The player: BJ Mullens, a 7′0″ 275 lb. freshman center.
The game: Ohio State Buckeyes (14-5) @ Indiana Hoosiers (5-14.)
The result: Ohio State 93-81.
Mullens, the top-ranked big-man prospect in the 2008-09 freshman class at the beginning of the year and a consensus lottery pick if he declares, came into the game averaging 9.4 points, 4.6 rebounds [...]
The player: James Harden, a 6′5″ 218 lb. sophomore guard.
The game: Oregon Ducks (6-9) @ Arizona State Sun Devils (13-2.)
The result: Arizona St. 76 Oregon 58.
Harden, a consensus top-5 pick if he declares for the 2009 NBA draft, came into the game averaging 23.7 points, 5.7 rebounds and 4.9 assists.
What he did [...]
The player: Blake Griffin, a 6′10″, 251 lb. sophomore forward.
The game: Utah Utes (5-3) @ Oklahoma Sooners (9-0.)
The result: Oklahoma 70 Utah 52.
Griffin, the consensus #1 pick in the 2009 NBA draft if he declares, came in averaging about 24 points and 15 rebounds a game. In this game he was matched up for the [...]
