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If you would have asked me after BYU’s season ended March 19 when BYU would get a starting big man, I would have told you I certainly I expected someone before the end of April. Definitely by Mother’s Day. Before the end of June, of course! Now, we’re on the eve of Father’s Day and BYU still doesn’t have its starting big man for next season. Depending who BYU gets, we may not have one by Fourth of July.
BYU’s staff wanted a big man by this point. Summer workouts are going on, and every team would like to have the main pieces of its roster in place. BYU has many of its core pieces already, but has a big, gaping hole in the middle.
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Kevin Young in a media press conference earlier this week said “we’ve (BYU) been locked in with one guy in particular.” BYU’s preference throughout the offseason has been to get a big man that is more skilled. That’s why BYU went after big men like Luigi Suigo, Michael Ruzic, and others. “We’re trying to pair Rob with maybe someone that can play away from the basket a little bit more, not just shooting, but just functionality-wise, (dribble hand-offs), pocket passes, things like that, but then still be able to be a lob threat,” Kevin Young said.
Below are some of the big guys I am watching. BYU has still been communicating with other players despite Kevin Young saying they are focused mainly on one starter at this point. This is not an exhaustive list, just a few guys I am monitoring.
Xu Xin, China
I first heard about BYU’s involvement with Xu Xin around the middle of May and first publicly wrote about the 7-foot-5 China big man back in late May. At the time, I was told BYU and Ohio State were the two frontrunners, but that admissions was a question.
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Multiple sources have told me that BYU remains involved with the 22-year-old Chinese big man as they try to get him into BYU and eligible to play college basketball.
Xin’s top quality is that he is massive (duh). At 7-foot-5 he is a great rim…
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