ESPN’s Jay Bilas discusses possible “unknown” All-American candidates, including Cornell’s Ryan Wittman (requires subscription):
Here is the Sweet 16 of relative unknowns who deserve to be center ring with their names up in lights.
Ryan Wittman, Cornell: Wittman is an assassin, and a senior shooter who plays with no fear. He is smart, crafty, tough and gets shots off against just about anyone with his great shot preparation, form and range. Wittman averages 17 points per game and has hit 76 threes on the season. Over his career at Cornell, Wittman has never averaged less than 15 or more than 18.5 points per game and has hit 344 threes. He has never shot less than 40 percent on threes over the course of a season. Wittman is the kind of player who can hit eight or nine threes in an NCAA tournament game, and he just might.
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The Boston Herald says Harvard needs to put its “Foote” down against Cornell:
Harvard encountered a number of problems when it lost 86-50 at Cornell three weeks ago. The most glaring issue was the 25 turnovers the Crimson committed. But at the other end of the court, Harvard had no answer for Cornell’s Jeff Foote. The 7-foot center had 16 points (on 7-of-11 shooting), nine rebounds, four assists and three blocks.
Foote is a match-up problem for most teams, but his size poses a particularly tall task for the undersized Harvard front-line.
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PennAthletics.com has a new video interview with Penn coach Jerome Allen.
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ESPN Chicago briefly mentions Penn’s Rob Belcore in its rundown of Chicago area talents:
Pennsylvania sophomore Rob Belcore (Loyola) had nine points, six rebounds, two assists and one steal in a loss to Princeton.
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The Penn Current runs a piece about the history of the Palestra.
Intro by Bill Bradley.