May 2011 Oakland Golden Grizzlies Wiretap
Tristan Thompson put up 17 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high seven blocks to lead Texas to a 85-81 victory over Bucknell.
Most importantly, Thompson controlled his matchup with Keith Benson, rejecting several of his shots and limiting him to a hard-earned 15 points on 6-of-15 shooting.
“If I’m a fan watching that game, I’m watching two future NBA players battling each other,” Oakland coach Greg Kampe said.
The Longhorns will play Arizona on Sunday.
Ohio State is the No. 1 overall seed in the 2011 NCAA Tournament and will be placed in the East Region.
Joining the Buckeyes No. 1 seeds is Kansas in the Midwest, Pittsburgh in the Southeast and Duke in the West.
Pitt is the only No. 1 seed to not win their conference tournament, losing to eventual champion Connecticut in the quarterfinals.
San Diego State, North Carolina, Notre Dame and Florida are the No. 2 seeds, while Syracuse, Purdue, Connecticut and BYU are the No. 3 seeds. Kentucky, Louisville, Texas and Wisconsin are the No. 4 seeds.
Kansas and Duke were also No. 1 seeds in the 2010 NCAA Tournament, while Ohio State was a No. 2 and Pitt was a No. 3.
The Final Four will be held in Houston on April 2nd and 4th.
Oakland defeated Oral Roberts by a final of 90-76 to win the 2011 Summit League Tournament.
Senior Keith Benson was named Tournament MVP.
Joining Benson on the All-Tournament Team was teammate Reggie Hamilton, along with Dominique Morrison (Oral Roberts), LeRoy Nobles (IUPUI) and Nate Wolters (South Dakota State)
• Click here to view RealGM’s comprehensive list of 2011 Conference Tournaments.
The Summit League has announced their award recipients for the 2010-11 season.
Named to the First Team All-Summit were Keith Benton and Reggie Hamilton (Oakland), LeRoy Nobles and Alex Young (IUPUI), Dominique Morrison (Oral Roberts) and Nate Wolters (South Dakota State).
On the Second Team were Ben Bolts (IPFW), Jay Cousinard (Missouri-Kansas City), Will Hudson (Oakland), Clint Sargent (South Dakota State) and Michael Tveidt (North Dakota State).
Benson was also named Player of the Year for the second consecutive season and Defensive Player of the Year.
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