Excerpt from the Dayton Daily News
Brandon Noel’s season has not only been somewhat puzzling to coaches and fans. The Wright State sophomore has been just as perplexed as anyone else.
The 6-foot-8 forward was named the Horizon League freshman of the year after averaging 13 points and finishing third in the conference in rebounding at 8.7 per game and first in field-goal shooting at 60.9%.
But he was erratic through the first 10 games this season, scoring just 22 points in the first three outings, pouring in 69 in the next four and then settling for 38 in the three after that.
He was a preseason second-team all-league pick and was averaging 12.9 points and 6.8 rebounds and shooting 45.7% — solid numbers for most players, but short of expectations for someone with his upside.
“Brandon really struggled to finish — I mean, just simple shots,” coach Scott Nagy said.
“He went like a month where he couldn’t even make a layup in practice.”
