Daily Bullets (Mar. 17): Pokes Go Chalk One Day into NCAAs, Tip Time Announced for NIT’s Second Round

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OSU Bullets

• Update from Day 1 of NCAA Championships: seven Cowboys are still wrestling and Daton Fix and Dustin Plott are still fighting for a title.

On paper, with the exception of (injured) Carter Young who was clearly injured, the Cowboys beat who they were supposed to beat and lost to who they were supposed to lose to.

[PFB]

• Tipoff time and TV details released for OSU’s Sunday NIT game against Eastern Washington

• Tough to argue with Berry Tramel on the 6’3″ reason why the Pokes didn’t make the tournament:

Many are the theories and reasons why OSU’s March Sadness continues. But here’s the reason. 

Avery Anderson. His broken wrist submarined the Cowboy season. 

Anderson, OSU’s best perimeter defender and OSU’s only effective penetrator, missed the final 11 games. The Cowboys, woefully thin outside, weren’t the same without him. 

[NewsOK]

• OSU signee Brandon Garrison was named Gatorade Player of the Year earlier this week (PFB)

• Congrats to Justice Hill on landing a two-year deal to stay with the Ravens (Twitter)

• This was the craziest finish of the day yesterday – down goes No. 2 seed Arizona:

WHAT DID WE JUST WATCH?!?!?!?!?pic.twitter.com/TTT5RleYgD

— The Field of 68 (@TheFieldOf68) March 16, 2023

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Non-OSU Bullets

• CBS’ Dennis Dodd had a solid update on Big 12/Pac-12 info yesterday
• Stewart Mandel recently called Gonzaga to the Big 12 ‘inevitable’

Bright future for the Thunder in OKC:

The Ringer released its Top 125 Players.

#12. SGA
“Numbers are across-the-board silly.”

#75. Josh Giddey
“Magical playmaker.”

#108. Jalen Williams
“Looks like a potential All-Star.”

#118. Lu Dort
“All-out defensive irritant.”

“Thunder are building something terrifying.” pic.twitter.com/zOzpel7dVI

— Brandon Rahbar (@BrandonRahbar) March 14, 2023