In his Then & Now column, SR photog Jesse Tinsley spotlights Gonzaga center Przemek Karnowski:

When the 7-foot kid from Torun, Poland, arrived at Gonzaga University to play basketball in 2012, he made an immediate impact. The previous season wasn’t bad, with a 25-10 record behind a talented squad that included Robert Sacre, Elias Harris and Steven Gray. They beat St. John’s, then lost to Brigham Young University in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

With Przemek Karnowski in the middle of the paint, the Zags went 32-3 in the 2012-13 season. Kelly Olynyk, another center, led the team in scoring with 17.8 points per game. Karnowski was down the list at 5.4 PPG. Wichita State knocked the Bulldogs out of the NCAA tournament in the second round. More here.

But Olynyk jumped to the NBA in 2013, leaving Karnowski as the tallest man on the roster.