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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Horizon League Coaches/Portal
« on: March 18, 2024, 07:58:10 PM »John Lovelace has entered the portal. Disappointed, but can't say I'm 100%. Seemed like his mins and production dipped the second half of the season
Yes. I am disappointed in him leaving also.The entire season, I was pushing for a 6’7” Lovelace over the 5’9” Langdon at guard to compliment Thompson. However, coach preferred Langdon.
He brought lots of energy to the game. With the success of UWM, he might be heading back to his hometown.
I agree. I was a big fan of Lovelace and was really excited about him going into this season and was hoping he'd stick around. It just felt like we didn't get enough out of him. I liked his energy, his defensive ability, and I thought his shooting improved. Coach always talked highly of him as well. He was averaging 10 points a game & scored in double figures 4 times through the first 11 games, but only got in double figures 2 times in the final 21 games and his ppg dropped to 6.6. He only scored a total of 4 points combined in the final 3 games.
Langdon brought leadership, but his size was an issue and struggled shooting the ball. I don't know if the year off from basketball hurt him or not. I honestly would have rather had Shermar stay, but I think his size and injury last year cut his playing time down.