Expected to be their Biggest, Most Physical Player and UF'S Best Big and missing piece in the middle. Wish Antigua had spent the 1st 2 weeks spending time with him and trying to keep him to stay instead of spending all the time with Kentucky and their celebration for NCAA championships. Alot more players could have stayed to help with transition like Egbunu and Zach Leday. They would have been a Huge Upgrade from Cousins, Guerrero, and Zeigler. He's still stuck without a starting caliber Impact Center for next season, it's got to be a Graduate Transfer Big at this point he's looking at.
http://www.gatorzone.com/harry/blog/1944
Excerpt
When he arrived from USF, Egbunu checked in at 265 pounds. He not only lost 10 pounds of body fat, but sculpted his frame under the direction of strength and conditioning coordinator Preston Greene, further honing an athletic build that already was armed with a 40-inch vertical jump.
Though far from a polished offensive player, the native of Nigeria by way of both Atlanta and Fort Walton has only been playing the game for five years. A year ago, his minimal experience was good enough to average 7.4 points on 58.9-percent shooting, plus 6.2 rebounds and nearly 25 minutes per game as a USF freshman and American Athletic Conference All-Rookie selection. When Bulls coach Stan Heath was fired, Egbunu looked to transfer and eventually chose UF over Michigan State, Georgetown, Virginia Tech and Arizona.
Then came a year of banging bodies at practice and devoting extra time with coaches in individual instruction, working on post moves and fundamentals. Like all of his current teammates, he'll need to work on his free-throw shooting too (54.5 percent at USF).
But make no mistake, Egbunu will be a factor in the Southeastern Conference next season.
This post was edited on 4/4 5:41 PM by southfloridabull
http://www.gatorzone.com/harry/blog/1944
Excerpt
When he arrived from USF, Egbunu checked in at 265 pounds. He not only lost 10 pounds of body fat, but sculpted his frame under the direction of strength and conditioning coordinator Preston Greene, further honing an athletic build that already was armed with a 40-inch vertical jump.
Though far from a polished offensive player, the native of Nigeria by way of both Atlanta and Fort Walton has only been playing the game for five years. A year ago, his minimal experience was good enough to average 7.4 points on 58.9-percent shooting, plus 6.2 rebounds and nearly 25 minutes per game as a USF freshman and American Athletic Conference All-Rookie selection. When Bulls coach Stan Heath was fired, Egbunu looked to transfer and eventually chose UF over Michigan State, Georgetown, Virginia Tech and Arizona.
Then came a year of banging bodies at practice and devoting extra time with coaches in individual instruction, working on post moves and fundamentals. Like all of his current teammates, he'll need to work on his free-throw shooting too (54.5 percent at USF).
But make no mistake, Egbunu will be a factor in the Southeastern Conference next season.
This post was edited on 4/4 5:41 PM by southfloridabull
