Welcome George Papas

[Washingtonian]

https://twitter.com/GouldBasketball/status/856645576338886656

Congrats to @gpapas35 on his recent commit to @MasonMBB !! #GoGould @VerbalCommits @NERRHoops @PrepCircuit @MBRmaine

 

[Vurbel]

A 6-2, looks like a Steve Kerr/Craig Hodges type.

 

[p8triotfan4life]

exactly what we needed. A lethal shooter off the bench in the Tim Burns mold. nice pickup! Welcome George to Mason!

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Swnh9Ja97h8

 

[dr. gunnie]

Does anyone know if he is deceptively athletic? Does he have any neck tattoos? Can he touch rim? I need these questions answered before I can make any meaningful comments about the new addition.

 

[Mason Addict]

Sweet stroke!!! I thought that was Klay Thompson high school clip for a sec. If he shoots like that in college, he would play more than a few garbage minutes under Paulsen.

 

[Mason Addict]

And judging based on these clips, college 3 is well within his range! Why do I feel like we just got a 4-star recruit when he's just a walk-on? Something is fishy.

 

[Vurbel]

Perhaps how Vertrail came off the bench and lit things up under Coach L and year one of Hewitt before he and the rest of our guys were really exposed to the Virus?

 

[Falco]

love this!

 

[Pablo]

Welcome to Mason!

http://www.newenglandrecruitingreport.com/news/best-available-wings-1:

"George Papas, Gould Academy – He’s under-recruited in our eyes as there simply aren’t many 6-foot-5 shooters out there who can splash threes with regularity and boast an equally impressive basketball I.Q. He’s a good passer, with an instinctive feel for the game, and his floor game is the type that would fit perfectly within offensive structure at the next level."

 

[MasonSAE4]

So we still have two scholarships?

 

[Mason2005]

So we still have two scholarships?

Yes

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[mkaufman1]

Can never have enough shooters...welcome George!

 

[HoopsAdmin]

I think I saw GS say Papas is his cousin? Maybe he can fill us in on more detail?


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[p8triotfan4life]

GSII was the glue to getting this kid to Mason...

 

[Steve33]

Welcome to Mason, George.

 

[psyclone]

So does "preferred walk-on" mean that he would get a scholarship if we don't fill the other open slots?

 

[GSII]

Yes George is family. Great Great kid. All I can say is, our coaching staff is beyond stellar. George was already on their radar and they handled him in a first class manner despite being a non schollarship player. He loved that experience. George and Otis are buds. George's father coached them when they were younger. George is a sniper. High IQ. Just needs to bulk up and work on defense. Will be great addition.

 

[Pablo]

So does "preferred walk-on" mean that he would get a scholarship if we don't fill the other open slots?

No

 

[psyclone]

psyclone said: ↑
So does "preferred walk-on" mean that he would get a scholarship if we don't fill the other open slots?

No"


Thanks for the succinct reply. Then does "preferred" just refer to a walk-on that gets recruited vs someone already at Mason who walks on and asks for a tryout?

 

[Pablo]

psyclone said: ↑
So does "preferred walk-on" mean that he would get a scholarship if we don't fill the other open slots?

No"


Thanks for the succinct reply. Then does "preferred" just refer to a walk-on that gets recruited vs someone already at Mason who walks on and asks for a tryout?

Yes, he was recruited but not offered an athletic scholarship.