18-year-old Filip Petrusev should have had an easy freshman season. Clarke, Rui and Tillie would split time in the post while he battled with Jacob Larsen over any spare minutes. He might even redshirt. He could get stronger, gain some weight, work on his offensive moves and improve his defense while easing into D-1 basketball. Well, we all know what happened next.
Larsen quits, Tillie has surgery and suddenly Petrusev is averaging 15 minutes per game in November and December, including dropping 11 points on Duke, the greatest team in the history of college basketball (right ESPN).