My list of NCAA tournament teams with Canadians playing significant roles:
Wichita State - Wiggins, Lufile
Iowa State - Ejim, Long
Michigan - Stauskas
Kansas - Wiggins
Syracuse - Ennis
Creighton - Manigat
Baylor - Heslip, Chery
Gonzaga - Pangos
Oregon - Calliste, Armadi
Stanford - Powell
Arizona State - Bachynski
Harvard - Rivard
New Mexico State - Bhullar, Mullings, Dixon
On the bubble:
Dayton - Pierre
Missouri - Post
Prominent Canadians to miss the tournament
Boston College - Hanlan
UNLV - Birch
Indiana State - Arop
Colgate - Burnatowski
Morehead State - Posthumus
Imagine what an all-Canadian team would look like:
Ennis / Hanlan / Pangos
Stauskas / Mullings / Heslip
Wiggins / Ejim / Pierre
Powell / Birch / Posthumus
Bachynski / Bhullar
Such a team would consist of three wooden award finalists, three conference players of the year, two conference defensive players of the year. And you want rim protection? Three of the top five players in the league in blocks, and two would be top fifteen rebounders.
And this doesn't include prominent Canadian redshirts, transfers, and supendees:
Hawaii - Webster-Chan, Jankovic
Gonzaga - Wiltjer, Triano
Kansas State - Edwards
Florida State - Rathan-Mayes
Last edited by octothorp; 03-16-2014 at 02:01 PM.
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