Notes: Darius Songaila leaves Wake
Forest as arguably its best big man since Tim Duncan. Songaila
posted 14 double-doubles as a senior and graduates from Wake
Forest ranking in 10 different categories.
His 120 career starts rank second in Wake Forest history, as
do his 130 games played. Songaila ranks fifth in free throws
made (575), sixth in free throw attempts (692) and sixth in free
throw percentage (.831), eighth in steals (141), eighth on
Wakes all-time blocked shot list (96) and eighth in WFU
career rebounding history with 813 boards. Songaila's 1,859
career points ranks ninth in school history.
Songaila was named to the ACC All-Tournament second team, the
first Demon Deacon since Duncan was named to the first team in
1997. Songaila ranked fifth in the ACC in scoring (17.7 pg) and
ranks 17th in ACC career free throw percent-ge (.829).
Positives: Songaila is great with his back to the basket
and has the ability to put the ball on the floor and is a good
pull-up shooter. Soft touch on his mid range jumper. Strong
rebounder, good on the offensive glass. Good passer out of
double teams. Exceptional hands in traffic.
Negatives: Songaila remains pretty slow-footed and isn't
exactly an athlete. Commits an enormous amount of turnovers for
a big man. Prone to foul trouble.
Summary: Songaila is an underrated low-post threat. Most
teams like him and think he'll go pretty high in the second
round. He's solid, fundamentally sound, and has shown the
ability to put the ball in the basket.