a full prep year.
Yup. Mo gone and someone else transferring. It's the only way this makes sense. Unless he's just being cautious and looking IN CASE of the aforementioned happens. If Mo is really mid-second round like I read today then he may come back. I expect a transfer though regardless.
It would be a mistake for Beilein not to look at possible transfers. He might know what players are going to do or he just might know what some of them are thinking about.
if Matthews is going to test the NBA waters, maybe, to see if he has any shot.
Moe doesn't look to be a first rounder either at least according to the latest SI mock
I read he likes the school life. i know nba is not all for him. i would not be surprised that he would not come back. one more year first round.
He has a loose handle, is an inconsistent shooter, and is not a great defender in space.
I don't understand why anyone thinks he's a threat to leave.
On a positive note, he did start to develop a nice turnaround in the lane.
He went to the draft combine last year. If he goes again, he would not be eligible to return.
April 10th, 2018 at 11:53 PM ^
There are ton of mocks out there. More than 1/2 have him as a later/late first rounder.
but outside of the title game, he has a great NCAA tourney. That's why I wonder if he'll explore it and take a shot (and stranger things have happened).
DJ Wilson going the way he did kinda surprised me last year, so who knows.
I agree, I don't see Matthews as a first rounder at this point, but I'm not a pro scout.
The NBA and NCAA have it set up so as long as a player doesn't sign an agent, it's to the players benefit to attend, if invited, and get feedback from the NBA.
So someone is definetely transfering for sure regardless of if Moe goes for this to be a thing.
TWO players transfer? Davis and Brooks strike me as the most probably candidates IF that were to happen. Watson seemed to get some minutes late in the year as a bigger role may get carved out for him.
Doubt Davis leaves. His family is in the area and I think he's big on academics. I wouldn't be shocked if both Brooks and Watson left. I think Dejulius is gonna blow right by Brooks for the backup PG spot.
Honestly, I didn't Watson looked like he belonged on the court this year. In the Loyola game, he had a ball clang off his hands out of bounds and then he gave up a bucket on the other end during the next possession.