Breaking Down Matz Stockman vs. An Open Scholarship

Brad Underwood still has three open scholarships for his 2018-19 Illinois Men’s Basketball team. It’s mid-June.

With time running out until the start of the season, Underwood has a few choices: fill the scholarships with players who play basketball OR have open scholarships. We’re going to break down these two options, using Minnesota transfer Matz Stockman as a prime example.

Matz Stockman

Matz Stockman is a man who is stands at 7-foot, and he also plays basketball.

Since he plays basketball, he gets five fouls per game when he is on the court. He also takes a scholarship, which is beneficial for a team that wants to have players on its team and in practice.

Here’s a situation: If somebody gets…