Quick, efficient Gophers floor general with elite distribution
DeAndre Mathieu is a compact, high-motor guard whose biggest calling card is creating for others: he led Minnesota and finished fourth in the Big Ten with 160 assists in 2013-14, while still contributing 12.0 points per game as the Gophers’ secondary scorer.[1] At 5-foot-11, he brings pace, toughness and an attack-first mindset, and his assist totals suggest real pick-and-roll feel and court vision rather than empty-volume play.[1][4] If you want a guard who can organize an offense, pressure defenses and compete with edge, Mathieu fits; the main question is whether his size limits him defensively at higher levels.[2][4]
