Providence SG Stefan Vaaks predicted to transfer to UK
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Based on 247sports rankings he’d be of a similar level as Kam and Lowe.
I haven’t watched much of any Providence. No knowledge on this guy, but I’ll definitely start watching some full games this weekend if we get bounced early. Thanks for the post.
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Good size and great offensive numbers for a freshman. Defensive rating is abysmal. Can’t wait to deep dive soon.
Going back to recruiting like he is still at BYU and also a safer bet to close the deal.Stefan Vaaks College Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com
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Good size and great offensive numbers for a freshman. Defensive rating is abysmal. Can’t wait to deep dive soon.
Not sure this guy moves the needle for a blue blood.
It’s probably the best he can do. Some will say that’s unacceptable, including me, but he’s just not capable of getting high end talent. It got him 6th place in the SEC last year and I’m assuming that’s where we’ll be next season.
He shot only 30% from 3 in conference play and took 9 threes a game. He could end up being a decent passer, but there's no way this dude plays defense.
I only posted it for the video of him playing since I could not post the video here.
Yeah but with a guy who shoots 30% on 9 attempts and doesn’t play defense. We already have him. His name is Andre Jelly.
Admittedly I know nothing about the guy, but on the surface he doesn’t inspire confidence and seems to be a similar player to a guy we already have.
Maybe we are just replacing Jelly for next year.
That list of "top transfers" might make a competitive church league team.
A former coach was talking about UK needing makers not shooters. iif he can’t defend , can he at least make them at a decent rate?
If you see it posted on Facebook, don’t waste our time posting it here, please. Very obvious fake news
In before "He'll shoot a much higher percentage in Pope's system"
The transfer portal will open on April 7th after the 2025-26 college basketball season comes to an official end, and Mark Pope will be looking to add some talent to next year's roster. Players are not officially in the portal yet, but with the season over for a lot of teams, some players are announcing they will hit the portal when it officially opens on the 7th.
One player who has done this is Providence freshman guard Stefan Vaaks. This season, the Estonian guard averaged 15.8 points, 3.2 assists, and 2.5 rebounds. On the season, Vaaks shot 40.4% from the field and 35% from three. This 35% from Vaaks was on 8.4 attempts per game as he went 91-260 from deep.
He hasn't even stepped on campus yet and he has already raised his average by 5%. At this rate, he should be at 50% from 3 by the time the season starts.
Yep, but in conference play he shot 30%. I will say he finished really strong in the Big East tournament, so who knows?
Going back and looking closer, if you count the 2 Big East tourney games, he shot 36% in conference. Finished strong.
Some random IG page that is just making things up.
Has to be Prime John Wall’s or our “fans” aren’t interested. Supposedly, that’s why Cal left. That didn’t want one and dones anymore, they wanted continuity and 3-4 year players because that was how other teams were winning. Now, teams are back to winning with one and dones and now here you all are again. 
What if I told you, a team with 15 transfers can win it all and a team with 15 freshman can win it all. There’s no set number of certain players required to win.
What if I told you, a team with 15 transfers can win it all and a team with 15 freshman can win it all. There’s no set number of certain players required to win.
Kinda like the BCG days only with NIL/portal and less Marc Maggard
I never dreamed I could lose this much interest in college basketball. I am in a world now where spring football practice is more exciting.
He was a Freshman so we can expect improvement. Also, he had some games in which he missed everything he shot from 3. That pulled his average down. Of course, that is why we "average" out all his games to get his final numbers. I can see where he can really help us as a multi year player. Personally, I think he might be a good addition but we desperately need some rim protection next year no matter what.