Standout Guard Richardson Maitre Enters Transfer Portal
Maitre joins Jayleen Sebree in entering the Transfer Portal.
Absolutely gut wrenching.
BREAKING: Exactly 2 years after his commitment to the Owls #FAU Basketball guard Richardson Maitre has entered the Portal as a grad transfer.
— FAU Owl's Nest (@FAU_Owls_Nest) April 18, 2020
Maitre was going to be the second highest returning scorer (9.7 PPG) and rebounder (4.1 RPG) for the Owls next season. pic.twitter.com/OcCIy3zZlu
Maitre improved during his time as an Owl. His scoring output increased from 4.4 PPG (2018-2019) to 9.7 PPG (2019-2020) as did his three point shooting from 29% (2018-2019) to 41% (2019-2020).
If Maitre opts to depart, those likely headed for expanded roles next season are junior G Michael Forrest and rising sophomore G DJ Robertson. Hopefully back in time for the start of next season is G Everett Winchester (5 PPG in 2019-2020), who missed an extended portion of conference play last season following leg surgery. Winchester has been used as a primary ball-handler at times for HC Dusty May.
FAU did sign two guards during the recent recruiting cycle in Johnell Davis and Nick Boyd. Both could play meaningful minutes, however I am not expecting HC Dusty May to rush their development.
This move does give FAU one more roster spot. If would make sense for the team to bring in an veteran guard to help take the pressure off the Owls young back court.
jgf2017 said
It’s bad that he left. It’s good that people think we have really good playersPosted On: Apr 18th 2020, 6:00 PM #394742
Good point. But it would be better if the good players stayed here
jgf2017 said
It’s bad that he left. It’s good that people think we have really good playersPosted On: Apr 18th 2020, 6:00 PM #394742
yeah kind of a low key win for recruiting
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