1.) Ndiaye shot .682 from the line. He was better than most when it came to shooting from the line. To compare with the guard he came in with, Hein was .649 from the line.
To say he was a liability from the line means we have some guys who were down right atrocious.
2.) You could say Ndiaye had a lot of potential. Considering the years of scholarships we have invested in him, separate from any 2-for-1 recruiting deal, his results were far, far below the investment. We have a chance to really upgrade this scholarship position.
3.) Hopefully this is a lesson learned for the expectations that should come from investing in a 2-scholarship package deal when the target is a project like Ndiaye was and still is. These types of investments can tie up a significant amount of resources for 4-5 years.
Perhaps we have 1...2...3 guys who could transfer to the same school. Perhaps this would be a risk Tennessee State wants to take. What I'm not hearing is the words "grad transfer" which would mean a school will have to invest 2 years to potentially get one from a guy who has not stayed healthy.
I wish Ndiaye the best and feel bad for him he was not able to stay healthy to start the year, nor really produce. I am excited what we could do with this open ride in terms of an impact player.
It would be interesting to see if our men's team would cut any scholarships, as our women's team just cut 5.