5 Players To Watch In The NCAA Tourney
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) --- The NCAA Tournament is college basketball's biggest stage and a chance for many young athletes to become household names.
Here are five names to keep an eye on, as the NCAA tournament begins.
5. Fred VanVleet (Junior G Wichita St)
VanVleet returns to the NCAA tournament with the Shockers after last season's third-round loss to Kentucky. The junior guard is Wichita State's engine. He controls the tempo and is a nightmare on both sides of the ball.
4. Delon Wright (Senior G Utah)
Wright, a 6'5" 190-pound senior can do it all. Averaging 14.9 PPG, 4.9 RPG, and 5.3 APG, 1.0 BPG, 2.1 SPG, Wright is a stat-sheet stuffer. Maybe most impressively, Wright is shooting 52.9% from the field on the season.
3. Jerian Grant (Senior G Notre Dame)
Jerian is the brother of Sixers forward Jerami Grant. As a fourth-year senior and team leader, Grant does just that, leading the Irish in scoring (16.8 PPG) and assists (6.6 APG).
2. Frank Kaminsky (Senior F Wisconsin)
Kaminsky is certainly the most charismatic player in the tournament. The 7'0" forward can do it all, yes, even knock down the three-ball. Besides averaging 18.2 PPG, 8.0 RPG, and 1.6 BPG, Kaminsky averages 1.0 3PFG made per game, shooting 39.5% from downtown.
1. Jahlil Okafor (Freshman F Duke)
Okafor, just 19-years-old, has some of the smoothest footwork you will ever see for a 6'11", 235-pound athlete. Okafor has been completely dominant in his first season a Duke (17.7 PPG, 9.0 RPG), a sure-fire NBA lottery pick.
