Josh Ogundele Better Prepared to Help Hawkeyes

[RobHowe]

Josh Ogundele Better Prepared to Help Hawkeyes

Second-year center from London benefited from year working with Luka Garza.

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[hawkeyesgonewild]

It is your turn big man show us what got.

 

[Northside Hawk]

He has to be ready to answer the bell. This league will chew you up and spit you out if you are soft inside. And Garza and Nunge are big losses.

 

[trj]

Playing time will be in the 5-15 minute range. His play in the non-con will dictate how much playing time he gets in conference play. I guess the comp is Olesani....can he be a major contributor on both ends of the floor by his junior year?

 

[Ree4]

Damn, losing 40 lbs would make him a lot quicker

 

[Hawkfnntn]

How long does it take to get a big guy in shape? He wasn't hurt or rehabbing anything was he? I guess I find it odd that a young 19 yr old D1 basketball playing kid could be out of shape to the extent that he couldn't play 5-10 mins of competitive basketball. Even after he'd been over here for a few months. So that kinda worries me about him. But hopefully after a year of being on campus he can be in shape to do more then that...

 

[Hawkboys]

I just hope he can provide 15-20 min of being a good defender and rebounder. Any offense will be gravy.

 

[MisterLucky]

I thought he got up and down the court pretty quickly last season, I guess the question was how many times he could do that. You would think working with Iowa's weight and dietician team, he would be in pretty decent shape by now. I guess we'll see come November, which gives him another four months, as I believe our first game in November 9th.

 

[MelroseHawkins]

Playing time will be in the 5-15 minute range. His play in the non-con will dictate how much playing time he gets in conference play. I guess the comp is Olesani....can he be a major contributor on both ends of the floor by his junior year?

 

[MelroseHawkins]

'lil Shaq.

It's going to be fun watching him.