Big man Garcia leaving the Tigers & Wesley Witherspoon injured!

With the Tiger's #1 player, Wesley Witherspoon's recent knee surgery and 6"11"Angel Garcia decding to leave the Tigers at the end of this semester to go play professional basketball overseas, Coach Pastner definitely made the right move to officially enact the redshirted 6'8" tall freshman Hippolyte Tsafack.
 
According to Coach Pastner, Hipp, as the team calls him, is excited about the opportunity. "When we made the decision to redshirt Hipp, it was mainly because of a numbers game and not finding enough minutes for him. At that time, I didn't want him to waste a year with very limited playing time. However, as in most seasons with many teams, plans change, and that's what happened with us," said Coach Pastner. 
 
"Hipp, a native of Yaounde, Cameroon, played eight minutes and had three points and two rebounds.  has continued to work hard in practice, and before home games, he's usually the first one on the court at the arena working on his game. It may take him a couple of games to get back in the flow of things, but we're looking for him to give us some help on the frontline," added Pastner.
 
Tsafack came off the bench, played 11 minutes, and scored two points and acquired five rebounds against the Lemoyne Owens Magicians in the first exhibition game of the year.  In the second exhibition game against Christian Brothers, he played eight minutes, and had three points and two rebounds.  Hpp should be a nice replacement for Angel Garcia once he matures and develops with a little experience behind his belt.