[Eaglesfan27]

Interesting early results:

Oklahoma State upset Oklahoma 78-73. They will face #3 seed Rutgers next.

Seton Hall upset Stanford and UL Lafayette upset Florida. Seton Hall will play them next.

Siena beat Wisconsin and will play Temple next.

USC beat Saint Joseph's and will play UNLV next.


Miami beat FSU and will face Duke next.

We'll be up against West Virginia who barely beat UTEP. We will play the winner of the Miami-Duke game if we advance to the Sweet 16.



West Virginia has a weaker roster with a rating of 87. They finished the year 23-11 (12-6.) They are a very guard heavy team and beat teams by shooting the 3 very well. Their starting 5:

SO PG Christian Markusovic is the 2nd fastest player on their team full of fast players. He is 6'0 183 and rated 80 overall. He has 93 speed and 89 quickness. He is a very good mid range shooter (82.) He isn't a great ball handler or passer and his defense is suspect. He is averaging 10 ppg and 4 apg.

JR SG Brandon Rothbart is 6'3 212 and is their top rated player with an overall rating of 84. He has 90 speed, 95 quickness, and is a very good 3 point shooter (82.) He is just slightly above average in most other areas. He is averaging 14 ppg.

JR SF Ralph Forchion is 6'10 232 and is their most dangerous weapon in my opinion. He is fast (86) and should be able to shut down Goodman and Pardon. He has good perimeter defense (86.) He is also a good 3 point shooter (79) that thrives on shooting over smaller men. He is averaging 11 ppg and 7 rpg.

SO PF Cassiano Vrzina is a former walkon. He is 6'8 224 and is rated 71 overall. He is an above average post defender and is average as a rebounder. He is weak in most other areas. He is averaging 3 ppg and 4 rpg. He doesn't play too many minutes even though he starts.


SO C Sidney Miles is more of a natural PF but he starts at center. He is 6'7 248. He is rated 76 overall and is a good low post scorer with great speed that will match Sockwell's. He is averaging 11 ppg.

The top bench guys:

SO PG Barry Allison is the only player I've ever seen with 99 speed. He also has 94 quickness. However, he is a horrible shooter, a below average passer, and suspect defender. He is rated 80 overall based on his phenomenal physical skills. He is also a solid dunker despite only being 6'1 197. He is averaging 9 ppg.

FR SG Wayne Palmer is a 6'2 197 pound player from Florida. He is a good 3 point shooter (82) and is rated 80 overall. He is averaging 6 ppg.

SO SG Dink Ingerson is a 6'4 200 pound player from Toronto. He also has great speed (91) and is a decent 3 point shooter.

FR PG Donnie Madison from Queens is 6'0 178 pounds and is rated 78 overall. He is the best passer on the team (90), the best ball handler (89), and has 90 speed.