In 2009, Gonzaga had its best recruiting class to date; Olynyk, Dower, Arop, Kong, Stockton (walk-on) and an unheralded kid who flew under the radar in Europe named Elias Harris. Like Harris, I thought this year’s lesser known European, Jacob Larsen, could become the sleeper of 2016’s recruits. He looks like an Asgardian extra from a Thor movie. He had interest from Duke and took recruiting visits to Maryland and Marquette. A sore knee had cost him his chance to play in Denmark’s premier league for SISU Copenhagen (a team with a rookie this year named Kyle Dranginis) so I thought he’d be hungry to demonstrate the skills causing him to garner so much high level interest.
Jacob Larsen: He’s had the tragedy, can he return for the triumph?
