He fills the box score on a nightly basis, averaging 21 points, six rebounds and 4.5 assists
this season as a sophomore.
Finally, Courtney Alexander, a talented 6» 6» shooting guard who was Virginia's leading scorer last
season as a sophomore, left school in September after being convicted of assault and battery.
He averaged 18.6 points, 4.6 rebounds and 4.0 assists last
season as a sophomore.
Beasley is buried behind Gary Harris, who led the Nuggets in starts, minutes, and steals last
season as a sophomore, and Jamal Murray who is a better prospect than Beasley at this stage.
David Long, Lavert Hill, Josh Metellus and Khaleke Hudson all started last
season as sophomores, while Ambry Thomas, Benjamin St - Juste, Jaylen Kelly - Powell, J'Marick Woods and Brad Hawkins played reserve roles as freshmen.
Bush and Hudson had breakout
seasons as sophomores.
Not exact matches
His numbers have stagnated
as a
sophomore after a surprising decision to return to school despite being projected
as a lottery pick in last
season's draft.
But Morris, who reached the NIT finals last spring in his rookie
season as a Division I men's coach, is glad that 6» 6»
sophomore forward Lionel Simmons did.
De La Riva placed sixth in the state
as a
sophomore at 145 pounds last
season.
-- 9.8 more than he averaged in his most prolific
season at Georgetown (17.7
as a
sophomore in 1982 - 83).
As a
sophomore, in 1994, he was the Cardinal's starting free safety in five games and its No. 2 quarterback behind Steve Stenstrom for the entire
season.
PF — Brice Johnson: Johnson made huge strides from his
sophomore to his junior
season and cemented himself
as one of college basketball's best rebounders.
Stafford started for Georgia
as a freshman, led his team to a No. 2 ranking
as a
sophomore, and played well enough during a disappointing, 9 - 3 junior
season to be the top pick.
The enigmatic
sophomore guard continued his March surge with arguably the best overall performance in his first
season as a Jayhawk.
As a sophomore Parrom scored with nearly the same efficiency (a 122.5 ORating) as Derrick Williams (the No. 2 pick in the 2011 draft), and he was expected to have a breakout junior seaso
As a
sophomore Parrom scored with nearly the same efficiency (a 122.5 ORating)
as Derrick Williams (the No. 2 pick in the 2011 draft), and he was expected to have a breakout junior seaso
as Derrick Williams (the No. 2 pick in the 2011 draft), and he was expected to have a breakout junior
season.
He played behind Thorpe award winner Desmond King and current 49er Greg Mabin in the year he transitioned over to corner, his
sophomore year (declared
as a junior) so there wasn't much chance and extremely little experience to get playing time before this
season.
It's too early to know which players, such
as fourth - year junior quarterback Matt Leinart of USC, might declare early for the draft, but here are the top five prospects who are now eligible, four seniors plus former USC wideout Mike Williams, who unsuccessfully tried to enter the 2004 draft after his
sophomore season.
Tough
as it appears, a 6 - foot - 7
sophomore, Gordon Mickey, may well replace one of the forwards by the end of the
season.
He should project
as a guy who can play at the high major level (his
sophomore year numbers at Alabama aren't all that different from Kamnu Stokes»
sophomore season thanks to the Kenpom.com comparison tool, and now he is a fifth year senior).
He scored 34
as LSU beat Mississippi State 94 - 83, 55 more in a 99 - 92 win over Tulane to become the first
sophomore to get more than 1,000 points in a
season, and 40 while his team was losing to Mississippi 87 - 85.
There are some nits to pick about his stats
as a redshirt
sophomore in 2017, including some of concern to NFL scouts, such
as his 13 interceptions, mostly in the early part of the
season, and 12 fumbles (nine lost) that made for a total of 25 turnovers.
His dad, who is in his 25th
season as the Blue Devils» coach, has had Connor and his younger sister, Colby, a
sophomore on the girls» team at Davis, in the water and on the end of the bench for most of their lives.
Sam Oliver, Kiannah Pierce and Shelbie Caro combined for 95 hits, 64 runs and 63 RBI in their debut
seasons, and could contribute even more offense
as sophomores after the graduation of Maci Fines, Sarah Brown, and Taliyah Miles.
Junior Sitaleki Nunn is back behind center after starting about half a
season there
as a
sophomore in 2014.
After missing his
sophomore season with a shoulder injury, Habibi - Likio rushed for 1,438 yards, gained 2,202 all - purpose, and returned two kickoffs for scores among his 21 touchdowns
as a junior.
King could be poised for a breakout
sophomore season as a former McDonald's All - American with impressive athleticism and promising three numbers (42 percent on 38 attempts) in limited action last year.
But Hameline pursued Kovar, stuck with him (he was 0 for 2 passing
as a
sophomore), and last
season the Seahawks» quarterback completed 56.8 % of his 303 passes, including 22 for touchdowns.
As of now, he's playing a little bit better than he did in his
sophomore season.
Jordan Burroughs SICKLERVILLE, N.J. > Wrestling Burroughs, a
sophomore at Nebraska, scored 12 takedowns in a 25 — 11 win (his ninth major decision this
season) over Oklahoma State's Quinten Fuentes at 149 pounds
as the No. 3 Huskers defeated the No. 2 Cowboys.
As a
sophomore Curry set the NCAA single -
season record for threes, with 162, and when Davidson's almost - completed practice facility needed to be christened last September, a visiting Curry took the first shot, banking in a three from 30 - plus feet while wearing a hard hat.
Last
season, he began
as an unheralded
sophomore and ended with all manner of honors.
Hicks grew a lot in his
sophomore season, changing his 19 — 15 TD - to - interception ratio
as a freshman to 32 — 9 in 2017.
But in filling the role of This Year's Sammy Watkins (sets the world afire
as a freshman, struggles with injuries and invisibility
as a
sophomore), Cooper now calls that his best game of the
season so far.
She placed 51st individually
as a
sophomore, 38th
as a junior and 21st in a time of 18:05 this
season.
Of those 15 picks, seven left after their freshman
seasons, two
as sophomores and one never even played a full
season.
After missing the NorCal cut during his
sophomore and junior
seasons, Brueckner said that attending his senior ball, coming away
as NorCal champion and getting a chance to compete
as state in San Gabriel on June 4, has boiled down to «the week of my life.»
Marcus actually played shooting guard his freshman
season on varsity and a little point guard
as a
sophomore.
With Orr and guard Ruthie Bolton the only returning starters, Auburn needed a boost from a newcomer, and it got a huge one from
sophomore Carolyn Jones, who sat out last
season as a Bylaw 5 - 1 -(j) casualty.
As a
sophomore, this past
season, Patterson, who was injured after seven games with a knee injury, threw for 2,259 yards, 17 touchdowns and 9 interceptions.
Last year's top five safeties return — including Garrett Kaupplila, who managed to finish
as the fourth - leading tackler in the secondary despite missing the last nine games of the
season with injury — and returning corners Jeremy Fejedelem, Robert Bullard, and Zane Lewis could get a push from a trio of
sophomores (Tre» Bugg, Elisha Palm, Gabe Otley).
Daniels became Mater Dei's starter in his freshman
season, put up jaw - dropping totals
as a
sophomore for a team that was ranked No. 1 in the state and nation for many weeks and is now trying to help prepare the Monarchs for a stronger finish than the one they had last year.
That puts him ahead of last
season, when
as a
sophomore starter, he suffered a
season - ending broken collarbone in Alhambra's opener against Acalanes - Lafayette.
As the recruiting overtures are beginning to pile up, Spain and Geissberger's teammates marvel at the leap she's made between her freshman and
sophomore seasons.
Some of this group competed last
season as Freshmen and are back at it in 2017 to improve in their
Sophomore season.
Took a defense that started 3 rookies and 4
sophomores to the SB in his first 2
seasons as a head coach... Completely changed the culture of an organization that was on the brink of complete mediocrity..
Last year,
as a
sophomore, Lee set a new single -
season League record in scoring (337), eclipsing performances of such college and, later, professional players
as Ernie Beck, Bud Palmer and Tony Lavelli.
He averaged 8.8 rebounds and 6.5 assists in his
sophomore season, playing a more central role
as the team's lead playmaker.
Mix in a middle infield of junior shortstop Hope Alley and
sophomore second baseman Hailey Hayes,
as well
as a senior DH / INF Lauren Hermes who hit.409 a
season ago, and the Falcons look especially daunting.
The son of formerAtlanta Falcons All - Pro running back William Andrews had 618 rushing yardswhile splitting time
as a
sophomore last
season with tailback Chris Barclay, but Micah will be the featured back in the Demon Deacons» offense thisfall.
The next
season he rushed for 1,555 yards, joining»99 Heisman winner Ron Dayne
as the only Badgers to rush for more than 1,000 yards in their freshman and
sophomore years.