Illinois’ Kylan Boswell, an experienced senior guard whose versatility affects games in countless ways, has been labeled many things in his career. (Memorably, Texas Tech coach Grant McCasland referred to Boswell as a “stump” – and somehow managed to do it in a complimentary way.)
But there has perhaps never been a time a coach was more adamant about the most fitting way to describe Boswell as his own head coach, Brad Underwood, was Wednesday night.
Kylan Boswell’s defensive versatility shines in Illinois win
“All caps: PROBLEM SOLVER,” Underwood said in the postgame press conference after Boswell helped push Illinois to a 79-68 win against Northwestern in Evanston. We got you, coach. Coming through loud and clear.
“He solves problems,” Underwood went on, gushing over Boswell’s work against Wildcats forward and national scoring leader Nick Martinelli. “We put him on Cooper Flagg last year and he did a really good job. But to have a player that strong, that athletic, that committed, that dedicated fighting him … which he did to a guy who gives up size and probably just as physical as any player in the league.”…