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<p>The college basketball season will conclude this weekend with the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament. At the beginning of the tournament, we provided a list of player from the state who were participating in the Big Dance.</p>
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<p>Many of those players really showed up and showed out during the tournament. As the tournament comes to a close, we will now put together our Five Man All-NCAA Tournament Team.</p>
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<p>Tarris Reed (UConn): The former Chaminade College Prep standout was named the Most Outstanding Player of the East Regional in leading the Huskies to a berth in the Final Four. The 6'11" Reed averaged 21 points and 13.5 rebounds in the Huskies four victories. He started out the tournament with 31 points and 27 rebounds in a victory over Furman in one of the most dominant performances in recent tournament history. He was a force inside in the regional finals against Duke as he had 20 points, nine rebounds, three assists and four blocked shots.</p>
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<p>Bennett Stirtz (Iowa): The former Liberty High standout led the Hawkeyes to a berth in the Elite Eight, including a victory over No. 1 seed Florida in the South Regional. He averaged 18.2 points, four rebounds and 3.5 assists in the Hawkeyes' four games. He had 13 points, five rebounds and five assists in the victory over Florida, then followed up with 20 points and four assists in the victory over Nebraska in the Sweet 16. In the Elite Eight loss to Illinois, he had 24 points, three rebounds and three assists.</p>
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<p>Rob Martin (High Point): The former CBC standout was one of the most talked about players in the first weekend as he led High Point to an upset of No. 5 seed Wisconsin and a near-upset of No. 4 seed and SEC Tournament champion Arkansas. The 5'10" Martin had 23 points and 10 assists in the 83-82 victory over Wisconsin. In the 99-94 loss to Arkansas, Martin had 30 points as he battled SEC Player of the Year Darius Acuff toe-to-toe for the entire game.</p>
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<p>Cam'Ron Fletcher (High Point): The former Vashon High standout had two big games for High Point during the first weekend of the tournament. The 6'7" Fletcher had 14 points, 11 rebounds and two steals in the upset victory over Wisconsin. He followed that up with 25 points and eight rebounds against Arkansas in what was one of the most entertaining games of the first weekend.</p>
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<p>Trevon Brazile (Arkansas): The former Springfield Kickapoo standout helped Arkansas to a berth in the Sweet 16 with his excellent play on the inside. He averaged 11 points and seven rebounds in the three games. His best performance came in the first round when he had 19 points, six rebounds and three blocks in the Razorbacks' victory over Hawaii. He had eight points, eight rebounds and four blocks in the victory over High Point. He also had seven points and six rebounds against Arkansas in the Sweet 16.</p>
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The college basketball season will conclude this weekend with the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament. At the beginning of the tournament, we provided a list of player from the state who were participating in the Big Dance.
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