Top 5 Rutgers Point Guards from 1970-Present?

[Scarlet Shack]

Tom Brown was a JUCO...pretty sure from a Miami area JUCO

he actually was behind Rodney Duncan in 77-78...and took the starting job in 78-79 after Duncan was kicked off the team by Tom young

Steady player ...but not much of an offensive theeat

 

[rutger80]

Tom Brown didn't leave early. I think he played JUCO at first but I might be wrong. He only averaged 6.0 ppg but he was lefty and was a very good ball handler. He started 2 years and led us to Greensboro in 1979 where we lost to the Johnnies at the buzzer after beating them twice in the regular season. I was there and that game was a real heart breaker.

Good choice. Brown replaced Rodney Duncan at the position.
Duncan started out real well on the Banks....throwing the alley-oops to Bailey, but then lost favor with Tom Young.
Never really knew why.

 

[Knights 1212]

That was a mystery. I remember the first game he was off the team and he was standing in a long coat and I think a cane standing where the disabled section is nowadays. It looked like he was almost dressed in a tuxedo and I believe his picture was in the Home News the next day.

 

[RutgersChow]

1.) Eddie Jordan
2.) Geo Baker
3.) Corey Sanders
4.) Myles Mack
5.) Geoff billet
6.) Earl Duncan

Loved the lefty PG from Daytona JC - can't remember his name.

 

[80RU]

Loved the lefty PG from Daytona JC - can't remember his name.

That was Tom Brown. He was from Miami – Dade JC

 

[80RU]

Good choice. Brown replaced Rodney Duncan at the position.
Duncan started out real well on the Banks....throwing the alley-oops to Bailey, but then lost favor with Tom Young.
Never really knew why.

If you were class of 1980, think back to some of the articles in the BV/CB newspaper. Although the articles were spun pro-Duncan and anti-Young, it was no secret that he responded to losing playing time by challenging Young’s authority.

 

[rutger80]

If you were class of 1980, think back to some of the articles in the BV/CB newspaper. Although the articles were spun pro-Duncan and anti-Young, it was no secret that he responded to losing playing time by challenging Young’s authority.

Yeah, class of '80. That sounds plausible. I seem to recall him shooting more than Young wanted.

 

[80RU]

Yeah, class of '80. That sounds plausible. I seem to recall him shooting more than Young wanted.

I don’t think shooting too much was really the problem. I think Brown just ran the offense better, especially against pressure. That was the basketball part. Getting moved behind Billy Clark as well was a result of the insubordination if I remember correctly.

 

[Local Shill]

Honorable mention- Damon Santiago and Mike Sherrod

 

[RutgHoops]

1.) Eddie Jordan
2.) Geo Baker
3.) Corey Sanders
4.) Myles Mack
5.) Geoff billet
6.) Earl Duncan

I’d take Farmer over Duncan and Billet. But 1, 2, 3 and 4 are correct.

 

[rubaseball78_rivals]

Surprised souf Mensah didn’t make anyone’s list.

 

[RU_PAYBACK]

GEO for sure makes my list. I wasn't including current players, for whatever reason.

 

[G- RUnit]

I thought Brown would have had one more year too. I thought something happened. Hurt? Academics. He was a great guard.

Farmer, while pretty good, was no Geoff Billet, who like Corey and Gio, had to and did do everything.

 

[SBP]

1.) Eddie Jordan
2.) Earl Duncan
3.) Corey Sanders
4.) Marquis Webb
5.) Geoff Billet
6.) Brian Ellerbe

Honorable Mention: Geo Baker (Let him finish his career first...think he's more of a 2,) Miles Mack, (really a 2 guard), Anthony Farmer, Mike Rosario (2 guard)

 

[yellowlot]

Ellerbe - the backcourt with him and John Battle is often forgotten but one of our alltime best.

"Ellerbe could have been our best pure point guard, never turned it over, tremendous dribbler, fed Battle a ton". Battle was fast too.

 

[yellowlot]

1.) Eddie Jordan
2.) Earl Duncan
3.) Corey Sanders
4.) Marquis Webb
5.) Geoff Billet
6.) Brian Ellerbe

Honorable Mention: Geo Baker (Let him finish his career first...think he's more of a 2,) Miles Mack, (really a 2 guard), Anthony Farmer, Mike Rosario (2 guard)

Ellerbe should be at 2...

 

[yellowlot]

Ellerbe should be at 2...

Absolutely

 

[RUChoppin]

Absolutely

Did you just ... agree with yourself .... 5 years later?

 

[yellowlot]

Did you just ... agree with yourself .... 5 years later?

that is too funny, i thought it was a current thread….my bad

 

[RC80]

Greensboro - what a dump but at least it was drivable. Trying to beat a team 3x is never easy. But should have (could have) won. Anyway - would have been nice to go to Final 4 against Magic or Larry. 45+ years later and TY is still our most successful HC. Eddie is (of course) #1 and anybody in the current landscape who potentially comes close will be gone quickly. Like Dadika, Duncan, & Geo - all got us to a Tourney.

 

[JavaDunk18]

Eddie was tremendous. MVP of the Eastern Regionals in ‘76.. and for everyone who said he was outclassed by Michigan’s Ricky Green in the Final Four, it was Eddie who had the better pro career!..I saw him play when I was a kid - his dad sat in front of us at the Barn (drove up from DC) .. lost count of how many times Eddie came up with the steal & passed to streaking Dabney for east layup..
It’s funny, I remember Pete Marcotte best for his 3/4 court shot at the buzzer at the RAC..

 

[Loyal_2RU]

John McFadden amazing passer.

Had the msg assist record for years

 

[Loyal_2RU]

If you were class of 1980, think back to some of the articles in the BV/CB newspaper. Although the articles were spun pro-Duncan and anti-Young, it was no secret that he responded to losing playing time by challenging Young’s authority.

I heard Tom Young's southern and Rodney Duncan's Yankee clashed.

 

[Bob Chaewsky_rivals]

Eddie Jordan. Myles Mack. Corey Sanders, Geoff Billet.

Who's at 5? Was Brian Ellerbe at PG?
How about Mike Coburn, Anthony Farmer, Geo Baker, Santiago as top 5 candidates?

I liked the transfer from Daytona JC - forget his name.

 

[Bob Chaewsky_rivals]

Good choice. Brown replaced Rodney Duncan at the position.
Duncan started out real well on the Banks....throwing the alley-oops to Bailey, but then lost favor with Tom Young.
Never really knew why.

Very small as I remember.

 

[NBKnight]

1-Eddie Jordan. (no doubt)
2-Corey Sanders
3-Geoff Billet....
4-John Battle
5-Mack ...maybe Geo Baker...maybe John Battle. Quincy Douby if he was a PG

IfI recall we often had guards that HAD to be PGs by necessity

Battle played SG, Brian Ellerbe was the point.

 

[TrueRU]

Do they need to be multi year players? You could argue that on pure talent and a single season, Dylan Harper could be on this list..

 

[LotusAggressor_rivals]

Just couldn’t shoot well unfortunately

Neither could Sherrod.

 

[Kn0wledge]

Noah Fernades

 

[NightKnight]

When Jer Coleman signed on I said this kid will tear up the record books. I kept waiting for the super star light to turn on. Turns out he was not great a making his assist to turnover ratio an improper fraction.

 

[LotusAggressor_rivals]

Surprised souf Mensah didn’t make anyone’s list.

I'm not.

 

[mikeyoc]

Eddie is #1 . Everyone else is a distant 2nd

 

[RAC’emUp]

Dylan was much better than Eddie. Give Dylan the same schedule and sidekicks and it’s not even close. Eddie really wasn’t that dominant. Better defender for sure, though.

 

[Loyal_2RU]

Dylan was much better than Eddie. Give Dylan the same schedule and sidekicks and it’s not even close. Eddie really wasn’t that dominant. Better defender for sure, though.

I don't agree. Eddie had speed and a post up game. And he could fly

 

[mikeyoc]

I don't agree. Eddie had speed and a post up game. And he could fly

And he was the straw that stirred the drink on a team that went to the Final Four

 

[Hondo77]

Dylan was much better than Eddie. Give Dylan the same schedule and sidekicks and it’s not even close. Eddie really wasn’t that dominant. Better defender for sure, though.

 

[RAC’emUp]

I was at RU the same time as Eddie. He was very good. I actually thought Greg Tynes at Seton Hall was maybe better. But neither a match for Dylan. Not even close.

 

[Hondo77]

I was at RU the same time as Eddie. He was very good. I actually thought Greg Tynes at Seton Hall was maybe better. But neither a match for Dylan. Not even close.

I’m not putting a one year rental over a guy who busted his butt for 4 years.