04-26-2026, 10:46 AM
(04-26-2026, 09:19 AM)joemontes Wrote: Highly probable starting 5 for 2026-2027:
F - DE VRIES 6'3 Jr
F - SOTELO 6'3 Jr
C - ESCHMEYER 6'5 So
G - SWAIN 5'11 So
G - IJIWOYE 5'6 Jr
At this point, I have no idea who among the 7 reserves will be part of the regular rotation.
Reserves:
F - TUHY 6'1 So
F - EZIKE 6'2 So
C - UMEH 6'4 RS So
C - GREEN 6'5 Fr
G - GILLIARD 5'11 Fr
G - WHEELER 6'0 Fr
G - NGENDA 5'8 Fr
Where will 3-point shooting come from?
I could see Ijiwoye coming in off the bench as the backup point guard because a) we don’t have a backup PG and b) optimizing Swain’s ability to drive means spacing the floor. Last year teams wanted Ijiwoye, Agara and Somfai to shoot the 3 (because they were 15%, 19% and 29% three point shooters) and so their defenders backed off them and clogged the paint. So Swain driving or Agara in the post always had multiple defenders guarding them. If Gilliard, Wheeler or Ngenda are good defenders and have some floor spacing offense, I could see one of them starting.
