Kudos For Ponds
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Coaster1955
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Wondering if anyone can provide a Marcus update? I'm hoping that the staff sat him as precaution in games they thought they should have won. Agree we need him, not only to give Ponds a blow, but to add some direction, ball handling, and offense/points.
Make that last shot then....
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4065697/dennis-smith-jr
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4065834/shamorie-ponds
Very different players but the first freshman is a lottery pick, Good thing Shamorie isn't taller.
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4065834/shamorie-ponds
Very different players but the first freshman is a lottery pick, Good thing Shamorie isn't taller.
USBWA and CBS Sports
Web Release:http://www.redstormsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/122716aae.html
· CBS Sports/USBWA Release
QUEENS, N.Y. (Dec. 27, 2016) – The recognition continues to roll in for St. John’s guard Shamorie Ponds, as the rookie from Brooklyn has been named the National Freshman of the Week by the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA)
On the season, Ponds’ 17.2 points per game rank sixth among all Division I freshmen and ninth in the BIG EAST, while his 41 made 3-pointers lead all BIG EAST players and his 3.2 made triples per game rank second among NCAA freshmen, trailing only Kentucky’s Malik Monk.
Web Release:http://www.redstormsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/122716aae.html
· CBS Sports/USBWA Release
QUEENS, N.Y. (Dec. 27, 2016) – The recognition continues to roll in for St. John’s guard Shamorie Ponds, as the rookie from Brooklyn has been named the National Freshman of the Week by the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA)
On the season, Ponds’ 17.2 points per game rank sixth among all Division I freshmen and ninth in the BIG EAST, while his 41 made 3-pointers lead all BIG EAST players and his 3.2 made triples per game rank second among NCAA freshmen, trailing only Kentucky’s Malik Monk.
Freshman of Week: Shamorie Ponds, St. John's
The slowest week of the season has come and gone, and with that, we have a clear-cut winner for the latest winner of Freshman of the Week.
St. John's went to Syracuse and delivered one of the most shocking final scores the sport has seen in the past 10 years. Maybe longer. In fact, in terms of gambling lines, it's been nearly 17 years since an underdog won by a bigger margin than SJU's 93-60 walloping of the Orange on Wednesday.
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A big part of that outcome was Shamorie Ponds, who's been good all year but toiling in Queens while his team has been medicore. Against Cuse he had his biggest game of the season: 21 points, seven assists, six rebounds, four steals, one block and no turnovers.
Ponds earned Big East Freshman of the Week honors for the second time this season because of the performance. Ponds is top-10 in Big East scoring and his 17.2 points average is top-six among all freshmen in college hoops.
Because of this outing combined with a really strong statistical season, Ponds has also entered our Frosh Watch rankings. It's pretty hard to deny him at this point, even if his team is below .500. Remember, Freshman of the Year doesn't correlate to team success (or lack thereof). With that in mind, let's see the shakeup in the rankings.
Later on in the article (ranking the top 10 freshmen in the country, based on performance to date):
9. Shamorie Ponds, St. John's
Last week: Unranked
17.2 PPG, 5.5 RPG, 3.7 APG, 1.8 steals, 47.9 2-pt%, 42.7 3-pt %, 121.5 ORtg
St. John's is 6-7, but the expectation coming into this season was that Ponds would be a stat sheet stuffer. He's proving to be just that. He's gone for 20-plus in five games, and he's averaging 33.1 minutes per. He's also not turning the ball over (1.9 per game) at an unreasonable rate. Who knows if St. John's can do any damage in the Big East, but Ponds is making the team entertaining at the very least. If he keeps up his play from the past five games, no one will be able to bump him from the top 10. But the consistency is the question, and will he get enough help around him?
Per Jon Rothstein;
"He didn’t enter this season with the same type of buzz as other first-year guards like UCLA’s Lonzo Ball, Washington’s Markelle Fultz, or Kentucky’s dynamic duo of De’Aaron Fox and Malik Monk, but Ponds has quickly cemented himself as one of the best freshmen perimeter players in the country.
The crafty lefty scored 26 points on 15 shots in St. John’s upset of Butler on Thursday night at Carnesecca Arena and also grabbed seven rebounds in the win.
Like Harrison, Ponds isn’t necessarily projected as a one-and-done type talent like the guys mentioned above, but that doesn’t mean he’s not going to have four high-caliber years in the Big East.
Look for this 6-1 southpaw to thrive for the Red Storm as Chris Mullin attempts to rebuild his alma mater."
"He didn’t enter this season with the same type of buzz as other first-year guards like UCLA’s Lonzo Ball, Washington’s Markelle Fultz, or Kentucky’s dynamic duo of De’Aaron Fox and Malik Monk, but Ponds has quickly cemented himself as one of the best freshmen perimeter players in the country.
The crafty lefty scored 26 points on 15 shots in St. John’s upset of Butler on Thursday night at Carnesecca Arena and also grabbed seven rebounds in the win.
Like Harrison, Ponds isn’t necessarily projected as a one-and-done type talent like the guys mentioned above, but that doesn’t mean he’s not going to have four high-caliber years in the Big East.
Look for this 6-1 southpaw to thrive for the Red Storm as Chris Mullin attempts to rebuild his alma mater."
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And let's not forget he wasn't selected for the McDonald's All Star game. Big Mistake!