Redshirt sophomore Michael Nzei is prepared to be the intense, under-the-radar big man of 2016-17.
“I won’t say Mike is a big surprise, but the way Mike’s playing and what he could bring to us; you know Mike compliments Ish [Sanogo] and Angel [Delgado] really well on the inside,” head coach Kevin Willard said. “He gives us another opportunity to be aggressive on pick and rolls. He’s a guy who was playing 12 minutes a game, he’s going to be up in the 20 to 22 [minute] range just because all the things he can bring us.”
The 6-foot, 8-inch forward played a consistent role off the bench last season despite still very much learning the pace of the college game and the assignments in Willard’s system.