Great signing and glad they got this one early. They needed someone with size and toughness to back up minutes at the 4 & 5. That’s not easy to find, as most quality bigs are typically guys transferring for big minutes…PC doesn’t need that (that’s a good thing). This is a perfect signing…experience and looking to level up.
I also liked that he averaged 32 minutes a game…shows he’s not out of position and picking up cheap fouls, especially for someone who blocks shots.
Kevin- thanks for the info. and videos on Hargrove. He looks to be just what we need: a backup for Oswin. However, as I always say you can't tell how he will pan out until he plays in Big East games. I noticed he is wearing number 15 on his jersey which is the great Ernie Digregorio's number. Maybe it will bring us some luck next season if he wears the number. I used to think no other player should wear number 15 again. Guess what: after last season's debacle I have changed my mind. Let Cole Hargrove wear number 15. Maybe it will bring back some of the magic the Friars experienced in 1973 when Ernie, Marvin, Stacom and a host of other great players under the much younger Rick Pitino took us to the FINAL FOUR for the first time in PC's history!
Looking forward to a much better outcome next season. Go Friars!
Great signing and glad they got this one early. They needed someone with size and toughness to back up minutes at the 4 & 5. That’s not easy to find, as most quality bigs are typically guys transferring for big minutes…PC doesn’t need that (that’s a good thing). This is a perfect signing…experience and looking to level up.
I also liked that he averaged 32 minutes a game…shows he’s not out of position and picking up cheap fouls, especially for someone who blocks shots.
Thanks for putting this together, Kevin -- the mix of good and bad plays is for more illuminating than typical highlight reel.
Kevin- thanks for the info. and videos on Hargrove. He looks to be just what we need: a backup for Oswin. However, as I always say you can't tell how he will pan out until he plays in Big East games. I noticed he is wearing number 15 on his jersey which is the great Ernie Digregorio's number. Maybe it will bring us some luck next season if he wears the number. I used to think no other player should wear number 15 again. Guess what: after last season's debacle I have changed my mind. Let Cole Hargrove wear number 15. Maybe it will bring back some of the magic the Friars experienced in 1973 when Ernie, Marvin, Stacom and a host of other great players under the much younger Rick Pitino took us to the FINAL FOUR for the first time in PC's history!
Looking forward to a much better outcome next season. Go Friars!