At 6-foot-11 and not much over 200 pounds, TCU forward Vladimir Brodziansky looks like he can be pushed around in the rugged Big 12.
“We joke with him all the time about being soft,” teammate Alex Robinson said.
That’s so last month.
Since Dec. 30, when he dropped 28 points, nine rebounds and three blocks on Kansas, the junior from Prievidza, Slovakia, has emerged as one of the biggest threats for TCU in its 14-3 start.
“He’s gotten a whole lot tougher,” Robinson said.
Last week, Brodziansky had 19 points, six rebounds and three blocks as TCU ended a 30-year winless drought in Austin with a 64-61 win against Texas.