The Skinny on all 68 Tournament Teams

SI Staff | Mar 20, 2014

The Skinny on all 68 Tournament Teams /

The Skinny on all 68 Tournament Teams

Albany (19-14)

Leading Scorer: Peter Hooley (15.7 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: Sam Rowley (6.7 rpg.) Leading Passer: DJ Evans (2.8 apg.) Bad Losses: at New Hampshire, at UMBC, Colgate Good Wins: Mount St. Mary's in Round 1; Yale, Vermont

American (20-12)

Leading Scorer: Jesse Reed (13.9 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: Tony Wroblicky (7.3 rpg.) Leading Passer: Darius Gardner (4.2 apg.) Bad Losses: Colgate, @ George Mason, @ Loyola (MD) Good Wins: Boston University (twice)

Arizona (30-4)

Leading Scorer: Nick Johnson (16.2 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: Aaron Gordon (7.8 rpg.) Leading Passer: T.J. McConnell (5.5 apg.) Bad Losses: None -- Worst Loss was California Good Wins: Duke, Michigan, San Diego State

Arizona State (21-11)

Leading Scorer: Jahii Carson, (18.6 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: Jordan Bachynski (8.3 rpg.) Leading Passer: Jahii Carson (4.5 apg.) Bad Losses: Miami Good Wins: Arizona

Baylor (22-11)

Leading Scorer: Cory Jefferson (18.5 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: Cory Jefferson (8.4 rpg.) Leading Passer: Kenny Chery (5.0 apg.) Bad Losses: Texas Tech Good Wins: Colorado, Dayton, Iowa State, Texas

Brigham Young (22-11)

Leading Scorer: Tyler Haws (23.4 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: Kyle Collinsworth (8.1 rpg.) Leading Passer: Kyle Collinsworth (4.6 apg.) Bad Losses: Pepperdine, LMU, Pacific, Portland Good Wins: Stanford, Texas, Gonzaga

Cal Poly (12-19)

Leading Scorer: Chris Eversley (13.6 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: Chris Eversley (7.1 rpg.) Leading Passer: Jamal Johnson (2.8 apg.) Good wins: Texas Southern in round one.

Cincinnati (27-6)

Leading Scorer: Sean Kilpatrick (20.7 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: Justin Jackson (7.2 rpg.) Leading Passer: Sean Kilpatrick (2.6 apg.) Bad Losses: None Good Wins: Pitt, Memphis (twice), UConn, @ Louisville, SMU

Coastal Carolina (18-12)

Leading Scorer: Elijah Wilson -- 16.2 ppg. Leading Rebounder: El Hadji Ndieguene (6.8 rpg.) Leading Passer: Warren Gillis (3.0 apg, pictured) Bad Losses: South Carolina State (twice), Charleston Southern Good Wins: Winthrop

Colorado (23-11)

Leading Scorer: Spencer Dinwiddie (14.7 ppg., pictured No. 25) Leading Rebounder: Josh Scott (8.5 rpg.) Leading Passer: Spencer Dinwiddie (3.8 apg.) Bad Losses: Washington Good Wins: Kansas, Oregon, Stanford

Connecticut (26-8)

Leading Scorer: Shabazz Napier (17.5 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: Shabazz Napier (6.0 rpg.) Leading Passer: Shabazz Napier (5.0 apg.) Bad Losses: @ Houston Good Wins: Florida, Memphis (3x), Cincinnati (2x)

Creighton (26-7)

Leading Scorer: Doug McDermott (26.9 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: Doug McDermott (7.0 rpg.) Leading Passer: Austin Chatman (4.4 apg.) Bad Losses: @ Georgetown Good Wins: @St. Joe's, Nebraska, Villanova (twice)

Dayton (23-10)

Leading Scorer: Jordan Siebert (12.5 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: Devin Oliver (7.5 rpg.) Leading Passer: Devin Oliver (2.4 apg.) Bad Losses: Illinois State, @ Rhode Island Good Wins: Gonzaga, St. Louis, UMass, George Washington

Delaware (25-9)

Leading Scorer: Devon Saddler -- 19.7 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: Carl Baptiste (8.0 rpg.) Leading Passer: Jarvis Threatt (5.6 apg.) Bad Losses: Charleston Southern Good Wins: Towson, William & Mary (thrice)

Duke (26-8)

Leading Scorer: Jabari Parker (19.2 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: Jabari Parker (9.0 rpg.) Leading Passer: Quin Cook (4.5 apg.) Bad Losses: @ Clemson, @ Wake Forest Good Wins: Michigan, UCLA, Virginia, Syracuse, UNC

Eastern Kentucky (22-9)

Leading Scorer: Glenn Cosey (18.7 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: Eric Stutz (4.7 rpg.) Leading Passer: Glenn Cosey (4.2 apg.) Bad Losses: SIU-Edwardsville, Youngstown State Good Wins: Belmont (2x), @ Morehead State

Florida (32-2)

Leading Scorer: Casey Prather (14.2 ppg.) Leading Rebounder: Dorian Finney-Smith (6.8 rpg.) Leading Passer: Scottie Wilbekin (3.8 apg., pictured) Bad Losses: None Good Wins: Kansas, Memphis, Kentucky (thrice)

George Washington (24-8)

Leading Scorer: Maurice Creek (14.3 ppg., pictured, No. 22) Leading Rebounder: Isaiah Armwood (8.5 rpg.) Leading Passer: Joe McDonald (4.1 apg.) Bad Losses: at LaSalle Good Wins: at Manhattan, Creighton, VCU, UMass, St. Joseph's

Gonzaga (27-6)

Leading Scorer: Sam Dower (15.0 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: Sam Dower (7.1 rpg.) Leading Passer: David Stockton (4.2 apg.) Bad Losses: San Diego, Portland Good Wins: West Virginia, Arkansas, BYU (2x)

Harvard (25-4)

Leading Scorer: Wesley Saunders (14.0 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: Steve Moundou-Missi and Kyle Casey (5.6 rpg.) Leading Passer: Siyani Chambers (4.6 apg.) Bad Losses: Florida Atlantic Good Wins: Holy Cross, Green Bay, Columbia (Twice)

Iowa State (26-7)

Leading Scorer: Melvin Ejim (18.1 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: Dustin Hogue (8.6 rpg.) Leading Passer: DeAndre Kane (5.8 apg.) Bad Losses: None -- Worst Loss was West Virginia Good Wins: Kansas, Michigan, Oklahoma State (2x)

Kansas (24-9)

Leading Scorer: Andrew Wiggins (17.4 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: Joel Embiid (8.1 rpg.) Leading Passer: Naadir Tharpe (5.2 apg.) Bad Losses: None -- Worst was Colorado Good Wins: Duke, Iowa State (2x), Oklahoma State (2x), Texas

Kansas State (20-12)

Leading Scorer: Marcus Foster (15.6 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: Thomas Gipson (6.5 rpg.) Leading Passer: Will Spradling (2.9 apg.) Bad Losses: Northern Colorado, Charlotte, Georgetown Good Wins: Gonzaga, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Iowa State

Kentucky (24-10)

Leading Scorer: Julius Randle (15.3 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: Julius Randle (10.6 rpg.) Leading Passer: Andrew Harrison (3.8 apg.) Bad Losses: South Carolina Good Wins: Louisville, Tennessee

Louisiana Lafayette (20-11)

Leading Scorer: Elfrid Payton (19.1 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: Shawn Long (10.5 rpg.) Leading Passer: Elfrid Payton (6.0 apg.) Bad Losses: South Alabama Good Wins: Houston, Georgia State

Louisville (29-5)

Leading Scorer: Russ Smith -- (18.3 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: Montrezl Harrell (8.2 rpg.) Leading Passer: Russ Smith (4.7 apg.) Bad Losses: None Good Wins: Connecticut (thrice), @ Cincinnati, SMU (twice)

Manhattan (25-7)

Leading Scorer: George Beamon (19.2 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: George Beamon (6.6 rpg.) Leading Passer: Michael Alvarado (4.0 apg.) Bad Losses: Fordham, at Fairfield, at Siena Good Wins: Iona (twice), at LaSalle, Buffalo

Massachusetts (24-8)

Leading Scorer: Chaz Williams (15.8 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: Cady Lalanne (8.0 rpg.) Leading Passer: Chaz Williams (7.0 apg.) Bad Losses: George Mason Good Wins: Nebraska, Clemson, New Mexico, BYU, LSU

Memphis (22-9)

Leading Scorer: Joe Jackson (14.3 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: Shaq Goodwin (6.6 rpg.) Leading Passer: Joe Jackson (2.2 apg.) Bad Losses: Houston Good Wins: Oklahoma State, Louisville (twice), Gonzaga

Mercer (23-8)

Leading Scorer: Langston Hall (14.7 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: Daniel Coursey (6.6 rpg.) Leading Passer: Langston Hall (5.6 apg.) Bad Losses: Evansville, North Florida (twice) Good Wins: Ole Miss, Florida Gulf Coast (twice)

Michigan (25-8)

Leading Scorer: Nick Stauskus (17.5 ppg.) Leading Rebounder: Mitch McGary (8.3 rpg., pictured) Leading Passer: Nick Stauskus (3.3 apg.) Bad Losses: @ Indiana Good Wins: Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan State, Ohio State (twice)

Michigan State (26-8)

Leading Scorer: Gary Harris (17.2 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: Branden Dawson (8.3 rpg.) Leading Passer: Keith Appling (4.7 apg.) Bad Losses: Georgetown Good Wins: Ohio State, Iowa (twice), Wisconsin, Michigan

Nebraska (19-12)

Leading Scorer: Terran Petteway (18.1 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: Shavon Shields (5.8 rpg.) Leading Passer: Tai Webster (2.0 apg.) Bad Losses: UAB, Purdue, PSU Good Wins: Ohio State, Michigan State, Wisconsin

New Mexico (27-6)

Leading Scorer: Cameron Bairstow (20.3 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: Alex Kirk (8.7 rpg.) Leading Passer: Kendall Williams (4.9 apg.) Bad Losses: Kansas, San Diego State Good Wins: Cincinnati, New Mexico State, San Diego State

New Mexico State (25-9)

Leading Scorer: Daniel Mullings (16.8 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: Sim Bhuyllar (7.9 rpg.) Leading Passer: Daniel Mullings (3.5 apg.) Bad Losses: Colorado State, Chicago State, UMKC Good Wins: None (Won their league?)

North Carolina (23-9)

Leading Scorer: Marcus Paige (17.1 ppg, pictured) Leading Rebounder:<bold> </bold> James Michael McAdoo (6.6 rpg.) <bold>Leading Passer:</bold> Marcus Paige (4.5 apg.) Bad Losses: Belmont, @ UAB, @ Wake Forest, Miami Good Wins: Louisville, @ Michigan State, Kentucky, Duke

North Carolina Central (26-5)

Leading Scorer: Jeremy Ingram (20.3 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: Jay Copelan (5.9 rpg.) Leading Passer: Emanuel Chapman (6.5 apg.) Bad Losses: @ IUPUI, @ FAMU Good Wins: @ NC State

North Carolina State (22-13)

Leading Scorer: T.J. Warren (24.9 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: T.J. Warren (7.2 rpg.) Leading Passer: Cat Barber (3.7 apg.) Bad Losses: North Carolina Central, Wake Forest Good Wins: Xavier in Round 1; Syracuse, @Pittsburgh

North Dakota State (22-6)

Leading Scorer: Taylor Braun (18.2 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: Taylor Braun (5.5 rpg.) Leading Passer: Taylor Braun (3.9 apg.) Bad Losses: North Dakota Good Wins: Notre Dame, Bryant, Delaware

Ohio State (25-9)

Leading Scorer: Laquinton Ross (15.4 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: Laquinton Ross (6.1 rpg.) Leading Passer: Aaron Craft (4.7 apg.) Bad Losses: Penn State (twice), @ Indiana Good Wins: @ Wisconsin, @ Iowa, Michigan State

Oklahoma (23-9)

Leading Scorer: Buddy Hield (16.8 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: Ryan Spangler (9.4 rpg.) Leading Passer: Jordan Woodard (4.7 apg.) Bad Losses: Louisiana Tech, @ West Virginia, Texas Tech Good Wins: Texas (twice), Baylor (twice), Oklahoma State (twice), Iowa State

Oklahoma State (21-12)

Leading Scorer: Marcus Smart (17.8 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: Kamari Murphy (6.2 rpg.) Leading Passer: Marcus Smart (4.7 apg.) Bad Losses: @ Texas Tech Good Wins: Memphis, Colorado, Kansas

Oregon (23-9)

Leading Scorer: Joseph Young (18.6 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: Mike Moser (8.0 rpg.) Leading Passer: Johnathan Lloyd (4.7 apg.) Bad Losses: Oregon State, Washington Good Wins: BYU, Arizona, UCLA

Pittsburgh (25-9)

Leading Scorer: Lamar Patterson (17.7 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: Talib Zanna (8.8 rpg.) Leading Passer: Lamar Patterson (4.4 apg.) Bad Losses: FSU, NC State Good Wins: UNC

Providence (23-11)

Leading Scorer: Bryce Cotton (21.4 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: LaDontae Henton (7.8 rpg.) Leading Passer: Bryce Cotton(5.8 apg.) Bad Losses: Maryland Good Wins: Creighton (twice), St. John's (Twice)

Saint Joseph's (24-9)

Leading Scorer: Langston Galloway (17.4 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: Halil Kanacevic (8.7 rpg.) Leading Passer: Halil Kanacevic (4.4 apg.) Bad Losses: at Temple Good Wins: UMass, VCU, Dayton (three times)

Saint Louis (25-6)

Leading Scorer: Dwayne Evans (14.0 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: Dwayne Evans (6.4 rpg.) Leading Passer: Jordair Jett (4.8 apg.) Bad Losses: Duquesne Good Wins: Dayton, St. Joe's, UMass

San Diego State (27-4)

Leading Scorer: Xavier Thames (16.8 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: Josh Davis (9.7 rpg.) Leading Passer: Xavier Thames (3.2 apg.) Bad Losses: @ Wyoming Good Wins: Creighton, Marquette, @Kansas, New Mexico

Stanford (21-12)

Leading Scorer: Chasson Randle (18.7 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: Josh Huestis (8.3 rpg.) Leading Passer: Dwight Powell (3.2 apg.) Bad Losses: at Oregon State Good Wins: at UConn, at Oregon, UCLA, Arizona State (twice)

Stephen F. Austin (29-2)

Leading Scorer: Desmond Haymon (14.3 ppg.) Leading Rebounder: Jacob Parker (7.1 rpg.) Leading Passer: Trey Pinkney (3.5 apg.) Bad Losses: @ East Tennessee State Good Wins: None

Syracuse (27-5)

Leading Scorer: C.J. Fair (16.9 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: Jerami Grant (6.8 rpg.) Leading Passer: Tyler Ennis (5.5 apg.) Bad Losses: Boston College, Georgia Tech Good Wins: UNC, Duke, Villanova

Tennessee (21-12)

Leading Scorer: Jordan McRae (18.6 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: Jarnell Stokes (10.3 rpg.) Leading Passer: Jordan McRae (2.5 apg.) Bad Losses: Texas A&M (twice), Vanderbilt Good Wins: Iowa in round one; Xavier, Virginia

Texas (23-10)

Leading Scorer: Jonathan Holmes (13.0 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: Cameron Ridley (8.1 rpg.) Leading Passer: Isaiah Taylor (3.9 apg.) Bad Losses: @ Texas Tech Good Wins: @ North Carolina, Oklahoma State, Baylor (twice), Kansas, Iowa State

Tulsa (21-12)

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Leading Scorer: James Woodard (15.7 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: James Woodard (5.8 rpg.) Leading Passer: Shaquille Harrison (3.2 apg.) Bad Losses: Oral Roberts, Missouri State, TCU(twice) Good Wins: Louisiana Tech, Indiana State, Southern Miss

UCLA (26-8)

Leading Scorer: Jordan Adams (17.2 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: Kyle Anderson (8.8 rpg.) Leading Passer: Kyle Anderson (6.6 apg.) Bad Losses: Washington State, Oregon State Good Wins: Arizona, California, Oregon

Villanova (28-4)

Leading Scorer: James Bell (14.5 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: James Bell and JayVaughn Pinkston (6.1 rpg.) Leading Passer: Ryan Arcidiacono (3.4 apg.) Bad Losses: Seton Hall Good Wins: Kansas, Iowa, Providence (twice), Xavier (twice)

Virginia (28-6)

Leading Scorer: Malcolm Brogdon (12.6 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: Akil Mitchell (6.9 rpg.) Leading Passer: London Perrantes (3.8 apg.) Bad Losses: Tennessee, Green Bay Good Wins: UNC, Syracuse

VCU (26-8)

Leading Scorer: Treveon Graham (15.7 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: Juvonte Reddic (8.4 rpg.) Leading Passer: Briante Weber (3.8 apg.) Bad Losses: @ Northern Iowa, Good Wins: @ Virginia

Weber State (17-11)

Leading Scorer: Davion Berry (19.1 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: Joel Bolombo (10.8 rpg.) Leading Passer: Davion Berry (4.0 apg.) Bad Losses: Sacramento State, Northern Arizona (Every loss in their league) Good Wins: None

Western Michigan (22-9)

Leading Scorer: David Brown (19.0 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: Shayne Whittington (9.0 rpg.) Leading Passer: Connar Tava (2.8 apg.) Bad Losses: @ Drake, Bowling Green Good Wins: Toledo (twice)

Wichita State (33-0)

Leading Scorer: Cleanthony Early (16.0 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: Cleanthony Early (5.9 rpg.) Leading Passer: Fred VanVleet (5.3 apg.) Bad Losses: None Good Wins: BYU, Saint Louis, Tennessee

Wisconsin (26-7)

Leading Scorer: Frank Kaminsky (13.6 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: Frank Kaminsky (6.4 rpg.) Leading Passer: Traevon Jackson (4.7 apg.) Bad Losses: @ Indiana, Northwestern Good Wins: Florida, St. Louis, @ UVA, Iowa (twice), Michigan, Michigan State

Wisconsin-Milwaukee (20-13)

Leading Scorer: Jordan Aaron (14.9 ppg., pictured( Leading Rebounder: Mike Tiby (6.6 rpg.) Leading Passer: Steve McWhorter (4.0 apg.) Bad Losses: at Loyola (IL), Illinois-Chicago Good Wins: Green Bay (twice), Northern Iowa, at Davidson

Wofford (17-12)

Leading Scorer: Karl Cochran (15.7 ppg., pictured_ Leading Rebounder: Lee Skinner (8.6 rpg.) Leading Passer: Karl Cochran (3.0 apg.) Bad Losses: UNC-Greensboro, @ High Point Good Wins: None

Xavier (21-12)

Leading Scorer: Semaj Christon (17.1 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: Matt Stainbrook (7.3 rpg) Leading Passer: Dee Davis (4.7 apg) Bad Losses: USC Good Wins: Tennessee, Cincinnati, Providence, Creighton

Iowa (20-12)

Leading Scorer: Roy Devyn Marble (17.3 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: Aaron White (6.7 rpg.) Leading Passer: Mike Gesell (3.9 apg.) Bad Losses: Indiana, Northwestern Good Wins: Xavier, Ohio State, Nebraska, Michigan

Mount St. Mary's (16-16)

Leading Scorer: Rashad Whack (17.7 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: Gregory Graves (5.5 rpg.) Leading Passer: Julian Norfleet (5.4 apg.) Bad Losses: Binghamton, Sacred Heart, @ UMBC, @ UMES, @ Fairleigh Dickinson Good Wins: @ Robert Morris, Wagner (twice)

Texas Southern (18-14)

Leading Scorer: Aaric Murray (21.2 ppg., pictured) Leading Rebounder: Aaric Murray (7.7 rpg.) Leading Passer: Madarious Gibbs (5.2 apg.) Bad Losses: Jackson State (2), Prairie View A&M Good Wins: Temple, Southern

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