Here’s who we at UAlbany think deserve to be in the discussion from our perspective:
UConn
-Mike Rice
Monster both on O and D
-Gavin
Kid is the definition of smooth and shows it off with a kind swagger, plays well both ways
-Alex Jayakar
Speedy handler that has all the throws and plays consistently well in UConn’s system
NYU
-Jesse Rice
Well rounded cutter and a nice guy with solid throws and decision making, definitely deserving to be in the loop
Princeton
-Oak Nelson
Master of the deceptive give and go, guy has the speed, the throws, and the footwork to be a serious threat
-Zane Friedkin
His skill definitely puts him on this list
Cornell
Haven’t seen enough of them to give good enough input, but they had 2 or 3 players that looked studly
Syracuse
Same thing with Cornell haven’t seen them enough, but I think they deserve some mention for the plays I’ve seen a couple of their players make
UAlbany
Personally I feel a lot of UAlbany’s players are underrated because they haven’t been able to get their names out there due to half their season being canceled because weather issues
-Mike Woods
Monster in the air, as said before was the main cog in Albany’s offensive system
-Eric Russo -Captain
As described earlier he is Mr. Everything and played both Offense and Defense all weekend while performing very well handling and cutting
-Isaiah Casiano -Captain
If you don’t know Isaiah he’s the quick lightskined defender who was rocking the mustache all weekend, kid plays a mean shut down defense and has a wide range of throws at his disposal which made him a solid piece in both Albany’s Offensive and Defensive handler core
-Timmy Barbella -Captain
Tall kid with yellow curls for days, uses his tall length to break any mark and kid has rediculous pulls and throws for days
Freshman of the Year or All Freshman
-David Gray
Very underrated, for those of you unfamiliar with him he’s a stocky light skin kid with a mohawk who plays shutdown defense like his life depends on it, kid has stepped up and entered the sport with no experience to be a starter on Albany’s D line and shut down some of the top cutters in the region
-Nathan Shapiro
Kid is a stud, unfortunately did not get to see enough of him this year, but from what little I did see he deserves to be in the talk