New BYU forward Gavin Baxter hopped on BYU Sports Nation today just nine days removed from his release as an LDS missionary.
Baxter is considered one of the best athletes to come to BYU in sometime, and he touched on that with his crazy wingspan. Baxter grew to 6’9” on his mission, and said he boasts a wingspan of 7’2”. Yeah, that is looooong. To put that in perspective, 6’8” Lebron James has a 7’ wingspan, and 6’11” Giannis Antetokounmpo, aka the “Greek Freak”, has a 7’3” wingspan.
With that long wingspan, Baxter will come and have the opportunity to be an elite defender.