In Reply to: one thing not mentioned: UW had Kepnang back posted by barrya on January 25, 2025 at 09:46:16
Mara is 4 inches taller but it looked more than that.
Big Franck was 3-6 with 8 boards and 2 blocks though. I think that qualifies as more than "not that many stats".
But more importantly, Kepnang is a legit big man, and Osobor has legit big man weight and strength, and Mara at least held his own against them. He defitely got beat on some plays but he won his share of battles too.
And he showed he can score outside the paint. That hook with the shot clock running down (perhaps giving Mara no time to think about it) was a thing of beauty, as others have noted.
Very encouraging.