2014 Men’s Basketball
Championship
Names to know and who to watch for during the opening weekend of March Madness among players who rank in the top 50 nationally in individual statistics:
Creighton’s Doug McDermott
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| RANK | PLAYER | SCHOOL | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Doug McDermott | Creighton | 23.1 |
| 3 | Lamont Jones | Iona | 23.0 |
| 4 | Nate Wolters | South Dakota State | 22.7 |
| 14 | Marshall Henderson | Ole Miss | 20.1 |
| 17 | Khaliff Wyatt | Temple | 19.8 |
| 21 | Deshaun Thomas | Ohio State | 19.5 |
| 24 | Trey Burke | Michigan | 19.2 |
| 28 | Mike Muscala | Bucknell | 19.0 |
| 35 | Allen Crabbe | California | 18.7 |
| 44 | Ian Clark | Belmont | 18.1 |
| 46 | Russ Smith | Louisville | 18.1 |
Oregon’s Arsalan Kazemi
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| RANK | PLAYER | SCHOOL | RPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Andre Roberson | Colorado | 11.3 |
| 4 | Mike Muscala | Bucknell | 11.2 |
| 5 | Richard Howell | NC State | 10.7 |
| 14 | Mason Plumlee | Duke | 10.2 |
| 17 | Gorgui Dieng | Louisville | 9.9 |
| 20 | Colton Iverson | Colorado State | 9.8 |
| 24 | Murphy Holloway | Ole Miss | 9.6 |
| 26 | Arsalan Kazemi | Oregon | 9.5 |
| 31 | Jamaal Franklin | San Diego State | 9.5 |
| 34 | Melvin Ejim | Iowa State | 9.3 |
| 39 | Pierce Hornung | Colorado State | 9.2 |
Harvard’s Siyani Chambers
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| RANK | PLAYER | SCHOOL | APG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Michael Carter-Williams | Syracuse | 7.7 |
| 4 | Larry Drew II | UCLA | 7.4 |
| 7 | Lorenzo Brown | NC State | 7.2 |
| 8 | Phl Pressey | Missouri | 7.1 |
| 11 | Trey Burke | Michigan | 6.7 |
| 16 | Matthew Dellavedova | St. Mary’s (Calif.) | 6.4 |
| 17 | Brett Comer | Fla. Gulf Coast | 6.3 |
| 20 | Alex Abreu | Akron | 6.0 |
| 21 | Grant Gibbs | Creighton | 5.9 |
| 22 | Peyton Siva | Louisville | 5.9 |
| 24 | Nate Wolters | South Dakota State | 5.8 |
| 26 | Anthony Marshall | UNLV | 5.8 |
| 28 | Siyani Chambers | Harvard | 5.8 |
| 30 | Korie Lucious | Iowa State | 5.7 |
| 33 | Jerian Grant | Notre Dame | 5.6 |
| 35 | Eric Atkins | Notre Dame | 5.6 |
| 46 | Angel Rodriguez | Kansas State | 5.3 |
Louisville’s Gorgui Dieng
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| RANK | PLAYER | SCHOOL | BKPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Jeff Withey | Kansas | 3.79 |
| 4 | Zeke Marshall | Akron | 3.69 |
| 9 | Austin Witter | N.C. A&T | 3.00 |
| 16 | Cheikh Mbodj | Cincinnati | 2.70 |
| 17 | Reginald Buckner | Ole Miss | 2.68 |
| 23 | Gorgui Dieng | Louisville | 2.52 |
| 29 | D.J. Stephens | Memphis | 2.44 |
| 30 | Mike Muscala | Bucknell | 2.42 |
| 32 | Sim Bhullar | New Mexico State | 2.41 |
| 45 | Kenyatta Smith | Harvard | 2.15 |