Lee finds his niche for UCA

Ethan LeeFor almost two seasons, Russ Pennell struggled with how to use Ethan Lee.

Lee, the only player Pennell kept when he took over the Central Arkansas men's basketball team in 2014, is an undersized post player at 6-6, but not quick or athletic enough to play guard. He played sparingly his first two seasons, then redshirted last year.

Now, in his fourth season with the Bears, Lee's natural abilities have given them just what they've needed.

"I kind of like them to have more of a definite role," Pennell said. "But, he's athletic and he brings energy, and that's good enough. Sometimes as coaches we're looking for the basketball-skill part and we're not factoring in the energy. And the one…