NBA Comparison: Terence Davis/Josh Hart

Strengths: A poised guard with versatility to defend and hit the 3 ball when left open … Has good size for a wing at 6’6 with a 6’8 wingspan … Terrific feel in the half-court as an offensive initiator showing some pick and roll ability … Despite a lack of ideal speed, does a solid job of getting opponents on his hip on drives and makes good reads in traffic … Three-level scorer who plays under control and finishes well through contact …  Intelligent player who reads the floor well on both ends … Solid upside as a shooter …. Despite average shooting numbers over his career, shows good form and touch on his shot and is becoming reliable when left open, with a solid form and relatively quick shooting motion … Active defender with the size and energy to switch along the perimeter … Efficient decision maker with a controlled game … Averaged 4.4 assists in the Big East while splitting lead-guard duties with Souley Boum with a 2:1 AST/TO ratio … Excellent vision and passing ability … Crashes the offensive glass extremely well and gets to the line often with a physical style of play … Posts up well for a guard and uses his court vision to create for others with kick outs … Understands floor spacing well and is a timely cutter with a terrific floater in the lane … A good defender who uses his size, strength and determination to deny opponents driving lanes and open looks … Projects as a role player who could find a niche in the right situation …

Weaknesses: A below average athlete who lacks both leaping ability and speed to gain separation against high level athletes … A good shooter off the catch but struggles in ISO situations to generate his own offense, below average efficiency on pull ups … Has a reputation as a shooter after shooting over 40% from 3 early in JR season but numbers/volume don’t exactly reinforce the perceived high level shooting ability (75 threes made over 86 collegiate games)  … Knocked down 45 three pointers as a junior, and 75 over a three year career on 34.4% shooting, 67.9% from the line  … Free-throw percentage has dropped throughout his career from 76% as a freshman to 65% as a junior, leading to questions about the authenticity of his perimeter jumper … His jump from 29% to 38% from his sophomore to junior year could represent an outlier, considering his struggles at the charity stripe and shooting overall in his college career… Lack of consistency could be a function of confidence, which can improve … Doesn’t create a ton of space for himself off the dribble due to limited quickness and athleticism, often causing him to pass out of isolations to reset the offense … Gets his shots swatted too often and struggles to finish around the rim on the break due to limited explosiveness … Ability to function as a point guard remains a question mark against quicker and better athletes … 21 years of age as of May 28th … Not the most offensive minded player, may struggle some to be a high level scorer …

Overall: Doesn’t have the highest ceiling, but is riding a nice wave of hype with some first round buzz among draft outlets, particularly early in the season … Plays a mature game and turned some heads with his versatility and 3 point accuracy and an innate ability to contribute winning plays on both ends …

Notes: Measured: 6′ 4.50” barefoot, 8′ 7.00” standing reach,199.2 lbs and 6′ 8.00” wingspan with a 35 inch max vert at the 2023 NBA Draft combine … Big East All-Freshman Team (2021), NIT MVP (2022), Big East 2nd Team and All-Big East Tournament (2023) … Alabama Class 7A Player of the Year in 2020 … Father played basketball at UAB and brother, Cairon, played at Arkansas and Middle Tennessee State …

Derek Bast 6/3/23