Ap georgia forward yante maten is submitting his name for the nba draft while protecting his option to return for his senior season. Nba draft analyst weighs in on georgia star yante maten. Jun 11, 2018 yante maten was a bulldog down low for georgia this past season averaging 19. Yante maten basketball recruiting player profiles espn. Georgia not sure how to scout mizzous michael porter jr. Thomas wilder western michigan and yante maten georgia.
The top 10 2017 draft prospects in the sec bleacher. Yante maten boston national basketball association yahoo. Mizzou knows that the key to stopping georgia is containing senior forward yante maten, who earned conference player of the year honors from the associated press earlier this week. However, if he hesitated on a rainy january night in 2015, maten might not have a career at all. Oct 04, 2019 scott strazzante the chronicle show more show less 2 of 9 golden state warriors forward alen smailagic, left, looks to pass against miami heat forward yante maten during the first half of an nba. If he couldnt read a double team as quickly as he does, maten wouldnt be the star that he is. According to adam himmelsbach of the boston herald, the celtics will sign. Celtics tacko fall and tremont waters can expect a lot of. Emoni bates becomes fourth player to win gatorade michigan boys. Now it seems to be where the bulldogs will be heading. Could yante maten help solve miami heats woes of finishing at the.
As nba prospect undersized 4 with a body and size similar to a 2017 jabari parker. Oct 19, 2019 the celtics on saturday also waived kaiser gates and yante maten, who are both expected to join the maine red claws as affiliate players. Ap yante maten scored a seasonhigh 30 points on 11of shooting, j. Player news the celtics have waived max strus, kaiser gates and yante maten. Miami think the miami heats current 18player trainingcamp roster is a jumble. Maten had a couple of thunderous dunks and showed off his perimeter jumper. Frazier received a pass from jordan harris, drove to his left and dished a bounce pass to yante maten in the post. The heat rewarded yante maten with a twoyear contract on sunday in the wake of the undrafted forward from georgia producing big numbers in the gleague. Alize named mvp at adidas nations tournament missouri state.
Tempo the bulldogs pace is glacial, ranking 329th nationally, and thats probably just fine for mizzou. He even made plays on the defensive end, keeping alabama big men from getting decent looks all afternoon and even swatting away a breakaway pass in. Miami heat waives forward yante maten miami herald. Maten was a productive player in the sec despite being the main focus of defenses playing on a uga team that didnt have many other true scoring optionsa pretty long and strong 68 pf with a frame that can add more muscleshowed some ability to face the basket and score, as well as being effective as a low post scorer in collegehas a solid understanding. On january 11, 2015 head coach mark fox would receive a call from thenfreshman yante maten that would take the cake, where fox would hear, coach, ive been hit by a car. Yante khaaliq daiyann maten born august 14, 1996 is an american professional basketball player for the maine red claws of the nba g league. Jul 06, 2018 the scout also emerged impressed with center bam adebayo, the only player from last seasons playoff roster participating in summer league, with adebayo averaging a doubledouble over the three games. He played college basketball for the university of georgia. Yante maten was a bulldog down low for georgia this past season averaging 19. Alabama mens basketball closes twogame homestand thursday. Page updated as of 4102020, scouting report written by alan lu. Without him an nit appearance wouldve been an impossibility. An early look at the 20182019 georgia basketball team.
Yante maten born august 14, 1996 is a forward for the maine red claws. Maten was walking across campus that rainy, dark sunday evening to get to his tutoring session. Heat signs forward maten to multiyear contract miami herald. The latest stats, facts, news and notes on yante maten of the boston. But yet, there are a few constants from last years team. Frazier added 14 points on saturday and georgia defeated charleston southern 8464. Jan 15, 2018 georgia forward yante maten 1, shown in a 2016 game against lsu, leads the sec with 19. Looked like geist shoved from behind by uga players. Grizzlies host 4th predraft workout monday grizzly bear. When yante maten declared for the nba draft last year, the feedback he received from scouts said he needed to improve his shooting range, his scoring and defense in the post and his rebounding. Heat offers contracts to two more summer league players. The bulldogs 73 have won four of their last five games and are 61 at home this season. Aug 27, 2018 yante maten on developing with the heat. Heat prospect yante maten attempting to spell nba success.
Georgia and missouri got into a benchesclearing shovefest. Boston has already committed to more than 20 players to participate in training camp, which means there will be a bit of training camp roster shuffling with some players coming and going for short periods of time. I think that we need him to be productive, and obviously with a small group we had a lot on his shoulders and he. Physically strong enough to battle traditional pfs. And the boston celtics have every intention of doing that and then some. Bloomfield hills armand cartwright, right, shouts out to his teammate yante maten in celebration after defeating detroit ud jesuit 8575 during the mhsaa boys basketball class a semifinal game. Michigan state basketball prospect yante maten of bloomfield. It was the 500th home victory for georgia in stegeman coliseum, which opened for basketball in 1964. Georgia junior forward maten submits name in nba draft.
Jan 06, 2018 yante maten, as is his custom, led the red and black in scoring with 26 points and also pulled down 11 rebounds. Yante maten produced 10 points 515 fg, 03 3pt, 03 ft, 15 rebounds, five steals, four assists and two blocks in wednesdays 1102 road win over the raptors 905. No auburn player was named to the coaches allsec basketball first team and no au player won one of the leagues individual awards. Johns detroit, mi 6 levi randolph gf 66 210 28 canton charge alabama madison, al 10 tyler roberson fc 69 237 26 south bay lakers syracuse union, nj. Georgia has yante maten, and still might struggle in the sec. Georgia bulldogs forward yante maten 1 fouls south carolina gamecocks guard justin mckie 20 in the second half at colonial life arena. He has until may 24 10 days after the draft combine to make a final decision on whether to remain in the draft or return to georgia. Basketball recruiting yante maten player profiles espn. Oct 19, 2018 i dont doubt mattas ability to coach and scout do most of the things required of a modern day power conference coach. Auburn tigers snubbed for coaches allsec basketball awards. Plenty of scoring punch in first predraft workout indiana. Jan 07, 2017 mizzougeorgia dustup started with jordan geist trying to grab ball from yante maten.
Warriors prospect alen smailagic brings talents from belgrade. If not for a knee injury which forced maten to miss the last four regularseason games and georgias nit loss to belmont, the forwards nba decision might have been different. Boston the nba allows teams to bring a boatload of players to training camp 20 to be exact. A top attribute that has enabled georgias yante maten to emerge as one of the nations top big men is his great instincts. However, they have been powered by yante maten all season long. Maten is a bully down low on the defensive end, as he blocked 1. Here is a waytooearly look at the georgia basketball team for the upcoming.
With 21 players for 20 spots, the celtics need to get. Mar 08, 2018 the scout yante maten billy hurstusa today sports. Celtics open training camp with more questions than answers. Maten wont hire an agent while testing his standing in the draft, he said thursday. Bates also put his name in the record books earlier this season, with a 63point, 21rebound. Warriors prospect alen smailagic brings talents from. Dec 02, 2020 yante maten led the usa with 21 points on 8of10 shooting from the field to go with nine rebounds. Jun 22, 2018 they lost their best player from last season, yante maten. Jan 16, 2018 georgia forward yante maten 1, shown in a 2016 game against lsu, leads the sec with 19. Learn about yante maten and other recruit player profiles on. Forward yante maten suffered a sprained right knee during georgias game vs. Specializing in drafts with top players on the nba horizon, player profiles, scouting reports, rankings and prospective international recruits.
A car to his left came to a stop allowing the 68 teenager to access the. Celtics open training camp with more questions than. Matens return for senior season boosts georgias ncaa hopes. Josh magette, who missed game one because of an injury, added 19 points and was 7of7 from the free throw line.
Grizzlies host 4th predraft workout monday grizzly bear blues. Maten scores 30, georgia beats charleston southern 8464. Athens nba draft analyst sam vecencie has watched yante maten a lot, and has become one of the georgia forwards biggest proponents. The top 10 2017 draft prospects in the sec bleacher report. Oct 28, 2019 the red claws roster also includes celtics training camp players kaiser gates, yante maten, and bryce brown. Scott strazzante the chronicle show more show less 2 of 9 golden state warriors forward alen smailagic, left, looks to pass against miami heat forward yante maten during the first half of an nba. To address the interior scoring drought yante maten has the potential to. Maten delivered 27 points 19 fg, 02 3pt, 11 ft, 14 rebounds, two assists, two blocked shots and one steal in thursdays 107103 home win.
Yante maten june 7, 2018 after working out for the team, georgias yante maten spoke with s wheat hotchkiss about his performance at his predraft workout. Georgia is simply not a very good basketball team this year as their 1612 record would indicate. Oct 27, 2017 yante maten is one of the secs best players, but the bulldogs have question marks seemingly everyone else. Yante maten fantasy season recap consists of 2 games. Johns detroit, mi 23 levi randolph gf 66 210 28 canton charge alabama madison, al 41 tyler roberson fc 69 237 26 south bay lakers syracuse union, nj. Yante maten is a 68, 210pound power forward from bloomfield hills.
For heats derrick jones a case of the miami system working. When he entered the draft he wasnt cleared to work out, said georgia coach. Maten also had an impressive 201516 campaign for the bulldogs, averaging 16. Ap yante maten s decision to return for his senior season gives georgia more reason to hope it can make the ncaa tournament.
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