The wait is over! It is officially March 16th and the round of 64 is underway across TSN!
Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s “first four” games gave a quick preview of what the March Madness is all about. The four games were decided by a combined 16 points including USC storming back after being down 17 to Providence.
Obviously the games are underway, and aside from the progress of your bracket, you're probably wondering about the Canadians in the tournament.
Each year the list continues to grow and more Canadians appear on the hardwood. If you looked back 10-15 years, it would be quite difficult to find more than five Canadians in the entire tournament.
Now, though, you will more than likely be surprised by the number of players in the March Madness that represent Canada.
(Update: Canadians are off to a good start as Marial Shayok scored 23 points in Virginia's Round of 64 win)
Power Five Conference Players:
Dillon Brooks, 6-7, Junior, F, Oregon, Mississauga, ON
16.3 PPG, 2.9 RPG, 2.7 APG
Nazareth Mitrou-Long, 6-4, Senior, G, Iowa State, Mississauga, ON
15.5 PPG, 4.7 RBG, 2.8 APG
Chris Boucher (Injured), 6-10, Senior, F, Oregon, Montreal, QC
11.8 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 2.5 BPG
Dylan Ennis, 6-2, Senior, G, Oregon, Brampton, ON
11.0 PPG, 4.3 PPG, 3.1 APG
Justin Jackson, 6-7, Freshman, F, Maryland, East York, ON
10.4 PPG, 6.1 RBG, 1.0 APG
Xavier Rathan-Mayes, 6-4, Junior, G, Florida State, Scarborough, ON
10.4 PPG, 3.0 RBG, 4.8 APG
Duane Notice, 6-2, Senior, G, South Carolina, Toronto, ON
10.1 PPG, 2.4 RPG, 2.3 APG
Marial Shayok, 6-5, Junior, G, Virginia, Ottawa, ON
8.6 PPG, 2.4 RBG, 1.0 APG
Mychal Mulder, 6-4, Senior, G, Kentucky, Windsor, ON
5.3 PPG, 1.6 RPG, 0.3 APG
Mid-Major Players:
Elijah Long, 6-0, Sophomore, G, Mount St. Mary’s University, Mississauga, ON
15.1 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 4.4 APG
Kimbal MacKenzie, 6-1, Sophomore, G, Bucknell, Oakville, ON
11.5 PPG, 2.2 RPG, 2.4 APG
Trae Bell-Hayes, 6-2, Junior, G, Vermont, Toronto, ON
11.1 PPG, 2.6 RPG, 3.8 APG
Matt Taylor, 6-4, Junior, G, New Mexico State, Toronto, ON
6.6 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 1.7 APG
Kevin Zabo, 6-2, Junior, G, Kent State, Gatineau, QC
5.4 PPG, 1.4 RPG, 1.5 APG
Drew Urquhart, 6-8, Junior, F, Vermont, Vancouver, BC
4.6 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 0.6 APG
Jermaine Haley, 6-7, Freshman, G, New Mexico State, Burnaby, BC
4.0 PPG, 2.9 RPG, 1.5 APG
Tanveer Bhullar, 7-2, Junior, C, New Mexico State, Rexdale, ON
2.6 PPG, 2.4 RPG, 0.2 APG
Alonzo Walker, 6-6, Freshman, F, Kent State, Toronto, ON
2.3 PPG, 2.4 RPG, 0.1 APG
Jalyn Pennie, 6-5, Junior, G, New Mexico State, Toronto, ON
2.1 PPG, 1.9 RPG, 0.2 APG
Aaron Ariri, 6-8, Junior, F, Troy, Brampton, ON
1.5 PPG, 1.4 RPG, 0.1 APG
Marquell Fraser, 6-5, Freshman, G, VCU, Hamilton, ON
0.9 PPG, 0.3 RPG, 0.1 APG
Dustin Triano, 6-3, Junior, G, Gonzaga, Vancouver, BC
0.6 PPG, 0,5 RPG
