By Palmer Johnson
Tony Skinn went and got his guy. Sophomore point guard Jeremiah Quigley is a George Mason Patriot, and I am excited about it.
George Mason has landed Iona transfer Jeremiah Quigley, source told @TheFieldOf68.
The 5-11 guard averaged 10.8 points and 3.3 assists as a freshman this past season.
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) April 19, 2024
I already wrote a visit article for Quigley, so all of his numbers are there. Here will be the scouting report where I watch a full game. Make sure to read his visit article linked above to get the full picture.
Long story short, Quigley was on All-MAAC Rookie Team, is from the DMV, playmaked pretty well for a freshman, and averaged 10.8 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and .8 blocks on 41.4% shooting from the field, 33.3% from three, and 77% from the line.
Jeremiah also has ties to Lamar Butler from their time with Team Takeover.
Jeremiah Quigley Scouting Report (Full Game vs. Siena, 1/26)
Once again, it is convenient for me that the latest game I had access to happened to be a very good game for the guy I am scouting. This was Quigley’s first game in the starting lineup, and he earned KenPom MVP. I am probably setting my expectations too high by watching this game, but it is the best I can do.
This is also a bit of a crossover, as new transfer Patriot Giovanni Emejuru is playing in this game.
This is a fun one, especially the section on his defense.
Iona makes super frequent subs, Jeremiah was taken out and put back in before the U12 timeout. Tobin Anderson, Iona’s coach and Fairleigh Dickinson’s for the Purdue upset, does a lot of mass subs. A decent question mark is that it seems like he doesn’t play extended time often. Quigley will play in a bunch of 5 minute segments, but play super hard in those minutes. I want to see what happens when the point guard is out there for 10 minutes without a break. Can he keep it up?
It did seem like Siena went on a sizeable run every time Jeremiah was taken out of the game.
On offense, Quigley’s jumpshot reminds me of Devin Dinkins’. While Dinkins unfortunately didn’t work out at Mason, it was not because of his shooting.
The young point guard will occasionally get himself into a bad situation, like getting trapped near the baseline, but is usually able to pass out of them and limit the damage.
Jeremiah throws a nice lob. It’s very catchable, but also high enough that it would be extremely difficult for a defender to deflect.
Quigley seems to have a pretty fun layup package, he hit an up-and-under reverse layup with ease. After that, Jeremiah made a fun play on a curl set and hit a contested layup. The DMV native can play off the ball. On another play, he drove to the rim in a very strong manner on a big man and got a foul call. Quigley really showed he could do it all, with him getting a bigger defender on him, getting him in the air, and shooting an open shot.
With his passing, man it is nice. Jeremiah hit an awesome needle-threading inbound pass at the end of his half to get his guy an open shot under the rim with just seconds left. It seems like Quigley doesn’t need to use his eyes, he just knows where the other four guys are on the court at all times. Our new guy made a no-look bounce pass in the paint to his teammate for a wide open layup. Jeremiah is like a quarterback hitting a perfect fade route. He makes passes that are PERFECTLY in the spot they need to be.
Another thing I liked was that Quigley knows how to manage the pace of the game. The point guard took a normal inbound pass, sprinted down the court, made the defense panic and collapse on him, and passed to a wide open guy in the corner.
On defense, this is where the fun part is.
Quigley is an active off-ball defender. He’s always looking for something to do, instead of just watching the ball. Jeremiah just has this look on defense, everything has a sense of urgency. He’s truly out there playing defense with a purpose, not just waiting to play offense again.
Iona ran a lot of zone and man press. The PG did a great job at playing between his man/zone and the ball, making the ball-handler uncomfortable. This is the fun part. Quigley is unreal in the press. I genuinely cannot believe how effective he is. In the first 9 possessions that Iona pressed, Quigley made a play on 7 of them, which included 3 turnovers forced, 1 turnover worthy pass forced, and 3 inbound passes deflected. This extended past the U12 timeout in the second half. I had to keep this paragraph as a running counter because he just kept making plays.
The press dominance is what got me excited.
On top of that, Quigley is a surprisingly switchable defender, guarding a 6’4 and 6’10 guy on the same possession, and forcing a panicked pass both times. Throughout the game, Jeremiah kept getting switched onto 6’4 wings, and his size was never a problem. I mentioned that Giovanni Emejuru played in this game. Well, Quigley was guarding him one-on-one in the paint in the post and forced him to pass out. That is not what you expect from a 5’11 PG.
His pressure isn’t just in the press. In the half court, his relentless defense forced a guy to step out of bounds.
When given the opportunity to double, Jeremiah LOVES to, and will be active and poke at the ball. He is SUCH a Tony Skinn point guard.
On another play, his teammate clearly needed help covering a 6’10 guy inside, the 5’11 guard helped over, swiped at the ball, and caused the guy to panic and take a bad shot.
One more thing, Quigley deals with iso-ball very well. 6’2 Zek Tekin got him on island, but had no luck. Tekin took a contested step-back three after dancing around for a bit.
Areas of Improvement:
Quigley isn’t confident enough in his three to take open ones early-ish in the shot clock. It seems like he needs it to be part of the drawn-up play. Other than that, Jeremiah did not leave anything to be desired.
I came into this thinking that Jeremiah Quigley would be a solid backup option at point guard, but even without the scoring, he just does so many little things so well, like attack the ball-handler in the press, that I would be very content, perhaps even a bit (very) excited if he was starting.
I get that this was one of his better games, and it is against a low-end MAAC team, but the defensive versatility he showed in this game was unreal. That generally doesn’t fluctuate on a game-by-game basis.
I now fully understand why Iona fans were so upset that they lost him.
Where Does He Fit In?
With the way the roster currently is, I have Quigley as the starting point guard. I like Justin Begg, but Quigley looks like a seasoned veteran. I’m not sure if there will be another one brought in, but if not, I am not panicking about the situation of the point guard position.
Jeremiah will be a defensive tone setter for any lineup he’s in, making sure everybody else is playing with 100% effort.
I am extremely, extremely excited about Mason’s newest addition. This has been my favorite commitment article to write. The scouting portion for him was by far the most fun I have done.
Get excited for his sophomore leap, it might be crazy.
Welcome to Mason Nation, Jeremiah Quigley.
