Oregon to host Hofstra standout PG Preston Edmead
The Oregon Ducks are looking to address their point guard need with a visit from the CAA Freshman of the Year on Tuesday.
The most glaring need on the Oregon Ducks men's basketball roster is at the point guard position, as star point guard Jackson Shelstad departed via the transfer portal, ending up with the Louisville Cardinals. Each of the Ducks' other ball-handlers, Jamari Phillips, Wei Lin and Drew Carter, also will not be back. Head coach Dana Altman has secured the commitments of a pair of wings in San Francisco's Tyrone Riley IV and Boise State's Andrew Meadow, but has yet to land his point guard of the future.
Preston Edmead may be that answer, as the Hofstra Pride's star point guard is set to visit Oregon on Tuesday, per multiple reports. Edmead averaged 16. 1 points, 3.
5 rebounds and 4. 4 assists per game as a freshman, starting all 35 games for the Pride on his way to being named the CAA Freshman of the Year. Hofstra went 24-11 and won the CAA Tournament, advancing to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2001.
The tournament appearance brought a matchup against the four-seeded Alabama Crimson Tide in which Edmead played 40 minutes and scored 24 points, grabbed four rebounds and dished out four assists while converting on six three-pointers. On the season, the 6-foot-1 guard from Deer Park, NY, knocked down 38. 7% of his triples, a spectacular mark for a freshman and for someone who's routinely creating his own shot off the dribble.