Junior combo-guard Chance the Rapper Silas Melson is one of the most intriguing players on Gonzaga’s 2016-2017 roster. After two up-and-down seasons—one of which was originally supposed to be a redshirt season—Melson may finally be able to lock down a key role.
Based on the minutes he was getting at the start of last season, the coaching staff seemed to have big expectations for Melson. After logging 35-minute and 30-minute games early in the season against UConn and Washington State, Melson failed to score a single point in each of the next three games and did not hit the 30-minute mark again for the remainder of the season.