Guards Jalen Cook and Jaylen Forbes are both excellent scorers, capable of going off on any given night.ĭespite their fast pace, the Green Wave don’t play a deep bench, but they haven’t quite struggled in late games as much as one would think, having won three overtime games in a four-game span. Tulane (19-10, 12-6): Tulane plays one of the fastest paces in the country, and they’re a high-level shotmaking team. Memphis isn’t going to live and die by the 3-pointer, but when they are hitting those outside shots, they're super dangerous. Alex Lomax, DeAndre Williams, Malcolm Dandridge, and Chandler Lawson all cause havoc on the defensive end of the floor, keeping teams from getting off high-quality looks. While there’s nobody who provides a matchup nightmare the way that Jalen Duren did last year, star guard Kendric Davis has been one of the best scorers in the country for each of the past three seasons.ĭefensively, they're still an athletic group that is elite at forcing turnovers, with a plethora of high-level defenders trying to speed teams up. There’s a level of maturity to this year’s Tiger group that none of Penny Hardaway’s other teams have had. Memphis (23-8, 13-5): Memphis has been around the block before, as one of the deepest and oldest teams in college basketball. His play could end up being the difference between a really good basketball team, and being immortalized as national champions. The name that many might not know is J’Wan Roberts, who has put together a collection of dominant performances recently against Memphis, Tulane, and East Carolina.
They’re national household names for college basketball fans at this point, and so is freshman big man Jarace Walker, who can do a little bit of everything.
Winners of 11 in a row, the Cougars boast one of the nation’s premier backcourts, with Jamal Shead, Marcus Sasser, and Tramon Mark. This year’s team is their best since Phi Slama Jama, having lost just two games by a combined seven points. Kelvin Sampson has turned Houston into one of the marquee programs in college basketball, with 10 NCAA Tournament wins over the last four tournaments, bringing back the glory days of yesteryear. The Cougars are the only team that ranks in the top 10 in both offense and defense according to KenPom, and they’re fifth in both. Houston (29-2, 17-1): Houston is the best team in college basketball. Game 10: Game 8 Winner vs Game 9 Winner, 3:15 p.m. Game 9: Game 6 Winner vs Game 7 Winner, 5:00 p.m. Game 8: Game 4 Winner vs Game 5 Winner, 3:00 p.m. Game 7: Game 3 Winner vs (3) Tulane, ESPNU, 9:00 p.m. Game 6: Game 2 Winner vs (2) Memphis, ESPNU, 7:00 p.m. Game 5: (5) Temple vs (4) Cincinnati, ESPN2, 3:00 p.m.
Game 4: Game 1 Winner vs (1) Houston, ESPN2, 1:00 p.m. Game 3: (11) Tulsa vs (6) Wichita State, 7:00 p.m. Game 1: (9) East Carolina vs (8) South Florida, 12:30 p.m. All of the #AmericanHoops action starting March 9! /oSmISwj7QA- The American MaScheduleĪll games played at Dickies Arena, Fort Worth, Texas.
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