The big news to begin the week is that Will Heather and Dallas Baptist University Patriots were one of the 48 teams announced on the NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Selection Show on Sunday evening in the States.
The former Rosmini College centre, in his sophomore season at Dallas Baptist, will be the sole Kiwi playing at the Division II Tournament. Heather has averaged 9.8 points per game starting all 20 games for the Patriots this season.
DBU (16-4) are drawn to meet Southern Arkansas (15-5) in the South Central Region quarter-finals on March 13.
There was disappointment for Helen Matthews and Wofford College after they were outplayed by Mercer University in the Southern Conference Tournament Grand Final going down 60-38.
Matthews top scored for Wofford with 9 points, the Cantabrian freshman having the satisfaction of being named to the Southern Conference All-Tournament Second Team.
Tomorrow St Mary’s College Gaels have the daunting prospect of taking on Gonzaga in the West Coast Conference semi-final. Dan Fotu and Quinn Clinton will face the number one ranked NCAA Division I men’s basketball team that boast a 24-0 record.
Also in semi-final action will be Kruz Perrott-Hunt (University of South Dakota) in the Summit League semi-finals.
We have a busy week ahead as the following players begin Division I conference tournament play:
- Yuat Alok (Coppin State University)
- Flynn Cameron and Angus McWilliam (University of California Riverside)
- Tobias Cameron (Abilene Christian University)
- James Moors (Colorado State University)
- Anzac Rissetto (University of North Carolina Charlotte)
- Tegan Graham and Kaylee Smiler (BYU)
- Kendell Heremaia (Fordham University)
- Akienne-Tera Reed (Virginia Commonwealth University)
