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Jahmi’us Ramsey is becoming more than just a scorer

All year, we’ve known that Jahmi’us Ramsey could put the ball in the basket. But for long stretches of the season, Beard has been wanting his leading scorer to be more of an all-around player who is as effective on defense as he is with the ball in his hands.

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That’s what we are beginning to see from the true freshman who stuffed the stat sheet on Saturday. In addition to his 25 points on 11-22 shooting, he had seven assists, five rebounds, and two steals.

This was his second-straight game with two steals and his third-straight with at least four assists. If he begins to be even above average in areas of the game other than scoring, he’s going to become one of the best players in the nation just in time for the postseason.

Speaking of scoring, what you had to love about his big game against ISU was the fact that he didn’t just rely on his 3-point shot for his offense. In fact, this was the first time all year that he’s reached the 20-point mark without hitting at least three shots from behind the arc (he was 2-5 on Saturday).

In his five other 20-point games, he’s averaged 16.2 points from downtown. Though he didn’t arrive on campus with a reputation for being a deadly 3-point shooter, he’s quickly proven to be one of the best in the country but he’s not been as effective as we anticipated in regard to finishing around the bucket.

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That wasn’t a problem on Saturday as he did exactly what his head coach had asked the entire team to do this week and attacked the bucket as often as possible. That coupled with his ever-increasing willingness to rebound and defend is turning him into more than just a shooter; it’s making him a truly special all-around player.

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