As the dust settles around the Coron Williams transfer, it would initially appear that Robert Morris is still set for the 2013-2014 season. With four incoming freshmen and JuCo transfer Aaron Tate transferring in, Robert Morris still has a full roster.
But Robert Morris now has a little bit of an unexpected hole to fill at guard. They need a scorer, someone who can balance Karvel Anderson as a perimeter or mid-range threat while a trio of point guards - Anthony Myers-Pate plus freshmen Britton Lee and Kavon Stewart - run the offense and drive the lane. Factor in that there remains the belief that one of the incoming freshmen won't qualify, and suddenly the door remains open for another player to factor into the equation.
Enter Desjuan Newton.
A 6-foot-2, 195-pound shooting guard from Seattle, Washington currently playing at Central Arizona College, Newton is on his way to Moon Township for a visit. From what ColonialsCorner has been able to learn, Newton was on Robert Morris' radar earlier but they quickly acted once they learned Williams was seriously exploring his departure.
Robert Morris apparently offered Newton a little over a week ago. He's also visited Eastern Washington and Southern, and has interest from a few others.
Newton isn't the pure outside shooter that Williams was, as he hit 30 percent of his 3-point shots last year for Central Arizona. But he can score and averaged 17.4 points per game on 50.6 percent shooting inside the arc. He also pulled down over six rebounds per game.
It sounds like Andy Toole wants to guard against relying on freshmen to provide significant scoring immediately. Newton could come in and do that while the freshmen get their feet wet for NEC play. We'll see how it develops.
This post was edited on 5/1 5:31 PM by Andrew_Chiappazzi
But Robert Morris now has a little bit of an unexpected hole to fill at guard. They need a scorer, someone who can balance Karvel Anderson as a perimeter or mid-range threat while a trio of point guards - Anthony Myers-Pate plus freshmen Britton Lee and Kavon Stewart - run the offense and drive the lane. Factor in that there remains the belief that one of the incoming freshmen won't qualify, and suddenly the door remains open for another player to factor into the equation.
Enter Desjuan Newton.
A 6-foot-2, 195-pound shooting guard from Seattle, Washington currently playing at Central Arizona College, Newton is on his way to Moon Township for a visit. From what ColonialsCorner has been able to learn, Newton was on Robert Morris' radar earlier but they quickly acted once they learned Williams was seriously exploring his departure.
Robert Morris apparently offered Newton a little over a week ago. He's also visited Eastern Washington and Southern, and has interest from a few others.
Newton isn't the pure outside shooter that Williams was, as he hit 30 percent of his 3-point shots last year for Central Arizona. But he can score and averaged 17.4 points per game on 50.6 percent shooting inside the arc. He also pulled down over six rebounds per game.
It sounds like Andy Toole wants to guard against relying on freshmen to provide significant scoring immediately. Newton could come in and do that while the freshmen get their feet wet for NEC play. We'll see how it develops.
This post was edited on 5/1 5:31 PM by Andrew_Chiappazzi
