It wound up a very disappointing season, at 14-14. We somehow got into the PI, but got bounced in the first round. I'm very annoyed we got four years of Speidel and couldn't make the NT once. Alas, we move forward...

Ryan Otwell (#231 overall, #47 PF) - Otwell was a secondary target for me. I went after a one-star ineligible with room to grow, but he improbably turned into the subject of a three-way battle won by Virginia. He'll be good, but man, battling over ineligibles is a dangerous game...

Anyway, Otwell comes in a very good scorer with even more room to grow, and he reminds me a bit of Luis Brown, who'll be starting at PF next season. He'll only be a "meh" rebounder, his shot blocking is pretty terrible, and both of those things are annoying. However, he'll be a decent athlete with very good speed for his position by the time he's done developing, and his on-ball defense will wind up being very, very good. Add in good potential in ball handling, and I can see him as a pretty good "instant offense"-type off the bench. Him starting at any point is probably a reach, but he ensures we've got some depth moving forward.

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RECRUITING GRADE: B-.

All three of these guys scream "flawed, but fine." Morris is slow, Holloman is listed at the wrong position, and Otwell won't ever be a great rebounder. Having said that, they've all got room to grow in important areas. Morris will eventually start, Holloman could start, and Otwell will at least be a guy we can run plays for inside.

It's not a remarkable group, but it'll do the job fine as we rebuild to replace Speidel (who's going to make some NBA team very happy). Next year will have some rough spots, but with only two seniors, I actually think we're set up reasonably well for the campaigns after that.