by BEARZ77 » October 24th, 2016, 7:46 am
For the Bears two jucos[ Rousseau/Johnson] are likely to start and both will have significant impact in different ways. Rousseau is another small 5'10 but very talented guard who may be paired but also split time at the point with Miller. As most jucos, how quickly he fully acclimates to D-1 basketball remains to be seen, but he is very skilled and at times dynamic. He was the top player in Cinn. as a senior.
Johnson is perhaps the most complete player on the Bears. Listed at 6'9 he's not bulky or tremendously bouncy, He grew a lot since his junior year in HS and went from a 6'2 pg to a 6"9 stretch four in 3 years. He was the POY in Pennsylvania as a senior. He's a very active rebounder, can shoot the trey some[ over 40% last year] and handles the ball, passes, and moves up the court exceptionally well for someone his size. His game is subtle so I don't expect huge scoring numbers, but he'll get his points in a number of ways, rebound well, and make plays with the ball for others.
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