What are your realistic expectations for Hamga?

Fortunately for UNLV...and for Beas...he walks into a situation in which he certainly won't be relied upon to provide a ton on the offensive end.  Veterans like Wink, Joe, Matt, and Rene will surely provide plenty of offense. 

The consensus seems to be that Beas will make the biggest impact on the defensive end, as well as on the boards.  Offensively, his presence in the middle should open things up nicely for Wink to drive, and for the perimeter shooters to get clean looks.  And because UNLV should have several good options on the offensive end, I look for a lot of Beas's offense to come off of stick backs, follow up dunks, and perhaps the occasional lob pass.

My guess is that we get something along the lines of 9 ppg, 9 rpg, and 2-3 bpg out of the big man next season.  Then again, who knows?  Maybe his offensive game has evolved more than any of us realize.

rs,

did you miss type that or was that really 10 bpg, holy smokes, that sounds more like a goalie. GO REBELS!

I think his last year of prep he averaged 13, 12, and 7 blocks.  That is still a sick number of blocks! 

I remember his coach coming onto ESPN radio the day he committed and saying that we just landed the best shot blocker out there...regardless of class.

While I don't think offensive production will be needed, I do expect BIG contributions rebounding and defensively.  I say he averages 8pts, 9rebs, and 3.5 blocks per game!  I know that 9 reb/game doesn't look enormous, but that would have led the conference this year.  He will be right up there with Neville and Gay-sted for league lead in rebounds.

thanks for joining in, KC!

I think the excitement level about Hanga is that "the sky's the limit", no height pun intended. The word is that he did work very hard during last season and has a strong desire to better himself. With an attitiude like that and his athletic ability, you can't ask for much more. I think we'll be able to see him grow and improve week by week.

Maybe we'll get to see a quadruple double, with 12 points, 12 rebounds, 10 blocks and 10 assists by kicking out to Wink, Willis and Joe. Thats the kind of crazy thinking a player like this generates, and its sure fun to speculate. On second thought, I hope he doesn't pull something like that until his 3rd year, because if he does it, he's a lottery pick.  lol !

I remember the first pic I ever saw of Hamga, he was standing flat footed holding the rim!! That was a glorious sight to behold! The redshirt year will be a help for sure. As far as expectations, I agree with most of the thread. 8-12 ppg, 7-12 rpg, 3-6 bpg. He easily could be new comer of the year and defensive player of the