Bobcat Recruit: Darian Thibodeaux

I have heard that the Montana State coaching staff is recruiting Darian Thibodeaux from Navarro Junior college in Texas. Thibodeaux is a 6-3 175 pound shooting guard whose reputation is that of a three point shooter with out standing range.

Navarro JC has been ranked in the JC Div 1 to 25 most of the season, and qualified for the National Junior college tournament this past year making into the semi finals. Navarro features 5-6 players who could sign with D-1 schools this fall including Thibodeaux.

For the season Thibodeaux averaged 11 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists while shooting 41% from the field, 33% from the point line (on 200 attempts) and 66% free throw line (I would expect better). During the NJCCA tourney though picked up his game and was named to the all tournament team. In the quarter finals he scored a career high 30 points including 8 three pointers. Thibodeaux is not just a three point shooter I hear he has a pretty good intermediate game also that he uses to set up his three point game and visa versa.

Darian Thibodeaux 6-3 SG All-Tournament Navarro CC, TX – No one shot it any better in Hutch as he had 25-3’s in his four games including eight in 30-point game versus East Mississippi. He has good quicks can create shot as well. He has interest from Texas A&M, USC, Wichita State, Oral Roberts and North Texas, but we look for that list to grow.

I have heard that Cal State Northridge, Idaho, Lamar, Montana State, North Texas, San Francisco and Texas State are the schools who have been showing the most interest this past year, but the list is going. Aside from North Texas I am not sure who else has offered Thibodeaux. I am also not sure what his plans are for visits.