Gonzaga's Davis Fogle to face stern defensive test from LSU, Saliou Niang | Key matchup
Fogle, meanwhile, should be a serious test for Niang after the Tigers pocketed three comfortable wins against overmatched opponents from LSU New Orleans, Texas Southern and Louisiana Tech.
Key points
- 13—Davis Fogle eventually hopes to test his game at the highest level, with NBA aspirations that could materialize sooner than later for the Gonzaga wing.
- A really, really good all-around player, but just to have somebody with his versatility and his athleticism is really important." The 22-year-old Niang will be the best defensive player Fogle's encountered this season, and possibly since he arrived at Gonzaga.
- Fogle could get some early experience on that front Saturday when he matches up against an LSU player who was not only coveted by NBA front offices but actually drafted by one of them in 2025.
Of LSU's starters, the 6-foot-8 Niang is the most logical choice to guard the 6-foot-7 Fogle, Gonzaga's leading scorer through two games and the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week after he posted consecutive 22-point performances against Purdue and New Mexico State.
Additional details
- A year later, Niang matriculated into college basketball, signing with coach Will Wade and the LSU team visiting Numerica Veterans Arena for a 12:30 p.m.
- "It's huge, he can guard everywhere, he can guard one through five," Wade said of Niang after the team's season-opening win over LSU New Orleans.
- Fogle will have to be mindful handling the ball when face-guarded by Niang.
- In a sequence of events that would've been hard to fathom for hoops purveyors even two years ago, Saliou Niang was selected No.
- "He got nine defensive rebounds (against LSU New Orleans) and he pushed the ball out two or three dribbles.
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