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LGHL Ohio State men’s basketball player preview: Ivan Njegovan
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Ohio State men’s basketball player preview: Ivan Njegovan
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Njegovan was the last player to be added to the roster this offseason to help add depth to the center rotation.
Even though it is September and fans are locked into college football, the fall also means that college basketball is right around the corner.
From now until the start of the hoops season in early November, we will be doing player previews and team previews for all the players on the men’s basketball team and the new-look Big Ten Conference.
Name: Ivan Njegovan
Position: Center
Class: Freshman
Previous School: Gimnazija Vladimira-Nazora
Hometown: Otocac, Croatia
Weight: 250 lbs
Height: 7-foot-1
With the loss of Felix Okpara and Zed Key, the Buckeyes had to bring in another center to fill out the rotation of Aaron Bradshaw and Austin Parks.
Njegovan is a long, young center who stands at 7-foot-1. Before coming to Columbus this season, he played for Zadar and Bosco of the Croatian Premier League last year, averaging 7.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks per game while shooting 56 percent from the floor.
The tall center has also played national basketball as a member of the Croatian U20 National Team that competed in the 2024 European Championship. According to Ohio State Athletics, he averaged 6.1 points and 6.6 rebounds over seven games. He finished the tournament against Bulgaria with 15 points, 16 rebounds, and three blocked shots.
He also played for his hometown team, Zadar, in the ABA League and the ABA Junior League for parts of the last three seasons.
Njegovan is an elite shot blocker and a talented offensive player who has raw potential that the coaching staff at Ohio State will have four years to work with
To be honest, his role on this team is unknown. It really comes down to 1) How well Aaron Bradshaw can stay out of foul trouble and stay on the court and 2) What the staff thinks of Austin Parks.
Bradshaw is an immense talent who was a top-five recruit coming out of high school and played one year for Kentucky. If the former Wildcat is able to stay on the floor and out of foul trouble, which was an issue at Kentucky, he will be on the court a lot and Parks or Njegovan will play a little off the bench to fill out the rotation.
If Bradshaw struggles with foul trouble and only plays 20 minutes a game or less, then they may need Njegovan and Parks to play to help fill out the rotation.
Otherwise, if the staff deems Njegovan is more ready than Parks, then he will be the backup. This is unlikely since he is coming in late as a freshman and Parks has been in the system for two years.
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justingolba via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Njegovan was the last player to be added to the roster this offseason to help add depth to the center rotation.
Even though it is September and fans are locked into college football, the fall also means that college basketball is right around the corner.
From now until the start of the hoops season in early November, we will be doing player previews and team previews for all the players on the men’s basketball team and the new-look Big Ten Conference.
The Ivan Njegovan File
Name: Ivan Njegovan
Position: Center
Class: Freshman
Previous School: Gimnazija Vladimira-Nazora
Hometown: Otocac, Croatia
Weight: 250 lbs
Height: 7-foot-1
Breakdown
With the loss of Felix Okpara and Zed Key, the Buckeyes had to bring in another center to fill out the rotation of Aaron Bradshaw and Austin Parks.
Njegovan is a long, young center who stands at 7-foot-1. Before coming to Columbus this season, he played for Zadar and Bosco of the Croatian Premier League last year, averaging 7.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks per game while shooting 56 percent from the floor.
The tall center has also played national basketball as a member of the Croatian U20 National Team that competed in the 2024 European Championship. According to Ohio State Athletics, he averaged 6.1 points and 6.6 rebounds over seven games. He finished the tournament against Bulgaria with 15 points, 16 rebounds, and three blocked shots.
He also played for his hometown team, Zadar, in the ABA League and the ABA Junior League for parts of the last three seasons.
Njegovan is an elite shot blocker and a talented offensive player who has raw potential that the coaching staff at Ohio State will have four years to work with
Expected Role
To be honest, his role on this team is unknown. It really comes down to 1) How well Aaron Bradshaw can stay out of foul trouble and stay on the court and 2) What the staff thinks of Austin Parks.
Bradshaw is an immense talent who was a top-five recruit coming out of high school and played one year for Kentucky. If the former Wildcat is able to stay on the floor and out of foul trouble, which was an issue at Kentucky, he will be on the court a lot and Parks or Njegovan will play a little off the bench to fill out the rotation.
If Bradshaw struggles with foul trouble and only plays 20 minutes a game or less, then they may need Njegovan and Parks to play to help fill out the rotation.
Otherwise, if the staff deems Njegovan is more ready than Parks, then he will be the backup. This is unlikely since he is coming in late as a freshman and Parks has been in the system for two years.
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Ohio Car Insurance Rates Spiked 56% in 2024. Here's Why
The average rate for car insurance in Ohio went up nearly 56% in the past year as insurers faced higher repair costs and increasing instances of car theft.
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Ohio Car Insurance Rates Spiked 56% in 2024. Here’s Why
The average rate for car insurance in Ohio went up nearly 56% in the past year as insurers faced higher repair costs and increasing instances of car theftWhile car insurance rates have increased across most of the U.S. in the last year, Ohio saw the country’s second-steepest rise. In 2022, drivers in the Buckeye State paid an average of $1,027 per year for full-coverage car insurance compared to $1,599 per year in 2023. That one-year increase of 55.7% adds significantly to the yearly expenditures of car-owning Ohioans and has pushed many to search for ways to lower their rates.
Why Ohio Car Insurance Got So Expensive
Though the spike in auto insurance rates has been especially pronounced in Ohio, premiums are up across almost the entire U.S. In fact, the national average rate for full-coverage auto insurance jumped 16% from 2022 to 2023. Some of the reasons for rate increases are the same factors responsible for larger national trends, while others are more specific to car insurance in Ohio.Car Repairs Have Gotten More Expensive
Insurance companies raise rates to account for increased financial risk in the places where they operate. One of the major costs that car insurers face is paying for repairs as part of insurance claims, and these costs have gone up significantly.Based on data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the cost of car repairs and maintenance ballooned by 14.2% between January 2022 and January 2023. As a result, the average payout for repair claims increased alongside it. That means auto insurers are paying far more for covered repairs with each claim, translating into large cost increases.
The Price of Cars Has Skyrocketed
Insurance companies often pay current market value for a vehicle when it gets totaled in a covered loss. As with the price of car repairs, the cost of new and used cars has seen a dramatic increase in recent years.Between January 2021 and January 2023, the average cost of a used car increased by 24.5%, according to consumer price index (CPI) data from the BLS. This means that the value of cars that are considered total losses has gone up significantly and so, too, have their payouts. In addition, the rapid increase in used car prices means that older policies may have been set based on a lower value than the car’s worth at the time of the total loss claim.
New cars have also seen a substantial increase in cost, with the CPI for new vehicles rising by 18.7% from January 2021 to January 2023. Since some auto insurers offer policies that provide the dollar value of a new car following a total loss, the cost of fulfilling these claims has soared.
Motor Vehicle Thefts in Ohio Have Increased
Motor vehicle theft is another major source of total loss claims in the insurance industry. Unfortunately for Ohio drivers, they’re a larger factor than in many other parts of the U.S.According to the Insurance Information Institute (III), Ohio ranks seventh in the country for motor vehicle theft. Car theft is also on the rise in the Buckeye State. In 2022, Ohio recorded 29,913 vehicle thefts — a 6% increase from 2021, when the state recorded 28,107 car thefts.
More thefts means more claims for insurers to pay out. Stolen cars often are not recovered, resulting in a total loss. But even when they’re found, these vehicles are usually damaged and in need of increasingly expensive repairs.
SERIOUS QUESTIONS: My auto insurance just went up about 50%. Do you believe that this article ↑ is factual? Did anyone else's auto insurance go up recently? Or is State Farm just screwing me over?...
