What can Georgetown transfer Dante Harris bring to UVA Basketball?

Virginia signed Georgetown point guard Dante Harris as a December transfer. Harris will sit out this season and have three remaining years of eligibility. He won Big East Tournament MVP as the 8-seed Hoyas made a miracle run to win the championship.

Dante Harris is a transfer from Georgetown to Virginia. He shot 40.9% on twos and 26.8% from three at Georgetown. Harris will play for Tony Bennett at Virginia, who plays an offense based on creating catch-and-shoot looks and moving the ball for assists. Virginia has assisted on over 66% of their made baskets this season. Armaan Franklin took the highest percentage of threes off the dribble in 2021-22. Virginia's rotation player for 2021/22 was Arman Franklin. The team's free-throw percentage is 80%.

Georgetown transfer Dante Harris is a point-of-attack defender. He will redshirt at Virginia for the upcoming season. Harris has a better defensive playmaking ability than Kihei Clark. He has no dunks in 55 games. His career steal rate is 2.4%. His quickness shows up on those aforementioned passing-lane robberies. The timing is solid. It's good for him to redoubt himself for a season before playing. This is because the coaching staff has months to get him up to snuff on the defensive end of the floor.