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Message: [QUOTE="Jorgensen, post: 4759333, member: 10805"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://theathletic.com/4945352/2023/10/10/college-basketball-most-intriguing-players-arizona-duke-uconn/?source=user_shared_article[/URL] [HEADING=1][I]2. [URL='https://theathletic.com/college-basketball/player/donovan-clingan-YNswMDuRYddaMhk0/']Donovan Clingan[/URL], UConn[/I][/HEADING] [I]Turns out being enormous and athletic is a pretty good combo in basketball! Or at least it’s worked out well for a Canadian guy at Purdue. Which potentially makes the 7-foot-2, 265-pound Clingan the next object of national fascination — particularly if the sophomore is somehow even more impactful as a two-way player for the defending national champions. On a per-40-minute basis last year, Clingan produced 21.1 points, 17.1 rebounds and 5.5 blocks. Zach Edey, aforementioned Canadian star and large human, was at 28.1, 16.3 and 2.7. The difference is doing it over extended stretches, not just in the 13.1 minutes Clingan averaged as a freshman. But, again, we’ve learned this is possible. When you’re skilled and also bigger than everyone else, you tend to keep scoring and rebounding for as long as you’re on the floor. The on-the-floor part is now a massive variable, with Clingan out for a month with a foot strain — when the history of big men with foot issues is not great. It’s fine for now. The [URL='https://theathletic.com/college-basketball/team/washington-huskies-college-basketball/']Huskies[/URL] have other options. But they’re not overly deep. If Clingan stays healthy and, say, doubles his minutes while maintaining his production? That may be a problem few teams have an answer for.[/I] Other BE friends: #4 Justin Moore/Nova #11 Trey Alexander/Creighton #22 David Joplin/Marquette #24 Jordan Dingle/St Johns [/QUOTE]

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