BREAKING: Jalen Leach commits to Northwestern as a grad transfer
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WildcatReport - Northwestern lands grad transfer guard Jalen Leach
Northwestern picked up a commitment in the transfer portal from Fairfield guard Jalen Leach.
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Here is our story from WildcatReport breaking down the impact of Leach's decision.
I really love this.
Good assist ratio. Excellent percentage on two-point shots. Good three point shooter. His team won a bunch.
Outside of Mr. Harvard, this is the guy I like best in the portal.
I’m excited to see some JalenJams in addition to those NicholBombs that he’s no doubt salivated over on film.
Good assist ratio. Excellent percentage on two-point shots. Good three point shooter. His team won a bunch.
Outside of Mr. Harvard, this is the guy I like best in the portal.
I’m excited to see some JalenJams in addition to those NicholBombs that he’s no doubt salivated over on film.
Love to see it. My bum, which is where I get a lot of info from, tells me this is a good get.
This is the huge get! The rest is just more pieces, this was the missing piece. Fantastic, welcome Jalen!
I hope he's able to step up from the MAAC to the B1G level of competition. Did he run point frequently? It reads like he was SG most often, and sometimes handled point.
I think this dude might be a piece. But based on the growing pains of Mullins from a comparable league, I don’t think that he will be a huge difference maker.
Mullins played one season. Leach is a 4 year grad, I think the experience and maturity are important for Leach compared to Mullins.
Leach was First Team All-Conference in the MAAC. Of course the B1G is leveling up - but Collins isn't asking him to be All-B1G, but rather execute your role - akin to what was expected of Ryan Langborg.
Pretty bad take imo.
Mullins was able to compete in lower-level college ball as a true freshman. That’s all we really knew, and there was interest in playing closer to home. Not super surprising he had struggles.
Leach is “old” and a first-team conference player. Adds a veteran presence to the starting lineup, close to a plug-and-play for Langborg.
Big time get. Even if no other top targets pan out we have Leach-Berry-Barnhizer-Martinelli-Nicholson as a starting five. All with multiple years of experience. Very good.
I honestly hope he pans out, plays well, and has a great final season for him and for NU.
I always have concerns, especially this early, because we can't tell until the rubber meets the conference road where the new player will end up along the Langborg/Verhoeven/Spencer/Preston/Taylor spectrum.
I always have concerns, especially this early, because we can't tell until the rubber meets the conference road where the new player will end up along the Langborg/Verhoeven/Spencer/Preston/Taylor spectrum.
College basketball is spoiled by the successes of transfers.
