2012-13 College Basketball Previews

"He is best at chasing screens and guarding perimeter guys in the Big 12. He locked down most of the guys in the league last season."

"He seems to take it personal if he gets scored on and understands how important his efforts are in setting the tone for the rest of the team defensively."

"He's the best defender in college basketball. He understands how much of an impact he causes on the defensive end, in making plays, and he takes pride in it. He disrupts the opponents offense in every way and raises all of his teammates level of play. He's the honey badger of college basketball."

"His hands are lethal -- and his ability to read the passing lanes is uncanny. That's a scary combination."

"He's a quick and powerful athlete. He was a running back in high school, and his speed and tough mentality combine to make him a hard-nose on-ball defender."

"He's very competitive and has great size as a point. Physically, he's just as strong as most frontline guys. He understands how to use that to his advantage."

"Has the mentality to the challenge. Has a great body to take on screens, is built like an NFL cornerback and has great instincts and a high IQ."

"He has a great combination of speed, length and strength that helps him be a lock-down defender. He also has a high basketball IQ and great anticipation. He's also a great rebounder for his position and seems to take every defensive possession personal."

"His length and anticipation make him a dangerous defender. He has led the league in steals and also rebounds extremely well for a guard."

"His instincts to get his hands on so many 50-50 balls make him a great defender. He also has perfect defensive technique."

"Has great energy and explosiveness. When he wants to, he can be one of the best lock-down guys in the nation."

"He's a rugged, hard-nosed on-ball defender - maybe as good of an on-ball defender as there is in the entire country. Physically strong and compact. Great instincts."

"He is an ultra-competitor and has perfectionist tendencies. Combine those internal drives with extremely good lateral movement and quickness and he makes life difficult on a ball handler."

"He has the strength and toughness to guard a bigger perimeter player and the quickness and athleticism to defend smaller, quicker guards."

"He has relentless energy, great quickness and king arms. He is very disruptive guarding the ball in the full court. It's his identity."

"His length and athleticism allow him to guard several positions. He's also finished in the top of the Big East in blocks."

"He's got great anticipation and can almost be in two places at once. He's got length and the ability to move his feet and that allows him to be able to defend multiple positions."

"He's long and also powerful. He has great hands and goes after everything that come off the glass. There's a reason he led the nation in rebounding last year."

"He plays so hard, is ultra-athletic and blocks and alters shots. He's also one of the better rebounders in the country."

"He is long, an elite athlete, and is wiry strong. However, what sets him apart is his ability to anticipate where the ball is going. Whether it's a passing land or knowing where the rebound if coming off the rim, he has a nose for the ball."

"He's got great timing and plays with no ego. When you are talking about the nation's top shot-blockers, he's got to be on the list."

"He's more athletic and quicker off the floor than he looks. He's got good timing off the floor and led the Big Ten in blocks last season."

"He's long, athletic and can block shots and also guard on the perimeter. He's also got an element of toughness to his game. The kid played football. He's got to be tough. In two years, I think he can be the premier post defender in the country."

"His defensive IQ is high and he sees things before they develop. He is an elite athlete who covers space as well as anyone in the country."

"He is in the perfect defensive system for a guy like him -- who has great timing on shot-blocking. Their press as well as their matchup zone funnels everything to him -- and he's always in position to protect the basket."

"He possesses great length, basketball instincts and timing -- which make him a tremendous shot-blocker and a vacuum on the glass."

"He has tremendous lateral quickness, great length and terrific timing. He's one of the elite shot-blockers in the country."

"Has great size and is extremely agile. His presence inside compliments Washington's defensive pressure and allows then to play a 2-3 zone with success when they choose. He rebounds, blocks shots and clogs up the lane."

"He's a freak. The best shot-blocker I have ever seen in high school. I'm not sure how much he'll score, but that doesn't matter. He'll immediately be one of the most important and intimidating defensive players in the nation because of his length, athleticism and timing."

"He's more than just a shot-blocker. He's a defensive positioning guy, too. He'll block his fair share of shots, but he's going to be in the right spot and a lot of times will force bad shots."