During the 2013-2014 basketball season, center Yanick Moreira spent a lot of time on the bench because of a knee injury.
However, he is completely healed, and if any proof was needed, check out how he played for Angola during the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain.
In two of the games, Moreira put up solid numbers. In the contest with South Korea, he had a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Against Mexico, he had 13 points and nine rebounds. Those numbers seemed impressive, that is until Angola played Australia.
In that matchup, he scored an astounding 38 points and had 15 rebounds, which sparked some very positive remarks.
Rob Dauster of NBC Sports’ “College Basketball Talk” calls Moreira “the most impressive collegian at the FIBA World Cup,” and notes that Moreira “put together one of the best performances of the event” against Australia.
The thought of Yanick Moreira teaming up with forward Markus Kennedy in the frontcourt is enough to intimidate their rivals. If Kennedy is as successful as he was last year, and Moreira lives up to his World Cup success, SMU could be one of the most dangerous teams in the country.
