BOULDER— At this pace, will become the ‘ leading rebounder in another game or two.
It has been a quick ascension on the glass for the junior guard. Yet it has been a project years in the making.
Even during the redshirt year King took two seasons ago during his true sophomore year, CU men’s basketball coach Tad Boyle routinely implored King to take better advantage of his athletic skills on the glass. King is coming off his sixth double-digit rebounding effort of the season, a streak he will look to continue when the Buffs host on Sunday night.
“George is a coachable guy, but I think in Brooklyn is what we’ve talked about when the light kind of went for him,” said Boyle, referring to 13-rebound efforts King recorded early this year in consecutive games against Notre Dame and Texas. “I think it’s something he starts to take pride in. And when you start taking pride in something, you try to do it on a regular basis. Hopefully that’s what’s happening with him.
“I’m really proud of him. I am hard on him, but I’m hard on him because I know how great he can be. He’s got a chance to be a really, really special player. I think he’s gotten better every year in certain aspects.”
After Thursday’s win against Washington — highlighted by a 21-point, 12-rebound performance from King — Boyle described some of King’s rebounds as “Andre Roberson-ish,” a nod to Roberson’s ability to grab rebounds in traffic that led to the two best single-season rebounding totals in CU’s history under Boyle’s tutelage in 2011-12 and 2012-13.
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