NCAA TOURNAMENT WEST REGION
SAN DIEGO CAPSULES — VIEJAS ARENA
FRIDAY
No. 16 Long Island vs. No. 1 Arizona, 10:35 a.m., TNT
No. 9 Utah State vs. No. 8 Villanova, 1:10 p.m., TNT
No. 1 Arizona Wildcats
(32-2, 16-2 Big 12)
Wins over NCAA tournament teams (14): Houston (twice), Iowa State (twice), Kansas, BYU (twice), TCU, UCF (twice), Florida, UCLA, UConn and Alabama
Losses to teams in the NCAA tournament (2): Texas Tech and Kansas
Losses to teams not in the NCAA tournament (0)
Coach: Tommy Lloyd (144-35, fifth year, all at Arizona)
Probable Starters:
F Ivan Kharchenkov, 6-7, 230, Fr., 10.1 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 2.3 apg
F Koa Peat, 6-8, 235, Fr., 13.6 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 2.7 apg
C Motiejus Krivas, 7-2, 260, Jr., 10.5 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 1.0 apg, 1.8 bpg
G Brayden Burries, 6-4, 205, Fr., Guard, 15.9 ppg, 2.5 apg, 4.7 rpg, 1.6 spg
G Jaden Bradley, 6-3, 205, Sr., 13.3 ppg, 4.5 apg, 3.6 rpg, 1.5 spg
Key Reserves:
F Tobe Awaka, 6-8, 250, Sr., 9.4 ppg, 9.5 rpg
F/G Dwayne Aristode, 6-8, 215, Fr., 4.1 ppg, 1.8 rpg
G Anthony Dell’Orso, 6-6, 205, Sr., 9.0 ppg, 2.0 apg, 2.1 rpg
Statistically Speaking:
Scoring Offense: 86.7 (14th in nation)
Scoring Defense: 68.6 (50)
Field-Goal Percentage: 50.2 (13)
Field-Goal Percentage Defense: 38.8 (7)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.8 (336)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.3 (112)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.9 (132)
Rebound Margin: 11.6 (4)
Assists Per Game: 17.4 (22)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.0 (128)
No. 16 Long Island Sharks
(24-10, 15-3 Northeast Conference)
Wins over NCAA tournament teams (1): Lehigh
Losses to teams in the NCAA tournament (2): Illinois and Georgia
Losses to teams not in the NCAA tournament (8): Notre Dame, Fordham, Winthrop, Mississippi State, Florida International, LeMoyne, New Haven, and Mercyhurst
Coach: Rod Strickland (51-74, fourth year, all at Long Island)
Probable Starters:
F Shadrak Lasu, 6-8, 200, Soph., 5.2 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 1.5 bpg
G Jomo Goings, 6-5, 180, Jr., 10.0 ppg, 2.2 apg, 4.5 rpg
G Greg Gordon, 6-5, 210, Sr., 14.1 ppg, 2.9 apg, 5.5 rpg, 1.8 spg
G Malachi Davis, 6-4, 172, Sr., 14.4 ppg, 3.4 apg, 3.5 rpg (Arizona State transfer)
G Jamal Fuller, 6-5. 215, Sr., 16.4 ppg, 2.5 apg, 5.5 rpg
Key Reserves:
F Mason Porter-Brown, 6-6, 200, Jr., 7.6 ppg, 3.2 rpg
F Caleb Johnson, 6-7, 190, Sr., 2.3 ppg, 2.1 rpg
Statistically Speaking:
Scoring Offense: 73.9 (233rd in nation)
Scoring Defense: 71.2 (103)
Field-Goal Percentage: 47.9 (44)
Field-Goal Percentage Defense: 44.4 (192)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.0 (325)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.8 (81)
Free-Throw Percentage: 67.3 (338)
Rebound Margin: 1.7 (147)
Assists Per Game: 13.6 (200)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.2 (322)
No. 8 Villanova Wildcats
(24-8, 15-5 Big East)
Wins over NCAA tournament teams (3): Queens, Penn and Wisconsin
Losses to teams in the NCAA tournament (6): BYU, Michigan, St. John’s (twice) and UConn (twice)
Losses to teams not in the NCAA tournament (2): Creighton and Georgetown
Coach: Kevin Willard (359-257, 19th year overall, first at Villanova with stops at Iona, Seton Hall and Maryland)
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Probable Starters:
F Duke Brennan, 6-10, 250, Sr., 12.4 ppg, 10.3 rpg, 2.0 apg (Arizona State/GCU transfer)
G Malachi Palmer, 6-6, 212, Soph., 4.4 ppg, 1.7 rpg
G Tyler Perkins, 6-4, 212, Jr., 13.7 ppg, 1.6 apg, 5.4 rpg
G Bryce Lindsay, 6-3, 194, Soph., 11.9 ppg, 2.0 apg, 2.1 rpg
G Acaden Lewis, 6-2, 180, Fr., 12.3 ppg, 5.3 apg, 3.1 rpg, 1.9 spg
Key Reserves:
G Devin Askew, 6-5, 195, Sr.,10.0 ppg, 2.1 apg, 2.6 rpg (former Arizona recruiting target who played at Kentucky, Texas, Cal and Long Beach State)
G Chris Jeffrey, 6-3, 200, Fr., 3.2 ppg, 1.0 apg, 1.1 rpg
Statistically Speaking:
Scoring Offense: 77.6 (142nd in nation)
Scoring Defense: 70.5 (84
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.9 (144
Field-Goal Percentage Defense: 44.8 (223)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 9.7 (45)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.7 (85)
Free-Throw Percentage: 69.2 (263)
Rebound Margin: 0.4 (203)
Assists Per Game: 15.5 (92)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.3 (62)
No. 9 Utah State Aggies
(28-6 overall, 15-5 Mountain West)
Wins over NCAA tournament teams (1): VCU
Losses to teams in the NCAA tournament (1): South Florida
Losses to teams not in the NCAA tournament (5): Grand Canyon, UNLV (twice), Nevada, and San Diego State
Coach: Jerrod Calhoun (296-158, 14th year overall, second at Utah State with stops at Division II Fairmont State and Youngstown State)
Probable Starters:
F Adlan Elamin, 6-9, 185, Fr., 6.5 ppg, 3.0 rpg
F Zach Keller, 6-10, 245, Sr., 3.5 ppg, 2.1 rpg (Utah transfer)
G Mason Falslev, 6-4, 200, Jr., 16.1 ppg, 3.1 apg, 5.8 rpg, 2.0 spg
G Drake Allen, 6-5, 205, Sr., 7.7 ppg, 4.7 apg, 3.0 rpg, 2.0 spg
G MJ Collins, 6-4, 195, Jr., Sr. 17.6 ppg, 1.6 apg, 2.4 rpg
Key Reserves:
F Karson Templin, 6-9, 230, Jr., 9.1 ppg, 4.2 rpg
F Garry Clark, 6-9, 220, Sr., 6.8 ppg, 4.3 rpg
G Elijah Perryman, 6-2, 190, Fr., 4.6 ppg, 3.1 apg, 1.6 rpg
G Kolby King, 6-1, 185, Sr., 7.6 ppg, 1.5 apg, 3.4 rpg
Statistically Speaking:
Scoring Offense: 83.0 (39th in nation)
Scoring Defense: 71.1 (102)
Field-Goal Percentage: 50.1 (14)
Field-Goal Percentage Defense: 42.5 (81)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.9 (101)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 36.3 (52)
Free-Throw Percentage: 70.9 (234)
Rebound Margin: 2.0 (139)
Assists Per Game: 17.7 (17)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.6 (95)
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