The Illini coach remains confident in his three-point specialist: 'This dude can rip them off.'
When Ben Humrichous arrived at Illinois as a graduate transfer from Evansville in the offseason, no one talked up his shooting proficiency louder than Illini coach Brad Underwood.After scorching the nets from deep in his first two games , Humrichous seemed poised to realize every bit of the shooting potential Underwood had pointed to throughout the offseason.
Humrichous isn't solely a spot-up shoote – he averages 3.2 rebounds and 1.0 blocks – but his other contributions are almost superfluous. He was brought to Champaign for one reason and one reason only:Despite his recent play, Humrichous is still shooting a respectable 35.7 percent from 3-point range on the season. If his first few games in an Illini uniform weren't proof enough, he has an entire college career's worth of evidence that backs him up.
Whether it’s Humrichous' previous track record, his early-season performance, what goes on behind the closed doors of practice or a combination of all three, to say he still has the confidence of his coach would be a massive understatement. And when that time does come, when Humrichous gets himself consistently dialed in from distance, the Illini become an even scarier matchup in the Big Ten and – and beyond.
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