the veteran Aces guard who earned his minutes the hard way
Gage Bobe’s calling card at Evansville has been steady, defense-first guard play and clear year-over-year growth: he went from walk-on to scholarship player to regular starter, and in the 2022-23 season he started 31 games, averaged 5.6 points, and led the Missouri Valley Conference in conference-play shooting at 44.0%[1][8]. He’s the kind of glue-guy teams trust because he competes, understands the system, and brings experience rather than flash; by 2023-24 he remained a reliable rotation piece, averaging 4.1 points and 1.2 rebounds while starting 20 games[15].
