Matas Vokietaitis’ confidence fuels Texas surge as Longhorns advance
“I’m the best big man in the country.” Texas is starting to believe it too.
Matas Vokietaitis’ confidence fuels Texas surge as Longhorns advance originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . There was no hesitation in Matas Vokietaitis’ voice, and after what unfolded in Texas’ 74-68 win over Gonzaga, there did not need to be.
“First of all, I don’t really care who I’m playing against,” Vokietaitis said . “I’m just trying to play hard, confident. For my eyes, I’m the best big man in the country.
So that’s the key to play like that. ” Against one of the nation’s most physical post presences in Graham Ike, Vokietaitis delivered 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting and grabbed a game-high nine rebounds. It was not just production.
It was presence. Even Sean Miller could not help but smile when he heard it. “Did you hear what he said?