There must be nights when Zach Hankins wonders. Xavier’s grad transfer is putting together the most brutally efficient offensive season of any Xavier big man since the statistic was invented. (Yes, that includes David West). Still, there have to be times where Hankins wonders exactly what he could have done with just a little more time.
Hankins dedicated himself to basketball late, not really focusing on the sport until after his junior season in high school. He hit the AAU circuit that summer as a big from a small school (Charlevoix, MI has a population of around 2,600) who hadn’t been out on the recruiting boards a lot.