NCAA Basketball: Analyzing Utah transfer Both Gach’s final 5 options
By Andy Patton
Finalist for transfer Both Gach – Auburn Tigers
Auburn is a bit of a wildcard on this list. Coming off an excellent season under coach Bruce Pearl, where the Tigers went 25-6 and finished second in the SEC, they have yet to land an impact transfer this offseason.
Could Gach be the solution? He’d certainly help ease the sting of losing guards Samir Doughty and J’Von McCormick, as well as forward Isaac Okoro and center Austin Wiley. In fact, Auburn is losing their six(!) leading scorers from last year’s team, either to graduation or the draft.
The fact that they have not gotten any transfers is mighty concerning, as it points to a pretty big drop off coming in 2020-2021.
Auburn does have a top-10 recruiting class coming in 2020 however, including point guard Sharife Cooper and combo guard Justin Powell.
Those two guys could be the future in the backcourt, but Gach would add experience and versatility if he’s eligible right away, or would come in and challenge them for playing time in 2021-2022 if he has to sit out a year.
This is a tough sell if you ask me, however, as Auburn was a bad shooting and bad defensive team last year who is losing nearly all of their talent, so Gach would come into a mix of young, inexperienced players.
It could work, but the mystery makes it tough to imagine Gach and his team wanting to head out there, especially if he has to sit out a year and watch a pair of freshmen try to prevent him from having a starting role the following year.