Jordan Lathon back with UTEP

[bringbacktherantboard]

https://krod.com/utep-starting-guar...-the-team-after-entering-the-transfer-portal/

 

[NJCat]

https://krod.com/utep-starting-guar...-the-team-after-entering-the-transfer-portal/

-1 Xyzbob

 

[xxxbobxxx]

-1 Xyzbob

What year is he? I thought I said within two years. But I could also see as grad transfer w the new rules. But I’ll still stick w two years.

 

[bringbacktherantboard]

Some additional context on the Lathon situation:


I definitely wish the best for the young man.

 

[NJCat]

What year is he? I thought I said within two years. But I could also see as grad transfer w the new rules. But I’ll still stick w two years.

This is his second year.

 

[GatoLouco]

Polished writing. Significantly better than the average basketball player posting online.

 

[Hungry Jack]

Not easy to face our mortality at a young age. I was never real close to my grandparents (they lived far away; some in old country), but it sounds like Lathon family is tightly knit.

 

[xxxbobxxx]

This is his second year.

Yes, and has barely begun. Let’s see what happens this summer.

 

[NJCat]

Yes, and has barely begun.

They've played 15 of their 30 scheduled games.....halfway through is barely begun!

 

[willycat]

Yes, and has barely begun. Let’s see what happens this summer.

Still has at least two more transfers available to him.

 

[xxxbobxxx]

They've played 15 of their 30 scheduled games.....halfway through is barely begun!

Let’s wait til summet

 

[NJCat]

Lathon put up 22 points, 11 boards and 6 assists for UTEP in their season ending loss to Marshall yesterday. Miners finish 17-15. I think he could have helped NU had he not F'd up.

 

[CappyNU]

Lathon put up 22 points, 11 boards and 6 assists for UTEP in their season ending loss to Marshall yesterday. Miners finish 17-15. I think he could have helped NU had he not F'd up.

He was averaging 4.3 points per game prior to yesterday against decidedly inferior competition, what exactly makes you think he could've helped us?

 

[NJCat]

He was averaging 4.3 points per game prior to yesterday against decidedly inferior competition, what exactly makes you think he could've helped us?

My eyes, watching the futility at Guard for NU the last 2 seasons.

 

[bringbacktherantboard]

He was averaging 4.3 points per game prior to yesterday against decidedly inferior competition, what exactly makes you think he could've helped us?

Speaking as a UTEP fan who watched most of their games, Lathon had a mid-season slump due to some family issues coupled with some personal conflicts with one of the other guards on the team. It was serious enough that both players had entered the transfer portal at one point. Needless to say, it appears that the other guard is going to be the one to leave.

It's kind of like Hunter Johnson with his mom. I'm going to give him a bit of a pass. I saw what Lathon did last season and at the beginning and end of this season and I think he's going to be just fine as a junior and senior.

 

[GatoLouco]

Only saw him play twice. Kid has the body of a bonafide stud.

Yet, so far, at best he is a "what if" player.

 

[EvanstonCat]

He was averaging 4.3 points per game prior to yesterday against decidedly inferior competition, what exactly makes you think he could've helped us?

He would have been better than Ryan Greer for sure. If you think Greer helped us in any way, then, yeah, he would have helped us.

 

[bringbacktherantboard]

 

[NJCat]

IGNORE was right. Credit to him.

 

[xxxbobxxx]

IGNORE was right. Credit to him.

This will cause you to get ignored by a few.

 

[NJCat]

This will cause you to get ignored by a few.

It will be interesting to see where he ends up. Will his year in purgatory absolve him of whatever sin got him banished to El Paso? Only IGNORE knows.......

 

[bringbacktherantboard]

It will be interesting to see where he ends up. Will his year in purgatory absolve him of whatever sin got him banished to El Paso? Only IGNORE knows.......

Well, he wants to be closer to Missouri. If he's looking for an academic school more like Northwestern, then of course it will be Washington University in St. Louis.

 

[catcrazy]

Maybe SLU?

 

[bringbacktherantboard]

Maybe SLU?

In all seriousness, U of Illinois is in close proximity to Missouri. If he's going to land at a "power" conference, that would Illinois would certainly be a candidate.

There are several strong mid-major candidates in the MVC, as well.

 

[Vassar69]

In all seriousness, U of Illinois is in close proximity to Missouri. If he's going to land at a "power" conference, that would Illinois would certainly be a candidate.

There are several strong mid-major candidates in the MVC, as well.

Illinois doesn’t need a PG. Mizzou does, though.