No one knows the double-edged sword of self-confidence better than J.P. Macura, who plays his best when he isn’t flying under the radar.
His white shooting sleeves he wears on both arms are bold, like his playing style that sways between ambitious and reckless. When he mocked Wisconsin’s fans with a “gator chomp” after beating the Badgers in November, he was criticized nationally. Of course, he finished the game with 20 points, leading Xavier in scoring.
After his conflict throughout the Crosstown Shootout with Cincinnati, Mick Cronin said Macura needed to change his demeanor.