Sweet 16 Bracket: The Key Players on Each Team

March 23, 2010   ·   Kyle Crawford   ·   Jump to comments

Yesterday I broke down all of the Sweet 16 match-ups, so today I'm going to break down the key players on each team. Each player has been a very important component of their teams throughout the year, and will have to fit their role close to perfection.

Midwest:

University of Northern Iowa: Ali Farokmanesh - Farokmanesh is the hero of this tournament so far not just for Northern Iowa, but for fans across America.
After hitting the game winning shot against UNLV in the first round and sticking a dagger in Kansas with a gutsy three Farokmanesh is becoming a household name. One of four Panthers averaging between 9 and 12 points in the regular season, Farokmanesh has led his team in scoring both post season games with 17 and 16 points.
If UNI wants to continue their dream run Farokmanesh is going to have to continue to score, and hit clutch shots at the end of the game.

Michigan State: Korie Lucious - After 2009 Big 10 player of the year went down wi...

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