RGJ sports writer Chris Murray will break down all 13 scholarship players on the Nevada basketball team leading into the team’s season opener Nov. 13 against Coastal Carolina. Today’s focus: AJ West.
AJ West
Class: Senior
Position: Center
Height/weight: 6-9/235
Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y.
2014-15 stats: 29.1 mpg, 12.1 ppg, 11.0 rpg, 2.6 bpg, 49.2 FG%, 64.9 FT%
Likely role: West will start as Nevada’s center and the anchor of its defense. He’s going to get 25-plus minutes per game and will be asked to impact the game on offense and defense, which he did last season.