Non freshman players that blossomed

[Double D]

JP played center in HS, because he was 6-8 inches taller than most of his teammates.

Early in his recruitment there was talk of significant interest by some of the BCS schools (Wisconsin, Kentucky). Much of that interest tended to hinge on his ability to play as a 3 or 4 and have the perimeter skill to do that.

I saw quite a bit of JP in high school and always felt his best skills were around the basket. He could always step out and hit 15-17 foot jumpers then, but I never saw the ball handling potential or lateral quickness to guard on the perimeter.

Bottom line...great kid, great family, he will be a good 4 year player for us.

[Buesch N Chips]

I believe he tried to develop the 3 point shot, and it never materialized.

[tornado]

I believe he tried to develop the 3 point shot...

BTW -- slightly off topic -- but some familiar names among the nation's leaders in 3-pt shooting..

1 John Shurna, Northwestern Jr. 6-8 F 5 18 27 66.7
2 David Kyles, Wichita St. Jr. 6-4 G 7 25 41 61.0
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4 Scott Christopherson, Iowa St. Jr. 6-3 G 8 27 46 58.7
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6 Marcus Denmon, Missouri Jr. 6-3 G 7 22 39 56.4
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8 Colt Ryan, Evansville So. 6-5 G 6 18 32 56.3
9 Ben Hansbrough, Notre Dame Sr. 6-3 G 8 23 42 54.8
11 Mickey McConnell, St. Mary's (CA) Sr. 6-0 G 8 21 39 53.8
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19 Xavier Silas, Northern Ill. Sr. 6-5 G 6 16 31 51.6
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32 Ryan Wedel, Drake Sr. 5-11 G 6 18 39 46.2

[jasonpeoria911]

Thanks for the answers gang. I'm pretty confident that DSE will pull things around but not so sure on Prosser. He can rebound good but it's just so surprising that he's this bad on shooting after 1.5 years of scrimmaging against his teammates. Maybe Les was so concerned with his weight, that Prosser just packed on the pounds and only concentrated on his D moves. We all know Les and his D preaching. Now his O is paying the fatal price.

Jason