Provo • Elijah Bryant is playing professional basketball in Israel and Payton Dastrup is enthusiastically cheering on his Oregon State teammates from the sidelines.
Meanwhile, the Cougars sorely miss those two departed players, especially when it comes to putting a reliable third scorer on the floor with stars Yoeli Childs and TJ Haws.
“Well, I think that there are guys that feel a lot of pressure on the team to be that guy,” coach Dave Rose said Tuesday. “I just hope that we can find one that can consistently contribute and help us. I believe that a lot of what Yoeli and TJ are doing as far as their consistent offensive nights can really free up another two, maybe three guys, if we can find that.