Itejere is still finding his way after redshirting last season, and Gold struggled with his shot (1 for 7) during the scrimmage. The Golden Eagles don't have a deep frontcourt. The great thing is that he's got it in him and he's got a real poise and character to him that I think is going to win out." "And he's starting to figure it out, but this is a big jump for him level-wise. "With Zach, I definitely encourage him, our coaching staff and even all our fans, watch his growth and progression from one month to the next," Smart said. The graduate transfer missed a lot of practices in the summer after getting his knee scoped. The 6-7 Wrightsil only pulled down two rebounds, but he displayed a knack for getting buckets around the basket off cuts and dump-off passes. Ighodaro showed chemistry with Wrightstil, the NAIA player of the year at Loyola (New Orleans) last season. But he's going to make a lot of good plays and passes." He had that one early in the game where he dribbled it off his foot. "And with that, he's not always going to be perfect. "That's one of the best things he does is handle the ball. "Oso's going to handle the ball more than any 6-10 guy in the country, I can promise you that," Smart said. He also had probably the highlight of the scrimmage, throwing down a one-handed alley-oop on a pass from Lucas while getting fouled by Gold. Ighodaro had four assists to go with his four blocks and seven rebounds. "I would say if we were going to pick one energy representative of how we want to be and who we want to be, it would be Stevie Mitchell." Frontcourt pairing of Zach Wrightsil and Oso Ighodaro is very intriguingĪs Smart has indicated all off-season, Ighodaro initiated a lot of offensive actions and even pushed the ball on fast breaks after a rebound. "Stevie's got impressive energy," Smart said.
He was 2 for 4 from long range, hitting one after a wicked crossover against Kolek. Mitchell was impressive attacking the paint and finishing around the rim, and the work on his jumper has paid off. Now they're closing out, I can get to the basket a little easier." "I think getting better at that has helped me. "My main thing was just shooting with confidence," Mitchell said.
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