Who ever said centers are a dying breed?
It’s true that college basketball teams, like their NBA counterparts, are shooting more 3-pointers than ever. Data the NCAA provided to the Baltimore Sun showed that last season’s average of 21.9 3-point attempts taken per game was a record high in Division I.
Though focus has shifted to the outside shot, centers like Maryland’s Bruno Fernando and Georgetown’s Jessie Govan can stand out by dominating in the post and around the rim.
Their skill sets are not identical and they followed different paths to college basketball, but Govan and Fernando share much in common.