At present, we're playing a 7 man rotation in basketball. Ignas Brazdeikis has been an instant success as a freshman. Here is how our other 6 rotation members fared as freshmen.
Jon Teske scored 5 points in total as a freshman. We played 7 post-season games his freshman year; he played in exactly 1 of those games, and for 1 minute total going scoreless.
Eli Brooks scored 56 points in total as a freshman. We played 10 post-season games last year; he played in only 5 of them for a combined total of 14 minutes, scoring 2 points.
Zavier Simpson scored 59 points in total as a freshman. He played in all 7 of our post-season games that year, but for only 47 minutes in total, scoring 4 points.
Charles Matthews scored 61 points in total as a freshman at Kentucky. He played in all 5 of the Wildcats post-season games that year, but for only 30 minutes total and scored 3 points.
Isaiah Livers scored 137 points in total as a freshman. He played in all 10 of our post-season games, getting 144 minutes of playing time, but scored only 13 points.
Jordan Poole scored 233 points in total as a freshman. He played in all 10 post-season games, getting 117 minutes of playing time, scoring a combined 39 points on 4-20 shooting from 3 (that includes "the shot" against Houston).
Combined, all 6 of those guys scored less points for the season than did Mo Wagner alone last year. Teske, Matthews, Brooks, Simpson and Livers in total scored less points in their freshmen post-seasons (28 games, 236 minutes) than Mo scored against Loyola in the semis. And yet, they form the nucleus of a top 10 team.
Anyone talking of "processing" kids might wish to look at these numbers.
Jon Teske scored 5 points in total as a freshman. We played 7 post-season games his freshman year; he played in exactly 1 of those games, and for 1 minute total going scoreless.
Eli Brooks scored 56 points in total as a freshman. We played 10 post-season games last year; he played in only 5 of them for a combined total of 14 minutes, scoring 2 points.
Zavier Simpson scored 59 points in total as a freshman. He played in all 7 of our post-season games that year, but for only 47 minutes in total, scoring 4 points.
Charles Matthews scored 61 points in total as a freshman at Kentucky. He played in all 5 of the Wildcats post-season games that year, but for only 30 minutes total and scored 3 points.
Isaiah Livers scored 137 points in total as a freshman. He played in all 10 of our post-season games, getting 144 minutes of playing time, but scored only 13 points.
Jordan Poole scored 233 points in total as a freshman. He played in all 10 post-season games, getting 117 minutes of playing time, scoring a combined 39 points on 4-20 shooting from 3 (that includes "the shot" against Houston).
Combined, all 6 of those guys scored less points for the season than did Mo Wagner alone last year. Teske, Matthews, Brooks, Simpson and Livers in total scored less points in their freshmen post-seasons (28 games, 236 minutes) than Mo scored against Loyola in the semis. And yet, they form the nucleus of a top 10 team.
Anyone talking of "processing" kids might wish to look at these numbers.
