Lavar Batts - 2017 PG - transfer from NCSU + UNCA

Now headed to Raleigh. According to the article in the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Batts had always wanted to play for Pack but never received offer from Mark Gottfried. New coach Kevin Keats recruited him while at UNCW so the respective coaching changes at State and VCU have allowed Batts to fulfill his dream.

As such, Batts becomes first defection from VCU’s four player 2017 recruiting class following the departure of Will Wade to LSU. Two recruits - 6-9 G/F Sean Mobely and 6-7 F Marcus Santos-Silva - have reiterated their commitments to the Rams while 6-9 F Mayan Kiir has yet to declare his intentions.

Granted his release from NCSU today. Sit 1, play 3.

It would be a moral victory to get one from them for a change.

clt bets he goes overseas

Per Verbal Commits, headed to UNC Asheville

actually it’s refreshing to see a player elect to go play for fun instead of trying to maximize his chances of “playing at the next level”.

Numbers really dropped from the previous season to this one and now on the move again: