Jordan Meka’s contributions limited but powerful for Jackets

“Jordan Meka came in and gave us some good minutes,” Pastner claimed following the video game.

Meka played only a single recreation past year as a freshman, sidelined by again operation. His appearances have been spotty. He arrived off the bench to participate in 21 minutes in the team’s time beyond regulation win above Georgia on Dec. 21 in what was just his 3rd college sport. Pastner then began him in the upcoming 3 online games with centre Rodney Howard out with an ankle harm.

In a complete of 60 minutes, Meka scored four factors but claimed 17 rebounds and blocked 6 pictures. The Clayton Point out match aside, he played a overall of two minutes about the upcoming 6 online games before Pastner named on him to help out from Clemson.

“It was kind of a feel factor,” Pastner said. “I just felt we necessary a modify.”

Mentioned Meka, “Coach Pastner, he has been definitely good to me. He’s been telling me to just remain the training course and remain prepared. That has been the mentality for me, just when you get the likelihood, you have bought to stay completely ready and just go and do your factor.”

There’s no telling how Pastner will feel Wednesday when the Jackets play at Miami, but his capacity to defend the rim, rebound and enjoy put up defense may well persuade him to give him a lot more time versus a Hurricanes staff that has a person of the most successful offenses in the ACC. (In Tech’s 1st sport in opposition to Miami, Howard began and performed 11 minutes and was the only publish player to get in the recreation.)

The price, though, is that Meka’s offensive match is very a great deal in the “under development” phase. He is 5-for-19 from the discipline this period, with most of the shots taken around the basket. To his credit rating, he has only a few turnovers in 133 minutes of enjoy.

“Offensively, it has not been very superior for me but I rely on myself,” Meka reported. “I belief my match and I know my pictures are going to go in at some level.”

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