The Only One …
… To record three triple-doubles
Chandler Vaudrin, Winthrop
Of the five players to average at least three blocks a game last season, only one made the NCAA tournament. Name him.
Neemias Queta, Utah State
Two schools among the top 10 all-time leaders in NCAA tournament appearances have missed at least the last three tourneys. Name either of them.
Indiana and Notre Dame
Only two games in the tournament were decided by exactly two points. Both featured victories by the same team. Name it.
Arkansas
This Big East player had the 4th best 3-point shooting percentage in the county at .452 in 16 games.
Nate Johnson, Xavier
… To average at least eight assists a game
Jalen Moore, Oakland
This mid-major player led the country with 3.57 steals per game, the only player in the country to average at least three steals.
Jacob Gilyard, Richmond
Evan Mobley became only the second major-conference player in history to sweep his conference’s Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year awards. The other did it within the last 10 years and is currently a star in the NBA. Name him.
Anthony Davis, Kentucky, 2011-12
Of the seven states to send at least three teams to the tournament, two had nobody reach the second round. Name those two states.
Virginia and North Carolina
The first and fourth leading scorers in this mid-major conference share a last name with the same 19th-century president. Give me the conference and last name.
Mid-American Conference (Loren Christian Jackson, Akron; Marreon Jackson, Toledo)
… To shoot at least 70 percent from the floor
Asbjorn Midtgaard, Grand Canyon
Name the only school among the top five in fewest ppg allowed that did not make the NCAA tournament.
Alabama-Birmingham
Among Gonzaga’s 10 all-time leaders in points per game, only three have played under Mark Few. Name two of them. (All three played at least two seasons for Gonzaga).
Dan Dickau (2000-02), Adam Morrison (2003-06), Kyle Wiltjer (2014-16)
Name the only two players who made their all-regional team without playing in the regional final.
Max Abmas, Oral Roberts; Cameron Krutwig, Loyola-Chicago
Austin Peay had two presidential names among its top three scorers: Ohio Valley scoring leader Terry Taylor and this guard who averaged 9.4 ppg in 20 games (17 starts).
Jordyn Adams
… To average at least 24 points a game and not make the NCAA tourney
Antoine Davis, Detroit Mercy
Only two Power 6 players finished in the top 10 in the country in steals per game. Name one of them.
Jose Alvarado, Georgia Tech; Posh Alexander, St. John’s
Only one member of the 2019 first and second All-America teams has never appeared in an NBA regular-season game. He played in the Big 10. Name him.
Ethan Happ, Wisconsin
Rutgers had only one player score in double figures in both of its NCAA tournament games. Name him.
Geo Baker
This West Coast Conference guard averaged just 3.7 points in 22 games, all off the bench. But he did score 12 points in a 10-point loss to BYU, and a career-high 15 in a non-conference win over Texas Southern.
Quinn Clinton, St. Mary’s
… To make at least 190 free throws
Cameron Thomas, LSU
Only two Power 6 schools averaged at least 5.9 blocks per game. They are in the same conference. Name them.
Auburn and Kentucky
Besides Patrick Ewing and Juwan Howard, he is the only 2020-21 NCAA tournament coach who was a first-round NBA draft pick as a player.
Bryce Drew, Grand Canyon
Within two percentage points, what did future NBA bust Cade Cunningham shoot from the floor in his two NCAA tournament games?
26 percent
At 17.9 ppg, he was the second-leading scorer in the Northeast Conference.
Elijah Ford, Wagner