Top 6 NCAA March Madness Players to Watch in 2016
As an online bookie, you need to be aware of star players who can cause upsets and unbalance your book unexpectedly if you want to rake in the pay per head profits.
Let’s take a look at some of the top teams that are most likely to make the March Madness Bracket in 2016 and their top players who helped get them there.
Michigan State
Michigan probably has the best player currently in NCAA Basketball: Denzel Valentine.
Even after losing some games due to injury, his performance has leveled up almost to his peak point again.
Shooting 48% from three-point range and recording nine games with 30-or-more points, Valentine's overall numbers are off the charts.
He averages 19.6 points, 7.6 rebounds, 7.2 assists per game, and he’s a Naismith Trophy candidate.
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Villanova
Josh Hart can be considered the soul of the Villanova Wildcats.
He averages 15.2 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. Right now, his FG percentage is .507 and his 3-point conversion rate is .341 - that’s some quality scoring.
The difference with Hart is that he is not the main show. The whole Villanova team has great stats, which makes the Wildcats less dependable on one player, and this is key for a Championship.
Kansas
Perry Ellis, yeah the player not the perfume, tops the stats on the Jayhawks team with 16.3 ppg, 6 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game.
A jewel inside of a well structured team with talents like Frank Mason, no wonder they are on route for the #1 seed in March Madness.
Oklahoma
Buddy Hield is the center key for the Sooners.
With 25.3ppg, 5.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, he’s also one of the 10 candidiates left for the Naismith Trophy.
Hield has proven invaluable to the Sooners, so beware if something happens to his game - Oklahoma will plummet.
Virginia
Malcolm Brogdon is a perfect piece in coach Tony Bennett’s deliberate, precise attack.
He has put the offense on his shoulders at times this season and carried the Cavaliers to victory. Automatic at the free throw line (61 of 66 in ACC games) for a .884 FT percentage, 18.5 ppg, 4.3 rebounds and 2.8 assist per game, and a .477 FG percentage, this guy is a scoring machine.
But as said, sometimes he is the only one carrying the scoring. So if Brogdon drops his game or gets injured, the Cavaliers will probably not survive March Madness.
Duke
Grayson Allen is just a sophomore, but his stats at Duke prove his value to the team.
With 21.2ppg, 4.6 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game, this guy will be someone to talk about for many years. Add to that a .833 FT percentage and a .415 3-point percentage.
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Lastly, we’ll leave you with the top 10 NCAA players ranked by Sports Insights for some extra information to use as ammunition heading into the season:
1. Buddy Hield, senior guard, Oklahoma: 25.9 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 2.5 apg
2. Kris Dunn, junior guard, Providence: 16.9 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 7.1 apg
3. Jarrod Uthoff, senior forward, Iowa: 18.9 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 3.0 bpg
4. Denzel Valentine, senior guard, Michigan State: 18.4 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 6.6 apg
5. Georges Niang, senior forward, Iowa State: 19.3 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 3.2 apg
6. Ben Simmons, freshman forward, LSU: 19.8 ppg, 12.7 rpg, 4.9 apg
7. Brice Johnson, senior forward, North Carolina: 16.8 ppg, 10.2 rpg, 1.3 bpg
8. Josh Hart, Villanova: 15.6 ppg and 7.2 rpg
9. Melo Trimble, sophomore guard, Maryland: 14.5 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 5.6 apg
10. Grayson Allen, sophomore guard, Duke: 20.3 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 3.7 apg
