Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but the Zags will lean on a dependable transfer early and often this upcoming season.
It is not often that a school off of Tobacco Road or away from Lawrence or Lexington can replace a lottery pick immediately, let alone a guy that averaged a double-double. But Gonzaga will have redshirt Junior Johnathan Williams playing major minutes in the front court, reprising the role of “transfer stud” that had previously been filled by guys like Kyle Wiltjer and Byron Wesley.
And it’s instances like Wiltjer’s in particular that ultimately won Williams for the Zags, as he cited the staff’s work on Wiltjer and Olynyk’s games during their redshirt seasons as a huge opportunity for him when looking for a new home.