Jarell Eddie
F, 6-7, 220
Senior, 22 years old
Hometown: Charlotte, NC
Season (32 mpg): 13.2 PPG, 5.5 RPG, 1.2 APG, 1.8 TO
35% FG, 37% three-point (6.8 attempts)
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Coaches vs. Cancer Classic (2 Games)
November 22-23 | Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY)
Jarrell Eddie — F, 6-7, 220
Senior, 22 years old
Season: 17.4 PPG, 6.4 RPG, 1.3 APG
Outlook: A 6-7 forward, nearly 70 percent of Eddie’s field goals (both as a junior and thus far as a senior) are jump shots. He primarily waits for catch and shoot opportunities on the perimeter. His 1.1 points per possession on jump shots ranks in the 60th percentile, and his 1.28 points per catch and shoot attempt ranks in the 73rd percentile.
Eddie is posting solid numbers this season, but he has also used 30% of Virginia Tech’s shots, the 100th highest percentage of shots used in the country.
I need to see more. He’s slow at 6-7, can’t finish consistently inside the 3-point line, and has difficulty creating off the dribble. Maybe I’m unfairly dismissing Eddie because he’s a senior and I’d never heard of him prior to last week, but I don’t think so. Consistency will make me a believer.