Warren Washington | Sophomore Center | Nevada
Formerly Of: Oregon State (PAC-12)
Measurables: 7-0 215 lbs
Past Stats: 1.3 PPG 1.4 RPG & 0.3 BPG in 27 games (no starts) in 2018-2019
Washington is on the watch list of many around the league as the seven-footer has high major length and athleticism, which he didn’t get to fully showcase in limited action in Corvallis as a freshman. He committed to the Wolf Pack who were the first school to offer him back in high school under the Eric Musselman coaching staff, already familiar with the program and area.
Nevada seemed to have a gap in the post at the onset of last season with only two freshmen (Hymes & Meeks), a junior college transfer (Robinson) and an ACC transfer who averaged a little over six minutes a game on a bottom half Boston College team (Reyes). But to the surprise of most, there wasn’t an all-Mountain West season among the four but all together they played efficiently enough that it was hard to notice the inexperience in the post from one season to the next.
Washington will essentially replace JohnCarlos Reyes in that rotation and should start alongside Robby Robinson in the post next season. But the development of both underclassmen Hymes and Meeks, who both showed promise last year, may alter those plans.
Desmond Cambridge Jr. | Junior Guard | Nevada
Formerly Of: Brown (Ivy League)
Measurables: 6-4 180 lbs
Past Stats: 15.7 PPG 3.8 RPG & 1.0 SPG in 30 games (29 starts) in 2018-2019
Cambridge Jr. should be on everyone’s watch list of newcomers to the conference after two-stellar seasons in the Ivy-League before arriving in Reno. He would certainly bring the most experience and a proven scoring punch at the division-I level to the Wolf Pack’s backcourt next season. I initially had a blurb on how Jalen Harris’ return would directly impact Cambridge’s role, but we can scrap all of that now. It’s official, Harris has decided to keep his name in the draft and this will be Cambridge’s team next season.
Harris is a former transfer into the Wolf Pack program himself by way of Louisiana Tech, became a national name with a four game streak of thirty point plus performances in late January going into February, which added to his impressive ten 30 point performances on the year.
Cambridge is no slouch in that department either with twelve performances of 25 points of more in two seasons. One of which was back on December 29th, 2018 inside Viejas Arena against the Aztecs when he went 7-11 from deep for twenty-five points on the night. He’s demonstrated the ability to compete in the Mountain West with the best of them and will get his chance next season.