The high school version of Silas Melson that excited everyone upon his commitment to Gonzaga four years ago, and the senior version of Silas Melson that graduates this year are seemingly two completely different players.
Melson came into Gonzaga from Jefferson High School in Portland, Oregon, as a high level scorer, and by all accounts, that is what he was supposed to be at Gonzaga originally. His freshman year would be a redshirt season, where he could gain some seasoning behind Kevin Pangos and Gary Bell Jr. That all went out the window when Josh Perkins had his face kicked in and the Zags, suddenly lacking depth at guard, burnt Melson’s redshirt for minutes.