Strengths: A physical specimen type of interior force … Very aggressive, strong and explosive … Does all the dirty work, cleaning the boards and defending … Simply overpowers a lot of players on the college level with brute strength and athleticism … A tremendous rebounder, averaging more rebounds than points per game (9.6 rpg as a junior), and really hits the offensive glass hard where he averages nearly as many offensive rebounds as on the defensive end … Runs the floor well and plays at a high intensity level … An improving shot blocker (2.2 bpg) who also alters opponents shots … His great length and leaping ability make him a load for opponents to contend with on both ends of the floor … Has shown some improvement in his skill level, though he’ll likely never be much of an offensive player … Capable of some rim rattling dunks and attacks the rim with ferocity …

Weaknesses: Lacks much of an offensive game … His post skills and shooting touch remain very limited … Doesn’t have a consistent shot and scores mostly on garbage baskets … He’s older than the average senior by 2+ years … An absolutely abysmal free throw shooter at 46% which is actually an improvement from his first two seasons. Needs to further raise this to not be an end of game liability ... Also needs to cut down on turnovers (1.7) … Probably best suited to play center and lacks ideal center height ...

Outlook : While his feel for the game and overall skill level is pretty poor for a senior and doesn’t seem to have a great deal of upside, he certainly has some intriguing attributes and can be an NBA contributor by doing the things he does well …