Scott Suggs

Scott Suggs - Suggs spent last year in the D-League with the Erie BayHawks and showed the continued expansion of his game that has been going on for the last three years. He is still best known and most effective as a catch-and-shoot player, as evidenced by the 40.3% three point shooting on a high volume of attempts, but he has improved at turning those three point attempts into high percentage two point jumpshots. He is still not effective nor predisposed at forays all the way to the rim, limiting himself to pickig his spots in that regard, but he is diversifying the game beyond the catch and shoot to incorporate some off the dribble. Smooth and agile if slender and a bit soft, Suggs is a high IQ and efficient offensive weapon. But he needs to prove he can defend the position.

In addition to those two, Washington also sport Darnell Gant in the frontcourt, the consummate little-things player who turned up to his junior season armed with a previously lacking jumpshot. Gant puts up few stats, but he can defend opposing big men of any type, chips in with some rebounding, and does not damage the offense, despite his inability to contribute much towards it himself. He is, in a way, the opposite of MBA. On the wings, Washington boast the size and shooting prowess of 6'6 players Scott Suggs (junior) and C.J. Wilcox (freshman), neither of whom contribute a whole lot more than their jumpshooting, but whom both know how to get open for their shots, and are judicious in their usage of them. Wilcox in particular is an impressive role playing contributor for a freshman. The other freshman wing player, Terrence Ross, has slightly more versatility with his ability to put the ball on the floor, and has more upside with his greater athleticism, although he too is used largely as an off-ball shooter in the current set-up.