MBB Gets Latest Player

 This one is from the P4...Utah to be specific.

Wilguens Jr. Exacte is his name.  He grew up in Montreal, played at the NBA Latin American Academy in Mexico and then was recruited to Utah.

He's 6'6" and 236 pounds and was listed as a guard at Utah.  He played his FR year there and was in every game with 2 starts, played like 12 MPG.  Obviously, not much in the way of numbers. They were counting on him being in the rotation last year, but he had some injuries and missed the entire season.  There was surgery in there somewhere.

Here's the exciting part:

He is an elite defensive player who can guard just about anybody on the floor. He is tenacious. He is just one of those guys — I was talking to his coach recently — the dude will never stop. Every single drill in practice, every single rep, he goes a thousand miles an hour.” — Utah basketball coach Craig Smith on freshman guard Wilguens Exacte Jr.

Two things.  One, that thousand miles an hour is perfect for what Simon wants to do.  And, being able to guard anyone on the floor is key as you fit into the guys we have around him.  In today's position-less game, this is a key skill.  Also, in the MAC, when you can put a guy this long on a PG, it can be really disruptive.

By my count, we have one slot left.  I am getting very excited to see what happens next year.

Welcome to the Falcons, Wilguens.