2020 C Eduardo Andre - Signed

[TheKamdyMan]

 

[hskr4life]

Watching the video in that article— he certainly has hops!

[khoock]

It is looking more and more like we will see Hoiberg's largest starting lineup of his collegiate coaching career in the 2020-21 season.

[hhcmatt]

Would love to see some video him playing in a game and not highlights.

Looks like he can be a rim protector and is comfortable driving from outside of the lane.  He's not going to get a ball past a guard but if he's playing 5 out he can probably drive a ball past a post player.  Not sure if there is an outside shot because all I saw was dunks

 

 

[colhusker]

Did this kid come out of the blue?

[Navin R. Johnson]

3 minutes ago, colhusker said:

Did this kid come out of the blue?

 

Must have, since nobody on this board even came close to mentioning his name!

[Minnesota_Husker]

Seems like you take a chance on a guy with great athletic skills, the size but who is still new to basketball. Only 15 but took extra year with prep school.

My guess is we wanted to add another rim protector. Still a bit light at 220 pounds but seems to be able to run the court and guy who can help off the bench and hopefully be patient and can learn.

I assume you pair him with Yvan or Walker and let him play more of a “4” so he doesn’t get pushed around by true “5”’s


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[Minnesota_Husker]

Did this kid come out of the blue?

No. He came out of dallas

First time I ever heard of him so seems like we had high hopes on Adama but now just going for a seat filler with potential.


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[KarlHessEatMy....]

You may call him a seat filler but picking us over Illinois, Maryland and Texas A&M must mean other coaches in the power 5 were thinking about him.

[huskerbaseball13]

He can really run the floor. That alone may get him playing time

[TheKamdyMan]

He was previously in the Rivals 150 but dropped out since he wasnt eligible to play at the beginning of the season due to his transfer so he didn’t get evaluated in person and dropped out. It still shows he was good enough after seeing him in one tournament though to get him on the bubble. 

[49r]

Here's his Hudl page:

 

https://www.hudl.com/profile/10380394/Eduardo-Andre

[hhcmatt]

10 minutes ago, KarlHessEatMy.... said:

You may call him a seat filler but picking us over Illinois, Maryland and Texas A&M must mean other coaches in the power 5 were thinking about him.

 

Yes and no. He's certainly a gamble because who knows how he will develop but he's very much the right gamble for a team like us who is in short supply of rim protectors. Like most last minute guys his potential to flame out is higher than most but maybe this guy will be special.

[Fullbacksympathy]

He's like an in-shape Jordy, and that's a good thing.

 

He looks limited offensively, but he already looks fantastic in terms of his ability to help on pick and roll, and he handles the ball pretty well.  

 

He can really, really run at 220lbs.  I'm guessing he can remain comfortable at 235-240lbs.  

 

I'm not sure if he can help us next year, and I don't see him playing the 4, but his speed and skill in transition is an element we don't currently have at the 5.  

 

I like it.  

[Tallbaby21]

He looks good, but the big question is what's the inflatable chef character at :50 of his highlight video?

[Fullbacksympathy]

Going through his Hudl highlights.  He's a lot longer defensively than I thought.  I think he'll definitely be a center.  Nice knack for shot blocking without fouling.  

[REDitus]

Cool!  Welcome Eduardo! 

 

As pointed out we didn't see any outside shots but based off of the single freethrow he looked to be comfortable shooting.  Bounce the ball 2 times, set and then release shot with smooth, relaxed form.   I will look for some stats to see what we have there.   

 

Here's another article or two..

https://n.rivals.com/news/nebraska-adds-promising-2020-big-man-eduardo-andre

 

https://www.si.com/college/bostoncollege/basketball/boston-college-center-eduardo-andre-offer

Edited May 12, 2020 by REDitus

[1HuskerDad]

Let me the first to call him by his new nickname “Andre The Giant”

[GATA]

Just looking at his offer list has me fairly excited. An athletic rim protector and floor runner is much needed. Anything more than that is a home run. 

[The Polish Rifle]

Pretty impressive late get. Kid was a 4 star and hovered around the top 100 for 247 for basically the entire basketball season. Illinois, BC, A&M, San Diego St all after him in the last month. 

[REDitus]

Here's a 247 scouting blurb

https://origin-assets.247sports.com/Player/Eduardo-Andre-46085231

and LJS

https://journalstar.com/sports/huskers/mens-basketball/huskers-new-2020-big-man-andre-grew-up-playing-soccer-but-has-fallen-in-love/article_4f167ad3-2ff4-503f-938d-10bd16927723.html

 

Guys who played soccer as youths usually are comfortable in running the floor.   Lot of running in soccer. 

Edited May 12, 2020 by REDitus

[thrasher31]

This is a kid worth taking a flier on. At worst, he's a rim runner with some rim protection. Seems like a solid plan B they had in place

[1HuskerDad]

At first glance, definitely more upside than Kevin Cross in what you would want your 5 to do (nothing against Kevin). 

[Navin R. Johnson]

And the important question: Can he shoot free throws?  (or should I say "can he make free throws")

[Art Vandalay]

Looks like 64% FT his junior season which is not bad. Don’t think he played senior year. Real happy with this one, beating those schools is impressive.