LAFAYETTE — As Johnathan Stove walked off the court for the last time in his sophomore season, Louisiana-Lafayette assistant coach Gus Hauser asserted the notion that it may also be his last time playing second, third or fourth fiddle.
“That’s what coach Gus just told me in the locker room,” Stove said. “He’s like, ‘You know, we need you to get back to scoring like you were back in high school with that confidence.’”
Stove figures to be a crucial offensive cog in the Cajuns plans for the 2016-17 season, because walking off the court with him for the final time Wednesday were four players who accounted for more than half of the Cajuns points this season.