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<blockquote data-quote="Techster" data-source="post: 319115" data-attributes="member: 360"><p><a href="https://www.si.com/college-basketball/2017/06/27/usa-u19-team-trials-cuts-fiba-world-cup-hamidou-diallo?utm_campaign=sinow&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&xid=socialflow_twitter_si" target="_blank">https://www.si.com/college-basketball/2017/06/27/usa-u19-team-trials-cuts-fiba-world-cup-hamidou-diallo?utm_campaign=sinow&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&xid=socialflow_twitter_si</a></p><p></p><p><em>* The U19s' rising sophomore on the cusp of stardom is Georgia Tech wing Josh Okogie. As a freshman for the surprise NIT runner-up Yellow Jackets, Okogie averaged 16.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 30.8 minutes, which meant he had a more productive season than nearly all of the RSCI's top 100 recruits—a group of which he, as a three-star guard out of Snellville, Ga., was not a member. As Okogie said on his second day in Colorado Springs, "Rankings don't really save you when you're on the court." He then beat out a number of higher-profile players for a spot on the final U19 roster.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Okogie was an infrequent three-point shooter as a freshman, taking 1.9 attempts per game (and making 37.1% of them), but seems likely to ramp up his long-range volume (and most likely, his overall scoring efficiency) as a sophomore. He was a confident catch-and-shoot option from the corners during U19 scrimmages, and with his 7-foot wingspan and linebacker-like build, he's capable of defending four college positions despite being just 6'4". With a big season, Okogie could push himself into the 2018 or 2019 draft conversation as a 3-and-D prospect.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Techster, post: 319115, member: 360"] [URL]https://www.si.com/college-basketball/2017/06/27/usa-u19-team-trials-cuts-fiba-world-cup-hamidou-diallo?utm_campaign=sinow&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&xid=socialflow_twitter_si[/URL] [I]* The U19s' rising sophomore on the cusp of stardom is Georgia Tech wing Josh Okogie. As a freshman for the surprise NIT runner-up Yellow Jackets, Okogie averaged 16.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 30.8 minutes, which meant he had a more productive season than nearly all of the RSCI's top 100 recruits—a group of which he, as a three-star guard out of Snellville, Ga., was not a member. As Okogie said on his second day in Colorado Springs, "Rankings don't really save you when you're on the court." He then beat out a number of higher-profile players for a spot on the final U19 roster. Okogie was an infrequent three-point shooter as a freshman, taking 1.9 attempts per game (and making 37.1% of them), but seems likely to ramp up his long-range volume (and most likely, his overall scoring efficiency) as a sophomore. He was a confident catch-and-shoot option from the corners during U19 scrimmages, and with his 7-foot wingspan and linebacker-like build, he's capable of defending four college positions despite being just 6'4". With a big season, Okogie could push himself into the 2018 or 2019 draft conversation as a 3-and-D prospect.[/I] [/QUOTE]
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