Maturity isn’t something quantifiable – at least not directly – but anecdotally, it’s clear that Sonny Styles outpaces his peers in the category.
While Styles should technically still be a freshman since he reclassified from the class of 2023 to the class of 2022 out of high school, he has seen his starting position change and his role grow over the course of the 2023 season.
And yet, that hasn’t hindered his effectiveness.
“It’s easy to see his skill set,” Ryan Day said. “You see his size, you see what he can do, you watch him on the basketball court when we were recruiting him.