March 22, 2004

5 Minute Guide

A fast look at who's hot and who's not as the Big Dance begins

SIZZLING SUBS

TONY BOBBITT, G, CINCINNATI (13.3 PPG)
The high-energy senior has excellent range.

ZACH MORLEY, F, WISCONSIN (9.1 PPG)
One of many Badgers big men who can shoot and pass.

CHARLIE VILLANUEVA, F, UCONN (10.0 PPG)
When he's on, the 6'11" freshman can hurt teams from inside and out.

BRIAN BODDICKER, F, TEXAS (7.9 PPG)
The 6'8" senior has the second-best three-point percentage (.396) in school history.

TARON DOWNEY, G, WAKE FOREST (10.4 PPG)
The lefty sharpshooter is Wake's x factor.

RUNNING 'N' GUNNING

UAB
Blazers coach Mike Anderson, a former Arkansas assistant, has implemented Nolan Richardson's 40 Minutes of Hell on both ends of the floor.

WASHINGTON
The Huskies were second in the Pac-10 with 81.4 points per game, their highest output since 1972.

WAKE FOREST
Freshman point guard Chris Paul runs the show for the nation's third-highest-scoring team (83.8).