BREAKING NEWS: Marcquise Reed granted release from RMU
April 2, 2015
After impressing a lot of people during his freshman season by averaging 15.1 points per game, Marcquise Reed’s request to be released from the Robert Morris men’s basketball program has been approved, according to Marcus Helton, the editor-in-chief of DMVelite.com.
As a result, the six-foot-three guard will presumably transfer to a much larger program in order to receive more exposure on a national stage, though he will have to sit out a year due to the NCAA’s current policy.
Even without Reed, highly touted recruit Matty McConnell of Chartiers Valley, who averaged 29.4 points per game during his senior year of high school, should be a suitable replacement for the Northeast Conference Player of the Year.
Regardless, it shouldn’t be that big of a loss for the Colonials since Andy Toole and his staff regularly sign junior college players who blossom into stars, such as Karvel Anderson and Rodney Pryor, a finalist for the 2015 Riley Wallace Award, which is given to the top Division I transfer by CollegeInsider.com.
Evan T • Apr 3, 2015 at 9:01 am
It’s sad to see him go really.
I though with him and the rest of the current line up they could easily get a 12-13 seed in the tourney.
Hopefully they get good players with the last four recruiting spots and pick up a Rodney Pryor type player or a Karvel Anderson (a JuCo transfer). Now that Reed has left, I really hope the NCAA will give Pryor an extra year of eligibility because of his previous injuries.
As of right now, projected starting lineup for nxt yr:
***All stats are from previous year
PG Kavon Stewart – 6ppg, 4,5 assists, will be junior
SG: kinda up in the air now, McConnell could start here, or Isaiah Still, or another new recruit
SF: Rodney Pryor- 15.6 Ppg, 5 reb, 2 assists, while be heavily counted on for leadership
PF: Aaron Tate: 4 ppg, 4 reb. -good solid rebounder and screener, senior
C- Elijah Minnie- 7 pts, 5 Rebs per game, 1.1 blocks per game, should be really good
Remember no matter what adversity RMU faces, with Andy Toole as the coach, always have faith!
Let’s Go bobby mo! I think they can still win the NEC tournament and maybe get a 14-15 seed in the tourney . With the right final four recruits, possibly even better