Some curiosity got the best of me so I decided to look this up and see how these guys did.
Ithiel Horton is currently starting for the #18 team in the country at Texas. Horton had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists. This is Horton's last year, it will be interesting to see if he finally has better game to game consistency. This is also Horton's 4th school in 5 years.
Nate Santos had 6 points, 14 rebounds, and a steal in the opener for Dayton. Most surprisingly, he made all 4 of his shots, 2 from the floor and 2 from the line. Nate was always a great teammate, Id like to see him do well and finally find his shooting consistency again.
John Hugley had 10 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 turnovers in his opener for Oklahoma in 18 minutes of action. Ill be curious if he can get his turnovers under better control at OU to be more productive. Ill also be curious of how he acts if things don't go his way this year.
Xavier Johnson who is in his 6th year (you read that correctly, 6th year) of college playing for Indiana had 14 points, 4 rebounds, and 1 assist and 2 turnovers against Florida Gulf Coast. X was pretty decent in this game as a I watched it. But Indiana was really weak and lethargic on the glass considering their size advantage and also weak guarding the 3 point line. I didn't see the same cockiness from X this year although I think his on the floor leadership still leaves a lot to be desired. Still, he produced and he certainly hit a few big shots in this game when needed.
Chris Payton of Kent State started to really surge at the end of last season and turn it on. Tonight against James Madison (who just beat the #4 ranked team in the country on the road), Payton had 25 points, 17 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 3 assists and is averaging over a double double on the season through 2 games. Payton never got a real chance here because he wasn't near ready on defense. It looks like extra college seasoning has really helped him blossom into a decent player.
Ithiel Horton is currently starting for the #18 team in the country at Texas. Horton had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists. This is Horton's last year, it will be interesting to see if he finally has better game to game consistency. This is also Horton's 4th school in 5 years.
Nate Santos had 6 points, 14 rebounds, and a steal in the opener for Dayton. Most surprisingly, he made all 4 of his shots, 2 from the floor and 2 from the line. Nate was always a great teammate, Id like to see him do well and finally find his shooting consistency again.
John Hugley had 10 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 turnovers in his opener for Oklahoma in 18 minutes of action. Ill be curious if he can get his turnovers under better control at OU to be more productive. Ill also be curious of how he acts if things don't go his way this year.
Xavier Johnson who is in his 6th year (you read that correctly, 6th year) of college playing for Indiana had 14 points, 4 rebounds, and 1 assist and 2 turnovers against Florida Gulf Coast. X was pretty decent in this game as a I watched it. But Indiana was really weak and lethargic on the glass considering their size advantage and also weak guarding the 3 point line. I didn't see the same cockiness from X this year although I think his on the floor leadership still leaves a lot to be desired. Still, he produced and he certainly hit a few big shots in this game when needed.
Chris Payton of Kent State started to really surge at the end of last season and turn it on. Tonight against James Madison (who just beat the #4 ranked team in the country on the road), Payton had 25 points, 17 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 3 assists and is averaging over a double double on the season through 2 games. Payton never got a real chance here because he wasn't near ready on defense. It looks like extra college seasoning has really helped him blossom into a decent player.
