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Full Breakdown of Central Arkansas transfer Tucker Anderson, the Aggies’ new, young forward | Sports

After stacking guards and centers, either from the transfer portal or retaining those same position players from last year’s team, the addition of Tucker Anderson to Utah State was quite the breath of fresh air for the Aggies. The 6-foot-9 forward who starred for Central Arkansas as its leading scorer and the eventual ASUN Freshman of the Year is exactly the kind of player first year head coach Jerrod Calhoun needed to get on his roster. The talent of the guard line is indisputable and the potential from the centers is solid. But teams always need those in-between guys. Perhaps more importantly, the Aggies needed the shooting Anderson is capable of. Anderson shot 38.1 percent from three last season, already an above average number and the two caveats surrounding that percentage only make it more impressive. He attempted 6.4 triples per game He was a freshman Among 197 players that attempted at least 190 threes, Anderson ranked T-70th. Trimming that same list to include just the freshmen and Anderson was one of just two players to eclipse 38 percent on that volume (the other being Duke guard and projected first round NBA Draft pick Jared McCain). Seeing those numbers and

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