Chase Budinger is 6’7, 190 pounds and will be a sophomore at Arizona. He is a very competitive player, and likes to be the go to guy for his team.
He has a nice quick release on his jump shot, and he is a good three point shooter. He has good athleticism and an explosive first step. He likes taking the ball to the basket in traffic to either throw down a dunk on someone, or draw contact with his good body control. Chase is a good player around the basket, he finishes well, he’s good at tipping the ball in by the basket, and he is a pretty good offensive rebounder. He has good court vision, and looks to get his teammates involved. Chase has good hands and leaping abilities. He is a good quick decision maker, that plays well in transition. He is a hard worker with a high basketball IQ, and is versatile on offense and defense.
Chase needs to add some strength to his body. He needs to work on his mid-range game. Sometimes Chase tries to do to much with dribbling and it gets him into trouble, he needs to learn to control himself. Although sometimes he can be a pesky defender, he still needs to work on his defensive skills and his lateral quickness. He could work on his defensive rebounding as well. He has improved his shot off the dribble, and has learned how to play in half court sets, to supplement his good transition game. Two things I’ll be watching for this season is to see if he has learned how to create shots for himself, and has he learned to play without the ball.
Overall I really enjoy watching Chase play basketball, he is still getting a feel for the game at this point, but his upside looks real good. I see similarities between him and Brent Barry.
