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A Star Rebounder Leaves Trouble Behind

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Tyndall saw in Faried a scrawny, 6-foot-7 burst of energy. He thought Faried had potential to start for the Eagles as a sophomore and perhaps become an all-conference player in the Ohio Valley Conference. Now Tyndall sees Faried as the once-in-a-lifetime player for his program. "He’s improved his strength, size and conditioning, with that same motor he had as a 17-year-old high school kid," Tyndall said. "It’s allowed him to become the best rebounder in the history of college basketball. And absolutely, positively, no doubt we could not have projected he’d be what he is today." Whether Faried is truly the best rebounder is debatable. But the N.C.A.A. marks the border of the modern era at 1973. Since then, no one has pulled down more rebounds than his 1,643.