Andrew Nembhard 2021-22 Gonzaga Season Highlights | 11.8 PPG 5.8 APG 45.2 FG%

Pre-Draft Analysis
March 21, 2022: (2022 NBA mock draft: Where they rank after the first weekend of the NCAA tournament) -- Nembhard showed why he's one of the best point guards in college on Saturday night, scoring 10 points in the last 4:37 to cap off a 23-point, 5-assist game in an 82-78 win over Memphis. Every time the Tigers made a run, Nembhard made a play, making two of his five 3s down the stretch while proving he's capable of punishing teams for darting under screens.

Nembhard is playing the best basketball of his career, averaging 15.0 points, 7.0 assists, and just 1.9 turnovers per games over his past 10 games while shooting 50% from 2 and 41% from 3. Nembhard has always been touted for his stellar basketball acumen and poise, but it's the improvements he's made as a shooter that has NBA teams looking at him with more clarity than in the past. Too often not even looking at the rim from 3 in previous years, Nembhard is even pulling from beyond NBA range on occasion, which has forced teams over the top of screens in pick and roll, allowing him to utilize his size and vision to either hit the roll man or spray the ball out to shooters with either hand.

Nembhard also looks quicker with the ball in the open court as the conductor to Gonzaga's high-octane offense that ranks in the top-five in both pace and efficiency according to KenPom.com.

Where Nembhard does need to prove he can add value is on the defensive end, where Gonzaga will hide him at times, in part to conserve his energy -- he's sat out less than five total minutes over his last five games. Although strong at 6-4 with the ability to hold his own in the post, which he did at times against a wing such as Memphis' Landers Nolley II, Nembhard isn't overly active off the ball, regularly standing straight up and down when he should be tagging or sinking inside the big to take away a drop off or offensive rebound. His on-ball focus and energy very much comes and goes. He's still not overly shifty with the ball in the half court on offense, which we saw on several Memphis switches when he either had to kill his dribble inside the arc or get off the ball.

But Nembhard's recent surge -- particularly as a shooter -- should earn him looks in the mid to early second round, especially if he can lead the Bulldogs to a national title with a signature performance against a team such as Duke (a potential Elite 8 foe) along the way. -- Mike Schmitz

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