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WHAT'S MY NAME? WORDS. Lucas Shapiro PHOTO. Brian Jenkins Four McGlynn Stephen Curry and Jimmer Fredette set the college basketball world ablaze with their dazzling scoring ability in past years. Now, there will be a constant search for the next big-time scorer from a small-name school. To date, the America East Conference has only produced big names like Speedy Claxton and Jose Juan Barea, but they could have their version of Curry or Fredette in Vermont freshman Four McGlynn. Vermont ended up being the perfect place for McGlynn to step in right away and con- tribute. It did not take long for him to get comfortable ei- ther. In his first game against South Florida, McGlynn had 17 points. He has that smooth, advanced game that few freshmen possess; he is at his best when he is knocking down pull-up jump shots or nailing floaters in the lane. As the has season progressed, however, McGlynn has shown that he can do more than just score. "When he got here, he knew he needed to defend to get on the court," says O'Brien. "He is now getting to the point where he's not just doing a good job guard- ing his own man, but he's be- come a better help defender too." The Vermont men's basketball staff had heard the name, but it was not until they saw footage of McGlynn that they realized how good he could be. "He was sending some tapes out to some schools and we get tapes from players every other day," says Vermont assis- tant coach Matt O'Brien. "We go through all of them because you never know what you could find. One out of 10 tapes are good and his was fantastic. After we got the tapes, we reached out to his high school coach and he raved about him." Things proceeded to take off from there. McGlynn, whose nickname "Four" comes from being the fourth Patrick Mc- Glynn in his family, was not under-recruited though. His dad sent tapes because not many people from his hometown (York, Pa.) were recruited to play college bas- ketball. There were also games where he lit up higher- ranked competition without any college coaches on hand. McGlynn ended up with a decent amount of offers and chose the Catamounts over the likes of Delaware and Duquesne, but the tapes definitely helped his case. "It's pretty common for kids to send tapes," adds O'Brien, "but it's uncommon that they stand out and are as impressive as his were." "I think once I got used to the speed of everything, my defense was just fine," says McGlynn. "In high school and AAU, I was usu- ally the guy guarding the other team's best players. The physical- ity and speed of everything definitely took some getting used to." For right now, McGlynn is a 6-2 combo guard, but that may change in the future. The UVM coaching staff turned Joey Accaoui, a 5-8 sharpshooter from Rhode Island, into a point guard last year. Accaoui is now playing with Sagesse, one of the most prominent basketball teams in Lebanon. "(Becoming a point guard) is not something I'm too concerned about," says McGlynn. "They like to keep me off the ball right now, and that's fine by me. A lot of it will have to do with scoring. It's a lot easier to score if you aren't bringing the ball up the floor. I think as time goes on, the coaches will utilize me for whatever is best for the team." Whatever position McGlynn plays, one thing is for sure: the kid is going to put up numbers. Try 15 against Harvard and 19 against the stacked backcourt of Iona – both coming off the bench. At press, McGlynn was averaging 11.6 points per game and had been named America East Rookie of the Week three times. Sooner or later, not only will the rest of the America East know his name, but the rest of America will too. 23