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He’s also absolutely massive for a wing at 6’9, 257 pounds.

He should give us another strong rebounder, shot blocker, and interior defender in the lineup. He’s competent as a ball handler (C+ grade) and passer (B grade) and has the same three-point shooting rating (68) as last year’s starting small forward Garik Frye. SF Cam Medina, redshirt junior, 86 overall : Medina gets the nod at the three, falling one point as he moves from power forward to start on the wing. He’s also the second best three-point shooter on the team with an 82 rating. Kone has elite size at 6’7 with A+ speed, and A grades in ball handling and passing.

Now he’s tied for our highest rated player as our lone senior. He showed marked improvement each year with B- potential and became a starter for the first time last season. SG Kim Kone, redshirt senior, 90 overall : Coming from France as our first ever international recruit, Kone entered the program with lowest rating (65 overall) of the Coach Rick era. Has one of the slowest releases on his jump shot in basketball history. Great size at 6’5 but not overpowering physically. Easily the best shooter and passer on the team. PG Brandin Price, redshirt junior, 87 overall : Returning starter at point guard. Will one emerge? My hope is that all five starters will be rated in the 90s by season’s end. We’re really solid across every position, but don’t have a clear-cut star. This year’s team looks massive on the perimeter, deeper on the bench, and possibly a little light on shooting. We return three starters from last year’s Elite Eight team, but have to deal with losing one of the best players in program history - center Roberto ‘Jorts’ Djordjevic - to graduation. We signed a four-man recruiting class led by four-star power forward Allan Cunningham and center Pat Giddens (No. 1 Kansas in the Elite Eight, 89-75, to end the season. It’s the first time in program history we’ve made back-to-back Sweet 16 appearances. 2 seed Dayton in the round of 32 to advance to the Sweet 16. 7 seed Louisville in the first round and No.

We ended the regular season 26-5 overall and earned a No.

2 Duke, but later saw our six-year winning streak in the Summit League get snapped by Southern Utah. We opened the season with an upset win at No. Here’s a recap of everything that happened last season :Īfter losing our two best players to the NBA draft as juniors (Austen Kleinzweig and Borislav Grimes), the Leathernecks started the new season rated a 94 overall. You can find a full explanation of this project + spoiler-free links to previous seasons at the About page of this website. Welcome back to Western Illinois’ chase for greatness in College Hoops 2K8.