On Zakai Zeigler’s impact in his time on campus:
“He’s been as impressive as anyone I’ve ever seen. Santi walked in and had to play (in 2019-20), Zakai, what he’s been able to do in such a short period of time coming in, you would not think that he had missed that much during the summer. He missed I think a week and a half of school, something like that. He’s quick, he’s fast, he’s elusive and he’s still learning the system too. But he has been good. I think he, Kennedy and Santi, they’ve just been good for all three of those guys because they’ve been getting their share at the point. Santi has a little more pace with it but both those guys bring a speed and quickness to us we haven’t had in a couple years.”
On Josiah-Jordan James’ versatility in positions he plays:
“I’ll say the same thing about Josiah. I’ve always said, he is without question the most versatile guy that we have – he can play one through five. He knows the system that well, and he’s pretty much done that since he’s been here. How much he’ll play at the four, three, we haven’t really thought a lot about it yet. Absolutely, he is a mis-match nightmare when he’s at that spot. He’s already proven he can do it when the lights come on, shooting the ball, rebounding the ball, he’s proven that. But how much he plays there will probably be determined really by how quickly and consistent that Olivier (Nkamhoua), Brandon (Huntley-Hatfield), Jonas (Aidoo), and Uros (Plavsic) are. They will probably determine how much and where he plays at that spot.”
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