First-year players are constantly in unfamiliar territory, especially in conference play, and Derek Ogbeide worked himself into another unfamiliar situation at Ole Miss last weekend.
Georgia forward Derek Ogbeide (34) competes for a loose ball with Missouri guard Tramaine Isabell (4), left, and Missouri forward Ryan Rosburg (44) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game between Georgia and Missouri on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016, in Athens, Ga. Georgia won 77-59. (AJ Reynolds/Staff, @ajreynoldsphoto)
Following a missed free throw, the freshman center tossed an Ole Miss player to the side like one chucks a shirt into a laundry basket, pulled in the rebound and found his 6-foot-8, 250-pound self alone under the basket.