Chasing Big John.
Chasing Big John.
Nice way to finish the conference tournament. Time for the big dance.
Chasing Big John.
Both teams went for it in the 2nd half! Back to the big dance!
Chasing Big John.
Even without Ira Holloway, Wolfpack project to be a tough out as a nine-seed
Jerry Howard -- Reno Gazette Journal Sports Writer
With one of the conference's top scorers sidelined with an injury, Nevada head coach Isaiah Mohammed once again turned to Josip Lewandowski who put up 20-and-10 off the bench to beat Utah State in the WAC Championship. Lewandoski had played just three minutes in the previous two weeks but it was a familiar role for the senior center who scored fourteen points against DePaul in the first round of the NCAA Tournament last year, replacing the injured Ira Holloway.
With Holloway once again sidelined, Lewandoski is part of a formidable trio consisting of Isaac Ridnour (32 points against Utah State) and Marko Mance (8 pts, 3 reb) charged with replacing the production of Holloway -- 19.3 points per game, 5.3 rebounds, 0.9 steals, 1.7 blocks -- as they head into the big dance as a nine seed in the Midwest Region with their first matchup coming against No. 8 Delaware.
The Hens have a strong front court, led by former Colonial Freshman of the Year Shane Diogu, whose averaging a career high 13 points per game this season along with 2.4 blocks. Jersey City's Elton Nance is another formidable big for Delaware, also averaging 13 points per game in what projects to be a throwback game between two teams whose offense originate from the post.
NCAA Tournament Tree
Play-in Game:
Central Arkansas vs. Illinois-Chicago
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East Regional
#1 Louisville vs. TBD
#8 USC vs. #9 Gonzaga
#5 Memphis vs. #12 Siena
#4 Indiana vs. #13 Princeton
#6 Oklahoma vs. #11 Houston
#3 Syracuse vs. #14 Vermont
#7 Maryland vs. #10 UNC Wilmington
#2 Boston College vs. #15 Buffalo
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West Regional
#1 Arizona State vs. #16 South Dakota State
#8 Colorado vs. #9 Vanderbilt
#5 Arkansas vs. #12 Alabama
#4 Duke vs. #13 Holy Cross
#6 Pittsburgh vs. #11 Cincinnati
#3 Stanford vs. #14 Winthrop
#7 UNLV vs. #10 Kentucky
#2 Florida vs. #15 Weber State
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South Regional
#1 Missouri vs. #16 CS Fullerton
#8 La Salle vs. #9 Notre Dame
#5 Clemson vs. #12 UL Lafayette
#4 UAB vs. #13 Illinois State
#6 Texas A&M vs. #11 Arizona
#3 Connecticut vs. #14 Tennessee State
#7 West Virginia vs. #10 Baylor
#2 Tennessee vs. #15 South Carolina State
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Midwest Regional
#1 Texas vs. #16 Alcorn State
#8 Delaware vs. #9 Nevada
#5 Michigan State vs. #12 Utah
#4 Southern Miss vs. #13 Davidson
#6 California vs. #11 Villanova
#3 Texas Tech vs. #14 Belmont
#7 DePaul vs. #10 Xavier
#2 Wisconsin vs. #15 Mount St. Mary's
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NCAA Tournament First Round Preview: vs. No. 8 Delaware Hens
Record: 24-5, 16-2 Colonial
Head Coach: Thad Matta (301-150)
Offensive Style: Box
Defensive Style: Man to Man
Team Leaders
Scoring: G Lavell Brinkley, Junior (13.1 ppg)
Rebounding: F Shane Diogu, Senior (6.0 rpg)
Assist: G Lavell Brinkley, Junior (3.2 apg)
Steals: G Lavell Brinkley, Junior (1.5 spg)
Blocks: F Shane Diogu, Senior (2.4 bpg)
Season Average
PPG: 72.4
RPG: 29.7
APG: 13.8
SPG: 7.0
BPG: 4.2
FG%: 44.9
3PT%: 30.9
FT%: 71.7
Team Injuries
G Kevin Carlson, Freshman: Sprained Ankle (day to day)
Delaware Hens Projected Starters
G #25 Lavell Brinkley, Junior | 6'4", 209lbs | 80 ovr, 72 3pt, 79 layup, 66 pass, 82 def
G #11 Francis Deren, Junior | 6'3", 202lbs | 75 ovr, 60 3pt, 71 layup, 69 pass, 84 def
F #20 Domonic Sparks, Junior | 6'6", 211lbs | 79 ovr, 67 3pt, 72 layup, 83 def, 78 reb, 65 stl, 60 blk
F #12 Shane Diogu, Senior | 6'10", 239lbs | 87 ovr, 93 close, 69 3pt, 78 dunk, 76 def, 85 blk, 77 stl, 84 reb
F #14 Elton Nance, Senior | 6'8", 233lbs | 81 ovr, 95 close, 63 3pt, 75 dunk, 71 def, 63 blk, 82 reb
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Nevada's 16-0 Run To End The First Half Propels Wolfpack Over Hens
NCAA March Madness: Mar. 21, 2014 - American Airlines Center, Dallas Texas
vs. 
DEL | 34 | 28 | 62
NEV | 45 | 28 | 73
Starting Lineups
Lavell Brinkley, Jr. - G - Manourou Francois, Sr.
Francis Deren, Jr. - G - Christano Bitee, Jr.
Domonic Sparks, Jr. - F - Chase Bauer, Sr.
Shane Diogu, Sr. - F - Lubor Shepard, Sr.
Elton Nance, Sr. - C - Isaac Ridnour, Jr.
Delaware Hens (24-5) Top Performers:
G Lavell Brinkley, Junior: 13 pts, 3 reb, 5 ast, 2 to, 5-7 FG, 2-2 3PT, 1-1 FT
F Domonic Sparks, Junior: 8 pts, 5 reb, 4 ast, 2 blk, 4 to, 3-12 FG, 1-5 3PT, 1-1 FT
F Shane Diogu, Senior: 11 pts, 7 reb, 5-10 FG, 0-0 3PT, 1-2 FT
F Elton Nance, Senior: 9 pts, 5 reb, 4 stl, 4-8 FG, 0-1 3PT, 1-2 FT
Nevada Wolf Pack (26-5) Top Performers:
G Manourou Francois, Senior: 3 pts, 2 ast, to, 1-5 FG, 1-4 3PT, 0-0 FT
G Christano Bitee, Junior: 11 pts, 2 reb, stl, 4-8 FG, 3-6 3PT, 0-0 FT
G Chase Bauer, Senior: 15 pts, 4 reb, 4 ast, 4 stl, 4-14 FG, 3-11 3PT, 4-4 FT
F Lubor Shepard, Senior: 0 pts, 5 reb, 0-2 FG, 0-1 3PT, 0-0 FT
C Isaac Ridnour, Junior: 17 pts, 12 reb, stl, 7-11 FG, 0-0 3PT, 3-4 FT
C Josip Lewandowski, Senior: 10 pts, 8 reb, to, 5-8 FG, 0-0 3PT, 0-0 FT
G B.A. Barber, Freshman: 9 pts, reb, ast, 3-9 FG, 2-7 3PT, 2-2 FT
G Darek Crawford, Freshman: 4 pts, 6 ast, 2 to, 2-3 FG, 0-0 3PT, 0-0 FT
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East Regional
#1 Louisville def. #16 Illinois-Chicago, 93-75
#9 Gonzaga def. #8 USC, 82-75
#5 Memphis def. #12 Siena, 99-69
#4 Indiana def. #13 Princeton, 63-48
#11 Houston def. #6 Oklahoma, 75-63
#3 Syracuse def. #14 Vermont, 111-66
#7 Maryland def. #10 UNC Wilmington, 93-69
#2 Boston College def. #15 Buffalo, 79-60
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West Regional
#1 Arizona State def. #16 South Dakota State, 80-56
#9 Vanderbilt def. #8 Colorado, 63-60
#12 Alabama def. #5 Arkansas, 75-63
#4 Duke def. #13 Holy Cross, 86-74
#11 Cincinnati def. #6 Pittsburgh, 87-68
#3 Stanford def. #14 Winthrop, 104-46
#7 UNLV def. #10 Kentucky, 76-73
#2 Florida def. #15 Weber State, 106-68
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South Regional
#1 Missouri def. #16 CS Fullerton, 101-71
#8 La Salle def. #9 Notre Dame, 83-72
#12 UL Lafayette def. #5 Clemson, 94-80
#4 UAB def. #13 Illinois State, 99-58
#11 Arizona def. #6 Texas A&M, 79-68
#3 Connecticut def. #14 Tennessee State, 80-55
#7 West Virginia def. #10 Baylor, 69-68
#2 Tennessee def. #15 South Carolina State, 77-62
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Midwest Regional
#1 Texas def. #16 Alcorn State, 133-59
#9 Nevada def. #8 Delaware, 73-62
#5 Michigan State def. #12 Utah, 93-85
#4 Southern Miss def. #13 Davidson, 80-64
#6 California def. #11 Villanova, 86-72
#3 Texas Tech def. #14 Belmont, 71-50
#7 DePaul def. #10 Xavier, 93-87
#2 Wisconsin def. #15 Mount St. Mary's, 100-54
NCAA March Madness: Mar. 21, 2014 - American Airlines Center, Dallas Texas
vs. DEL | 34 | 28 | 62
NEV | 45 | 28 | 73
Starting Lineups
Lavell Brinkley, Jr. - G - Manourou Francois, Sr.
Francis Deren, Jr. - G - Christano Bitee, Jr.
Domonic Sparks, Jr. - F - Chase Bauer, Sr.
Shane Diogu, Sr. - F - Lubor Shepard, Sr.
Elton Nance, Sr. - C - Isaac Ridnour, Jr.
Delaware Hens (24-5) Top Performers:
G Lavell Brinkley, Junior: 13 pts, 3 reb, 5 ast, 2 to, 5-7 FG, 2-2 3PT, 1-1 FT
F Domonic Sparks, Junior: 8 pts, 5 reb, 4 ast, 2 blk, 4 to, 3-12 FG, 1-5 3PT, 1-1 FT
F Shane Diogu, Senior: 11 pts, 7 reb, 5-10 FG, 0-0 3PT, 1-2 FT
F Elton Nance, Senior: 9 pts, 5 reb, 4 stl, 4-8 FG, 0-1 3PT, 1-2 FT
Nevada Wolf Pack (26-5) Top Performers:
G Manourou Francois, Senior: 3 pts, 2 ast, to, 1-5 FG, 1-4 3PT, 0-0 FT
G Christano Bitee, Junior: 11 pts, 2 reb, stl, 4-8 FG, 3-6 3PT, 0-0 FT
G Chase Bauer, Senior: 15 pts, 4 reb, 4 ast, 4 stl, 4-14 FG, 3-11 3PT, 4-4 FT
F Lubor Shepard, Senior: 0 pts, 5 reb, 0-2 FG, 0-1 3PT, 0-0 FT
C Isaac Ridnour, Junior: 17 pts, 12 reb, stl, 7-11 FG, 0-0 3PT, 3-4 FT
C Josip Lewandowski, Senior: 10 pts, 8 reb, to, 5-8 FG, 0-0 3PT, 0-0 FT
G B.A. Barber, Freshman: 9 pts, reb, ast, 3-9 FG, 2-7 3PT, 2-2 FT
G Darek Crawford, Freshman: 4 pts, 6 ast, 2 to, 2-3 FG, 0-0 3PT, 0-0 FT
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East Regional
#1 Louisville def. #16 Illinois-Chicago, 93-75
#9 Gonzaga def. #8 USC, 82-75
#5 Memphis def. #12 Siena, 99-69
#4 Indiana def. #13 Princeton, 63-48
#11 Houston def. #6 Oklahoma, 75-63
#3 Syracuse def. #14 Vermont, 111-66
#7 Maryland def. #10 UNC Wilmington, 93-69
#2 Boston College def. #15 Buffalo, 79-60
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West Regional
#1 Arizona State def. #16 South Dakota State, 80-56
#9 Vanderbilt def. #8 Colorado, 63-60
#12 Alabama def. #5 Arkansas, 75-63
#4 Duke def. #13 Holy Cross, 86-74
#11 Cincinnati def. #6 Pittsburgh, 87-68
#3 Stanford def. #14 Winthrop, 104-46
#7 UNLV def. #10 Kentucky, 76-73
#2 Florida def. #15 Weber State, 106-68
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South Regional
#1 Missouri def. #16 CS Fullerton, 101-71
#8 La Salle def. #9 Notre Dame, 83-72
#12 UL Lafayette def. #5 Clemson, 94-80
#4 UAB def. #13 Illinois State, 99-58
#11 Arizona def. #6 Texas A&M, 79-68
#3 Connecticut def. #14 Tennessee State, 80-55
#7 West Virginia def. #10 Baylor, 69-68
#2 Tennessee def. #15 South Carolina State, 77-62
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Midwest Regional
#1 Texas def. #16 Alcorn State, 133-59
#9 Nevada def. #8 Delaware, 73-62
#5 Michigan State def. #12 Utah, 93-85
#4 Southern Miss def. #13 Davidson, 80-64
#6 California def. #11 Villanova, 86-72
#3 Texas Tech def. #14 Belmont, 71-50
#7 DePaul def. #10 Xavier, 93-87
#2 Wisconsin def. #15 Mount St. Mary's, 100-54
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Chasing Big John.
NCAA Tournament Second Round Preview: vs. No. 1 Texas Longhorns
Record: 32-3, 15-1 Big XII
Head Coach: Rick Barnes (589-294)
Offensive Style: Motion
Defensive Style: Man to Man
Team Leaders
Scoring: G Odartey DaSilva (18.7 ppg)
Rebounding: F Osel Worley, Senior (6.2 rpg)
Assist: G Torrin Temple, Senior (3.9 apg)
Steals: F Gervais McBridle, Junior (1.6 spg)
Blocks: F Osel Worley, Senior (1.8 bpg)
Season Average
PPG: 91.7
RPG: 32.4
APG: 18.5
SPG: 8.7
BPG: 5.2
FG%: 45.5
3PT%: 39.4
FT%: 79.2
Team Injuries
G Harland Cooperwood, Junior: Out (broken toe)
Texas Longhorns Projected Starters
G #34 Odartey DaSilva, Senior | 6'1", 197lbs | 92 ovr, 78 med, 96 3pt, 78 layup, 92 handle, 85 pass, 99 speed
G #11 Torrin Temple, Senior | 6'4", 213lbs | 93 ovr, 84 3pt, 81 layup, 79 dunk, 87 handle, 86 pass
F #21 Gervais McBridle, Junior | 6'9", 229lbs | 93 ovr, 88 med, 74 3pt, 77 layup, 91 dunk, 94 def, 80 stl
F #33 Dexter Iti, Senior | 6'9", 219lbs | 91 ovr, 83 med, 88 3pt, 95 layup, 90 dunk, 87 def, 89 reb
C #35 Osel Worley, Senior | 6'5", 213lbs | 86 ovr, 90 close, 86 dunk, 79 blk, 87 reb
Chasing Big John.
Lew! Nevada's Lewandowski Shines in Final Moments as Wolfpack Upset No. 1 Texas
NCAA March Madness: Mar. 23, 2014 - Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
vs.
TEX | 39 | 36 | 75
NEV | 47 | 34 | 81
Starting Lineups
Odartey DaSilva, Sr. - G - Manourou Francois, Sr.
Torrin Temple, Sr. - G - Christano Bitee, Jr.
Gervais McBridle, Jr. - F - Chase Bauer, Sr.
Dexter Iti, Sr. - F - Lubor Shepard, Sr.
Osel Worley, Sr. - C - Isaac Ridnour, Jr.
Texas Longhorns (32-4) Top Performers:
G Odartey DaSilva, Senior: 8 pts, 5 ast, 3 to, 4-8 FG, 0-0 3PT,0-0 FT
G Torrin Temple, Senior: 12 pts, 2 reb, 3 ast, 2 stl, 6 to, 5-6 FG, 2-2 3PT, 0-0 FT
F Gervais McBridle, Junior: 20 pts, 5 reb, 2 stl, 2 to, 7-13 FG, 2-3 3PT, 4-6 FT
F Dexter Iti, Senior: 3 pts, 6 reb, 2 to, 1-4 FG, 1-1 3PT, 0-0 FT
F Osel Worley, Senior: 16 pts, 10 reb, 3 stl, 7-15 FG, 1-1 3PT, 1-1 FT
Nevada Wolf Pack (28-5) Top Performers:
G Manourou Francois, Senior: 2 pts, 2 reb, 3 stl, to, 1-3 FG, 0-1 3PT, 0-0 FT
G Christano Bitee, Junior: 10 pts, 2 ast, 3 stl, 4-7 FG, 2-4 3PT, 0-1 FT
G Chase Bauer, Senior: 17 pts, 2 ast, 5-13 FG, 3-8 3PT, 4-7 FT
F Lubor Shepard, Senior: 0 pts, 5 reb, 4 ast, to, 0-0 FG, 0-0 3PT, 0-0 FT
C Isaac Ridnour, Junior: 15 pts, 9 reb, 6 ast, 2 stl, 3 blk, 4-13 FG, 0-1 3PT, 7-10 FT
F Marko Mance, Junior: 14 pts, 4 reb, 7-8 FG, 0-0 3PT, 0-0 FT
G B.A. Barber, Freshman: 11 pts, 3 reb, 3-6 FG, 3-5 3PT, 2-2 FT
C Josip Lewandowski, Senior: 7 pts, 5 reb, 2 st, 3-11 FG, 0-0 3PT, 1-2 FT
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East Regional
#1 Louisville def. #9 Gonzaga, 83-74
#4 Indiana def. #5 Memphis, 76-70
#3 Syracuse def. #11 Houston, 105-79
#7 Maryland def. #2 Boston College, 86-71
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West Regional
#1 Arizona State def. #9 Vanderbilt, 86-53
#4 Duke def. #12 Alabama, 90-60
#3 Stanford def. #11 Cincinnati, 79-66
#7 UNLV def. #2 Florida, 80-76
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South Regional
#1 Missouri def. #8 La Salle, 99-60
#4 UAB def. #12 UL Lafayette, 82-74
#11 Arizona def. #3 Connecticut, 83-73
#7 West Virginia def. #2 Tennessee, 98-78
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Midwest Regional
#9 Nevada def. #1 Texas, 81-75
#5 Michigan State def. #4 Southern Miss, 90-85
#3 Texas Tech def. #6 California, 81-68
#7 DePaul def. #2 Wisconsin, 83-70
NCAA March Madness: Mar. 23, 2014 - Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
vs. TEX | 39 | 36 | 75
NEV | 47 | 34 | 81
Starting Lineups
Odartey DaSilva, Sr. - G - Manourou Francois, Sr.
Torrin Temple, Sr. - G - Christano Bitee, Jr.
Gervais McBridle, Jr. - F - Chase Bauer, Sr.
Dexter Iti, Sr. - F - Lubor Shepard, Sr.
Osel Worley, Sr. - C - Isaac Ridnour, Jr.
Texas Longhorns (32-4) Top Performers:
G Odartey DaSilva, Senior: 8 pts, 5 ast, 3 to, 4-8 FG, 0-0 3PT,0-0 FT
G Torrin Temple, Senior: 12 pts, 2 reb, 3 ast, 2 stl, 6 to, 5-6 FG, 2-2 3PT, 0-0 FT
F Gervais McBridle, Junior: 20 pts, 5 reb, 2 stl, 2 to, 7-13 FG, 2-3 3PT, 4-6 FT
F Dexter Iti, Senior: 3 pts, 6 reb, 2 to, 1-4 FG, 1-1 3PT, 0-0 FT
F Osel Worley, Senior: 16 pts, 10 reb, 3 stl, 7-15 FG, 1-1 3PT, 1-1 FT
Nevada Wolf Pack (28-5) Top Performers:
G Manourou Francois, Senior: 2 pts, 2 reb, 3 stl, to, 1-3 FG, 0-1 3PT, 0-0 FT
G Christano Bitee, Junior: 10 pts, 2 ast, 3 stl, 4-7 FG, 2-4 3PT, 0-1 FT
G Chase Bauer, Senior: 17 pts, 2 ast, 5-13 FG, 3-8 3PT, 4-7 FT
F Lubor Shepard, Senior: 0 pts, 5 reb, 4 ast, to, 0-0 FG, 0-0 3PT, 0-0 FT
C Isaac Ridnour, Junior: 15 pts, 9 reb, 6 ast, 2 stl, 3 blk, 4-13 FG, 0-1 3PT, 7-10 FT
F Marko Mance, Junior: 14 pts, 4 reb, 7-8 FG, 0-0 3PT, 0-0 FT
G B.A. Barber, Freshman: 11 pts, 3 reb, 3-6 FG, 3-5 3PT, 2-2 FT
C Josip Lewandowski, Senior: 7 pts, 5 reb, 2 st, 3-11 FG, 0-0 3PT, 1-2 FT
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East Regional
#1 Louisville def. #9 Gonzaga, 83-74
#4 Indiana def. #5 Memphis, 76-70
#3 Syracuse def. #11 Houston, 105-79
#7 Maryland def. #2 Boston College, 86-71
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West Regional
#1 Arizona State def. #9 Vanderbilt, 86-53
#4 Duke def. #12 Alabama, 90-60
#3 Stanford def. #11 Cincinnati, 79-66
#7 UNLV def. #2 Florida, 80-76
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South Regional
#1 Missouri def. #8 La Salle, 99-60
#4 UAB def. #12 UL Lafayette, 82-74
#11 Arizona def. #3 Connecticut, 83-73
#7 West Virginia def. #2 Tennessee, 98-78
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Midwest Regional
#9 Nevada def. #1 Texas, 81-75
#5 Michigan State def. #4 Southern Miss, 90-85
#3 Texas Tech def. #6 California, 81-68
#7 DePaul def. #2 Wisconsin, 83-70
Chasing Big John.
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen Preview: vs. No. 5 Michigan State
Record: 25-8, 13-5 Big Ten
Head Coach: Tom Izzo (462-173)
Offensive Style: Motion
Defensive Style: Man to Man with 1-2-1-1 Zone Press
Team Leaders
Scoring: G Brennon Munyagi, Senior (14.8 ppg)
Rebounding: F Loren McFadden, Senior (7.5 rpg)
Assist: G Brennon Munyagi, Senior (4.2 apg)
Steals: G Brennon Munyagi, Senior (1.4 spg)
Blocks: F Loren McFadden, Senior (1.6 bpg)
Season Average
PPG: 82.2
RPG: 30.7
APG: 16.5
SPG: 7.7
BPG: 3.9
FG%: 43.1
3PT%: 40.2
FT%: 80.2
Team Injuries
None
Michigan State Spartans Projected Starters
G #4 Brennon Munyagi, Senior | 6'2", 189lbs | 94 ovr, 90 med, 82 3pt, 78 layup, 98 handling, 92 pass, 96 speed
G #20 Leslie Bozek, Junior | 6'4", 196lbs | 89 ovr, 87 med, 81 3pt, 89 layup, 88 handling, 80 pass, 91 speed
F #34 Ko Carpenter, Freshman | 6'6", 206lbs | 86 ovr, 73 3pt, 90 dunk, 82 defense, 78 rebound
F #14 Loren McFadden, Senior | 6'8", 234lbs | 92 ovr, 94 close, 90 dunk, 89 defense, 71 block, 92 rebound
F #42 Aaron Forth, Freshman | 6'9", 236lbs | 83 ovr, 86 close, 74 dunk, 65 defense, 70 block, 90 rebound