When Tom Izzo landed Divine Ugochukwu from Miami this past offseason, Michigan State fans were quick to criticize the move.
Obviously some were willing to wait and see just how good the young point guard could be, but the overwhelming consensus was that he would have a minimal role behind Jeremy Fears Jr.
Boy, how wrong most of us were.
Ugochukwu had a slow start to the season, playing no more than 14 minutes in a single game through his first five Spartan outings. He saw 16 minutes in his sixth game against East Carolina, dropping a season-high (at the time) 16 points and shooting 6-for-7 from the floor and 3-for-4 from deep.