Gerard Coleman on the move again

[TheInfoMan]

collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/05/12/report-gonzagas-gerard-coleman-to-transfer-for-senior-year/

Gerard Coleman is on the move again.

The former Providence guard will leave Gonzaga after playing for the Zags for one season, according to a report from Jim Meehan of the Spokesman-Review.

Coleman averaged 13.2 points as a sophomore with the Friars, but after sitting out the 2012-2013 season as a redshirt, he could never find a way into the Gonzaga rotation as a junior. He averaged just 11.4 minutes, and while he showed flashes of being the kind of scorer that he was back east, a high-volume slasher just didn’t fit in with what Mark Few was trying to do with this group.

Coleman will be eligible to play immediately wherever he ends up.

What will be interesting to see is if this move happens to coincide with USC transfer Byron Wesley committing to play for the Zags. Wesley visited the Gonzaga campus this past weekend, and the Zags didn’t have a scholarship available for the 2014-2015 season until now.

[jacka252]

Could Gerard be coming back to Smith St?

[TheInfoMan]

Betcha Towson has already reached out.

[drairf]

I read that Northeastern was probably going to be in the mix. Towson would make sense too.

BC would probably be a good spot for him. Could probably log major minutes in a major conference.

[wtm97]

Coleman will be eligible to play immediately wherever he ends up

Guessing he is now a Grad student transfer??

Always liked Coleman and thought it was too bad he transferred out. Also sorry for him that it did not work out at Gonzaga.

Thinking he might be looking to play locally at this point or as infoman said, maybe Towson?

[wtm97]

www.slipperstillfits.com/2014/5/12/5710960/gonzaga-bulldogs-gerard-coleman-transfer

Gerard Coleman never found his footing in Mark Few's system, and will now take his talents elsewhere for his final year of eligibility.

In some of the least surprising news recently, Jim Meehan of the Spokesman Review reported that senior winger Gerard Coleman will transfer from Gonzaga in order to play close to his hometown of Boston.

While at Providence, Coleman averaged 10.3 points his freshman year and 13.2 points his sophomore year. Those numbers took a pretty severe downswing at Gonzaga as Coleman was never able to find his footing within Few's lineup. Although Coleman flashed displays of his offensive prowess, highlighted by a 21 point effort against New Mexico State, he struggled to maintain any consistent presence in the lineup. Few kept a tight rope last year, and often times, Coleman was at the expense of that leash, averaging a career low 11.4 minutes per game. After starting in his freshman and sophomore years, Coleman had less than double-digit minutes in 19 games over his only season with Gonzaga.

Coleman was a rather polarizing figure for the Gonzaga community. Many fans thought he wasn't being given the time of day by Few, and just as many viewed him as an out-of-control slasher prone to turnovers. The truth probably lands somewhere in the middle, but it is a discussion for another team's fans to have now.

Rumors of Coleman's departure from the school have been circulating for a few weeks now, especially considering USC transfer Byron Wesley visited the campus this past weekend. One has to wonder if the timing of the announcement will coincide pretty quickly with the timing of an incoming transfer announcement. Now that Coleman is out of the picture, the Bulldogs have one remaining scholarship open.

Apparently Coleman's immediate eligibility to play may be in question:

www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/may/13/coleman-leaving-bulldogs/

"Coleman, a Boston native who finished final exams last week, likely will transfer to a school closer to his hometown.

It’s not clear if Coleman will be able to continue at the Division I level. He’s expected to seek a waiver to be eligible immediately because of health concerns with a close relative. He would be eligible immediately if he transfers to a Division II or NAIA school.

“We’re going to do everything we can to try to help him,” Few said. “It just wasn’t working here.”

[friar71]

Maybe he didn't graduate from Gonzaga so it is considered a transfer as opposed to a 5th year graduate move.

[thewalk]

this isn't directed specifically at coleman or tharpe but this sick relative thing is becoming a joke....

[oaklawnbob]

Joe Young led the way.

[wtm97]

Joe Young led the way.

Yes and he did it TWICE batting .500 but then again, he is a self-proclaimed man of God...

[dex]

Yes indeed wtm

and his word is his bond

[drairf]

May 13, 2014 8:18:45 GMT -5 thewalk said:

this isn't directed specifically at coleman or tharpe but this sick relative thing is becoming a joke....

It's absolutely ridiculous.

The sad thing is once in a while it's true, but these kids have made a mockery of it.

[Cteve]

back to Smith St?
No.

I was going to give GC props for graduating (not easy) in four years. They didn't mention summer sess. posibility so he's probably at least 18 credits short.

So the sick relative scenario in play again. Does the NCAA ever say 'sorry not sick enough.'

[TheInfoMan]

I'm thinking of posting sick relatives on ebay and getting in on the ground floor of this new and burgeoning industry.

[Rock]

I don't ever wish bad things for young people (or for any people really) but I hope the saga of Gerard Coleman serves to inform a lesson. When you trade 30+ minutes of playing time for greener pastures you are listening to the wrong people. What a shame. His departure hurt PC and it hurt him even more. Good luck at BU when you're 26. I apologize for the snarkiness; in truth I pray the kid gets what he's looking for in life. Lose/lose about to become lose/lose/settle.