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Wednesday, November 30, 7:15pm ET, ESPN
Cameron Indoor Stadium
The disgraced Ohio State University visits Duke, as Duke's audition for a spot in the Big Ten Conference continues. Here is Ohio State's lineup:
PG Bruce Thornton, 6-2 FR, #48 247 composite ranking
Good start to his career. Knows his role, low usage (16%), high efficiency (128), doesn't take many bad shots. 9/19 3PT, 10/10 FT suggests he's a good-to-great shooter. High turnover rate (21%) with a relatively low assist rate (16%) suggests he's still getting accustomed to college. Came in with a strong defensive reputation and has lived up to it so far.
SG Sean McNeil, 6-4 SR, grad transfer from West Virginia, former JUCO
Another low usage, high efficiency shooter. 37% 3PT, 87% FT career. More one-dimensional than Thornton, doesn't do much other than shoot. Not a good defender.
SF Justice Sueing (phenomenal name), 6-6 SR, #171
6th year senior, transferred from Cal the old-fashioned way, medical redshirt last season. Through the first 6 games this season, has assumed ownership over the offense, with 31% usage, 112 ORtg. Has started cold from 3 (3/21) but good as expected from the line (20/24). Assuming his bad 3PT shooting has been noise and he'll finish around his 36% mark as a junior, he's on track to be in the Big Ten First Team conversation.
PF Isaac Likekele, 6-5 SR, #156
Grad transfer from Oklahoma State, with a history of strong individual defense. Doesn't add much else. Has been a poor offensive player his entire career. Limited range, very bad from the line, very bad from 2, turnover prone, seems to exist purely for his defense. Gets the most playing time on the team, so I have to assume he's Shane Battier in terms of impacting winning.
C Zed Key, 6-8 JR, #155
Exploding this season. Suddenly has transformed from a nondescript garbage man into a monster. 10.3 BPM, 23% usage, 137 ORtg, 18% OReb, 22% DReb, 49% FT Rate, 70% 2PT, 64% FT, 3/8 3PT. He never attempted a 3 before this season. Block rate is down to 2.9% after 4.7% last season, but the benefit is fewer fouls; 3.7 fouls committed per 40 minutes is down significantly from 4.8 last season. He's defending smarter. This is the model for what every bad-to-mediocre college big man should strive for in their development - an earlier Zoubeking.
6th Brice Sensabaugh, 6-6 FR, #63
Has started his career on fire. He plays about half the game and is the focal point on offense when he's in. Imagine Trevor Keels' body with an elite jumpshot. Highest BPM on the team at 13.9, 33% usage, 128 ORtg, 18% DReb, low turnover rate (13%), nice FT Rate (44%), shooting 46% from 3 on high volume, 81% from the line, 61% from midrange.
Duke will probably be favored. Seems laughable.
