This is Ryan Harrow. He’s a former 5 star point from the Class of 2010.
He averaged 32 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds, and 3 steals per game at Walton High School in Georgia. He won the Gatorade Player of the Year award in Georgia his senior year.
We know he’s capable to be a big time producer at Kentucky, but if you need more reason to think he’ll produce at Kentucky, well here you go.
Harrow averaged 9.3 points per game, and 3.3 assists per game at NC State. At Kentucky, he’ll have a bigger role and will probably get more minutes, assuming UK takes no other point guards in the 2012 recruiting class.
If Teague is a one-and-done, Harrow will get even more playing time with his experience.
If his production stays exactly the same as it was at NC State, he will average somewhere around 13.5 points and 5 assists per game. That alone is great.
One of Harrow’s biggest weaknesses at NC State was his strength, and he has said multiple times he plans on working on his strength a lot during his transfer year.
Kentucky is also known for having a great strength and conditioning program, so I think it’s safe to say Harrow will have much improved strength when he suits up for Kentucky, which will help his production.
Another big weakness for Harrow at NC State was his three point shooting percentage and his field goal percentage (21.7% and 39% respectively).
Harrow will have a full transfer year to work on his shot, and I’m sure the coaching staff will work with him on it. He has the tools to be a good shooter.
He has decent form and he shot 87% from the free throw line, so it’s not a stretch to say he could shoot 35% from 3 and 45% from the field. With a much improved shot, his production should go up.
Ryan Harrow’s playing style didn’t really fit with NC State’s playing style.
John Calipari’s dribble-drive offense suits Harrow perfectly and it will let him play his game, which would make him more comfortable. All of this will help in aiding his self-confidence.
In his transfer year, Harrow will go against Marquis Teague (#1 PG in the Class of 2011) everyday in practice.
Teague is known as a good, physical defender, so he will push Harrow everyday. If Harrow can score on Teague, he shouldn’t have to much trouble scoring on anybody.
Teague is also a good offensive player and it will push Harrow to become a better defender, and with Cal’s defensive approach to the game and how he pushes his players to play defense, you can expect Harrow to be a much improved defender when he puts on the blue.
Assuming Cal hauls in a great recruiting class for 2012, and he can keep at least one player from the 2011 recruiting class, Kentucky will be a superb team in 2012 with Ryan Harrow leading the way.
Everyone knows Calipari is a point guard’s coach. He’s coached some of the best point guards as of late, and they’ve shown considerable improvement under him. Cal will push Harrow to be the best player he can be.
So what kind of impact should Kentucky fans expect from Ryan Harrow?
If he has the work ethic, it’s not a stretch to assume his production will go up quite a bit from NC State, and he will follow in the foot steps of the previous Calipari point guards quite well.
