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By the Numbers
| Player | PPG | RPG | APG | BPG | Rivals (overall) | Rivals (position) | ESPN (position) | 247 (overall) | 247 (position) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | PPG | RPG | APG | BPG | Rivals (overall) | Rivals (position) | ESPN (position) | 247 (overall) | 247 (position) |
| Myles Stute | 8.7 | 5.5 | 1.7 | 0.6 | NR | 37 (SF) | 31 (PF) | 227 | 45 (SF) |
So before you freak out about the high school stats listed, (a) junior year stats were all I could find and (b) Stute’s high school team also had at least three other Division I players, including two who will be playing at Michigan and Butler this season.
That said, what can we say about Jerry Stackhouse’s first signee as Vanderbilt’s head coach? Myles Stute is a 6’7”, 215-pound wing from Gonzaga College Prep in Washington, DC, and strikes me as one of those guys who will in the future be the glue that holds the team together: not a big-time scorer, but a guy who seems to do a lot of things well. And I really don’t know why, but I always like it when I pull up a guy’s mixtape and the first three highlights are all defensive plays:
In short, Stute is an athletic 6’7” guy who’s athletic, plays defense, and can handle both forward spots. Scoring, at this point, might be asking a lot. So how does Stute fit into Vanderbilt’s team in 2020-21? My best guess is that he’s behind D.J. Harvey and Dylan Disu for playing time in the frontcourt, but his versatility should allow him to find a role on this team, similar to what Jordan Wright did last year — albeit with a bit more length and upside.