You'll have to forgive him, his wife just gave birth to their first child. He is a little busy right now. There will be time to make his first public appearance soon enough. I'm sure he is taking care of the important issues impacting WBB.
https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/sports/high-school/basketball/2023/01/30/ohsaa-basketball-idaho-vandals-tyler-halligan-zach-halligan-kathy-halligan-creighton-university/69836922007/
Coached by firmer Groce assistant Kevin Bryne.
If Jackson had played 4 years I would expect him to have matched or surpassed the scoring numbers based on his career 14.7 scoring average. Jackson finished as the #6 scorer just 300 points behind the Cricket.
In order to have effective practices you need multiple players at every position. You don't want your key players banging on each other day after day. Coaches bring in guys with potential to fill the role of practice opponents. Often these guys have attributes like size or speed but are not very polished. Sometimes these players seize this opportunity and impress the coaches enough to warrant future playing time. Sometimes they never progress. This is the way we got Freeman.
If Groce thought Mosengo or Prather would have been able to help the team this year they would have played. There is no more stashing players away for the future as redshirt's.