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Right now, we know one thing:
Kyisean Reed, the athletic junior college transfer, will not be playing on the perimeter this season. It appears the candidates at small forward, Preston Medlin is a strong bet to start at shooting guard, are Mitch Bruneel, Steven Thornton and Antonio Bumpus.
Bumpus has intrigue because he's so athletic and appears to be a natural scorer. Thornton has earned praise as a defensive stopper. He's also athletic and he's gotten stronger over the off-season after sitting out last year as a non-qualifier. Bruneel, from the College of Southern Idaho, reminds coaches of Tyler Newbold. He seems to always be in the right place at the right time.
Bumpus is still trying to shake the rust off because he missed all of preseason conditioning with a bum foot. In fact, come to think of it, USU has had three consecutive years of players missing preseason time with injured foots (Pooh Williams and Nate Bendall). They turned out well, so maybe this is a good sign for Bumpus.
Tony Jones