The Sweet 16 tips off tomorrow night, and by the end of the weekend we will be down to just 4 teams left in college basketball. Where did the tournament go? Each year stars light up March Madness, helping their teams get to the Final 4. But it's not just the Carmelo Anthonys, Emeka Okafors, and other top lottery picks that shine this time of year. Here's just a small list of guys since 1990 who either didn't play in the NBA or made little impact in the pros, but were crucial to their college team's success.
So when you are watching the games this weekend don't be surprised if it's not dominated by just Blake Griffin, Tyler Hansborough, Ty Lawson, Hasheen Thabeet, DeJuan Blair, Gerald Henderson, Johnny Flynn, or Tyreke Evans.
This is the time of year when these characters should be remembered:
Anderson Hunt, UNLV
Donald Williams, North Carolina
Corey Beck, Arkansas
Scotty Thurman, Arkansas
Toby Bailey, UCLA
Ed O'Bannon, UCLA
Charles O'Bannon, UCLA
Clint McDaniel, Arkansas
Todd Burgan, Syracuse
Dana Bright, UMass
Carmelo Travieso, UMass
Miles Simon, Arizona
Scott Padgett, Kentucky
Jeff Sheppard, Kentucky
Arthur Lee, Stanford
Khalid El-Amin, UConn
Ricky Moore, UConn
Mateen Cleeves, Michigan State
Loren Woods, Arizona
Dane Fife, Indiana
Kyle Hornsby, Indiana
Keith Langford, Kansas
Rashad Anderson, UConn
Luke Schenscher, Georgia Tech
Lee Humphrey, Florida
And there are plenty more. Enjoy the games this weekend.
-Keefe
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