Fairfield guard Jasper Floyd transferring to UNT

[Matt from A700]

Second pick-up of the day, fourth overall from the transfer portal.

I like the assists number. Hopefully Hodge and Forte get our offense moving more with guys like Floyd.

Edit: This guy also has junior college experience AND winning. He won a NJCAA national championship with Northwest Florida State College. He's also from Tampa, so we could have a lot of supporters when we visit USF next season.

Edited April 24 by Matt from A700

[Tom McKrackin]

Looks like he won a national championship in juco

Before Fairfield: After winning an NJCAA National Championship at Northwest Florida State College, Floyd assumed a starting role in the backcourt at Hillsborough in 2022-23. The 6-3 guard ranked second on the Hawks with 14.7 points per game and led the team with 6.9 rebounds and 4.9 assists per contest. Floyd played scholastically at Wharton High School in his hometown of Tampa, Fla.

[Tom McKrackin]

 

[Matt from A700]

2 minutes ago, Tom McKrackin said:

 

Interesting shot and I like how he can get to the basket, too. Also jealous of how close those Fairfield fans get to be to the action.

[SUMG]

From Brett V:

UNT was among a host of schools that showed interest in Floyd after he entered the transfer portal. Southern Illinois, Marshall, Arkansas-Little Rock and San Jose State also offered Floyd a scholarship.

 

Also.....Floyd said that last season was an okay season for him, and that he has multiple things to work on. I like the humility of the kid. 

[emmitt01]

Shows to be 6’3”.   I like that this isn’t another sub 6’ guy because I think teams neutralized Edwards at times last season when he couldn’t get a shot off.

[bstnsportsfan3]

I think this is a really underrated pick up! Glad to have him

[Shark84]

Looks like a good finisher and can score from all over the court. Love the size of our guards, all 6'3 plus. and Hodge does love left handed guards! Welcome to UNT. 

[Censored by Laurie]

6'3" guard who gets you 6 boards a game, a 2:1 assist to turnover ratio, 87 steals last season (Rubin, our best on-ball defender, had 127...for his career).

yes please. 

[NT80]

53 minutes ago, Shark84 said:

Looks like a good finisher and can score from all over the court. Love the size of our guards, all 6'3 plus. and Hodge does love left handed guards! Welcome to UNT. 

Jossell is only 5-11, but yes to more guard size overall. 

Now we need to add some 6-7 or 6-8 PF/wing types. 

[greenminer]

3 hours ago, Censored by Laurie said:

6'3" guard who gets you 6 boards a game, a 2:1 assist to turnover ratio, 87 steals last season (Rubin, our best on-ball defender, had 127...for his career).

yes please. 

How did their pace of play compare?  We were notoriously slow with our offense, which limited possessions.

[MeanGreenTexan]

2 hours ago, greenminer said:

How did their pace of play compare?  We were notoriously slow with our offense, which limited possessions.

Fairfield was at 68.9 possessions/gm.  A pretty quick clip putting them just outside of the top 1/3, ranking #143.  
We were at 62.8 possessions/gm.  Tied for 2nd slowest pace (#360) after Virginia's mind-numbing 60.8. 

https://www.warrennolan.com/basketball/2024/stats-adv-pace  

[FairfieldFan]

I can give a little scout from a Fairfield fan.

 

* he should become a fan favorite/leader on the team. he plays with intensity and joy. has a knack for making big plays.

* he shares the ball. doesn't turn it over. is happy to get out and run. the Stags liked to push the pace a fair amount.

* his rebounding stats are not "Westbrook" stat stuffing. he anticipates well and is quick to the ball. he'll win a couple of extra possessions each game.

* he's durable. will play 40 minutes, if you want.

* good defender. he'll gamble for steals with mixed results. but I think overall that's a net positive.

* a confident player. not afraid to take shots when he's open, but not a selfish player. some of his best games were the games he only had a handful of shot attempts.

* good FT shooter. will not hurt you at the line.

* he gets to the basket - but he has to work on finishing. often just a little out of control. 

* his 3P shooting is not a strength. the plus is he doesn't take bad shots. the negative is he doesn't make them as often as you'd like.

* as I alluded to above - even though scoring wasn't the best part of his game, he seemed to come through pretty often in the clutch.

 

[Matt from A700]

With Atin's catch the other day and now this video with Floyd, I like what the social media team is doing trying to spotlight and introduce the new players.

Would like to see this segment continue on with all the newbies and see how Dello's on-camera personality grows, too.

[southsideguy]

is he left handed?