The Washington Huskies added an important international signing the other day with Brazilian professional Wíni Braga committing to Danny Sprinkle and UW. Braga was also being pursued by Georgetown and Kentucky, but ultimately chose Washington. He's an important addition to a depleted roster, but he may not be the last professional from Brazil to join the Huskies.
Now, there are reports that Washington is also in pursuit of Brazilian point guard Cauã Pacheco. He is also similar to Braga, who plays in the NBB in Brazil. He averaged over 10 points per game last season and is only 21 years old.
NEW: Washington targeting 6-0 Brazilian point guard Cauã Pacheco, @emanuel_bleite reports.
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Averaging over 10 PPG in the NBB — Troy and Merrimack also in the mix.
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Washington has their target set on Brazilian PG Cauã Pacheco
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Pacheco has been drawing more and more NCAA interest as he's a rising guard in the South American professional ranks. He also has offers from Troy and Merrimack, or even the option to stay in Brazil and play for NBB again.
He's a score-first type point guard but is comfortable running and playing offense. He only averaged 3.3 assists per game and has a bit of Zoom Diallo in his game, with his ability to use a change of pace to get a defender off balance and get to the hoop. He has a career high of 24 points (he's done this twice).
Pacheco has played for two seasons in the NBB, but this year has garnered more NCAA attention and may end up following Braga to the Huskies.
Danny Sprinkle has a serious need for a point guard. He lost essentially both of his point guards this offseason. JJ Mandaquit, the star freshman point, chose to go to Arizona and Zoom Diallo who's a bit more a combo guard but played a lot of point for Sprinkle is off to Kentucky.
This would be an important pickup not only to fill out the roster but to truly boost the performance and talent of the team. If the Huskies plan to compete at all in the Big Ten, there are still a ton of holes and talent gaps to fill, but this would push things closer.
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