Vermont landed Western Carolina (also the Catamounts) transfer Kameron Gibson. Gibson is a 6-3 guard from Cincinnati, OH. Due to the COVID year I believe Gibson will have 2 years of eligibility remaining. For Vermont this transfer is about one thing and one thing only...... three point shooting. Gibson is a career 39% shooter from three and somewhat of a specialist as 54% of his career field goal makes and 59% of his career field goal attempts are from beyond the arc. The Cats desperately needed to add shooting for next season and Gibson fits the bill nicely. Gibson is looking to jump start his career after two difficult seasons. His 2019-2020 season was cut short due to a knee injury and last season...well we all know how difficult last season was. When Gibson was a freshman in the 2018-2019 season he came out of the gates hot. In just his third career game he poured in 34 points on 8-11 shooting from beyond the arc. Gibson would go on to start 31 out of 32 games and made the Southern Conference all freshman team after averaging 13.6 points per game. One caveat to those numbers is that Western Carolina really struggled that year to the tune of a 7-25 record. This transfer seems like a good fit for both sides. Gibson is looking for an environment where he can win and recapture some of that magic from his freshman year and Vermont is desperate for some proven outside shooting at the guard position. This does make Vermont incredibly guard heavy but I envision the coaching staff going to three guard lineups while utilizing the bigger guards at the small forward position. This was an important addition as based on the way rosters are shaping up, the America East is going to see a significant influx of talent. With several teams adding experienced, all league caliber players, there is going to be fierce competition in the top half of the league. This will be the first year where in the preseason there will not be a clear preseason favorite. What an exciting way to kick off the recruiting cycle.
