Vee Sanford's Transfer Options

by CasualHoya on Apr 20, 2011 5:00 PM EDT in Georgetown Family

According to The Washington Times, recent Georgetown transfer Vee Sanford will visit Dayton, Loyola-Chicago, USC, Xavier and will consider Sam Houston State as his potential next destination.

The Times article contains a number of quotes from Sanford's father, Vincent Sanford Sr., who coaches high school basketball in Kentucky and opened up about Vee's time at the Hilltop and what may have led to Vee's transfer.

"They told me he was doing everything he was supposed to," Vincent Sanford Sr. said. "It was not because of the way he practiced or because of grades. There were no off-court issues. ... But we're always going to be Georgetown fans. We're just sorry it didn't work out."

The only thing that bothered Vincent Sanford Sr. was a perception among fans, he felt, that his son was an afterthought when he signed with Georgetown during the late period in the spring of 2009.

Best of luck to Vee wherever he eventually winds up.

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classy response

will definitely be cheering for vee, wherever he ends up.

Good talk.
Casual Hoya

by Hire Esherick on Apr 20, 2011 5:07 PM EDT reply actions

agreed

best of luck to him

Cuse delenda est

by onceahoya on Apr 20, 2011 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions

a perception among fans, he felt, that his son was an afterthought

The Sanford’s clearly haven’t been reading the comments section of the Phenomenon.

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by Chris Haines on Apr 20, 2011 5:10 PM EDT reply actions

It's all our fault.

by WarmupEwing on Apr 20, 2011 6:30 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Yeah, that tweet from Vee the other day confused me too

Where is he hearing all this hate from? Both the Global Phenomenon and HoyaTalk have been vociferous champions of his awesomeness and begging/screaming/pleading for him to get more playing time. I worry that our players spend too much time with the wrong kind of crowd.

by HoyaSmacksYa on Apr 20, 2011 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions

Ultimately

It’s impossible to prove it one way or another. Was it really the perceived lack of student jubilation for a good-not-great prospect who was only going to back up Wright/Freeman/Clark for two years anyway? If so, that is pretty lame/stupid. I’m sure they’ll be tossing rose petals at his feet wherever he goes next.

by WarmupEwing on Apr 21, 2011 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions

word

by Lord Humongous on Apr 20, 2011 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions

Vee certainly hasn't been an afterthought among Hoya fans this past season

But I think the elder Sanford is referring back to when Vee first signed to come to Georgetown. Before he committed, our class was supposed to be Thompson Riley and Braswell (if I recall correctly) but the latter two didn’t work out. Then it seemed like Vee and Benimon signed rather late and at that point, I would probably agree with Mr. Sanford that fans were looking at the two of them as complimentary bench players at best

by rochesterhoya07 on Apr 20, 2011 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions

bring back tarik

Nary a mention in the Post of Otto’s committment, but a blurb about mr sanford’s transfer. oh the humanity

by bunk moreland on Apr 20, 2011 5:14 PM EDT reply actions

did tarik move on?

he was twp not the times tho

by hoyafan03 on Apr 20, 2011 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions

pretty sure he used to cover the Capitals for years before switching over

so he might have been re-directed back to hockey, at least while they’re still in the playoffs (until they Rangers eliminate the Caps by coming back from down 2-0 in the series…)

by Hoya Saxual on Apr 20, 2011 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions

yeah he is covering bunch of stuff in offseason

caps, nascar, terps football

Good talk.
Casual Hoya

by Hire Esherick on Apr 20, 2011 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions

WOW!

All of a sudden you are SO not funny…

by hoyaparanormal on Apr 21, 2011 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions

Uh oh...because i'm a Rangers fan?

If I wasn’t, my father would disown me. Plus, winning the Stanley Cup on my birthday once upon a time kinda sealed it…no matter how painful it is to watch sometimes (like last night).

by Hoya Saxual on Apr 21, 2011 2:00 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

It's presumably OK to be a Rangers fan...

But to poor salt over the wounds of Caps fans in the first round is just sick and wrong. Rangers win this series, and the Caps will be making the Hoyas look like tournament heavy-weights…

by hoyaparanormal on Apr 21, 2011 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions

er, poUr

by hoyaparanormal on Apr 21, 2011 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions

Fair point, I wasn't trying to be cruel...just delusional

And I’m eating my words this morning anyway. Only way this team comes back from down 3-1 is if we witness the second coming of Messier & Leetch, circa 1994

by Hoya Saxual on Apr 21, 2011 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions

As a Rangers fan

I assumed the “SO not funny” comment was from a fellow Rangers fan, given where the series sits right now.

What are these assertions!?

by DHB Enterprises on Apr 21, 2011 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions

I hope he lights it up............

…….wherever he goes. Given how infrequently he played and often for so few minutes, it is really hard to believe that he could get himself in enough rythym to hit 60% of his three point attempts and all of his free throws (6/6) this year. We certainly had more than enough games when we shot horribly. I would have loved to see Vee get some more shots in those games. His choice of schools is a little curious, but I guess he wants/needs PT immediately.

Vee……….we never knew you!

With paranoia,

by hoyaparanoia on Apr 20, 2011 5:22 PM EDT reply actions

Vee, an afterthought?

No sir.

I consider myself a die-hard amongst diehards, and I can tell you that Vee Sanford was my favorite player on the team. I blame Jerelle Benimon for this. Why couldnt he just sack up and transfer to Norfolk State or something.

by Boku316 on Apr 20, 2011 10:30 PM EDT reply actions