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Opposition Report: Iowa State Cyclones

NCAA Tournament — Friday, March 28, 7:27 ET

Iowa State Cyclones

Record
OVERALL: 28-7
CONFERENCE: 11-7
HOME: 15-1
ROAD: 4-6
NEUTRAL: 9-0

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Revisiting “Under The Radar” College Freshmen

Before the season started, we took a look at 10 freshmen who weren’t getting their due recognition as “impact freshmen and/or NBA prospects.”

Now, with the season over, let’s revisit those same 10 players, and evaluate their respective freshman campaigns.

As a reminder, this list excludes McDonald’s All-Americans and recruits from the “top classes” (Kentucky, Kansas, Duke, Arizona, Florida, North Carolina). I have only included prospects who I have seen live.

Players ranked in order of NBA potential. Preseason ranking in parenthesis.

1. Jordan Mickey, LSU (5)
2. Troy Williams, Indiana (4)
3. Robert Hubbs III, Tennessee (1)
4. DeAndre Bembry, Saint Joseph’s (10)
5. Devin Williams, West Virginia (6)
6. Kuran Iverson, Memphis (3)
7. Shannon Hale, Alabama  (7)
8. Christian Wood, UNLV (8)
9. Eric Mika, BYU (9)*
10. Jermaine Lawrence, Cincinnati (2)

*Eric Mika is ranked low partly because he’s leaving for a two-year LDS Church Mission next month.

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Opposition Report: Villanova Wildcats

NCAA Tournament — Saturday, March 22

Villanova Wildcats

Record
OVERALL: 28-4
CONFERENCE: 16-2
HOME: 15-1
ROAD: 10-2
NEUTRAL: 3-1

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Scouting Report: Saint Joseph’s vs. VCU

St. Joseph’s 65, VCU 61

2014 Atlantic 10 Championship

Sunday, March 16, 2014 | Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY)

Recap: Langston Galloway made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 18 seconds left to give St. Joe’s a 65-61 victory, and its first conference championship since 1997. St. Joe’s’ five starters scored all 65 points, including 19 from Galloway, 15 from Ronald Roberts Jr, and 11 points/14 rebounds/4 assist from Halil Kanacevic. VCU led 52-50 with 4 minutes remaining, but couldn’t hold on. Rob Brandenberg led VCU with 18 points, and Treveon Graham contributed 15 points and 9 rebounds.

Full Box Score

Previous VCU Game Report
vs. Boston College: http://collegelayup.com/?p=1349

*Ages calculated at time of 2014 Draft
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DeAndre Bembry

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DeAndre Bembry — SF, 6-6, 200
Freshman, 19 years old

Season (32 mpg): 12 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 2.7 APG, 1 SPG
46% FG, 35% three-point (3.1 attempts)

Hometown: Charlotte, NC


Langston Galloway

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Langston Galloway — G 6-2, 200
Senior, 22 years old

Season (36 mpg): 17.5 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 1.5 APG, 0.8 TO, 21.3 PER
44% FG (12.6 attempts)
44% three-point (7.2 attempts)

Hometown: Baton Rouge, LA

 

Opposition Report: Saint Joseph’s Hawks

 

NCAA Tournament — Thursday, March 20, 6:55 p.m. ET

Saint Joseph’s Hawks

Record
OVERALL: 24-9
CONFERENCE: 11-5
HOME: 11-4
ROAD: 8-4
NEUTRAL: 5-1

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Scouting Report: Big East Tournament Semifinals (2 Games)

Big East Tournament Semifinals

March 14, 2014 | Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)

Providence, Seton Hall, Creighton, Xavier

Game 1: Providence 80, Seton Hall 74
Game 2: Creighton 86, Xavier 78

Previous Game Reports

Seton Hall (6): http://collegelayup.com/?cat=22
Providence (2): http://collegelayup.com/?cat=32

*Ages calculated at time of 2014 Draft

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Ronald Roberts Jr.

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Ronald Roberts Jr. — PF, 6-8, 225
Senior, 22 years old

Season (33 mpg): 14.5 PPG, 7.5 RPG, 1.5 APG
60% FG
6 free-throw attempts, 59% free-throws

Hometown: Bayonne, NJ