NCAA TOURNAMENT WORKBOOK: WHAT WE SAY
Forget the research, and go with your gut ant the best advice for filling out your NCAA tournament bracket? Go PRIME with your TIME gut. It’s that TODD HEFFERMAN simple. Sure, there’s a little luck involved with how well, or badly, your field of 65 will play out, but that’s why it’s the most wonderful time of the year. You can mull over all the stats, and try to find the matchup that will help you believe No. 14 Oakland (26-8) will topple No. 3 Pittsburgh (24-8) in the opening round of the West Region, but it’s probably better going with your gut. And your gut says the Golden Grizzlies have won 11 straight, have a sweetlooking mascot, and were 17-1 in the Summit League, but probably won’t beat the Panthers. Go with your gut. Your gut says a 12 seed has taken out a No. 5 seed every year since 1989 except for two, and you’re taking one. Take Cornell
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over Temple in the East Regional. The Big Red have won seven straight, got within five of Kansas on the road and beat St. John’s by five on the road. And if you’re wrong? Don’t worry. Wisconsin will probably get by Wofford and whoever wins between the Owls and Big Red to make the Sweet 16. Feel that? That’s your gut telling you to take Kentucky in the Final Four out of the East and Duke in the South. Other than West Virginia, Kentucky should have a pretty easy road, and seems to pull victory from the jaws of defeat better than any team in the country. If Duke can get by the Louisville/California winner (probably Louisville), the Blue Devils have the three things I look for in a contender: senior leadership, great guard play and a coach that’s taken a team there before. As for the Midwest and the West, it will be pretty tough to pick against Kansas, although the Jayhawks have the toughest regional. Syracuse has looked awful lately, but has one of the
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Saluki beat writer Todd Hefferman’s gut is telling him to pick Kyle Singler and Duke to win it all this year.
best coaches in college basketball, a tough zone to play against, and some great senior leaders. The Orange, however, are by far the weakest No. 1 seed. Your gut should tell you to put at least one No. 1 seed into the Final Four, as a top seed has reached that point every year except 1980 and 2006. This will
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not be a year at least one top seed doesn’t make it. Your gut should also tell you flipping a coin might help you make a few decisions on some of the great first-round games. Butler and UTEP may go either way. New Mexico and Montana may go either way. Vanderbilt and Murray State may go
either way. Northern Iowa and UNLV, perhaps the best first-round game in the entire tournament, could go either way, although I like the Panthers’ size in that game. Whatever you do, don’t play it safe in your office pools. No guts. No glory. And although it’s not that
gutsy of a move, take Duke to win it all. TODD HEFFERMAN is the Southern Illinois University beat writer for The Southern Illinoisan. You can contact him at 618-351-5087, 800-2280429, ext. 5087 or todd.hefferman@the southern.com.
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NCAA TOURNAMENT WORKBOOK: MIDWEST REGIONAL 1 Kansas
16 Lehigh
4 Maryland
13 Houston
Lawrence, Kan., 32-2. Nickname: Jayhawks. Coach: Bill Self. Conference: Big 12. Tournament Record: 84-37, 38 years. Sherron Collins Last appearance: 2009. Top Scorers: Sherron Collins 15.6; Xavier Henry 13.6; Marcus Morris 12.3; Cole Aldrich 11.2. Last Ten: 9-1. The Skinny: Collins may be the most gritty backcourt player in the country, while Aldrich allows them to play a brutally efficient inside-outside game.
Bethlehem, Pa., 22-10. Nickname: Mountain Hawks. Coach: Brett Reed. Conference: Patriot League. Tournament Record: 0-3, three C.J. McCollum years. Last appearance: 2004. Top Scorers: C.J. McCollum 18.9; Marquis Hall 11.0; Zahir Carrington 10.8; Gabe Knutson 9.6. Last Ten: 8-2. The Skinny: The Mountain Hawks are in the tournament for the fourth time in team history (1985, 1988, 2004).
College Park, Md., 23-8. Nickname: Terrapins. Coach: Gary Williams. Conference: ACC. Tournament Record: 37-22, 23 years. Greivis Vasquez Last appearance: 2009. Top Scorers: Greivis Vasquez 19.5; Landon Milbourne 12.5; Eric Hayes 11.1; Sean Mosley 10.5. Last Ten: 8-2. The Skinny: Vasquez was the ACC player of the year for a reason. He’s a bigtime scorer, decent defender, and he plays with passion.
Houston, 19-15. Nickname: Cougars. Coach: Tom Penders. Conference: Conference USA. Tournament Record: 26-23, 18 years. Aubrey Coleman Last appearance: 1992. Top Scorers: Aubrey Coleman 25.6; Kelvin Lewis 15.3; Maurice McNeil 8.3. Last Ten: 6-4. The Skinny: The Cougars, the seventh seed in the conference tournament, claimed its first NCAA tournament berth in 18 years. Penders is in the tournament for the first time since 1999.
8 UNLV
9 Northern Iowa
5 Michigan State
12 New Mexico State
Las Vegas, 25-8. Nickname: Rebels. Coach: Lon Kruger. Conference: Mountain West. Tournament Record: 33-15, 16 years. Chace Stanback Last appearance: 2008. Top Scorers: Tre’Von Willis 17.3; Chace Stanback 10.7; Oscar Bellfield 9.2. Last Ten: 6-4. The Skinny: Matt Shaw and Derrick Jasper are both coming off injuries, and when they’re healthy the Runnin’ Rebels are tough to beat. Shaw sprained his ankle Feb. 17 and missed four games.
Cedar Falls 28-4. Nickname: Panthers. Coach: Ben Jacobsen. Conference: Missouri Valley. Tournament Record: 1-5, five years. Kwadzo Ahelegbe Last appearance: 2009. Top Scorers: Jordan Eglseder 12.0; Adam Koch 11.8; Kwadzo Ahelegbe 10.7; Ali Farokhmanesh 9.3. Last Ten: 8-2. The Skinny: The Panthers win games with defense, plodding their way to a Missouri Valley Conference tournament title by beating Wichita State, 67-52.
East Lansing, Mich., 24-8. Nickname: Spartans. Coach: Tom Izzo. Conference: Big Ten. Tournament Record: 48-22, 23 years. Kalin Lucas Last appearance: 2009. Top Scorers: Kalin Lucas 14.9; Raymar Morgan 11.5; Durrell Summers 10.1; Draymond Green 10.1; Chris Allen 9.1. Last Ten: 5-5. The Skinny: Izzo said after wrapping up a share of his sixth Big Ten regular-season title that he doesn’t keep track of such things.
Las Cruces, 22-11. Nickname: Aggies. Coach: Marvin Menzies. Conference: Western Athletic. Tournament Record: 10-19, 17 years. Jonathan Gibson Last appearance: 2007. Top Scorers: Jahmar Young 20.5; Jonathan Gibson 17.5; Troy Gillenwater 14.4; Wendell McKines 10.8; Hamidu Rahman 10.4. Last Ten: 7-3. The Skinny: The success of Menzies should not come as much of a surprise. He played for Rick Pitino at Louisville.
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14 Ohio
2 Ohio State
15 UC Santa Barbara
Washington, D.C. 23-10. Nickname: Hoyas. Coach: John Thompson III. Conference: Big East. Tournament Record: 45-24, 25 Austin Freeman years. Last appearance: 2008. Top Scorers: Austin Freeman 16.7; Greg Monroe 16.1; Chris Wright 14.8; Jason Clark 10.6. Last Ten: 5-5. The Skinny: Freeman scored 20-plus against Cincinnati after learning he has diabetes. His leadership is key.
Athens, Ohio, 21-14. Nickname: Bobcats. Coach: John Groce. Conference: Mid-American. Tournament Record: 4-12, 11 Tommy Freeman years. Last appearance: 2005. Top Scorers: Armon Bassett 16.9; D.J. Cooper 13.1; DeVaughn Washington 11.2. Last Ten: 7-3. The Skinny: Bassett and Cooper form quite the one-two punch in the backcourt, and both of them should be back next season.
Columbus, Ohio, 27-7. Nickname: Buckeyes. Coach: Thad Matta. Conference: Big Ten. Tournament Record: 43-24, 25 Evan Turner years. Last appearance: 2009. Top Scorers: Evan Turner 20.3; William Buford 14.5; Jon Diebler 12.8; Dave Lighty 12.7. Last Ten: 9-1. The Skinny: Turner is one of the best all-around players in the country, a triple-double waiting to happen.
Santa Barbara, Calif., 20-9. Nickname: Gauchos. Coach: Bob Williams. Conference: Big West. Tournament Record: 1-3, three Orlando Johnson years. Last appearance: 2002. Top Scorers: Orlando Johnson 17.9; James Nunnally 15.0; James Powell 9.4. Last Ten: 9-1. The Skinny: Powell’s free throws in the closing seconds of the Big West tournament final helped the Gauchos get by Long Beach State.
6 Tennessee
10 San Diego State
7 Oklahoma State
10 Georgia Tech
Knoxville, Tenn., 25-8. Nickname: Volunteers. Coach: Bruce Pearl. Conference: SEC. Tournament Record: 13-18, 17 years. J.P. Prince Last appearance: 2009. Top Scorers: Wayne Chism 12.5; Scotty Hopson 12.5; Bobby Maze 9.6; P.J. Prince 9.3. Last Ten: 7-3. The Skinny: Four players got arrested New Year’s Day, leaving them with only six scholarship players, and they still beat the No. 1 team less than two weeks later.
San Diego, 25-8. Nickname: Aztecs. Coach: Steve Fisher. Conference: Mountain West. Tournament Record: 0-5, five years. D.J. Gay Last appearance: 2006. Top Scorers: Kawhi Leonard 12.8; Billy White 11.2; Malcolm Thomas 11.0; D.J. Gay 10.3. Last Ten: 9-1. The Skinny: The Aztecs have won at least 20 games a school-record five straight seasons, even though they’ve been banged up.
Stillwater, Okla., 22-10. Nickname: Cowboys. Coach: Travis Ford. Conference: Big 12. Tournament Record: 38-22, 23 Matt Pilgrim years. Last appearance: 2009. Top Scorers: James Anderson 22.6; Obi Muonelo 13.4; Keiton Page 10.7. Last Ten: 6-4. The Skinny: The Cowboys got in despite losing to Kansas State in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament. They have a lot of weapons on offense.
Atlanta, 22-12. Nickname: Yellow Jackets. Coach: Paul Hewitt. Conference: ACC. Tournament Record: 22-15, 15 years. Maurice Miller Last appearance: 2007. Top Scorers: Gani Lawal 13.1; Derrick Favors 12.5; Iman Shumpert 10.1. Last Ten: 5-5. The Skinny: Plenty of players overcome adversity in their careers, but very few like D’Andre Bell. He was diagnosed in October 2008 with spinal stenosis, a narrowing of the spine.
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16 Arkansas-Pine Bluff
4 Purdue
13 Siena
Durham, N.C., 29-5. Nickname: Blue Devils. Coach: Mike Krzyzewski. Conference: ACC. Tournament Record: 88-30, 33 years. Mason Plumlee Last appearance: 2009. Top Scorers: Jon Scheyer 18.7; Kyle Singler 17.5; Nolam Smith 17.4. Last Ten: 6-4. The Skinny: The Blue Devils were the top seed in the ACC tournament for the first time since 2006, when J.J. Redick was the star. After a brief lull, it appears Duke is back on track.
Pine Bluff, Ark., 18-15. Nickname: Golden Lions. Coach: George Ivory. Conference: Southwestern Athletic. Tournament Tyree Glass Record: First Year. Last appearance: First year. Top Scorers: Terrance Calvin 10.6; Savalance Townsend 10.4; Lebaron Weathers 10.1; Tavaris Washington 9.4. Last Ten: 9-1. The Skinny: Started 0-11 with a brutal nonconference schedule. Some of the losses were to UTEP, Oklahoma State, Georgia Tech, Missouri and Kansas State.
West Lafayette, Ind., 27-5. Nickname: Boilermakers. Coach: Matt Painter. Conference: Big Ten. Tournament Record: 31-23, 23 Kelsey Barlow years. Last appearance: 2009. Top Scorers: E’Twaun Moore 16.6; Robbie Hummel 15.7 (injured). Last Ten: 8-2. The Skinny: Guys like E’Twaun Moore and JaJuan Johnson have had to help cover Hummel’s 31 minutes and nearly 17 points per game
Loudonville, N.Y., 27-6. Nickname: Saints. Coach: Fran McCaffery. Conference: Metro Atlantic Athletic. Tournament Record: 4-5, 5 years. Last Clarence Jackson appearance: 2009. Top Scorers: Alex Franklin 16.3; Edwin Ubiles 15.2; Ryan Rossiter 13.9; Clarence Jackson 13.6. Last Ten: 8-2. The Skinny: The Saints can only wish their first-round game was played at home, where they’ve won 38 in a row. Even so, they’re the first team to win three straight MAAC titles since La Salle.
8 California
9 Louisville
5 Texas A&M
12 Utah State
Berkeley, Calif., 23-10. Nickname: Golden Bears. Coach: Mike Montgomery. Conference: Pac-10. Tournament Record: 18-15, 15 Patrick Christopher years. Last appearance: 2009. Top Scorers: Jerome Randle 18.7; Patrick Christopher 16.0; Theo Robertson 14.1. Last Ten: 8-2. The Skinny: Cal is hoping that rough start to the season has been forgotten, along with how weak the Pac-10 was this season.
Louisville, Ky., 20-12. Nickname: Cardinals. Coach: Rick Pitino. Conference: Big East. Tournament Record: 60-37, 35 years. Peyton Siva Last appearance: 2009. Top Scorers: Samardo Samuels 15.3; Edgar Sosa 13.3; Jerry Smith 8.4. Last Ten: 6-4. The Skinny: The Cardinals nearly went from a No. 1 seed in the tournament to missing it altogether, but a late run that included a Freedom Hall-closing victory against then-No. 1 Syracuse saved them.
College Station, Texas, 23-9. Nickname: Aggies. Coach: Mark Turgeon. Conference: Big 12. Tournament Record: 8-11, 10 years. Last appearance: Donald Sloan 2009. Top Scorers: Donald Sloan 18.2; Derrick Roland 10.5; Ryan Davis 9.5; B.J. Holmes 9.3. Last Ten: 7-3. The Skinny: The Aggies are making their fifth straight NCAA appearance, a run that is even more remarkable considering it had never before played in consecutive tournaments.
Logan, Utah, 27-7. Nickname: Aggies. Coach: Stew Morrill. Conference: Western Athletic. Tournament Record: 6-20, 18 years. Last appearance: Nate Bendall 2009. Top Scorers: Tai Wesley 13.6; Jared Quayle 12.5. Last Ten: 9-1. The Skinny: Quick, name the three teams that have 23 or more wins in 11 straight seasons. Give up? How about Kansas, Gonzaga and Utah State. In fact, the Aggies have averaged more than 25 wins per year over that run.
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14 Sam Houston State
2 Villanova
15 Robert Morris
Waco, Texas, 25-7. Nickname: Bears. Coach: Scott Drew. Conference: Big 12 . Tournament Record: 3-7, five years. Last appearance: Quincy Acy 2008. Top Scorers: LaceDarius Dunn 19.4; Tweety Carter 15.7; Ekpe Udoh 13.9; Quincy Acy 9.3. Last Ten: 8-2. The Skinny: Drew is considered one of the most controversial coaches in the Big 12 because of his perceived negative recruiting. When he gets guys on the court, though, he can coach.
Huntsville, Texas, 25-7. Nickname: Bearkats. Coach: Bob Marlin. Conference: Southland. Tournament Record: 0-1, 1 year. Last appearance: Ashton Mitchel 2003. Top Scorers: Gilberto Clavell 16.7; Corey Allmond 15.8; Ashton Mitchell 12.6; Preston Brown 9.2. Last Ten: 8-2. The Skinny: The Bearkats are making their second trip to the NCAA tournament, and it’s been seven years coming. Clavell played for Puerto Rico in the U19 world championships a couple years ago.
Philadelphia, 24-7. Nickname: Wildcats. Coach: Jay Wright. Conference: Big East. Tournament Record: 48-30, 30 years. Last appearance: Scottie Reynolds 2009. Top Scorers: Scottie Reynolds 18.5; Corey Fisher 13.7. Last Ten: 4-6. The Skinny: This was the school-record sixth straight 20-win season for the Wildcats, and Reynolds has been around for four of them. The senior joined Kerry Kittles as the only Villanova players with at least 2,000 points and 400 assists.
Pittsburgh, 23-11. Nickname: Colonials. Coach: Mike Rice. Conference: Northeast. Tournament Record: 1-6, six years. Last appearance: 2009. Karon Abraham Top Scorers: Karon Abraham 13.4; Rob Robinson 9.9; Mezie Nwigwe 8.2; Velton Jones 8.2. Last Ten: 7-3. The Skinny: The Colonials played in their ninth NEC tournament title contest but first on the road. It didn’t seem to matter against Quinnipiac. The key to Robert Morris making any headlines is balance.
6 Notre Dame
11 Old Dominion
7 Richmond
10 St. Mary’s
South Bend, Ind., 23-11. Nickname: Fighting Irish. Coach: Mike Brey. Conference: Big East. Tournament Record: 30-33, 29 years. Ben Hansbrough Last appearance: 2008. Top Scorers: Luke Harangody 22.4; Tim Abromaitis 16.3; Ben Hansbrough 11.8; Tory Jackson 9.8. Last Ten: 6-4. The Skinny: The Irish went on a run when Harangody missed five of six games late in the season. He looked healthy in the Big East tournament.
Norfolk, Va., 26-8. Nickname: Monarchs. Coach: Blaine Taylor. Conference: Colonial Athletic Association. Tournament Record: 2-9, nine Kent Bazemore years. Last Appearance: 2007. Top Scorers: Gerald Lee 14.6; Frank Hassell 8.9; Ben Finney 8.8. Last Ten: 8-2. The Skinny: Lee is the unquestioned leader of the Monarchs whose father, Gerald Sr., played professionally in Finland. Lee went to high school at a place called Uusikaupunki.
Richmond, Va., 26-8. Nickname: Spiders. Coach: Chris Mooney. Conference: Atlantic 10. Tournament Record: 6-7, seven years. Dan Geriot Last appearance: 2004. Top Scorers: Kevin Anderson 17.8; David Gonzalvez 14.5; Justin Harper 10.6. Last Ten: 8-2. The Skinny: The year couldn’t have been more charmed for the Spiders, who set a school-record for regular-season wins and was ranked for the first time in 24 years.
Moraga, Calif., 26-5. Nickname: Gaels. Coach: Randy Bennett. Conference: West Coast. Tournament Record: 1-5, five years. Mickey McConnell Last appearance: 2008. Top Scorers: Omar Samhan 20.9; Mickey McConnell 13.7; Matthew Dellavedova 12.5; Ben Allen 10.8. Last Ten: 8-2. The Skinny: The Gaels’ 81-62 rout of Gonzaga in the conference title game was no fluke, and Samhan has the size (6-11, 265) to create problems.
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NCAA TOURNAMENT WORKBOOK: MEN’S BRACKET First Round 1 Kansas (32-2)
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15 UC Sta. Barb. (20-9) 1 Syracuse (28-4)
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NCAA TOURNAMENT WORKBOOK: EAST REGIONAL 1 Kentucky
16 East Tennessee St.
4 Wisconsin
13 Wofford
Lexington, 32-2. Nickname: Wildcats. Coach: John Calipari. Conference: SEC Tournament Record: 100-45, 50 years. Last appearance: John Wall 2008. Top Scorers; John Wall 16.9; DeMarcus Cousins 15.3; Patrick Patterson 14.7. Last Ten: 9-1. The Skinny: Critics can fault Calipari all they want, but he knows how to recruit and he knows how to win. And that combination makes him just less than a deity in the bluegrass state.
Johnson City, Tenn., 20-14. Nickname: Buccaneers. Coach: Murry Bartow. Conference: Atlantic Sun. Tournament Record: 2-9, eight Micah Williams years. Last appearance: 2009. Top Scorers: Tommy Hubbard 14.1; Micah Williams 12.5; Justin Tubbs 12.0. Last Ten: 8-2. The Skinny: After earning a No. 6 seed to the Atlantic Sun tournament, the Bucs knocked off a Mercer team that had won both of their previous meetings.
Madison, Wis., 23-8. Nickname: Badgers. Coach: Bo Ryan. Conference: Big Ten. Tournament Record: 20-14, 15 years. Last appearance: 2009. Trevon Hughes Top Scorers: Trevon Hughes 15.4; Jon Leuer 14.8; Jason Bohannon 11.8; Jordan Taylor 10.2. Last Ten: 7-3. The Skinny: Leuer missed time earlier this season with a broken wrist and Taylor has struggled with his shot. When those two guys are hitting, though, the Badgers are tough to beat.
Spartanburg, S.C., 26-8. Nickname: Terriers. Coach: Mike Young. Conference: Southern. Tournament Record: First year. Last appearance: First year. Jamar Diggs Top Scorers: Noah Dahlman 16.8; Jamar Diggs 9.4; Junior Salters 7.7. Last Ten: 10-0. The Skinny: The Terriers have won 13 straight games entering the NCAA tournament, thanks largely to Dahlman’s consistent play. He’s has a streak of 47 games with at least 10 points.
8 Texas
9 Wake Forest
5 Temple
12 Cornell
Austin, Texas, 24-9. Nickname: Longhorns. Coach: Rick Barnes. Conference: Big 12. Tournament Record: 33-30, 27 years. Last appearance: 2009. Dexter Pittman Top Scorers: Damion James 18.0; Avery Bradley 11.7; Dexter Pittman 10.6; Jordan Hamilton 9.8. Last Ten: 5-5. The Skinny: Texas joined a dubious club earlier this season by becoming one of only five schools to go from No. 1 in The Associated Press poll to unranked. They were spanked by Baylor in the Big 12 tournament.
Winston-Salem, N.C., 19-10. Nickname: Demon Deacons. Coach: Dino Gaudio. Conference: ACC. Tournament Record: 27-21, 21 years. Last appearance: Al-Farouq Aminu 2009. Top Scorers: Al-Farouq Aminu 15.7; Ishmael Smith 13.3; C.J. Harris 10.0. Last Ten: 5-5. The Skinny: Aminu was the only player in the ACC to average a double-double, and along with Smith forms one of the best tandems in the country. The Demon Deacons, at one time, lost four straight to mediocre opponents.
Philadelphia, 29-5. Nickname: Owls. Coach: Fran Dunphy. Conference: Atlantic 10. Tournament Record: 31-27, 27 years. Last appearance: Lavoy Allen 2009. Top Scorers: Ryan Brooks 14.3; Juan Fernandez 12.6; Lavoy Allen 11.5. Last Ten: 9-1. The Skinny: Their defining win may have been against cross-town rival Villanova, but Temple has been consistent all season. Local products Brooks and Allen lead the way on offense for Dunphy, a candidate for national coach of the year.
Ithaca, N.Y., 27-4. Nickname: Big Red. Coach: Steve Donahue. Conference: Ivy League. Tournament Record: 0-5, four years. Last appearance: Jeff Foote 2009. Top Scorers: Ryan Wittman 17.5; Jeff Foote 12.3; Louis Dale 11.9. Last Ten: 9-1. The Skinny: Wittman is the guy to watch, the first Cornell player to be voted Ivy League player of the year. Must be in the genes, too. He’s the son of Randy Wittman, who was Big Ten player of the year for Indiana in 1983.
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14 Montana
2 West Virginia
15 Morgan State
Albuquerque, 29-4. Nickname: Lobos. Coach: Steve Alford. Conference: Mountain West. Tournament Record: 6-12, 11 years. Last appearance: 2005. Top Scorers: Will Brown Darington Hobsen 16.2; Roman Martinez 13.8; Dairese Gary 12.7; Phillip McDonald 10.7. Last Ten: 9-1. The Skinny: Alford was the Mountain West coach of the year while Hobson was the player of the year. The Lobos are one of the youngest teams in the nation, with only one senior in Roman Martinez.
Missoula, 22-9. Nickname: Grizzlies. Coach: Wayne Tinkle. Conference: Big Sky. Tournament Record: 2-8, seven years. Last appearance: Anthony Johnson 2006. Top Scorers: Anthony Johnson 19.6; Brian Ovale 9.7; Ryan Staudacher 8.6; Last Ten: 9-1. The Skinny: The Grizzlies rallied from a 22-point deficit against Weber State in the conference championship game. Anthony Johnson scored 34 of his tournamentrecord 42 points in the second half.
Morgantown, W.Va., 27-6. Nickname: Mountaineers. Coach: Bob Huggins. Conference: Big East. Tournament Record: 20-22, 22 Kevin Jones years. Last appearance: 2009. Top Scorers: Da’Sean Butler 17.4; Kevin Jones 13.5; Devin Ebanks 11.8; Darryl Bryant 9.7. Last Ten: 8-2. The Skinny: Already the expectations are soaring at West Virginia who took home the Big East tournament title.
Baltimore, 27-9. Nickname: Bears. Coach: Todd Bozeman. Conference: Mideastern Athletic. Tournament Record: 0-1, one year. Last appearance: DeWayne Jackson 2009. Top Scorers: Reggie Holmes 21.8; Kevin Thompson 12.8; Dewayne Jackson 10.1; Troy Smith 9.3. Last Ten: 8-2. The Skinny: Holmes was the MidEastern Athletic Conference player of the year for a reason, scoring 17 in the league title game.
6 Marquette
11 Washington
7 Clemson
10 Missouri
Milwaukee, 22-11. Nickname: Golden Eagles. Coach: Buzz Williams. Conference: Big East. Tournament Record: 34-28, 27 years. Lazar Hayward Last appearance: 2009 Top Scorers: Lazar Hayward 18.1; Jimmy Butler 14.9. Last Ten: 7-3. The Skinny: Hayward provides muchneeded veteran leadership, especially considering Marquette tends to play every game close. The team made a great run in the Big East tournament.
Seattle, 24-9. Nickname: Huskies. Coach: Lorenzo Romar. Conference: Pac-10. Tournament Record: 15-15, 14 years. Last appearance: 2009. Isaiah Thomas Top Scorers: Quincy Pondexter 19.8; Isaiah Thomas 17.1; Matthew Bryan-Amaning 8.7. Last Ten: 8-2. The Skinny: The Huskies were making their case for the NCAA tournament event before the Pac-10 tournament. Only two teams out of 79 previously that won 11 games in the Pac-10 failed to make the dance.
Clemson, S.C., 2110. Nickname: Tigers. Coach: Oliver Purnell. Conference: ACC. Tournament Record: 8-9, 9 years. Last appearance: 2009. Milton Jennings Top Scorers: Trevor Booker 15.3; Demontez Stitt 11.2; Andre Young 9.1; Tanner Smith 9.0. Last Ten: 6-4. The Skinny: The Tigers are making their third straight NCAA tournament appearance, matching a school record set from 1996-98 when current Texas coach Rick Barnes was roaming the sidelines.
Columbia, Mo., 22-10. Nickname: Tigers. Coach: Mike Anderson. Conference: Big 12. Tournament Record: 21-22, 22 years. Last appearance: Kim English 2009. Top Scorers: Kim English 14.1; Marcus Denmon 11.0; Laurence Bowers 10.1. Last Ten: 6-4. The Skinny: Think the last few days have been tense for the Tigers? They were already firmly ensconced on the bubble before 12th-seeded Nebraska stunned them in the first round of the Big 12 tournament.
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16 Vermont
4 Vanderbilt
13 Murray State
Syracuse, N.Y., 28-4. Nickname: Orangemen. Coach: Jim Boeheim. Conference: Big East. Tournament Record: 50-32, 32 Wesley Johnson years. Last appearance: 2009. Top Scorers: Wesley Johnson 16.0; Andy Rautins 11.7; Kris Joseph 11.3; Arinze Onuaku 10.5; Rick Jackson 10.0. Last Ten: 7-3. The Skinny: Keep an eye on Johnson, who had a breakout season after transferring from Iowa State.
Burlington, Vt., 25-9. Nickname: Catamounts. Coach: Mike Lonergan. Conference: America East. Tournament Record: 1-3, 3years. Marqus Blakely Last appearance: 2005. Top Scorers: Marqus Blakely 17.4; Maurice Joseph 14.1; Evan Fjeld 10.6. Last Ten: 9-1. The Skinny: The Catamounts have won 11 of their last 12 games behind Blakely, who had 24 points, 18 rebounds and five assists in the America East title game.
Nashville, Tenn., 24-8. Nickname: Commodores. Coach: Kevin Stallings. Conference: SEC. Tournament Record: 9-11, 11 years. Jeffery Taylor Last appearance: 2008. Top Scorers: Jermaine Beal 14.7; A.J. Ogilvy 13.4; Jeffery Taylor 13.4; John Jenkins 10.9. Last Ten: 7-3. The Skinny: Beal set a school record for assists by a sophomore two years ago and is the guy that makes the offense move.
Murray, Ky., 30-4. Nickname: Racers. Coach: Billy Kennedy. Conference: Ohio Valley. Tournament Record: 1-13, 13 years. Isaiah Canaan Last appearance: 2006. Top Scorers: Ivan Aska 10.6; B.J. Jenkins 10.5; Danero Thomas 10.4; Tony Easley 10.4. Last Ten: 9-1. The Skinny: Jenkins has provided a steady influence in the backcourt after transferring from Liberty.
8 Gonzaga
9 Florida State
5 Butler
12 UTEP
Spokane, Wash., 26-6. Nickname: Bulldogs. Coach: Mark Few. Conference: West Coast. Tournament Record: 12-11, 11 years. Robert Sacre Last appearance: 2009. Top Scorers: Matt Bouldin 15.8; Elias Harris 14.7; Steve Gray 13.7; Robert Sacre 10.0. Last Ten: 9-1. The Skinny: Gonzaga making the NCAA tournament is becoming routine. Doing it off an 81-62 loss is something entirely new.
Tallahassee, Fla., 22-9. Nickname: Seminoles. Conference: ACC Tournament Record: 12-11, 11 years. Last appearance: 2009. Terrance Shannon Top Scorers: Solomon Alabi 11.6; Chris Singleton 10.3; Michael Snaer 8.8. Last Ten: 6-4. The Skinny: The ‘Noles seem to be perpetually on the rise, though this season it’s more evident than ever. For proof, look no further than sophomores Alabi and Singleton, who help to give Florida State one of the best defenses in the ACC.
Indianapolis, 28-4. Nickname: Bulldogs. Coach: Brad Stevens. Conference: Horizon League. Tournament Record: 8-9, Ronald Nored nine years. Last appearance: 2009. Top Scorers: Gordan Hayward 15.4; Shelvin Mack 13.9; Matt Howard 12.3; Willie Veasley 10.3. Last Ten: 10-0. The Skinny: The Bulldogs take a nationleading 20-game win streak into the NCAA tournament after routing Wright State.
El Paso, Texas, 26-6. Nickname: Miners. Coach: Tony Barbee. Conference: Conference USA. Tournament Record: 14-15, 16 Randy Culpepper years. Last appearance: 2005. Top Scorers: Randy Culpepper 18.0; Derrick Caracter 13.8. Last Ten: 9-1. The Skinny: Barbee and Culpepper swept the top two individual awards in Conference USA voting. Culpepper was named player of the year.
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14 Oakland
2 Kansas State
15 North Texas
Pittsburgh, 24-8. Nickname: Panthers. Coach: Jamie Dixon. Conference: Big East. Tournament Record: 21-22, 21 years. Brad Wanamaker Last appearance: 2009. Top Scorers: Ashton Gibbs 15.8; Brad Wanamaker 12.1; Jermaine Dixon 10.7; Gilbert Brown 10.3. Last Ten: 8-2. The Skinny: The Panthers lost DeJuan Blair, Sam Young and Levance Fields and managed to battle for the Big East title.
Rochester, Mich., 26-8. Nickname: Golden Grizzlies. Coach: Greg Kampe. Conference: Summit League. Tournament Record: 1-1, 1 year. Keith Benson Last appearance: 2005. Top Scorers: Keith Benson 17.0; Johnathon Jones 12.4; Derick Nelson 12.4. Last Ten: 10-0. The Skinny: Nelson scored a careerhigh 36 points against IUPUI in the Summit League title game — with a broken nose. Talk about tough.
Manhattan, Kan., 26-7. Nickname: Wildcats. Coach: Frank Martin. Conference: Big 12. Tournament Record: 28-27, 23 Jacob Pullen years. Last appearance: 2008. Top Scorers: Jacob Pullen 18.9; Denis Clemente 16.2; Jamar Samuels 11.9; Curtis Kelly 11.1. Last Ten: 7-3. The Skinny: Only one senior, Clemente, provides significant minutes. Pullen is the key to their offense.
Denton, Texas, 24-8. Nickname: Mean Green. Coach: Johnny Jones. Conference: Sun Belt. Tournament Record: 0-2, two George Odufuwa years. Last appearance: 2007. Top Scorers: Josh White 14.9; Tristan Thompson 14.1; Eric Tramiel 13.0; George Odufuwa 11.5. Last Ten: 10-0. The Skinny: The Mean Green enter the tournament on an 11-game win streak.
6 Xavier
11 Minnesota
7 BYU
10 Florida
Cincinnati, 24-8. Nickname: Musketeers. Coach: Chris Mack. Conference: Atlantic 10. Tournament Record: 17-20, 20 years. Jason Love Last appearance: 2009. Top Scorers: Jordan Crawford 19.7; Jason Love 11.9; Terrell Holloway 11.8. Last Ten: 8-2. The Skinny: The A-10 regular-season cochampions feature Crawford, the league’s leading scorer, and Love, a senior who has already broken the school record for wins in a career.
Minneapolis, 21-13. Nickname: Golden Gophers. Coach: Tubby Smith. Tournament Record: 12-10, 10 years. Last appearance: Devron Bostick 2009. Top Scorers: Lawrence Westbrook 12.5; Blake Hoffarber 10.5; Damian Johnson 10.1. Last Ten: 7-3. The Skinny: Blake Hoffarber is second in the nation in 3-point field goal percentage, while Westbrook is one of the best scorers in the Big Ten. Al Nolen was declared academically ineligible.
Provo, Utah, 29-5. Nickname: Cougars. Coach: Dave Rose. Conference: Mountain West. Tournament Record: 11-27, 24 years. Michael Loyd Jr. Last appearance: 2009. Top Scorers: Jimmer Fredette 21.7; Jackson Emery 12.6; Tyler Haws 11.3; Jonathan Tavernari 10.3. Last Ten: 7-3. The Skinny: Fredette claims his sports hero is former Utah Jazz star John Stockton, and their games are somewhat similar.
Gainesville, Fla., 21-12. Nickname: Gators. Coach: Billy Donovan. Conference: SEC. Tournament Record: 29-12, 14 years. Erving Walker Last appearance: 2007. Top Scorers: Kenny Boynton 13.6; Erving Walker 12.6; Chandlet Parsons 12.1; Alex Tyus 12.0; Vernon Macklin 10.4. Last Ten: 4-6. The Skinny: Boynton had a terrific rookie season, leading the Gators in scoring and finishing second on the team in assists.
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NCAA TOURNAMENT WORKBOOK: OVERVIEW
Who will step up and lead their team deep into the tournament? Jordan Crawford, Xavier, So., 6-4, 195 — Remember the secret video of someone dunking on It happens nearly every LeBron James? That was year: an unheralded Crawford. Turns out, he’s player, maybe from a far more than just a school few people know dunker. The leading scorer about, goes on a scoring in the Atlantic-10 has a tear or single-handedly carries his team through a great all-around game. Jimmer Fredette, BYU, Jr., couple of rounds of the 6-2, 195 — The only D-I NCAA tournament. player to score 40 points Two years ago, little twice this season, Fredette Stephen Curry from patterns his game after Davidson dashed his way John Stockton, but is a through the bracket, shooting the Wildcats past better scorer. He can Gonzaga, Georgetown and change a game shooting or passing. Wisconsin on the way to Derick Nelson, Oakland, the regional finals. Sr., 6-5, 236 — You might There was Wally want to keep an eye on a Szczerbiak taking Miami guy scores 36 points in the (Ohio) to the 1999 Sweet Summit League title game Sixteen, Bo Kimble — with a broken nose. carrying Loyola Dominique Sutton, Kansas Marymount into the 1990 St., Jr., 6-5, 210 — It’s not regional finals after the always the scorers who death of Hank Gathers, make a difference. Sutton Fennis Dembo hoisting doesn’t have much range Wyoming to the regional semis in 1987. Perhaps the outside 12 feet, but can change a game with greatest one-man show defense and rebounding. was Larry Bird in 1979, He’s a shutdown leading Indiana State to cornerback in a hoops the title game against jersey. Magic Johnson and Michigan State. So who could be this Midwest year’s Curry, Kimble or James Anderson, Bird? The guys who aren’t Oklahoma State, Jr., 6-6, 210 Evan Turner, Sherron — It’s hard to be Collins, John Wall or unheralded as the Big 12’s Scottie Reynolds? Here are a few to keep on player of the year, but eye on. Actually, five from Anderson doesn’t get the same attention as other each region: scorers in the country. Don’t be surprised if he West drops 40 on someone. Armon Bassett, Ohio, Jr., Derrick Caracter, UTEP, Jr., 6-2, 180 — Explosive scorer 6-9, 280 — Randy who led the Bobcats to a Culpepper was the Conference USA player of surprise win in the MidAmerican Conference the year, but Caracter tournament, scoring a made the Miners an record 119 points in four inside-out team after games. transferring from Jordan Eglseder, Northern Louisville. He’s a laneIowa, Jr., 7-0, 280 — The big clogger who can be a fella has a good touch game-changer. BY JOHN MARSHALL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
around the basket and is a force in the lane at both ends. Aubrey Coleman, Houston, Sr., 6-4, 200 — Might be the most likely player to go on a Curry-like run. The nation’s leading scorer (25.6 points) will be ready to fire after going 4 for 20 in the Conference USA title game. Brady Morningstar, Kansas, Jr., 6-3, 185 — OK, OK, he plays on the nation’s No. 1 team, but Morningstar’s contributions often go unnoticed. He makes the Jayhawks go with his entry passes, spot-up shooting and denying defense.
the Pac-10 player of the year, you will. The gritty point guard can put up points in bunches, hands out assists with the best of them and is one of the nation’s best free-throw shooters. Donald Sloan, Texas A&M, Sr., 6-3, 205 — Sloan has become the go-to player for the Aggies since his childhood friend, Derrick Roland, suffered a gruesome leg injury in December. He scores and usually guards the opponent’s best perimeter player — a rare all-around combination.
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Demontez Stitt, Clemson, Jr., 6-2, 175 — The driving force behind the Tigers Kevin Anderson, who’s usually lost in Richmond, Jr., 6-0, 175 — Trevor Booker’s shadow. The Atlantic-10 player of When Stitt penetrates and the year has given hits jumpers, it forces opponents a case of arachnophobia, averaging teams to back off Booker and they pay for it along 17.8 points a game this the baseline. season to help the Ryan Wittman, Cornell, Sr., seventh-seeded Spiders 6-7, 215 — The Ivy League win 12 of their last 13. player of the year, LaceDarius Dunn, Baylor, Jr., 6-4, 205 — Dunn honed Wittman is the key to the Big Red’s attack, averaging his skills by tying his left 17.5 points. He’s hit 100 3hand behind his back at pointers this season and the urging of a middle368 in his college career. school PE teacher. It An NBA career could await worked. He’s the leading him. 3-point shooter in the Kevin Thompson, Morgan tournament at 42.5 percent and has a sneeze- State, So., 6-9, 240 — The sophomore was the quick release. MEAC’s defensive player Ronald Moore, Siena, Sr., 6-0, 156 — This kid knows of the year, ranks fourth in the nation with 11.9 how to dish. The scrappy rebounds per game and guard leads the nation leads the team with 50 with 7.8 assists per game, blocks this season. Oh, close to what some teams averaged this season. Plus, and he’s second in scoring at 12.9 points per game. he was there when the Noah Dahlman, Wofford, Saints knocked off Jr., 6-6, 215 — The Terriers Vanderbilt in the 2008 are making their first tournament and Ohio NCAA appearance in big State last year. Jerome Randle, Cal, Sr., 5- part due to this Southern 10, 172 — If you don’t know Conference player of the
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year, who leads the team in scoring (16.8 ppg) and has scored in double figures in all 34 games this season. He doesn’t miss much, ranking 11th in the nation by hitting 58 percent of his shots. Brian Qvale, Montana, Jr. 6-11, 265 — Averages 9.7 points on 60 percent shooting and posts 6.9 rebounds and nearly two
blocks per game. When the Grizzlies rallied from a 22-point deficit against Weber State to win the Big Sky tournament, Qvale pulled down 14 rebounds and blocked six shots. Hey, Montana guard Anthony Johnson needed someone else to hit the boards so he could put up a tournament-record 42 points.
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