Bear Recruits: Allen Crabbe

With the season unfortunately over and 4 seniors graduating and leaving the program, many scholarships need to be filled. Also, several freshman need to step up in order for the team to have a successful season. Among those recruits? Allen Crabbe, a shooting guard out of Los Angeles, California, is the most prominent out of the incoming freshman.




Crabbe looks like, especially with the departure of D.J. Seeley, to be a starter right out of the gates. He’s a relatively polished product for a soon to be college freshman, so he should be able to make an impact. He may be polished, but he’s still not ready to be a star. If he’s called upon to do so, I don’t see him making that kind of impact as a freshman.



Crabbe is a complete offensive player, even though he does have some weaknesses. His strengths are his shooting. It’s been said he hits 3 point shots like free throws, and he is highly efficient on the offensive end. His lone weakness is a lack of ballhandling skills and a lack of driving skills to the bucket. He can do it at times, but it still is a weakness for him and he still can’t get to the bucket at will. His defense is a question mark; I don’t know if he’s a plus defender or a minus one.



Overall, Crabbe is the top recruit coming in next season and should be a starter right out of the gates. He is one of the top recruits in all of California and could be the best freshman in the Pac-10. Go Crabbe!