Stanford Basketball: Cardinal land 2019 point guard Tyrell Terry
Stanford Basketball needed some good news after losing their top player last week. It comes in the way of top-tier 2019 point guard Tyrell Terry.
Things were going relatively smooth for Stanford Basketball in the offseason. Most of their key players were returning and getting a year older, while still waiting on what Reid Travis, the team’s leading scorer and rebounder eventual decision would be regarding the NBA Draft.
The good news is that the forward did decide to come back – just not to the Cardinal. He chose to be a grad transfer and move on, rocking the program. It’s a big hit, but head coach Jerod Haase and staff has continued to push it forward.
And it seems they did just that this past weekend, picking up one of the top point guards in the class of 2019.
Listed as one of the 10 best point guards in the class, Terry was ranked as the 81st best player overall, according to 247sportsComposite. In an ironic twist, he went to the same high school (De La Salle) as the now former Cardinal Travis.
The Minnesota product chose Stanford over some of the top schools in the midwest such as Indiana, Butler, Minnesota and Xavier. He’s a great shooter already, with improving ball handling skills combined with athleticism. Once his body finishes its natural growth and fills out, Terry will be capable of holding his own in the Pac-12.
From the program’s perspective, it was very important that they get a quality point guard. It’s true that starter Daejon Davis will only be a junior, but a great sophomore year by him could vault him to the draft early.
Even if Davis does stick around, Terry will have a veteran to learn from for another season or two, rather than be thrown into the fire as a freshman. That was the main problem of the 2017-18 Stanford Basketball team.
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The goal for a program is consistency and growth, so getting a key piece for the future is just as important as getting one now. Losing Travis hurts for now, but Terry’s pending arrival sets up the perimeter for Stanford for years to come.