The unending search for lineup versatility might be the Eternal Quest for basketball coaches around the globe.
For as much as individually talented players can contribute on the floor, they can’t play all the time and if they do, their effectiveness always diminishes the longer they’re on the floor.
For UH-Hilo men’s basketball coach GE Coleman, it has taken three full seasons and as many recruiting classes to arrive at this year’s roster, which, two weeks before the first game, has the look of genuine versatility all over the floor, but especially in the post.
“It’s a new world,” Coleman said the other day with a knowing smile.