Aidan Mahaney COMMITS to UConn (Merged)

[gsmooth]

Welcome aboard, Aidan

 

[superjohn]

With Mahaney joining McNeeley, Hurley, Murray, Moore, and the Godfather Calhoun it's time we change up the mojo sacreds to Guinness and a shot of Jamo.

 

[bjc42]

3peat incoming

You were right in that other thread.

 

[UconnU]

There's the ballhandler we needed. We're a complete team now if our vets come back (and I believe they will). My guess at a depth chart to start the year...

PG: Diarra, Nowell
SG: Mahaney, Solo
SF: McNeely, Stewart, Ross
PF: Karaban, Abraham
C: Reed, Samson, Singare

The basketball IQ and efficiency 1-4 is unmatched.

 

[ABCDFE]

Yessss! I love that we don't go after a gazillion transfers but selectively bring in a few we know are great fits. Hurley and Co. can do no wrong right now

 

[MexicoHusky]

My interpretation of a comparison between career stats of Newton and Mahaney with a focus on first two years of both:

• Their shooting seems similar. Mahaney seems like a better 3 pt shooter. Maybe Newton is a better shooter in general
• Newton seems like a better distributor of the ball. Maybe the slow tempo of St Mary's impacts this, but Newton had solid numbers at East Carolina as well. Mahaney has less turnovers, but that also could be a result of the slow tempo at St. Mary's.
• Scoring numbers maybe favor Newton a bit, but it seems close if you just look at the ECU years of Newton
• Higher steal numbers for Newton suggest better defender and maybe better athlete. Newton also got more steals as a larger player.

I'm sure others have some additional thoughts on these numbers, but to me it looks like Mahaney has big shoes to fill if he indeed is stepping into Newton's role. Anyways, love that we picked him up and I'm glad he has 2 years of eligibility.


Newton Career Stats

STATS
2023-24
2022-23
2021-22
2020-21
2019-20

GP	MIN	FG%	3P%	FT%	REB	AST	BLK	STL	PF	TO	PTS
40	33.2	41.5	32.1	80.8	6.6	6.2	0.3	0.9	1.8	2.5	15.1
39	28.8	37.4	36.6	81.6	4.5	4.7	0.3	1.1	2.1	2.4	10.1
30	34.8	43.5	33.3	87.9	4.8	5.0	0.3	1.4	2.4	3.5	17.7
17	31.5	34.8	26.2	89.5	4.3	4.2	0.3	1.2	1.9	2.2	8.7
31	29.9	39.0	32.4	80.2	4.5	3.7	0.3	1.2	2.0	1.9	11.0

Mahaney Career Stats

STATS
2023-24
2022-23

GP	MIN	FG%	3P%	FT%	REB	AST	BLK	STL	PF	TO	PTS
34	33.2	38.6	35.5	81.3	2.6	2.6	0.1	0.8	2.2	1.4	13.9
35	30.6	42.8	40.0	71.8	2.1	2.0	0.1	0.9	2.2	1.5	13.9

 

[husky429]

Reminder of his stats vs high-major or ranked opponents this year:

19.6 PPG
1.8 RPG
2.2 APG

1.8 TO
0.2 BLK
1.2 STL

41% 2FG (7.3 attempts)
39% 3FG (7.3 attempts)
92% FT (2.0 attempts)

 

[boog204]

Also great that he will be able to play 2 years in the system, I don’t think it’s an accident that Hurley is mostly targeting players in the portal with multiple years of eligibility

Absolutely... The continuity aspect is huge.

 

[uconn_jack]

Is Mahaney a straight 2-guard or combo? If he's not strongly capable to play PG too, it is imperative Hass stays. I said it before and got laughed at, but I think he is as or more important to keep than Karaban (and again, that's no knock on Karaban at all, we just have some people to cover his position, but we would be shallow in the PG role if Hass doesn't return.)

 

[bjc42]

East Bay's finest!

I used to go to his hometown of Moraga all the time

 

[Agent0]

Love it. Assume this takes us out on Brea right?

 

[husky429]

My interpretation of a comparison between career stats of Newton and Mahaney with a focus on first two years of both:

• Their shooting seems similar. Mahaney seems like a better 3 pt shooter. Maybe Newton is a better shooter in general
• Newton seems like a better distributor of the ball. Maybe the slow tempo of St Mary's impacts this, but Newton had solid numbers at East Carolina as well. Mahaney has less turnovers, but that also could be a result of the slow tempo at St. Mary's.
• Scoring numbers maybe favor Newton a bit, but it seems close if you just look at the ECU years of Newton
• Higher steal numbers for Newton suggest better defender and maybe better athlete. Newton also got more steals as a larger player.

I'm sure others have some additional thoughts on these numbers, but to me it looks like Mahaney has big shoes to fill if he indeed is stepping into Newton's role. Anyways, love that we picked him up and I'm glad he has 2 years of eligibility.


Newton Career Stats

STATS
2023-24
2022-23
2021-22
2020-21
2019-20

GP	MIN	FG%	3P%	FT%	REB	AST	BLK	STL	PF	TO	PTS
40	33.2	41.5	32.1	80.8	6.6	6.2	0.3	0.9	1.8	2.5	15.1
39	28.8	37.4	36.6	81.6	4.5	4.7	0.3	1.1	2.1	2.4	10.1
30	34.8	43.5	33.3	87.9	4.8	5.0	0.3	1.4	2.4	3.5	17.7
17	31.5	34.8	26.2	89.5	4.3	4.2	0.3	1.2	1.9	2.2	8.7
31	29.9	39.0	32.4	80.2	4.5	3.7	0.3	1.2	2.0	1.9	11.0

Mahaney Career Stats

STATS
2023-24
2022-23

GP	MIN	FG%	3P%	FT%	REB	AST	BLK	STL	PF	TO	PTS
34	33.2	38.6	35.5	81.3	2.6	2.6	0.1	0.8	2.2	1.4	13.9
35	30.6	42.8	40.0	71.8	2.1	2.0	0.1	0.9	2.2	1.5	13.9

Newton was always a ball dominant guard and a gifted passer. Mahaney isn't that guy--he's here to score, defend, and be a complimentary piece in running the offense. PG vs SG.

Mahaney will build up his assist numbers in our offensive system just like Spencer did (0.5 more than his career high and less TOs), but I don't see him every being a PG.

 

[TheHorde]

BANG! Huge get. Hurley and staff are at the top of their game - what can't they do, huh?

Win a close game?

 

[FreeKlaiber]

This is fun!

definitely hoping you are right!

 

[husky429]

Let's not forget the highlights:

 

[bjc42]

Love it. Assume this takes us out on Brea right?

Nope. Brea is a shooter. Not concerned about him. This probably helps.

 

[Umami Zen]

St Patrick's Day is gonna be legendary next year around Storrs with Hurley/Mahaney/McNeeley.. Domino#2- Awesome news.

You won't regret this decision. Let's get to work.

 

[StllH8L8ner]

I’m most excited to see what the new guys can do under the tutelage of our elite coaching staff.

 

[Inyatkin]

Close one, definitely thought Virginia had a shot there

 

[FlexOnEm]

Love it. Assume this takes us out on Brea right?

Not per Trilly.

 

[Uconn77Duke74]

That Tourney game against St. Mary's and Aidan was one of our tougher ones. Only 1 point lead at halftime and we really only pulled away once one of their starters injured his back.

 

[djct1999]

definitely hoping you are right!

Aidan should absolutely flourish here.

 

[Tyler2Rings]

St Patrick's Day is gonna be legendary next year around Storrs with Hurley/Mahaney/McNeeley.. Domino#2- Awesome news.

You won't regret this decision. Let's get to work.

BET weekend

 

[DogMania]

Wow! Been a busy work day and just saw this.

Coach Hurley and staff are just killing it!

So Stoked! It's fricken awesome being a Husky fan.

 

[bendm]

Diarra 25 / Nowell 15
Mahaney 25 / Ball 15
McNeeley 25 / Stewart 10 / Ball 5
Karaban 30 / Stewart 10
Reed 20 / Johnson 20

Bench: Ross / Abraham / Singare

30: Karaban
25: Diarra / Mahaney / McNeeley
20: Ball / Stewart / Reed / Johnson
15: Nowell

9 man rotation and I think we stay at 12 schollys. If Karaban leaves we’ll need to add someone else. If Karaban stays we can 3peat.