ever win in basketball. The wins over Gonzaga over the years may have been against better teams than the Kansas team from last year, but the Kansas win, in Lawrence, was a statement that no other win could really make. It meant we’re here to play and we’re serious.

That’s what this Egor signing feels like. Bradley may have been a better prospect (and I’m not even sold on that), but being able to pull a lottery pick with no prior BYU connections is a statement to college basketball. We’re here to play and we’re serious.