Zhaire Smith came out of nowhere for Texas Tech. After steadily increasing his minutes to begin the year, Smith earned a starting spot 15 games in and never looked back. He finished as the team’s second-leading scorer but his usage rating of only 18.3 was barely top five on the team. The Red Raiders finished the season 27-10, including the first-ever Elite 8 in the school’s history, before falling to the eventual champion Villanova Wildcats.
Strengths
As far as pure athleticism goes, there are not many in this draft that are going to compete with Zhaire Smith and his 45-inch vertical.