Top 25 in his recruiting class.
His offensive numbers this season were pretty brutal. Good rebounder though. Would love him if he was a play immediately fifth year transfer but not sure I'm thrilled with this idea since he'd eat a scholarship while sitting out a year
"Averaged 5.3 points and 3.0 rebounds per game, while playing an average of 17.0 minutes per contest ... Shot 38.4 percent from the field, 35.3 percent from 3-point range and 71.2 percent from the free-throw line ... Recorded one double-double when he had career highs of 23 points and 12 rebounds vs. Saint Katherine ... Was 10-of-15 from the field in that game, "
These numbers are that brutal for a freshman, 6'8" forward?
He was a soph this past year and only attempted 12 3s on the season so hes not a true 3 point threat. Plus his FG % isn't great for a big that should taking most of his shots around the basket. His advanced offensive stats aren't pretty either. I wouldn't put 100% opposed to him just don't like the idea of him eating a scholarship while sitting out a year when he'd most likely be a depth guy more than anything two years down the road
I think the question with transfers like this is why didn't it work out for them. With Clark, the answer is very reasonable: he was not a top 100 player and MSU played small with the national player of the year, 6'5 Denzel Valentine and a pair of 6'3 guards--one being fourth-year junior, Eron Harris, who averaged 17.3 ppg for West Virginia two years ago. They also have a 5'10 PG that plays 20 mpg and can only play point. MSU had solid bigger guys like Costello to play the four and five.
Morgan got twice as much burn, but didn't really produce. It seems like the freshman Derrick Jones Jr. passed him over going off stats and minutes played. There are a ton of minutes that will be available next year with grad-transfers Ike Nwamu and Jerome Seagers graduating and Zimmerman and McCaw declaring for the draft.
I'd take Clark. Big strong kid (which we lack) and takes pride in his defense. He was compared to Justin Anderson in the 2015 tournament. If our strength team can't develop our players, we might as well cherry-pick a few in the transfer game. I doubt he'd be a star, but he could be a nice complement to a guy like Ellison who showed good offensive potential but poor defense and strength.