Vermont lands Northeastern transfer Tomas Murphy

Hello again!

Vermont kicked off the recruiting cycle by making a splash on the transfer market. The Cats received a commitment from Tomas Murphy a 6-8 forward from Wakefield, RI. He chose Northeastern over Butler, Pittsburgh, and Georgia and he was rated as a 3 or 4 star recruit. His family has an impressive basketball lineage as his dad played at Boston College and then the NBA and his brothers played at Florida and Duke. He is immediately eligible because he missed all but four games this past season due to a serious ankle injury. He also most likely has two seasons of eligibility left as he will get a medical waiver for the lost season. Murphy prepped at Northfield Mount Hermon where Vermont has many connections. Feels like a home run for the coaching staff as Murphy had an effective first two seasons and looked to be making a jump early this season prior to injury. Murphy has an old school post game full of up and unders and soft hooks. Smooth under the hoop with an ability to keep defenders honest from the perimeter. He will give the Cats another option to help replace all the minutes that they are losing in the post. After the disappointment of the impact of last seasons transfers there is going to be some hesitation when projecting his success this season. As I said in my previous post getting up to speed in the Vermont defensive system takes time (especially for post players) and it will be that end of the floor that defines Murphy's impact. I think Murphy can be immediately impactful on the offensive end giving the Cats an experienced back to the basket scorer. Unlike the transfers that joined the team last season Murphy has already made an impact in the college game and has scored 504 career points. It is pretty mouthwatering to think of he and Ryan Davis teaming up to give the Cats a 1-2 punch in the post. It still feels too soon to be looking to next season but as that is all we have right now it is time to dive in headfirst. Vermont is positioning itself to continue this run of dominance.