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http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Eric-Mika-7222/ Official Mika Measurements 6'8.5" without shoes 6'9.8" with shoes 6'10" wingspan 8'10.5" standing reach 233 lbs Some notable standing reaches to compare: Trevor Ariza 8'11.5" Reggie Evans 8'11.5" Trey Lyles 8'11.5"...

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8656 ... -fall.html

Per this article, he is open to a position change. Possibly safety.

This invite is going to clarify Mika's situation. Either he is going to measure bigger than expected and he can be a center. Or he won't and he will have to look overseas. Either he is going to measure out as an above average athlete or he won't. Maybe he can interview so well he can convince them t...

http://www.ksl.com/?sid=44007308&nid=272&title=byus-dave-rose-confirms-4-player-departures-5-additions-to-hoops-program Aytes and Beo transferring. Guinn focusing on Law School. Kaufusi focusing on football. Outside chance he will return. Rose confirms Seljaas, Nixon, Andrus and Worthington ...

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8656 ... la-Jr.html

Well I guess we are going to have to find a JC guard or small forward somewhere.

Is it too much to ask for some hustle and mental toughness on the players' part. Seems to me Rose has bought into this idea of "we just need more talent" when we need to get more out of the talent we have. Rose has done better with lesser talent. He and others seem to keep forgetting that...

Losing Corbin hurts us from an experience point of view but we should have plenty of big bodies. We have Childs, Mika(probably), Dastrup, Shaw, Aytes, Andrus, Nixon and Worthington. Now I expect 1or 2 of those 7 to either transfer or become a non-scholarship player. We only have Haws, Emery, Beo, Gu...

My disappointments with the BYU basketball program are these: 1. No commitment to a defensive system. If we are going to be a zone team- let's do it. If we are going to play man- let's play man. But do it well. It takes practice time and effort to develop a defensive culture. Some of this is cripple...

I expect he will get told that he a maybe a 2nd round pick.

Undersized rebounding centers aren't in super high demand.

http://www.draftexpress.com/article/Eri ... Video-5817

They praise his motor and ability to draw fouls. They question his size and length and post defense. It is good exposure for BYU and Eric.