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#64 Bryce Dejean-Jones
#10 Georges Niang
#64 Bryce Dejean-Jones
#10 Georges Niang
SB Nation's Best 100 Players in College Basketball
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#94 Rashad Vaughn - UNLV
#91 Seth Tuttle - UNI
#63 Aaron White - Iowa
#31 Perry Ellis - Kansas
#5 Marcus Paige - North Carolina
#1 Jahlil Okafor - Duke
#94 Rashad Vaughn - UNLV
#91 Seth Tuttle - UNI
#63 Aaron White - Iowa
#31 Perry Ellis - Kansas
#5 Marcus Paige - North Carolina
#1 Jahlil Okafor - Duke
Expect to see M.M. on next years list. If he can have ast/to ratio similar to last year the kid we be a household name at p.g.
#10 Georges Niang
Iowa State
Year: Junior
Position: Forward
If you had to single out one event as the low point of the 2014 NCAA Tournament, it'd be hard to look anywhere other than the broken foot suffered by Georges Niang in Iowa State's round of 32 win over North Carolina. The Cyclones ran most of their offense through Niang, who figured to be their largest advantage against Connecticut in the Sweet 16. Without him, the eventual national champions rolled to the Elite 8 off an 81-76 win that wasn't as close as the final score would indicate.
Niang was a force last season as a sophomore, averaging 16.7 points, 4.5 points and an impressive 3.6 assists per game out of the post. Still, there were times when he looked slow and out-of-shape on the court, an observation that was backed up by the otherwise inexplicably long stretches he'd spend on the Iowa State bench. But before any significant weight loss project commences, there's usually a tipping point.
"It was when someone told me I had bigger breasts than their girlfriend," the ISU star said at Big 12 media day. "I figured I should probably get myself together after that."
Student sections of the Big 12 won't be privy to such material this winter, as Niang has transformed himself from a 240-pound BBM to an almost-unrecognizable 210-pound beast. Niang was the only thing holding himself back a season ago, and now he appears to be fully out of his own way. That's a scary thought (and sight) for the rest of the Big 12.
Iowa State
Year: Junior
Position: Forward
If you had to single out one event as the low point of the 2014 NCAA Tournament, it'd be hard to look anywhere other than the broken foot suffered by Georges Niang in Iowa State's round of 32 win over North Carolina. The Cyclones ran most of their offense through Niang, who figured to be their largest advantage against Connecticut in the Sweet 16. Without him, the eventual national champions rolled to the Elite 8 off an 81-76 win that wasn't as close as the final score would indicate.
Niang was a force last season as a sophomore, averaging 16.7 points, 4.5 points and an impressive 3.6 assists per game out of the post. Still, there were times when he looked slow and out-of-shape on the court, an observation that was backed up by the otherwise inexplicably long stretches he'd spend on the Iowa State bench. But before any significant weight loss project commences, there's usually a tipping point.
"It was when someone told me I had bigger breasts than their girlfriend," the ISU star said at Big 12 media day. "I figured I should probably get myself together after that."
Student sections of the Big 12 won't be privy to such material this winter, as Niang has transformed himself from a 240-pound BBM to an almost-unrecognizable 210-pound beast. Niang was the only thing holding himself back a season ago, and now he appears to be fully out of his own way. That's a scary thought (and sight) for the rest of the Big 12.
#64 Bryce Dejean-Jones
Iowa State
Year: Senior
Position: Guard
Bryce Dejean-Jones led UNLV in scoring last season, and he will attempt to replace the departed DeAndre Kane in the role of the senior transfer star at Iowa State. In his preseason press conference earlier this month, Cyclones head coach Fred Hoiberg described Dejean-Jones in a manner that reminded more than a few folks in Ames of Kane.
"Bryce has been awesome," Hoiberg said. "As a basketball player, he does things that you can't teach. He's extremely athletic. He plays above the rim in transition. The thing we're trying to talk to him about is spacing and taking the right shots on the floor. He's a very good midrange shooter. We talked about not taking a lot of long, contested 2-point shots, but he finds a way to make them. You have to let him shoot some of them, and then he can shoot the three."
Iowa State
Year: Senior
Position: Guard
Bryce Dejean-Jones led UNLV in scoring last season, and he will attempt to replace the departed DeAndre Kane in the role of the senior transfer star at Iowa State. In his preseason press conference earlier this month, Cyclones head coach Fred Hoiberg described Dejean-Jones in a manner that reminded more than a few folks in Ames of Kane.
"Bryce has been awesome," Hoiberg said. "As a basketball player, he does things that you can't teach. He's extremely athletic. He plays above the rim in transition. The thing we're trying to talk to him about is spacing and taking the right shots on the floor. He's a very good midrange shooter. We talked about not taking a lot of long, contested 2-point shots, but he finds a way to make them. You have to let him shoot some of them, and then he can shoot the three."
Yea, this I don't get at all. He had what, 34? against national champs but not on a list that includes multiple players who haven't played a lick of college ball?
I almost guarantee he sees this type of stuff too and uses it as motivation. That dude works hard. Can't wait for this season.
