Connor Essegian

Submitted by mgoblue75 on March 27th, 2024 at 2:01 PM

https://youtu.be/T4U0p9VVbtc?si=7DCuHMWQXYNsfyAW
 

I really hope Dusty is pursuing this kid.  Could see him thriving as the starting 2 or 6th man.  We know he was a Michigan basketball fan as a kid so it seems like a very realistic get.

AWAS

March 27th, 2024 at 2:12 PM ^

Essegian is a class of 2022 20 year old.  A 6'4" guard, he worked his way into the starting lineup for the last 20 games of his freshman season, averaged 23 min/game and set a freshman record by making 69 three pointers.  His sophomore year saw a portal-in take his spot, and then he suffered a back injury a few minutes into his first game.  He wasn't the same after that, and was eventually relegated to end of the bench status.  He's a good shooter and ball handler, with glaring defensive deficiencies that may or may not be related to the back injury.  Like most portal players forced out of a starting role, he's got game but also holes in his game.  

Michigan4Life

March 27th, 2024 at 2:33 PM ^

He was bad on defense in his freshman year so it's not his back related issue. He would be playing more if he can shoot but he wasn't able to get back to his freshman year level. 

Also Blackwell, Storrs, Kleismet outplayed him so there wasn't room for him to see time on the floor. 

ST3

March 27th, 2024 at 3:12 PM ^

That is an issue, but I think it’s less so for the incoming junior than an incoming senior. A big sticking point seems to be the need to get 60 credits at UofM. If he has 2 years to do that instead of 1, that seems more likely. Also, freshman courses should transfer easier than higher level courses that have more specialized syllabuses. If he gets a few credits denied, he should be able to make those up during spring/summer semester.

P.S. It’s not admissions that look at the transcript, it’s the individual colleges.

mGrowOld

March 27th, 2024 at 2:18 PM ^

Jesus Christ son.  You waited 13 years to get over 100 points so you could finally start a thread and then promptly fuck it up by breaking one of the thread creation "rules" found in the FAQ for the past 13 years.

That's beyond impressive.