Upset Special?
In picking those big tournament upsets that always seem to happen I try to look for a lower-seeded that has veteran players who have been to the tournament before against a high seed that may be making it's first tourney appearance in several years. Doesn't always pan out, but like picking horses you have to have an angle.
This year I give you No. 3 Washington State vs. No. 14 Oral Roberts at 2:40 p.m. Thursday.
Oral Roberts has two seniors in Kaleb Green and Ken Tutt who both topped 2,000 points in their careers and the Golden Eagles return to the tournament after losing to Memphis in last year's 1st Round.
Washington State meanwhile is making its first appearance in the tournament since 1994. And only it's fifth appearance in school history. The 1994 team included Mark Hendrickson who played fours years in the NBA and is currently a pitcher with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He's also played with Tampa Bay and Toronto in a 6-year career. He's just the 11th player to play in MLB and the NBA.
The coach of that 1994 Washington State team? Kelvin Sampson who moved on to Oklahoma following that season and is now at Indiana.
The Cougars are 25-7 and had a great year, but how will they react on the big stage against an Oral Roberts team that has been here before? Will be interesting to watch.
-- Shawn Rychling
This year I give you No. 3 Washington State vs. No. 14 Oral Roberts at 2:40 p.m. Thursday.
Oral Roberts has two seniors in Kaleb Green and Ken Tutt who both topped 2,000 points in their careers and the Golden Eagles return to the tournament after losing to Memphis in last year's 1st Round.
Washington State meanwhile is making its first appearance in the tournament since 1994. And only it's fifth appearance in school history. The 1994 team included Mark Hendrickson who played fours years in the NBA and is currently a pitcher with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He's also played with Tampa Bay and Toronto in a 6-year career. He's just the 11th player to play in MLB and the NBA.
The coach of that 1994 Washington State team? Kelvin Sampson who moved on to Oklahoma following that season and is now at Indiana.
The Cougars are 25-7 and had a great year, but how will they react on the big stage against an Oral Roberts team that has been here before? Will be interesting to watch.
-- Shawn Rychling
posted by New Haven Register at
1:08 AM
1 Comments:
Most years I would agree, but Pac-10 is better this year - aside from Stanford which should never have been in. I have ODU, UNLV, VCU (Pitt always tanks tourney) and Creighton (Memphis is not that good) as lower seeds making Sweet 16. None to final 8.
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