https://x.com/TarenceGuinyard/status/1920256833337340027?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

Awesome pickup first team OVC
Go Dukes

Last edited by Motor (5/07/2025 8:17 pm)

Found this article from May 4th, based on this, seems like a pretty great get.

https://www.hoopshq.com/transfer-portal/transfer-portal-top-10-mens-players-available-right-now

He's #7 after Haggerty #5 and Boogie #6... and those two are pretty darn good.

nice to check in and see good news after the mess the Steelers created yesterday morning!
He was a 74% FT shooter as well.

https://media1.tenor.com/m/a3y0355Ka9AAAAAd/ok-alright.gif

Last edited by townsonkid (5/08/2025 7:21 am)

Motor wrote:

phil95 wrote:

https://youtu.be/Y-D2Qqfc5QY?si=IP_BXQQX3HybMEi_

Thanks Phil definitely a 3 level scorer
He reminds me of Jimmie Clark if he's half the defensive guy as him we are in for a great time!
Go Dukes

Guinyard was ranked as the 48th best guard in the Portal out of 1,300 guards. Prior to playing at UT Martin he was a JUCO All American at the same college where Tre Clark played.

https://x.com/MichalowskiCBB/status/1920267341734047772?t=OC_qvvYZAb4lzYrxyQjfDw&s=19

Nice job, Coach Dru and staff.  I really like a lot of things in Tarance's game, but his ability to get to the FT line (and shoot a good percentage) is huge.  Tarance got to the line 178 times last year; his FT rate was 113th in the country.  The Dukes leaders last year were Corbett at 96 FTA's and Dinkins with 78 (174 combined).

I also like the fact that he has multiple years of eligibility remaining.  His defensive metrics were a bit below average, but I think that can be coached up by the Dukes staff.  Well done!

phil95 wrote:

Good stuff Phoenix.

He is definitely a strong scorer. He seems excellent on the drive as both a finisher & penetrator while showing nice athleticism & strength.

He has also been a great positional rebounder at all his stops. I wonder how that will translate to a higher level of competition.

Any concerns about his assist rate or the fact that one or 2 places that follow portal movements list him as a shooting guard?

https://247sports.com/player/tarence-guinyard-46157368/

phil95, definitely think he is a point guard. Haven’t dug too deeply. Not sure what kind of talent he was playing with or the type of offense they were running at Tennessee Martin, which certainly can impact your assist  rate. But I like his low turnover rate (actually lower than Rozier’s last year).

He certainly isn’t a pass first point guard, but I think calling him a shooting guard is also inaccurate. He seems to create his own points when he scores, not rely on others to set him up (although admittedly I’m just going based on highlight reels I’ve seen since his commitment). Perhaps it’s more a result of fitting the scheme to the personnel than actual preference, but Dru seems to like versatility in his players. I wouldn’t call it true positionless basketball, but it looks to tilt that way rather than the traditional roles a lot of us are used to. From the little I’ve seen, I think Guinyard is definitely a good enough (and willing enough) passer and seems to be a good fit with what is already on the Bluff.

Last edited by luckymcd (5/09/2025 6:31 am)