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Eric Dailey Jr. said Wednesday that the plan next season was for him to move to small forward, which would presumably entail Tyler Bilodeau switching to power forward to take Dailey’s vacated spot.

“We kind of played a little small-ball with Tyler at the five last year and with our new recruits coming in, we’ve got more size at the forward and power forward positions.”

But a lineup featuring the 6-foot-8 Dailey at small forward and 6-9 Bilodeau at power forward would need a new center.

A naturally gifted scorer who can create his own shot, Dailey suggested that defending smaller players than he did as a power forward last season wouldn’t be an issue, especially since he played all five positions as a freshman at Oklahoma State.

He brought in a high-potential, 6-foot-10 sophomore big from Virginia in Jacob Cofie, along with a starting-caliber power forward from Utah in Ezra Ausar.