He has the Wildcats playing great football in the early part of the season, and while this team has a long way to go, the future is bright. He is just the second Arizona player to win the award since its inception in 2019 after Kyon Barrs won it in Week 10 of last season.īig things are brewing in Tucson and second-year head coach Jedd Fisch Lloyd is a big reason for that. He was also a big reason the Aztecs had just 170 yards rushing and 62 yards passing.
Harris had a career-high eight tackles (4 solo), with 1.0 sacks during Arizona’s 38-20 win. Next up was Harris! Being named the Conference’s Defensive Lineman of the Week, the sixth-year senior also had a hell of a game. Taylor was named the Offensive Player of the Week following the team’s Week 4 win in 2018. He is also the first Wildcat to win this award since J.J. Jayden’s four touchdown passes are the most by an Arizona quarterback in their Wildcat debut since Anu Solomon threw for four touchdowns against UNLV in 2014. Offense: #ItsPersonal | #RiseWithUs /sNOVaO8Q79įirst up was de Laura! Being named the Conference’s Offensive Player of the Week, the former Cougar had a hell of a debut after throwing for 299 yards while completing 29-of-35 passes with four touchdowns to just one interception. Third-seeded Morehead State is the other team to watch, though the Eagles come in having lost four of six.Congrats to our #Pac12FB Players of the Week! But in the two losses to Murray, the Bruins allowed the Racers to shoot 53.8 percent from the field, including 50 percent from 3-point range (22-of-44). Belmont is a solid offensive team, though not as good from beyond the arc as usual. Williams (18.5 points per game, 8.5 rebounds per game) and Tevin Brown (16.4 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 39.3 percent from 3-point range). Of course, given how they’ve cut a wide swath through the league this season, the Racers are the heavy favorite thanks to the presence of K.J. A loss in the semis would come to a team ranked no better than the 250s in the NET. What about in the semis (they have a bye through the first two rounds)? Hmmm. Are the Racers in if they lose in the conference tourney final? You’d hope so. But Murray State has only two Quad 1 wins and has played just six games (it’s 5-1) against teams in Quad 1 and 2 16 wins have come over Quad 4 teams. They easily swept the season series against second-place Belmont (60 th in the NET rankings), with the combined victory margin in the two games a whopping 55 points. The Racers finished 18-0 in OVC play, won the league by three games and are 24 th in the NET rankings (they’re 25 th in ). The buzz: This is one of the most interesting of the “small” conference tournaments because of Murray State (28-2). ET, ESPN2įormat: The top eight in the 10-team league qualify for the tournament UT-Martin and Eastern Illinois are the teams that missed. All five of those opponents are seeded sixth or lower in this tournament.
Longwood, which prefers a deliberate pace, has won five in a row, but the average margin of victory in those games was just 5.0 points per game. Winthrop, which is seeking its 12 th NCAA appearance, is a good shooting team but turnover-prone.
This is Longwood’s 15 th season in Division I and the first time the Lancers have won more than 17 games this is their 10 th season in the Big South and the first time they’ve been above. Longwood beat Winthrop by four at home in their only meeting. It would be a major surprise if someone other than Longwood or Winthrop wins this tourney. The buzz: Longwood (23-6) lost one conference game and won the regular-season title by a game over Winthrop (21-8) everybody else was at least three games behind Winthrop. When: March 2, 4-6 (the schedule is here) March Madness reigns.) Big South Conference (Here’s a look at the complete conference tournament schedule. Here’s a look at the two tournaments that start Wednesday one involves one of the most interesting mid-majors in the nation, Murray State from the Ohio Valley Conference. The pressure is immense, and a marvelous regular season means nothing. That’s because the “lesser” conference tournaments already have begun those are the leagues in which you must win your conference tourney to even get into the Big Dance. To true college basketball aficionados, the real “March Madness” already has started.
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