Beyond those three, Jordan Davis' improvement as a third year player and Essegian's readiness as a freshman are things we'll have to wait a see about. Until recently the typical career path for players here was to be a backup for two years and then start for two years. Neath played 15-20 minutes per game as a freshman and sophomore for an ACC team. Bowman was a candidate for player of the year in Michigan, and Hepburn beat out a top-10 recruit for player of the year in Nebraska, so not the same thing. That is always the case, but Dearring was a pretty obvious reach at the time he was offered and committed. Some may be the next Riley Dearring.Ħ:13 PM - Sep 17I'll just point out that at this time, we don't know how good any of those players will be for the Badgers. I'll just point out that at this time, we don't know how good any of those players will be for the Badgers. Depending on how ready Essegian is physically for Big Ten play, redshirting and then playing for four years starting in 2023 might be a possibility, or he could compete for minutes as a 3-point sniper off the bench right away. He is sneaky athletic around the rim.”Ħ:02 PM - Sep 17Barring a defection, and assuming Johnny Davis stays at small forward, our guard pool for next year could include Neath (an athletic senior), Hepburn and Bowman (talented sophomores), Jordan Davis (a 3-and-D junior), Essegian (a true freshman), and Lindsey, a walk-on who, like Essegian, is known primarily as a 3-point shooter. He is not super-athletic, but he is explosive around the rim. And I think this summer I’ve noticed that he has added some explosiveness. He has gotten better at each part of his game. Then his junior year he started shooting on the move really well. “His sophomore year he added the drive to his game and he got better defensively and got better from a rebounding standpoint. “His first year he was a catch-and-shoot guy,” John Bodey, said.
Depending on how ready Essegian is physically for Big Ten play, redshirting and then playing for four years starting in 2023 might be a possibility, or he could compete for minutes as a 3-point sniper off the bench right away.Īccording to his coach, Essegian has improved each year, and should continue to do so once he is here. Barring a defection, and assuming Johnny Davis stays at small forward, our guard pool for next year could include Neath (an athletic senior), Hepburn and Bowman (talented sophomores), Jordan Davis (a 3-and-D junior), Essegian (a true freshman), and Lindsey, a walk-on who, like Essegian, is known primarily as a 3-point shooter.