and foul trouble will likely reduce his minutes. But, he is a long, mobile dude with a more varied skill set than Mika. Love the length. Hope he can put on some muscle over the next couple of years. Right now he is 6'11" with the consentration camp physique of a Josh Sharp. Watch both those guys' hunched shouldered sprint down the court together and you will understand what I mean.

Rose did a great job scouting and recruiting Nielsen. There were two other LDS bigs that as Juniors in HS were also intriguing prospects. Rose latched onto Nielsen and he has proven to be the tallest and most skilled of the three. One went to Creighton and the other committed to Navy.