“We have Kerem, the smooth skill guy, Sean the back-to-the-basket specialist, and me, the bruiser,” he said.
They barely play on the floor with one another, but as the only post players on the roster, Kerem Kanter, Sean O’Mara and Jones virtually share the same office space. During practice, when Xavier splits its bigs from its guards for position specific drills, nine players run to one side of the floor to throw up three-point shots. These three stay put and wait for further instruction.
All summer long, they battled for the starting spot as assistant coach Mike Pegues hit them with crash pads and play calls.