NCAA Basketball: 20 breakout candidates for 2016-17

19. Matisse Thybulle (Washington)

Using his solid 6’5″ frame and long arms, sophomore Matisse Thybulle is a versatile defender who can limit opposing players on the perimeter.

The small forward averaged just 6.2 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game in 24.1 minutes per night in his freshman campaign. However, Thybulle snatched 1.1 steals, blocked 0.9 shots and shot 40 percent from the field overall.

Washington will have Markelle Fultz, the potential top pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, on their roster this season, but if the Huskies are going to reach the Big Dance, Fultz will need to receive some offensive help from his teammates.

Thybulle isn’t a consistent three point shooter just yet, but he does have the ability to put the ball on the deck and get to the rim. If he developed more range on his jumper this off-season, that could open up more space for him to attack the hoop.

With Marquese Chriss and Andrew Andrews gone, the Huskies need all the offensive output they can get.

While his defense is the strength of his game, Thybulle has a ways to go to develop into a true “ball-stopper.” He fouled 3.3 times per game last season and showed lapses in judgement on that end of the floor during the team’s foreign tour in August.

He has the skills and potential, now let’s see if he can put it all on the table for the nation to see.

Next: 18. P.J. Dozier