It’s not uncommon to walk into Alaska Airlines Arena and find Sam Timmins on an otherwise empty court with one of Washington’s assistant coaches. It’s here, in the quiet moments before or after practice, where Timmins puts up shot after shot after shot.
And it’s where he found his confidence again.
The 6-foot-11 junior from New Zealand was admittedly struggling earlier in the season. He looked timid and unsure in the post, the ball often slipping through his hands.
Even when he shot free throws, nothing went in. Timmins was 0-for-7 from the foul line before he made his first free throws of the season against Stanford in mid-January.