From Matt Bracken’s article in the Sun
A European vacation turned out to be Isaiah Armwood‘s farewell tour with Villanova. Armwood, a 6-foot-9, 210-pound forward from Baltimore, decided shortly after the Wildcats returned from their foreign tour this week that he would be transferring from the Big East school.
“Me and Coach [Jay] Wright sat down, I’d say three or four days ago. We made the decision — the best decision for me — to transfer and leave Villanova,” Armwood told Recruiting Report today. “It was very hard. I didn’t want to leave because I’ve been there for so long. I’m so adapted to the people there.”
Armwood, a Montrose Christian grad, played sparingly as an underclassman. He averaged 2.5 points and 3.6 rebounds in 17 minutes per game as a sophomore for the Wildcats. But heading into his junior season, Armwood was named a team captain and started every game for Villanova overseas this month. The Wildcats played five games in France and the Netherlands from Aug. 9-14.
“There was a good chance I was going to start” this season, Armwood said. “I just wanted to have an opportunity to get to the next level. I thought the best opportunity was at a school other than Villanova.”
Armwood, who’s back in Baltimore now, said he is leaning on his parents and high school coach – Montrose Christian’s Stu Vetter – for advice in picking a new school. There are five programs that Armwood is currently interested in: George Washington, Iowa, Maryland, Texas Tech and Virginia.
“Being from Baltimore, Maryland has always been a big school,” Armwood said. “They’ve got a new coaching staff, and they’re just rebuilding the whole team and program. … I could maybe see myself fitting in with what they’re trying to build.”
Jim Terps Class O'74
Any way to get a “hardship” exception so he doesn’t have to sit out a year? We could really use a biggie this year!
· 11/12/2019
freddy from boca
hard to imagine a hardship. didn’t read anything about illness in his family or anything other than it was time for a change.
· 11/12/2019
freddy from boca
by the way, armwood is about 6-8 but only about 210. though he is about a foot taller than most terps he really isn’t a power forward type.
· 11/12/2019