Great summary, Ozoo.
I’ve compared Junior to KONG, and Marek, and he’s got a lot of the former (only with more skills & shooting, maybe less D?) and a bit of the latter (less passing & handling, but with a 3ball, and 20+ lbs of muscle
Syracuse University basketball profile for Kristof Ongenaet, player for the Orange.
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Syracuse University basketball profile for Marek Dolezaj, player for the Orange.
orangehoops.org
KONG averaged 4/1/5 in his 2 seasons here.
Doley averaged 10/3/6 in his last 2 seasons.
BOTH were HUGE fan favorites for their hustle, grind, high hoops IQ, and solid all-around games.
There’s no reason Junior can’t be similar, and give us something like 10/2/5 as our 3rd Forward.
Might even score a bit more, as he can and will shoot 3’s, and will likely get a lot a clean looks with D’s focusing on Buddy & Benny.
PS - Braswell, another board favorite, averaged 4 & 2 this past season.
And even with him heating up late in the year, still shot < 30% from 3.
Cole and Junior are BOTH huge upgrades over Earl.