Coach Grant mentioned that Kostas much better towards the end of the season. He was off campus in the summer, had an injury that took him out of most of preseason. Then his father died. He had to learn a new system, Grant vs Miller and then he had to figure out his role, talents etc.... That was a lot at once, especially for a young raw talent.
It was clear at first that his defense was awful, especially his footwork. He could not play man to man defense, but he could block shots. His outside shot, especially three point shooting needed a lot work. His ball handling was weak. He also had maturity issues such as against
Duquesne. A lot of development work was needed, but he was long, quick and could jump. He had the potential
As the season progressed, he became a better player and showed that he could very good if he worked on his game and bought into team role. I was hoping he would stay one more year, but now academics won’t get in the way of NBA development. At UD, you must attend classes.