We are inching closer and closer to Saturday night’s showdown between North Carolina and Duke in the Final Four, a game that has been a long time coming. But as we sit a few days out, ESPN has released their list of the Top 25 players in this Final Four based on their NCAA Tournament so far this year.
While Remy Martin takes the top spot and Duke’s Mark Williams is No. 2, you wont have to go far to see the first UNC player. And that player is [autotag]Brady Manek[/autotag] who checks in at No. 3.
ESPN praised Manek for his scoring ability in the NCAA Tournament so far, ranking him higher than any other UNC player and notable players such as Paolo Banchero, Ochai Agbaji and Jermaine Samuels:
All hail the Final Four’s top performer among volume scorers in tournament true shooting percentage. Actually, Manek nearly wins this title outright over Williams, who attempts far fewer shots. The UNC super senior’s 16 made 3s in the tournament are tops among players in New Orleans.
Manek has been really good for UNC so far in this tournament, backed by a big scoring outburst against Baylor before he was ejected with 10 minutes to go in the game. While he struggled against UCLA, he did pick it up against Saint Peters. Now, the hope is that he can catch fire against Duke on Saturday.
Caleb Love checked in at No. 7 followed by Armando Bacot (No. 10), R.J. Davis (No. 14), Leaky Black (No. 17), and Dontrez Styles (No. 24).
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