Gone: Jabarie Hinds, Aaron Brown and Voldy Gerun
April 1, 2013 by Mike CasazzaYou knew it was coming, and on April 1 WVU announced each has asked for and been granted the chance to transfer out of the men’s basketball program.
Brown and Gerun aren’t surprises at all and might have to be talked into a life at the Division II level. Hinds has a bigger name and profile, but given his slide as a sophomore and the way his role dipped, that’s not exactly a stunner.
It’s a big hit, though. Remember that seven-player recruiting class in 2011? Four have transferred and Dominique Rutledge was a senior. Only Gary Browne and Keaton Miles remain — and I’ll add “for now” because, really, who knows?
I’m most interested in seeing where Hinds ends up because he has skill. No use in arguing that. It’s the confidence that disappeared. He could use a few pounds, too.
As for what this means to the Mountaineers, Bob Huggins was one-over on scholarships for next season. They now have two scholarships to shop around to improve guard play.
Yet here’s what I’m left to wonder on a day when three names were revealed in one release: Is that it or is that the start?
(4:15 p.m. update below …)
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