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2023-24 TCU Basketball Position Review: Bigs
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After reviewing and grading the Horned Frogs’ best position group, the wings, we’re now on the worst group—the bigs. TCU lost 2022-23 season’s starting center, Eddie Lampkin, to the transfer portal. To remedy the position, the Horned Frogs brought in former Kansas Jayhawks’ top-30 recruit Ernest Udeh Jr. and Coastal Carolina transfer, Essam Mostafa. The only returning big man was Xavier Cork, who came from Western Carolina in 2021.
Udeh Jr. was given the starting nod, but only averaged 17.3 minutes per game. Jamie Dixon used Cork as the primary backup five once again and he played just 12.5 minutes per contest. Mostafa, arguably the most skilled of the three, played a part-time role. The Egyptian-born center appeared in 30 of 34 games and hit the hardwood for just 9.7 minutes whenever he played.
Read more at https://www.frogsowar.com/2024/4/16/24131517/2023-24-tcu-basketball-position-review-bigs
