a rim-sized, efficient depth big who can quietly swing a rotation
In the 2024-25 season, 7-foot Mississippi State center Gai Chol showed the kind of low-drama, high-value minutes coaches love: he appeared in 31 games off the bench over his career at State, shot 58.3% from the floor and 93.3% from the line, and gave the Bulldogs a big body with touch and size. He redshirted the 2025-26 season because of injury, and his value now hinges on health, physicality, and whether that efficient interior game translates into dependable SEC minutes.
