Video Timestamps:
0:00 Point Guard abilities in college when allowed the opportunity
0:52 Playing off the ball (not PG) in college
1:45 Rest of his offensive game
2:52 Isolation-heavy nature of Texas’ offense last season
4:02 Wilcher playing PG in high school

New Seton Hall guard Simeon Wilcher only averaged 5.6 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game last season at Texas, but I think he can be an All-Conference player in the Big East if he’s finally—once and for all—entrusted with playing point guard.

It’s Wilcher’s fourth season in college, and no team has yet put the ball in his hands. It would be a shame to not see what happens with Sim as the quarterback and PG of a college team.

Wilcher’s time to play point guard was as a freshman and sophomore (in my eyes), but due to understandable circumstances at St. John’s (Daniss Jenkins, Deivon Smith and Kadary Richmond on the roster), he never had the chance. And then at Texas last season, the isolation-heavy nature of the offense—with Dailyn Swain and Tramon Mark operating at the top of the key—again left little real opportunity for Wilcher.

Wilcher was successful at PG in high school—so much so that he originally committed to North Carolina to play PG—and we’ve seen small glimpses of his PG ability in college.

The raw talent is evident. 6’4″ positional size, speed, bounce, long arms and long strides, an airtight handle, finishing ability on his blow-bys (62% at the rim as a sophomore), and he’s a blur in the pick-and-roll.

Defensively, he needs to get lower in his stance to prevent getting beat and fully utilize his length, but regardless, he’s good enough on that end for the time being.

I hope Seton Hall sees the value of Sim playing point guard; it will unlock the best version of himself and only help the team.