5 Minute Guide

Players who are ready to take their turn in the spotlight

G // LEE CUMMARD // 6'7" // SR. // BYU // Big, versatile shooting guard ranked fifth in the Mountain West in scoring (15.8), sixth in rebounding (6.3) and seventh in assists (3.5).

G // STEFON JACKSON // 6'5" // SR. // UTEP // This slasher averaged 23.6 points per game as a junior despite making only 35 three-pointers.

C // JEROME JORDAN // 7'0" // JR. // TULSA // A late bloomer who lifted the Golden Hurricane to the Conference USA title game, he ranked sixth in the nation in blocks per game (3.7).

F // HEATHER BOWMAN // 6'2" // JR. // GONZAGA // Reigning West Coast Conference Player of the Year averaged 20.1 points and 8.3 rebounds for the 25--9 Bulldogs.

G // EMILY FOX // 5'9" // SR. // MINNESOTA // Former world champion sport stacker has some of the best hands in the game (17.2 points, 4.2 assists, 2.5 steals in 2007--08).

C // TA'SHIA PHILLIPS // 6'6" // SOPH. // XAVIER // She pulled down 11.2 rebounds a game as a freshman, the fifth-highest average in the nation.

Familiar faces in new places

KENO DAVIS // PROVIDENCE
National coach of the year in his one season at Drake, the 36-year-old tries to work his magic again at a school that hasn't been to the NCAAs since 2004.

MIKE MONTGOMERY // CALIFORNIA
After 18 years at Stanford (the Bears' archrival) and two seasons with the Golden State Warriors, he takes over a program that won six Pac-10 games last year.