Jabari Walker’s doubtless has continuously been what catches of us’s appreciate. An athletic 6-foot-9, the Colorado sophomore can discontinue things few of us his size can.
Walker will be mute finding out the college game, so his flashes of brilliance typically reach with doses of actuality.
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“This twelve months, his role is utterly diversified. The ball is in his hands,” Colorado coach Tad Boyle stated. “We’re awaiting him to manufacture plays for himself and for others. He’s succesful, but he’s on a finding out curve.”
Walker arrived at Colorado as a four-neatly-known individual recruit and had a sturdy freshman season, averaging 7.5 components and 4.3 rebounds in 26 video games as a backup.
Boyle distinguished him to fill an even bigger role this season with this form of younger crew and Walker has produced, averaging 13.8 components and eight.5 rebounds.
Colorado ahead Jabari Walker dunks in opposition to Washington throughout the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022, in Seattle. Washington won 60-58.
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But with extra responsibility comes extra opportunity for weaknesses to be exposed.
A unbelievable 3-level shooter final season, Walker hasn’t stumbled on the fluctuate comparatively as successfully this season as groups accept as true with centered extra on stopping him, his capturing proportion shedding from 52 to 23.
A elegant ballhandler for his size, he has struggled with turnovers at cases, at the side of a valuable one gradual in a loss to Southern California.
“It’s no longer because Jabari’s no longer talented ample and he’s no longer attempting to total the very best things,” Boyle stated.
It be been a finding out curve, but the appreciate-catching plays and doubtless Walker has confirmed tends to straighten it out in the eyes of scouts.
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SIZE: 6-9, 215.
STATS: 13.8 components, 8.5 rebounds, 46% capturing.
STRENGTHS: Wonderful perimeter shooter, although the 3s have not been falling this season. Walker’s size permits him to shoot over smaller defenders and, combined with his athleticism, presents a big upside defensively. The son of used NBA participant Samaki Walker, he also has a excessive basketball IQ.
WEAKNESSES: Desires to work on court imaginative and prescient and playmaking — he has 30 turnovers and 15 assists this season. Might possibly well presumably well give a opt to on ballhandling abilities and wishes to lead sure of cross concern.
DRAFT PROJECTION: Gradual first or early second spherical.
Other potentialities throughout the Pac-12:
JAIME JAQUEZ, UCLA. The 6-7 junior is a crafty low-publish scorer who has enormous footwork and a diversity of up-fakes to derive off photos from extra than one angles. Jaquez will be a fantastic delivery air shooter and a physical participant who could well no longer abet down defensively.
HARRISON INGRAM, STANFORD. A 6-7 ahead, Ingram is an efficient playmaker, strong rebounder and shooter. He’s averaging 11.3 components and 6.7 rebounds per game as a freshman.
CHRISTIAN KOLOKO, ARIZONA. Once a rail-skinny 7-foot freshman, Koloko has added heft and developed his offensive game as a junior. He’s 10th nationally with 3.2 blocked photos per game, leads the Wildcats with 7.5 rebounds and averages 13 components per game.
