‘18 Greece 6’8 PF Aris Tsourgiannis

Matunuck · Unread post by **Matunuck** » 5 years ago

Just read he is a late roster addition to replace Mike Layssard

Iggy1979 · Unread post by **Iggy1979** » 5 years ago

Not sure he's a PF. Looks more like a 3 to me.

DC_Rams · Unread post by **DC_Rams** » 5 years ago

Yup. This is a Sutton recruit.

DC_Rams · Unread post by **DC_Rams** » 5 years ago

http://www.providencejournal.com/sports ... r-addition

RamStock · Unread post by **RamStock** » 5 years ago

DC_Rams wrote: ↑5 years ago Yup. This is a Sutton recruit.

Interesting. I think we were all assuming there would be four recruits available for the 2019 class with speculation that someone like Layssard would leave after this season. By bringing in this recruit do we still have four recruits for 2019 or are we still expecting more roster turnover?

Rhodymob05 · Unread post by **Rhodymob05** » 5 years ago

Just read that article by Kevin, not that surprised. Good luck to Mike! Now onto our own Greek Freak.

adam914 · Unread post by **adam914** » 5 years ago

To me the most interesting part of that article is this little snippet.

Senior Ryan Preston looks ready to make a step up in his game and Cox said freshmen Jermaine Harris (6-8) and Tyrese Martin (6-6) are “both ready to compete for immediate playing time.”

I hope that turns out to be the case regarding Preston!

Joe95 · Unread post by **Joe95** » 5 years ago

Follow Aris on Instagram

4Diffs · Unread post by **4Diffs** » 5 years ago

I will be the first to admit I know nothing about this guy. The google machine shows he played nine games last year for a team called Doukas Athens that went 5-25 in the HEBA-A2 league. If stats on this site are to be believed, he played a total of 29.7 minutes in these nine games and scored a total of 6 points with no rebounds. Not sure what kind of league this is, whether he was young for the league, but he virtually did not play for this team. Does anybody know where Sutton saw him?

https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Ar ... ary/108153

DC_Rams · Unread post by **DC_Rams** » 5 years ago

4Diffs wrote: ↑5 years ago I will be the first to admit I know nothing about this guy. The google machine shows he played nine games last year for a team called Doukas Athens that went 5-25 in the HEBA-A2 league. If stats on this site are to be believed, he played a total of 29.7 minutes in these nine games and scored a total of 6 points with no rebounds. Not sure what kind of league this is, whether he was young for the league, but he virtually did not play for this team. Does anybody know where Sutton saw him?

https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Ar ... ary/108153

USA 16 Adidas camp

RamStock · Unread post by **RamStock** » 5 years ago

4Diffs wrote: ↑5 years ago I will be the first to admit I know nothing about this guy. The google machine shows he played nine games last year for a team called Doukas Athens that went 5-25 in the HEBA-A2 league. If stats on this site are to be believed, he played a total of 29.7 minutes in these nine games and scored a total of 6 points with no rebounds. Not sure what kind of league this is, whether he was young for the league, but he virtually did not play for this team. Does anybody know where Sutton saw him?

https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Ar ... ary/108153

I guess this is one where we really have to trust the staff, unless he only had a year of eligibility for some strange reason. I can’t see them tying up a scholarship on this kid for 4 years unless there is something we are missing. This may have taken away are 4th scholarship for 2019, unless someone is leaving. I usually haven’t been a fan of transfers, but this might be the route to go outside of Bishop, McLeod and Walker signing. Not a great day of recruiting news. I’m hoping McLeod signs soon.

Rhody83 · Unread post by **Rhody83** » 5 years ago

Based on his IG photos from 2017 he has some size. He is not skinny. Similar size as Walker for height and weight.
He posted a video of the Ryan Center floor last night on his IG story.

RamStock · Unread post by **RamStock** » 5 years ago

Rhody83 wrote: ↑5 years ago Based on his IG photos from 2017 he has some size. He is not skinny. Similar size as Walker for height and weight.
He posted a video of the Ryan Center floor last night on his IG story.

I think this guy is going to be the same story as Layssard in that there will be at least 2 years of riding the bench and hoping that he somehow develops and contributes after that point. He might have the size of Walker, but i’m guesding they are worlds apart.

FattsAndFurious · Unread post by **FattsAndFurious** » 5 years ago

Can't mean good things for our 2019 class. Kind of a bummer on that note. Hope this kid can bring more to the table than Layssard.

rhodyblue12 · Unread post by **rhodyblue12** » 5 years ago

"Cox said he was looking forward to getting a look at the Greek in workouts this week".
Hmmmm.

This video is two years old, but he is a lefty that seems to know how to play:

Can shoot a little. Can drive left.
If he is really a legit 6'8" now (listed as 6'6" in the video), he is probably Akele 2.0 - maybe better.
He is playing against poor competition in this video, so it is hard to tell.

Rhody83 · Unread post by **Rhody83** » 5 years ago

He was 6’6” two and a half years ago. Now is listed as 6’8”.

rhodylaw · Unread post by **rhodylaw** » 5 years ago

Really doesn’t change 2019 other than we may not have room for walker and McLeod. May not be able to take both anyways as both will be looking for some PT and we would be getting crowded at the 4/5.

Rhody_NYCT · Unread post by **Rhody_NYCT** » 5 years ago

I agree with rhodyblue12...I like what I see in those clips from 2 years ago.

Rhody83 · Unread post by **Rhody83** » 5 years ago

Aris was at practice yesterday but didn’t appear to participate. He was seen at the beginning and ending huddles and sitting on the sidelines in sweats during some drills.

RamStock · Unread post by **RamStock** » 5 years ago

rhodylaw wrote: ↑5 years ago Really doesn’t change 2019 other than we may not have room for walker and McLeod. May not be able to take both anyways as both will be looking for some PT and we would be getting crowded at the 4/5.

We would always have room for Walker and McLeod. They play different positions and are superior talents with more upside than Tsourgiannis. The videos are difficult to tell, but it doesn’t look like great competition. At this point holding out hope for Bishop and Walker/more likely McLeod. It will fun to watch the rest of the 18 class this year

The Dude · Unread post by **The Dude** » 5 years ago

Found this: http://www.proballers.com/basket-ball-p ... reer-stats
Shows the 2015 - 2016 season stats as well. Doesn't look great as far as stats go, but they don't always tell everything.

Rhody74 · Unread post by **Rhody74** » 5 years ago

Friend Chris DiSano likes the pickup:

CHICO 78 · Unread post by **CHICO 78** » 5 years ago

Guess coach was missing a Euro with Akele gone!!!

rhodylaw · Unread post by **rhodylaw** » 5 years ago

So tough to tell on a 2 plus year old video...but he looks really skilled and confident.

Rhodymob05 · Unread post by **Rhodymob05** » 5 years ago

If that’s two years ago, he looks promising.

DC_Rams · Unread post by **DC_Rams** » 5 years ago

Can we sticky this

Running Ram · Unread post by **Running Ram** » 5 years ago

We need PF's this year. If Preston is ready to contribute and Harris can make a quick transition to college then we are looking at 3 guys for two spots, assuming CL doesn't average 40 minutes per there are probably around 50 minutes per game to go around. Based on the look of Aris as of two years ago, he may be able to make an impact this season, if not right away by mid-season perhaps. I like having options on the bench ready to fill roles. This looks like a good get Rhody.

RamStock · Unread post by **RamStock** » 5 years ago

Running Ram wrote: ↑5 years ago We need PF's this year. If Preston is ready to contribute and Harris can make a quick transition to college then we are looking at 3 guys for two spots, assuming CL doesn't average 40 minutes per there are probably around 50 minutes per game to go around. Based on the look of Aris as of two years ago, he may be able to make an impact this season, if not right away by mid-season perhaps. I like having options on the bench ready to fill roles. This looks like a good get Rhody.

I don’t think you can assume that this guy can play right away. Coach Cox doesn’t even know much about him. Is there a chance they found someone that no one knows about since he isn’t from the US and he becomes one of those gems that is a 4 year contributor? Sure, but highly unlikely and he has a much higher percentage of taking over Layssards spot on the bench. We don’t know what type of competition he played against and the stats that were shown looked poor. Layssard played against poor competition in high school and if I remember was rated higher than Cyril coming into school. To me this is more telling on where they stand with their current recruits. It is very difficult to recruit at URI against the larger schools which is why Hurley kept fighting for a practice facility and many other things that we needed to compete. Cox and his staff are doing everything they can, but we are fighting an uphill battle it seems.

4Diffs · Unread post by **4Diffs** » 5 years ago

RamStock wrote: ↑5 years ago
Running Ram wrote: ↑5 years ago We need PF's this year. If Preston is ready to contribute and Harris can make a quick transition to college then we are looking at 3 guys for two spots, assuming CL doesn't average 40 minutes per there are probably around 50 minutes per game to go around. Based on the look of Aris as of two years ago, he may be able to make an impact this season, if not right away by mid-season perhaps. I like having options on the bench ready to fill roles. This looks like a good get Rhody.
I don’t think you can assume that this guy can play right away. Coach Cox doesn’t even know much about him. Is there a chance they found someone that no one knows about since he isn’t from the US and he becomes one of those gems that is a 4 year contributor? Sure, but highly unlikely and he has a much higher percentage of taking over Layssards spot on the bench. We don’t know what type of competition he played against and the stats that were shown looked poor. Layssard played against poor competition in high school and if I remember was rated higher than Cyril coming into school. To me this is more telling on where they stand with their current recruits. It is very difficult to recruit at URI against the larger schools which is why Hurley kept fighting for a practice facility and many other things that we needed to compete. Cox and his staff are doing everything they can, but we are fighting an uphill battle it seems.

Ramstock, do not take this the wrong way but your posts are starting to grate on me in a major way. They are all so gloom and doom and filled with major assumptions and certainties that do not exist any place but in your mind. When you post the same message multiple times it is annoying, but I can live with that. But to go in and rebut one of the few positive posts in this board in quite a while to repeat the same message you have posted, is that really necessary? Runnin Rams analysis could very well be correct, none of us know. Your constant comparison of this guy to Layssard is getting old fast, as is this must mean our 2019 recruiting is screwed as well. It is time for me to step away from this board for awhile, as clearly it is starting to make me cranky.

rhodylaw · Unread post by **rhodylaw** » 5 years ago

I can assume Mike L. was going to ride the bench - so an option that may work out is better than a know bust. Also I am sure Mike will go on and have a nice career at a lower level, just wasn’t quite up to a top 25 talent and there is no shame in that.

RamStock · Unread post by **RamStock** » 5 years ago

4Diffs wrote: ↑5 years ago
RamStock wrote: ↑5 years ago
Running Ram wrote: ↑5 years ago We need PF's this year. If Preston is ready to contribute and Harris can make a quick transition to college then we are looking at 3 guys for two spots, assuming CL doesn't average 40 minutes per there are probably around 50 minutes per game to go around. Based on the look of Aris as of two years ago, he may be able to make an impact this season, if not right away by mid-season perhaps. I like having options on the bench ready to fill roles. This looks like a good get Rhody.
I don’t think you can assume that this guy can play right away. Coach Cox doesn’t even know much about him. Is there a chance they found someone that no one knows about since he isn’t from the US and he becomes one of those gems that is a 4 year contributor? Sure, but highly unlikely and he has a much higher percentage of taking over Layssards spot on the bench. We don’t know what type of competition he played against and the stats that were shown looked poor. Layssard played against poor competition in high school and if I remember was rated higher than Cyril coming into school. To me this is more telling on where they stand with their current recruits. It is very difficult to recruit at URI against the larger schools which is why Hurley kept fighting for a practice facility and many other things that we needed to compete. Cox and his staff are doing everything they can, but we are fighting an uphill battle it seems.
Ramstock, do not take this the wrong way but your posts are starting to grate on me in a major way. They are all so gloom and doom and filled with major assumptions and certainties that do not exist any place but in your mind. When you post the same message multiple times it is annoying, but I can live with that. But to go in and rebut one of the few positive posts in this board in quite a while to repeat the same message you have posted, is that really necessary? Runnin Rams analysis could very well be correct, none of us know. Your constant comparison of this guy to Layssard is getting old fast, as is this must mean our 2019 recruiting is screwed as well. It is time for me to step away from this board for awhile, as clearly it is starting to make me cranky.

4diffs-He will be an All A-10 player. How is that? I can get your point on Layssard, but this is the way I feel as I think we are so close to pushing down the door to be another Gonzaga. Another strong class would put us in great shape. None of us know for sure what will happen with this guy or really any of the recruits. If we all said the exact same things there would be no debates. I hope this kid is a star and choke on my words. I like this coaching staff very much and have doing but good things to say about how they conducted themselves and the recruiting process.

Iggy1979 · Unread post by **Iggy1979** » 5 years ago

Sutton is high on him. We'll see.

Running Ram · Unread post by **Running Ram** » 5 years ago

Ha! I'm not saying the whole world missed on someone that would come in and dominate as a frosh, I'm saying he may be able to give minutes when guys are in foul trouble come mid-season, if he is great, he'll be or someone will be needed this year in such a role. Gotta put this year's squad in it's best position to win, if we want to continue to be the class of the A10 we have to keep winning, this season.

Rhody83 · Unread post by **Rhody83** » 5 years ago

Rhody staff has been looking at players since Akele left. Adding Aris has nothing to do with how the staff feels about “where they stand” with the ‘19 recruits.

Rhodymob05 · Unread post by **Rhodymob05** » 5 years ago

Rhody83 wrote: ↑5 years ago Rhody staff has been looking at players since Akele left. Adding Aris has nothing to do with how the staff feels about “where they stand” with the ‘19 recruits.

Finally, someone said it.

Rhody83 · Unread post by **Rhody83** » 5 years ago

Sutton was recruiting Aris since July. Sutton has recruiting connections in Europe.

reef · Unread post by **reef** » 5 years ago

Like this move a lot. Sounds like Aris has some potential and is a nice replacement for Meezy

I am not expecting a contribution this year but in the future he may pan out. I trust our staff

rhodylaw · Unread post by **rhodylaw** » 5 years ago

I trust David Cox on evaluating players - how you can trust the rest of the staff when we have no record to work with. If this kid works out, sutton gets my confidence.

Rhody83 · Unread post by **Rhody83** » 5 years ago

rhodylaw wrote: ↑5 years ago I trust David Cox on evaluating players - how you can trust the rest of the staff when we have no record to work with. If this kid works out, sutton gets my confidence.

That is a fair statement.
Cox trust Sutton’s evaluation and he has known Sutton for a long time.

Ramulous · Unread post by **Ramulous** » 5 years ago

Aris was dressed in street clothes at the Holy Cross game.....wonder if a redshirt is possible....

FattsAndFurious · Unread post by **FattsAndFurious** » 5 years ago

Ramulous wrote: ↑5 years ago Aris was dressed in street clothes at the Holy Cross game.....wonder if a redshirt is possible....

Can't hurt at this point.

Honestly no offense to the kid, but I really wish we used that scholarship on a shooter. We need a guy who can light it up, especially with Fatts' shooting now a major question mark. Silverio might be that guy, but clearly we need another kid who can score form the perimeter.

Iggy1979 · Unread post by **Iggy1979** » 5 years ago

Ramulous wrote: ↑5 years ago Aris was dressed in street clothes at the Holy Cross game.....wonder if a redshirt is possible....

Absolutely not.

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 5 years ago

I think Aris is a one year wonder.

Ramulous · Unread post by **Ramulous** » 5 years ago

Heard a rumor this weekend that Aris has a 17 year old teammate back in Greece that is 7 feet tall.....he's supposed to be good.....for what it's worth

Unread post by **ATPTourFan** » 5 years ago

Can’t redshirt since he already played in the regular season. Are you saying he has a medical issue which would allow a waiver for medical hardship ?

Rhody83 · Unread post by **Rhody83** » 5 years ago

More likely a transfer to a lower level school. This was a recruiting mistake by Cox and Sutton.

DC_Rams · Unread post by **DC_Rams** » 5 years ago

Rhody83 wrote: ↑5 years ago More likely a transfer to a lower level school. This was a recruiting mistake by Cox and Sutton.

It was intentional.

URI_05 · Unread post by **URI_05** » 5 years ago

DC_Rams wrote: ↑5 years ago
Rhody83 wrote: ↑5 years ago More likely a transfer to a lower level school. This was a recruiting mistake by Cox and Sutton.
It was intentional.

Enlighten us...

RamStock · Unread post by **RamStock** » 5 years ago

URI_05 wrote: ↑5 years ago
DC_Rams wrote: ↑5 years ago
Rhody83 wrote: ↑5 years ago More likely a transfer to a lower level school. This was a recruiting mistake by Cox and Sutton.
It was intentional.
Enlighten us...

I have believed all along that this is where the extra scholarship came from that allowed us to take Walker from Georgetown. I think he was brought in this year as an extra body for practice and given a scholarship for this year only as it helped both parties. We will see, but find it hard to believe that they could be this far off on their judgement of his overall talent.

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