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Louisville basketball: Most important players for the 2020-21 season

By Alan Thomas

LOUISVILLE, KY - FEBRUARY 05: Louisville Cardinals players huddle together prior to the start of a game against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons at KFC YUM! Center on February 5, 2020 in Louisville, Kentucky. Louisville defeated Wake Forest 86-76. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
LOUISVILLE, KY - FEBRUARY 05: Louisville Cardinals players huddle together prior to the start of a game against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons at KFC YUM! Center on February 5, 2020 in Louisville, Kentucky. Louisville defeated Wake Forest 86-76. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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Louisville basketball big man Aidan Igiehon is fouled by Clemson
Louisville’s Aidan Igiehon finds the paint full of Clemson defenders in the second half.January 25, 2020Cardsclemsonmsc18 /

F/C. Sophomore. Aidan Igiehon. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. 438. 7. player

Ah yes, “The Irish Hulk”. Perhaps the most-anticipated recruit in Mack’s tenure, Igiehon didn’t exactly burst into the scene last year, leaving many of us bewildered and curious as to what went wrong. Never fear. In all likelihood, he was just too far down the line to really grab the hyena’s share of minutes behind Williams and Ens

In off-season pictures, it’s clear that he hasn’t lost any of the mass that coined his nickname. Though there are other candidates for minutes down low in Williams’ absence, I don’t expect Mack to drown Igiehon on the bench.

Like I eluded to with Q, there will be ample opportunity for a Mack-sized type of guy to grab some minutes at the five this season. The thing about Aiden is that he possesses agility that most big men his size do not have in their arsenal, especially that young.

While most Louisville fans will be groaning about Igiehon being a potential bust, I simply don’t see that. He’s the bulkiest guy on the roster and Mack is going to push him to step up.

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