May 2011 Atlantic Sun Conference Wiretap
Marquette and USC have more than a 70 percent chance to upset 6th seeds Xavier and Georgetown, according to statistician John Ezekowitz, who works as a consultant for the Phoenix Suns.
Accounting for turnover rates, rebounding rates, and strength of schedule, Ezekowitz’s model is specifically geared towards predicting first round upsets.
Ezekowitz correctly predicted Murray State over Vanderbilt and foresaw St. Mary’s run to the Sweet 16 in last year’s tournament.
Belmont defeated North Florida by an 87-46 final to win the 2011 Atlantic Sun Tournament.
Mick Hedgepeth was named Tournament MVP, leading in Total FIC at 31.4.
North Florida was the sixth seed, upsetting East Tennessee State by a 59-55 final in the semifinals. East Tennessee State struggled to get out of the first round, defeating seventh seed Campbell by a 54-53 final.
Joining Hedgepeth on the All-Tournament Team were teammates Ian Clark and Jordan Campbell, Jerron Granberry and Andy Diaz (North Florida) and Brian Mills (Mercer).
Despite playing in just two games, Mills was the tournament's leading scorer with 48 points.
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Mike Smith of East Tennessee State has won the 2010-11 Atlantic Sun Player of the Year award.
Torrey Craig of USC Upstate won Freshman of the Year and Ayron Hardy of Jacksonville won Defensive POY.
Joining Smith and Hardy on the First Team All-Atlantic Sun were Ian Clark (Belmont), Adnan Hodzic (Lipscomb), Brian Mills (Mercer) and Josh Slater (Lipscomb).
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Jalen Rose, Jimmy King, and Ray Jackson appeared on ESPN’s First Take to discuss the upcoming documentary on the Fab Five that will air on Sunday.
The show featured Rose making some inflammatory comments about Duke.
"For me, Duke was personal. I hated Duke and I hated everything I felt Duke stood for," Rose said in the film. "Schools like Duke didn't recruit players like me. I felt like they only recruited black players that were Uncle Toms."
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