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A 6-foot-11 center, Frank Kaminsky has provided low-post depth for the Badgers this season but, like any freshman, he's finding out the college learning curve can be steep
BY MIKE LUCAS • UWBADGERS.COM I
n sizing up the challenge that North Carolina's 7-foot Tyler Zeller and 6-10 John Henson would pose for 6-11 freshman Frank Kaminsky, UW associate head coach Greg Gard smiled warily. "That's about as good of an education as you can get," Gard said.
"This might be a PhD education. But no matter what happens, he'll learn from it and take the positives to get better." Kaminsky wound up playing 12 minutes against the Tar Heels in Chapel
Hill last week. Despite the intimidating environment and matchups, he didn't back down from the more experienced "bigs." While picking up three fouls, he also scored three points. "It's been a big adjustment from high school," said Kaminsky, an All-Stater
at Benet Academy in Lisle, Ill. "I learned a lot about how tough defense can be at the D-I level."
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