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(03-26-2021 07:51 PM)anti-zip Wrote:  Walker got hurt 6 games into the MAC schedule his freshman year then didn't return until the final three games of the season. That's why he wasn't in consideration for MAC All-freshman. He was near 20 mpg as a freshman and scored over 8ppg in league player on 42% shooting. Probably a strong bid for the freshman team had he stayed healthy.

I'll add though, Sendy tends to only keep one freshman in his rotation. That year for example, Avery played in 28 games but only got 8.5 mpg despite Walker and Pollard both getting hurt. Roberts' freshman year he seemed to win the right to the freshman minutes over Gholston. Really the only time two true freshman stayed in the rotation in recent memory was Pippen and Peterson but even then Pippen was only getting 10mpg and had his minutes severely cut down the stretch as they went with Edwin at the 4 (which paid off with a ring).

Obviously way too early to know what to expect from each freshman or even what our roster ends up looking like. But based on history I don't expect heavy minutes from more than one next year.

Still a bit salty that Coach Senderoff did not give Pippen a chance to go against TJ Leaf in the NCAA tournament game in '17. Would have been interesting.