So, what’s your point?

Having a high-scoring “go-to” player doesn’t necessarily guarantee success in college basketball. Of the 28 players who averaged more than 20 points a game this season, only 10 will be playing in the NCAA tournament. They are, with national rank and scoring average:

So much for experience. Two of the three best shooters, percentage-wise, in the tournament are freshmen -- forward Brandan Wright of North Carolina and center Greg Oden of Ohio State. Wright’s 66% (186 for 282) ranked fourth in the nation, and Oden’s 61.4% (132 for 215) was 14th. Of the NCAA’s top 50 in shooting percentage, only four were guards -- and none of them is still playing.

*--* Rank Player School Avg. 2 Trey Johnson Jackson State 27.1 5 Kevin Durant Texas 25.1 9 Stephen Curry Davidson 21.2 13 Charron Fisher Niagara 21.0 17 Caleb Green Oral Roberts 20.8 20 Chris Lofton Tennessee 20.6 21 Nick Fazekas Nevada 20.5 25(t) Alando Tucker Wisconsin 20.1 28 Jarrius Jackson Texas Tech 20.1

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