Egor Demin, BYU Cougars, G - News, Stats, Bio

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Big 12 Standings

Team	Conf	Overall
HOU	19-1	35-5
TXTECH	15-5	28-9
BYU	14-6	26-10
ARIZ	14-6	24-13
IOWAST	13-7	25-10
KANSAS	11-9	21-13
WVU	10-10	19-13
BAYLOR	10-10	20-15
TCU	9-11	16-16
KSTATE	9-11	16-17
UTAH	8-12	16-17
CINCY	7-13	19-16
UCF	7-13	20-17
OKLAST	7-13	17-18
ARIZST	4-16	13-20
COLO	3-17	14-21

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Draft Scouting Report

Rating: 90

Pro Comparison: Josh Giddey

Summary

One-and-done talent from BYU who played with the Cougars after growing up in Russia. Demin played professionally with Madrid prior to his time in college and developed into a five-star, top-20 talent.

About

The Moscow native played with Real Madrid’s second team in Spain during 2023-24 season prior to one season at BYU and became a five-star recruit.
He was named to FIBA’s Europe 20 Under 20 list.
Was named to the All-Big 12 Freshman team and was an All-Big 12 Honorable Mention slection with the Cougars.

Strengths

Excellent frame for true point guard. Measured 6-8.25 at NBA Draft Combine without shoes. Needs to add muscle and weight but owns height (and passing; more on that in a bit) similar to that of a young Ben Simmons.
Sensational passer. Can make every pass thanks to great anticipation skills, high IQ and big frame that allows him to see over defenders.
Trustworthy lead guard with skills fit for the modern game. Can make every pass and showed promise running as the lead in pick-and-roll handler. Also finished at a very high clip around the basket.

Weaknesses

Shooting will be his big swing skill and is an area he needs to improve. Made just 27.3% of his 3-pointers at BYU and was a 24th percentile jump shooter, per Synergy data.
Hoppy on defense. Showed good effort and competitiveness on that end, but struggled maintaining his defensive positioning. Staying down in his stance and being consistent in his fundamentals may help him improve.
Hard to project on defense. BYU played a lot of zone and Demin, with his big frame, was sometimes asked to defend out of position. He needs to either improve his lateral quickness substantially, or add a significant amount of muscle, or both, to be able to hold up on that end. Suspect that is an area he will struggle with in the NBA for the duration of his career.

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