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Old 05-10-2024, 08:14 AM   #859
MoonlightGraham
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Join Date: Sep 2022
2042/43 Farewell

DAN O'HALLORAN


We started recruiting Dan O'Halloran as an eighth grader, when he was playing JV down the road at Episcopal Academy. Dan wasn't a huge Villanova fan growing up--his grandfather played at Boston College--so we had to work hard to convince him to stay close to home. He arrived as the nation's top recruit, and we predicted he could join Avery Sullivan and Sebastian Roberts on the short list of Villanova's best-ever big men.

Three years later, that's exactly who he's turned out to be.
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#52 C Dan O'Halloran - Villanova - Junior -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Height: 6-10 Weight: 270 High School: Episcopal Academy Hometown: Newtown Square, PA Attributes: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current: 93 35 65 31 31 48 99 100 84 46 19 86 37 100 48 70 2041: 91 31 56 27 28 47 97 99 84 41 16 86 36 96 48 64 2040: 80 27 48 23 24 40 86 88 74 37 14 76 35 91 47 58 2039: 70 25 44 21 22 36 76 78 64 35 12 66 32 81 44 46 Potential: A C C D D C A A B C D B Health: Good Scholarship: Yes Status: Active Roster Academics: 87 Stat Averages: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2040 39 38 26.7 10.4 2.5 8.2 1.9 1.7 1.12 0.5 1.2 1.9 2041 39 38 30.9 15.2 3.0 10.4 2.2 2.1 1.06 0.5 1.6 2.3 2042 37 36 31.4 14.3 3.2 9.8 2.5 2.0 1.25 0.5 1.9 2.2 Career 115 112 29.6 13.3 2.9 9.5 2.2 1.9 1.25 0.5 1.6 2.1 Shooting Averages: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2040 4.2 8.1 .511 2.1 3.0 .686 0.0 0.0 .000 1.28 19.87 2041 5.7 11.3 .502 3.9 5.4 .717 0.0 0.0 .000 1.35 17.85 2042 5.5 11.5 .476 3.4 4.6 .741 0.0 0.0 .000 1.25 15.97 Career 5.1 10.3 .495 3.1 4.3 .718 0.0 0.0 .000 1.29 17.93 Stat Totals: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2040 39 38 1043 405 96 319 74 66 20 48 73 2041 39 38 1206 594 116 406 85 80 20 62 90 2042 37 36 1160 530 120 364 91 73 18 71 83 Career 115 112 3409 1529 332 1089 250 219 58 181 246 Shooting Totals -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2040 162 317 81 118 0 0 775 2041 221 440 152 212 0 1 696 2042 202 424 126 170 0 0 591 Career 585 1181 359 500 0 1 2062 Career Highs: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Season 24 6 18 6 4 5 4 11 16 9 12 0 0 Career 24 7 19 6 4 5 8 11 19 10 12 0 1 Awards & Achievements: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Season Award -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All Player of the Game: 18 2039 High School: Rated ***** and #1 overall by the FBCB scouting service. 2040 NCAA Champion 2040 Freshman All-American 2040 1st Team All-Conference (Big East Conference) 2040 Freshman All-Conference (Big East Conference) 2040 Conference Freshman of the Year (Big East Conference) 2041 NCAA Champion 2041 1st Team All-American 2041 1st Team All-Conference (Big East Conference) 2042 3rd Team All-American 2042 1st Team All-Conference (Big East Conference)
Dan's career numbers aren't staggering, but they're a reflection of the quality of the teams for which he played. He's not among our ten top career scorers, but we never needed Dan to be our first offensive option. The stats for his junior year aren't quite as good as those he compiled as a sophomore but, then again, his supporting cast was a bit better.

But, as we predicted, Dan turned out to be a delightfully complete player. He leaves as our all-time leading rebounder; he and Sebastian are the only Wildcats to collect 1000 in their careers. Dan also handed out 250 career assists, considerably more than either Avery or Seb compiled. Avery was a better shot blocker, but not by much. And Dan matched Seb with two national championships, missing a third by a basket.

It's likely that Dan will match another of Sebastian's accomplishments this month, when the professional draft takes place. Almost every expert believes he'll be chosen with the first pick, like Sebastian was. He plans to complete his degree in Economics during his off-seasons.

You've done us proud. Thanks for the memories, Dan.
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