Wizardry of Williamson
I'm not going to lie to you. I really, really want Old Dominion to be assigned to the same subregional site as UNC, which I'll be covering in the NCAAs. The Monarchs (28-5) are a fun team and a mid-major with upset potential.
Most importantly, they have Drew Williamson, a player gifted beyond the obvious statistical measures. He just does whatever is needed to win. It's what he did at Cummings High in Burlington, when he led the Cavaliers to state titles in basketball AND football. And he's doing it now as an ODU sophomore. The Monarchs' point guard had zero turnovers in 91 minutes in the CAA tournament, which they won Monday with an overtime win over VCU. No worries about at-large bubbles now.
"We needed to win," he told ESPN.com's Pat Forde. "We didn't want to leave it up to anybody."