Gerald Drumgoole Jr.
Year: 2019
Position: SG
Height: 6-5
Hometown: Rochester, NY
High School: La Lumiere School (La Porte, IN)
AAU Team: Albany City Rocks (NY)

Offers (out of HS): Buffalo, Cleveland State, DePaul, George Mason, Georgia, Hofstra, Maryland, Massachusetts, Pittsburgh, St. Bonaventure, Vermont

Eligibility: One year to play

Statistics:
(from Senior year at Delaware) - 13.9 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 2.4 apg, 0.4 spg, 0.2 spg; 43% FG, 37% 3-PT, 64% FT per 28.6 mpg with 33 GP
(from Redshirt Junior year at Albany) - 15.7 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 2.5 apg, 1.2 spg, 0.1 bpg; 37% FG, 34% 3-PT, 80% FT per 33.4 mpg with 31 GP
(from Junior year at Albany) - 6 ppg, 2 rpg, 1 spg; 40% FG, 33% 3-PT, 50% FT per 10 mpg with 1 GP
(from Sophomore year at Pittsburgh) - 1.9 ppg, 0.8 rpg, 0.1 apg, 0.1 spg, 0.1 bpg; 31% FG, 22% 3-PT, 22% FT per 5.3 mpg with 9 GP
(from Freshman year at Pittsburgh) - 1.2 ppg, 1.1 rpg, 0.4 apg, 0.1 spg; 18% FG, 13% 3-PT, 53% FT per 8.9 mpg with 21 GP

Notable Performances (against D1 competition):
3/4/20 @ Georgia Tech: 6 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist; 2-4 FG, 1-2 3-PT, 1-2 FT in 17 minutes (freshman year at Pittsburgh)
1/30/21 vs. Notre Dame: 5 points; 2-2 FG, 1-1 3-PT in 4 minutes (sophomore year at Pittsburgh)
3/6/21 @ Clemson: 5 points; 1-4 FG, 1-3 3-PT, 2-2 FT in 8 minutes (sophomore year at Pittsburgh)
11/12/22 @ Siena: 22 points, 3 rebounds, 1 block; 6-12 FG, 5-9 3-PT, 5-7 FT in 30 minutes (redshirt junior year at Albany)
11/22/22 vs. Presbyterian: 20 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal; 7-15 FG, 4-8 3-PT, 2-2 FT in 31 minutes (redshirt junior year at Albany)
12/5/22 @ UMass: 20 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists; 6-14 FG, 6-13 3-PT, 2-2 FT in 33 minutes (redshirt junior year at Albany)
12/20/22 @ Northern Illinois: 23 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals; 8-14 FG, 5-8 3-PT, 2-4 FT in 35 minutes (redshirt junior year at Albany)
1/5/23 @ UMBC: 26 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals; 7-17 FG, 3-12 3-PT, 9-9 FT in 39 minutes (redshirt junior year at Albany)
1/8/23 vs. UMass Lowell: 22 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal; 6-13 FG, 5-6 3-PT, 5-5 FT in 40 minutes (redshirt junior year at Albany)
1/14/23 @ NJIT: 29 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals; 9-22 FG, 5-15 3-PT, 6-7 FT in 40 minutes (redshirt junior year at Albany)
2/4/23 vs. Vermont: 27 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists; 8-15 FG, 5-9 3-PT, 6-6 FT in 35 minutes (redshirt junior year at Albany)
2/11/23 @ Binghamton: 21 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists; 7-17 FG, 2-9 3-PT, 5-8 FT in 44 minutes (redshirt junior year at Albany)
2/28/23 @ Vermont: 22 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals; 7-14 FG, 4-7 3-PT, 4-5 FT in 33 minutes (redshirt junior year at Albany)
11/25/23 vs. UNC Greensboro: 22 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist; 6-13 FG, 3-7 3-PT, 7-9 FT in 32 minutes (senior year at Delaware)
1/11/24 @ Campbell: 20 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist; 8-16 FG, 3-8 3-PT, 1-2 FT in 32 minutes (senior year at Delaware)
1/25/24 vs. North Carolina A&T: 21 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals; 7-12 FG, 5-8 3-PT, 2-2 FT in 26 minutes (senior year at Delaware)
2/8/24 vs. Towson: 20 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, 1 block; 7-10 FG, 3-6 3-PT, 3-5 FT in 33 minutes (senior year at Delaware)
2/15/24 @ Elon: 24 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals; 8-17 FG, 6-12 3-PT, 2-4 FT in 37 minutes (senior year at Delaware)
2/17/24 @ North Carolina A&T: 23 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist; 9-15 FG, 2-7 3-PT, 3-5 FT in 37 minutes (senior year at Delaware)
3/10/24 vs. Hofstra: 23 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists; 9-17 FG, 4-9 3-PT, 1-1 FT in 35 minutes (senior year at Delaware)

Drumgoole, a player GW offered out of HS, finds his way to Foggy Bottom nearly six years after he was originally offered. It's no secret that he's been around CBB for a while, but he didn't truly break out until he left Pitt for Albany. There was certainly need for some scoring insurance (and shooting) in the backcourt as just the Treys and Jacoi wasn't enough, and Drumgoole has scored 20+ points 17 times in the past two years.

We'll see how grabbing a couple of guards from the CAA, the 19th ranked conference, plays out. In nine games against competition from the "top 10 conferences", Drumgoole has struggled over the past two years, as he's gone a combined 24/92 (26.1%) from the field and 18/62 (29%) from 3. Even taking out the years where he didn't get consistent playing time at Pitt that's not exactly great but I'm sure CC has a plan for how to get him to be more efficient.

There are also question marks defensively, as he didn't exactly make his mark on that end last year for the Blue Hens and that's something that we are still waiting to see from a CC-coached team. Drumgoole had the worst defensive +/- of any player who saw 10 or more minutes per game for Delaware last year. If he (along with many others on the team) can pick it up on that end, that is what will truly make a difference.

As of now, there's still one open scholarship which historically hasn't been used at GW for quite some time. Having said that, I do think there's a hole at the wing position - outside of Garrett I think we'll likely be short in height at the 3 and I was hoping that Garrett could avoid playing 30+ mpg in order to keep him fresh with the hip issues (I guess Drumgoole will play some there by default although just 6'5"). I guess we'll see what happens for the remainder of the offseason.

Welcome Gerald to Foggy Bottom! He was a two-sport athlete in HS (played multiple positions on the football team) which I think certainly adds a toughness to the team.

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