For most of the season, Texas Longhorns freshman forward Jericho Sims simply looked to pass the ball once he caught it on the perimeter — Sims isn’t an outside shooter and lacked the aggressiveness to attack the basket.
On Saturday against the West Virginia Mountaineers, however, Sims caught the ball in the right corner, briefly faced up against one of the nation’s top shot blockers, Sagaba Konate, then drove to his left. With long strides, Sims only needed two dribbles before jump stopping and elevating off of both feet.
Konate closed on him as threw down a vicious two-handed slam over the West Virginia defender, his head even with the rim.