I'm very glad BYU won that game; it puts them right back into the Tourney picture!! What a shame it would be if Collinsworth and Haws weren't in the NCAA tournament on a national stage. We had a GREAT weekend of college hoops to watch. For all those disappointed by the NFL, give college hoops a try. If you find the right teams, there is plenty of white star power (even though it should be more) in the NCAA.
I'd like to mention a couple of players we should be seeing in March you guys may not have heard of yet.
Seth Tuttle - Northern Iowa
If you haven't had a chance to watch the Panthers yet, please make time for them. They have 2 white starters (although they play 3-4 for around 70-80% or so of the game), and are very fun to watch. The Panthers are led by perhaps one of the best players in the country (Seth Greenburg was calling for him to get recognition in the National Player of the Year race) in forward Seth Tuttle. The Panthers offense flows through Tuttle, as he generates an NCAA leading 31.7% of his team's offense. He's a great player inside, and just dominates at times. He's also athletic enough to play closer to the perimeter as well. Northern Iowa is set to do some damage in March, with Tuttle, their deep bench and unselfish play.
Alec Peters- Valparaiso
Even though he is the Crusader's only white starter, combo forward Alec Peters is easily Valpo's best player this year. He averages nearly 17 PPG to lead the team. He's shooting an incredible 47% from 3 this year as well. But don't mistake Peters as just a three point shooter; he plays inside as well. His defense is also really good. Peters leads Valpo in rebounds as well with nearly 7 per game. Even though the Crusaders have just 1-2 other white guys off the bench, Peters makes them fun to watch.
The last thing I would like to mention is a few of our guy's performances from Saturday/Sunday that haven't been mentioned yet.
Kaleb Tarczewski, Arizona - 13 points, 6 boards
TJ McConnell, Arizona - 7 points, 5 assists, 5 rebounds
Kyle Collinsworth - BYU 20 points 8 rebounds, 3 assists
Domantas Sabonis - Gonzaga - 12 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.
Ryan Arcidiacono - Villanova - 15 points, 6 assists
Ron Baker - Wichita State - 17 points, 7 assists
Evan Wessel - Wichita State - 11 points, 4 rebounds
Seth Tuttle - Northern Iowa - 16 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists
Kellen Dunham - Butler - 24 points
Aaron White - Iowa - 21 points, 14 rebounds
Mike Gesell - Iowa - 14 points, 7 assists
Brian Sullivan - Davidson - 21 points, 4 rebounds
Cody Larson - South Dakota St. - 25 points, 12 rebounds
Sunday
Matt Carlino - Marquette - 21 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds
David Kravish - Cal - 13 points, 13 rebounds, 3 blocks
I haven't seen Tuttle play yet. Who does he play like in the NBA?