[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by Buehler445

Svi makes me smile. His feel for the game is absolutely incredible for basically a senior in High School. If he can stay healthy and keep his head on straight, he's going to be flat out nasty.

And it's past time casual college basketball fans were introduced to this 17-year-old import because he's A) the youngest player in the Big 12, B) the youngest player to ever play for Self, C) the only freshman to start more than one game this season for the Jayhawks, and D) the only KU freshman currently averaging more than 20 minutes per game.

"He's not bad for a high school junior," Self said with a smile.

No, he isn't. And that's something literally every NBA scout I talked with during the Orlando Classic reiterated. Never mind that Kansas freshman Cliff Alexander is the reigning Naismith High School Player of the Year, and it doesn't matter that fellow Kansas freshman Kelly Oubre is listed in the top five of mock drafts. What NBA scouts told me is that Mykhailiuk -- again, just Svi for short -- is the best longterm prospect on KU's roster because he's a 6-foot-8 wing who is a good-enough passer, a willing defender, and a top-shelf shooter even though he hasn't actually shot the ball well through six games this season.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebask...freshman-class