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[QUOTE="HooperScooper, post: 4873984, member: 10"]
[I]Freshman forward Jaylin Stewart celebrated his 19th birthday on Tuesday.

He’s played a limited but valuable role off the bench this season, averaging 2.3 points and 1.2 rebounds in just 8.9 minutes per game. He’s served mainly as a back-up to Karaban and also seen spot duty at the center spot when Hurley uses a smaller lineup.

He deserves more playing time than he’s had so far, Hurley said.

“He probably deserves 2 to 4, maybe five more minutes a game,” Hurley said. “He’s earned his place and that’s the best way to have it happen for us, not to be gifted minutes. He’s had to earn them and earn our respect and grow up and mature and get tougher. It’s not a talent issue, it’s a concentration issue, it’s a physicality issue, it’s a mental preparation issue, concentration, competitive will, those types of things. And he’s getting there.

“If he stays with it with us, he’s going to have his time where he’s a leading man here.”[/I]
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