Trey Landers:
on both hips to correct impingements. He will sit out the season. Grant plans for Mikesell to remain a big part of the team.
“He’s at every workout,” Grant said. “He spends time in the weight room even though he’s not able to do that. Pretty soon he’ll be cleared to do some stuff in the weight room. He’s got a great attitude and great approach to this process just in terms of understanding it’s one day at a time, one step at a time. I think he’s looking forward to what comes next. He’s on crutches. He’s already talking about in a week he’ll be off the crutches and allowed to do some stuff in the weight room. We’ll have him involved from a leadership standpoint, and there will always be something he can help us with in terms of practice or games or whatever.”
The 6-4 sophomore guard from Wayne saw limited action in nine games. He averaged 3.0 points and 1.9 rebounds. He has fully recovered from offseason hernia surgery and has been on campus for both summer sessions.
“The biggest thing with Trey is consistency,” Grant said. “We don’t need him to be the best player. We need him to be consistent. Physically, you look at his body and the tools he has, he’s got to be able to carve out a niche for himself.”
Kostas Antetokounmpo:
The 6-10 redshirt freshman from Dominican High School in Milwaukee is spending the second summer session in his native Greece training with the under20 national team. He missed some practice time at Dayton in June because he had his wisdom teeth removed.
“We probably had four or five sessions with him,” Grant said. “You could see the potential in him. Physically, you want to see him continue to develop, but you can’t teach (6-10) and the way he moves and jumps. He’s a really good teammate. He really wants to be a good player. He wants the team to do well. Those are all good places to start. This is a huge summer for him. When you think about it, the last time he played organized basketball was two years ago. You want to see him put it all together. He’s got a lot of potential.”