Jenny Sparks / Loveland Reporter-Herald)
Emmanuel Omogbo never had a doubt.
Not even when Nico Carvacho was a scrawny freshman learning the ropes during a redshirt season, and certainly not when the Chilean began growing into his frame the next year.
It was then, during the 2016-17 season, when people finally began catching a glimpse of what Omogbo knew since coming to Colorado State University — Carvacho was special.
As Carvacho now sits three boards away from passing Pat Durham as the program's all-time leading rebounder, Omogbo's sentiments have never been truer.
"I've seen it from day one," Omogbo said.