We have season tickets to USF. As usual, Jose has a lot of European players on his roster. 10 out of 14 to be exact.
USF opened the season Tuesday with a 70 - 39 win over Jacksonville. Enna Pehadzic led all scorers with 20 points. The Bulls run a motion offense similar to UConn but on as efficient. A couple of the guards have a tendency to dribble too much. Team has enough height to rebound and bang the boards. For the most part, this is a good passing team that works for those easy buckets when someone breaks loose from their defender. If you let them, USF will run you off the court. They have very good team speed, including their bigs.
Players to watch:
Enna Pehadzic, junior guard from Denmark. She's the leader. Good 3 point shooter. Not afraid to drive the lane.
Maria Alvarez, freshman guard from Bal Harbour, Florida. Good shooter from 3. Handles the ball well and the offense runs smoothly when she's at the point. Her defense is a little above average. She will most likely come off the bench.
Bethy Mununga, junior forward JUCO transfer from Belgium. Strong power forward type who has a nice 12 foot jumper. Well above average vertical leap. Very good foot work around the rim. She has a good frame and has no problem banging the boards.
Shae Leverett, junior center from Georgia. At 6' 2" Shae is a very strong leaper and rebounder. Good strong body. Her 10' jumper can be effective.
Tamara Henshaw, senior, 6' 1" post from Palm Coast, Florida. Tamara does all the dirty work on the opponents post players. Strong body, doesn't foul much. Good defensive positioning. Don't go to sleep on her. She has a very effective 10' to 12' jumper.
Beatrice Jordeo, sophmore, 6' 3" post from Portugal. A starter last year until a leg injury ended her season. Excellent post moves down low. Works to get excellent position. She has a 4' fade away jumper that is almost impossible to defend. Good size body who will battle on the boards. Good passer.
Sydni Harvey, sophomore guard from Tennessee did not play Tuesday night. Could not get any information on her status. Sydni was the starting post guard last season and she is a very, very good one. She has the 3 point shot and can drive the lane at will. Very good defender. Don't know if she plays tomorrow night.
USF was national ranked last year until injuries took out their top three players (Laksa, Ferriera and Jordeo). Jose will go 10 deep. If Texas isn't ready to play, they will lose.
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