the highest-ranked recruit to ever sign with the Zags ,versatile 7-1 prospect is the top-ranked recruit in the Class of 2021 by ESPN and 247 Sports and has a seven-foot, six-inch wingspan. The freshman already has the tools to become a first-class NBA big man. In addition to standing at 7-feet fall with a 7-foot-6 wingspan, Holmgren shot for 39% beyond the arc this season. And he’s a defensive anchor, averaging 3.7 blocks per game in his freshman year. Holmgren is a walking double-double, averaging 14.1 points and 9.9 rebounds per game this season, and could become a cornerstone for a struggling NBA team that falls to the top of this year’s lottery.
We've truly never seen an NBA prospect quite like Holmgren: A shot-blocking, lob-catching, 3-point shooting, ballhandling 7-foot-1 "big man" with the fluidity of a guard and a relentlessness that doesn't match his slender, 195-pound frame. With a body type that earns him comparisons ranging from Kevin Durant to Brandon Ingram to Kristaps Porzingis to Bol Bol, Holmgren has let his game do the talking, as he is in the midst of a record-breaking freshman season for Gonzaga. He is the only prospect in NCAA history to average at least 14 points, nine rebounds and three blocks while shooting over 70% from 2 and 40% from 3, and he's doing so on the No. 1 team.
Despite facing Duke, UCLA, Alabama and Texas Tech in nonconference play, a heavy dose of Holmgren's true highlights came against West Coast Conference opponents, as he took more of a back seat offensively against the Blue Devils, Crimson Tide and others. Holmgren averaged 12.6 points per game on 66.4% true shooting in 18 games against teams over .500 as opposed to 16.9 points on 78.1% true shooting in fewer minutes across 11 bouts versus teams with a losing record. Will Holmgren defer to veterans Drew Timme and Andrew Nembhard with the season on the line or will we see the pull-up 3s and coast-to-coast slams that became a regularity in WCC play? How will Holmgren's frame fare against more physical tournament opponents, particularly Memphis big man and projected top-10 pick Jalen Duren, as Duren, with his Dwight Howard-like physical profile, is the exact type of player that Holmgren's biggest naysayers worry he'll struggle against in the NBA. -- Mike Schmitz
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