Full blown disclosure: Przemek Karnowski is one of my favorite basketball players to ever put on a Gonzaga Bulldogs uniform.
When Shem first crossed the Atlantic Ocean to enroll at Gonzaga, there was an unbelievable hype surrounding him. Reports swirled that if he had been an American high school student, he would’ve been an All-American. Needless to say, Spokane was hyped.
His freshman year had a few bumps, however. Przemek wasn’t called upon as much because the Zags still had Kelly Olynyk, Elias Harris, and Sam Dower down low. What they had was a large man, with solid footwork, a deft eye for passing, but a little bit timid against the competition.