Eugene

[RU MAN]

Re-watching the game, this guy is always in the right spot at the right time. Seeing him start at the top of the key and time mikes miss for that putback, wow. Down the stretch in the last 6 minutes couple of huge rebounds as well. We got ourselves a player.

The improvement of Eugene in just one season under Pike is simply astonishing. I love this kid.

 

[NewJerseyHawk]

I mentioned this a few weeks ago, he's Dane Miller with 25 pounds of muscle and strength....Add in the fact that he's a sophomore and has improved his FT shooting.....there's a lot to be excited about, he could be the lockdown defender we need against the wings we will face in the B1G....his defense could be the difference between 4 league wins and 6-8....

 

[PatrickRU92]

Yeah, I can't recall any other player making such a huge transformation in such a short period of time. Praiseworthy and jaw-dropping... kudos to EO and the RU coaching staff.

Edit: Didn't witness Battle's time on the banks, but did see Damon Santiago.

Darryl Smith made a huge jump. In 1988-89 He couldn't see the floor as a frosh. Even though that was a very good team, it was NOT deep at all. We were playing Tom Everson and Chris Wittman but not Darryl Smith. By his Jr year he was an impact player for us.

 

[FrankZ]

Santiago, Clark, etc