The Star's Bruce Pascoe breaks down the starting lineups, storylines and stats as the top-seeded Arizona Wildcats prepare to take on the No. 9-seeded TCU Horned Frogs in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday night.
1 of 2 Wright State Raiders guard Trey Calvin crashes into Arizona Wildcats guard Dalen Terry in their first round game in the NCAA Tournament, Viejas Arena, San Diego, Calif., March 18, 2022.
TCU overview: After pausing five times for COVID reasons in 2020-21– and losing 12 of their final 15 games – the Horned Frogs kept running into adversity this season. TCU lost starting guard Damion Baugh for three games early in the season because of an ankle injury, then lost standout guard Mike Miles due to injuries in both wrists for two games in early February while also going on an 18-day COVID pause around New Year’s.
Point guard Mike Miles leads the team in scoring while he and guard Damion Baugh average about four assists per game. After three injury plagued seasons at USC, small forward Chuck O’Bannon has begun showing flashes of what made him a McDonald’s All-American – and bloodlines that include a father and uncle who played in the NBA. O’Bannon a legitimate inside-outside threat who has become TCU’s fourth-leading scorer.
“Listen, I know we've got a great fan base and I know some will take it personal but they've got to be better tomorrow. They've got to bring it tomorrow as fans.” Terry said he was initially “a little hot” about not making the U19 team, which went on to win the gold in a field. Team USA beat Bennedict Mathurin and Canada in the semifinals and Oumar Ballo and Mali in an pool play game but did not matchup with Azuolas Tubelis and Lithuania.
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