Ohio State sharp shooter Mathieu Grujicic goes off for Germany in Eurobasket U18 Tourney
One of those new faces is incoming freshman Mathieu Grujicic from Germany. He's still working on some eligibility issues as an overseas player coming to the United Sates, but once he gets that all ironed out, he should be able to provide a scoring punch at multiple spots on the floor, much like what we've become accustomed to seeing with European players.
Before then, Grujicic is playing for his country in the U18 Eurobasket Tournament and looking extremely productive. It's not quite the same level of competition, but there's no denying the abilities and multiple ways he can score. In the opening game for Germany, Grujicic scored 23 points, pulled down eight rebounds, had two assists, and one steal. Germany ultimately lost its opening round game, but it wasn't because of Grujicic.
We have some highlights of his body of work in the game thanks to the Hoops HQ "X" account we think you'll enjoy.
Grujicic has flown a little under the radar when it comes to incoming freshmen in the Big Ten, but if he can be anywhere near what we've seen in some of his highlights, he could surprise the opposition and provide another scorer to go with what we already know the Buckeyes have with some of those returning guys.
We'll see if this skill set translates to the high level of big-time college basketball when things get going this winter.
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