Quick-Twitch Kansas Floor General with Big-Game Poise
In the 2013-14 season, Naadir Tharpe was a 5'11" Kansas junior guard who brought shot-making, playmaking, and veteran calm to Bill Self’s rotation, averaging 8.5 points and 5.0 assists while shooting 37.7% from three and 82.1% at the line. His biggest differentiators were pace control, pick-and-roll feel, and the ability to steady a team in pressure moments; Kansas also leaned on his experience from a run that included 103 career games and a 2012 national title game appearance. He was not a pure volume scorer, but he was a tough, table-setting guard with real Big 12 pedigree.
