He averaged 2.8 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game. His minutes were cut a lot toward the end of the year.
Was the America East defensive player of the year in 2019. Led all of JUCO in BPG in 2018. Not much offense.
Can he shoot it? If he can't shoot it, for me, he's not worth the last scholarship(s) remaining.
He's a very poor shooter. He shot 46% at the foul line and hasn't attempted a 3-pointer in two years. Despite his shot blocking and rebounding ability, there were several games where he only played single-digit minutes.
I agree that Ohio doesn't necessarily need a scorer, but he seems to be such an offensive liability that he sometimes struggled to get on the court. Of note, his production actually was higher as a sophomore (when he was league defensive player of the year) than this past year. In similar minutes, his blocks dropped from 2.4 to 1.5, scoring went down from 4.4 to 2.8 and free throw shooting from 65.5 to 45.9%. Rebounding did go up from 4.2 to 5.4.
Honestly, this is where I was going with my initial post. Sylvester may not have been an offensive force, but he also was not an offensive liability. And for me, there should not be a single scholarship used on a player that is not at least a threat when given a wide open look, or one that can't put it back off the offensive rebound from 8-10 feet away. Definitely don't disagree with the sentiment that having a rim protector and rebounder is important. But I envision the scenario where a player like this comes out to set a high screen, rolls off, and no one guards him because he can't shoot outside of 5 feet away.
UC had this issue last year with Chris Vogt. No one even guarded him outside of 15 feet because he couldn't shoot out there. In the modern game with floor spacing being important, and having 5 guys that can at least be a bit of a threat, I find that type of player to be frustrating to watch. I'll take the 6'7" kid who can really play over the 6'11" kid that won't even attempt a 3-point shot in a game, much less make 25% of them.