According to Andy Katz (@ESPNAndyKatz: NCAA announces Texas' Myck Kabongo must sit 23 games for unethical conduct and accepting benefits) Myck Kabongo will have to sit out a total of 23 games. If I understand this correctly, since Kabongo has already sat out 10 games he must sit out 13 more. He also must pay $475 to a charity of his choice -I'm assuming this is the amount of the plain ticket for the travel that was in question.
Getting Kabongo back is huge for the Longhorns. But Kabongo alone will not automatically elevate this team to a tournament team. He's talented but he's not that talented at the division 1 level yet. Having Kabongo back is big, though, for freshman point guard Javan Felix. The guy has been playing almost entire games each and every game because he was the only true point guard on the roster. Demarcus Holland had been relieving him some, but he is not a true PG and needs some time to develop. Without Kabongo, the minutes Felix was playing would have most likely caught up to him later in the season. Now that problem is gone.
Kabongo brings more scoring at the PG positon than what Felix can do. Both guys can run the offense well, see the floor well, and get to the rim. But Kabongo is more of a scoring threat and has a better jump shot than Felix does. Kabongo is no lights out shooter but he will definitely help the offense put up points and getting into more of a rhythm on offense.
13 more games is a lot but getting him back for any part of the season is great news for the Longhorns. Kabongo also really needs this season to develop more of his skills. Last year wasn't exactly the year he was probably hoping for.
Hook'em.
Getting Kabongo back is huge for the Longhorns. But Kabongo alone will not automatically elevate this team to a tournament team. He's talented but he's not that talented at the division 1 level yet. Having Kabongo back is big, though, for freshman point guard Javan Felix. The guy has been playing almost entire games each and every game because he was the only true point guard on the roster. Demarcus Holland had been relieving him some, but he is not a true PG and needs some time to develop. Without Kabongo, the minutes Felix was playing would have most likely caught up to him later in the season. Now that problem is gone.
Kabongo brings more scoring at the PG positon than what Felix can do. Both guys can run the offense well, see the floor well, and get to the rim. But Kabongo is more of a scoring threat and has a better jump shot than Felix does. Kabongo is no lights out shooter but he will definitely help the offense put up points and getting into more of a rhythm on offense.
13 more games is a lot but getting him back for any part of the season is great news for the Longhorns. Kabongo also really needs this season to develop more of his skills. Last year wasn't exactly the year he was probably hoping for.
Hook'em.
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