One of our offseason storylines posts back in July focused on the efficiency of Thomas Bryant as a freshman. Coming into the season, Bryant was the most efficient post player returning in the Big Ten.
Our hypothesis prior to the season was that Bryant would be able maintain his efficiency and overcome the losses of Yogi Ferrell, Max Bielfeldt, Nick Zeisloft and Troy Williams. Why? Because the Hoosiers would again have a talented stable of players to surround him with.
Here’s what we wrote in late July:
As Bryant enters his sophomore season, the challenge for Crean and his staff will be to figure out a way to utilize him more without experiencing too much of a dip in efficiency.