CollegeHoops.net All-Elite Eight Team & MOP
March 30th, 2008
by Jeff Fox
All-Elite Eight & MOP
Jeff Fox
Well Davidson, good night and thanks for the memories. However, there is no doubt that the four best teams in college basketball are still remaining. After the dust had settled, here is how CHN’s All-Elite Eight squad played out.
CollegeHoops.net Elite Eight MOP: Derrick Rose, Memphis
21 points, nine assists, six boards
Derrick Rose made his case as the best NBA prospect currently in college with his Elite Eight performance. He knocked down his shots (7-10 FG, 7-8 FT), took care of the ball (nine assists vs. two turnovers) and flirted with a triple double.
MOP Runner Up: Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina
28 points, 13 boards, two steals
Psycho T was at his most psychotic in the Elite Eight, motoring all over the court and going all out. Kansas’ big men better get their body armor ready.
All Elite Eight Team:
Guard: Derrick Rose, Memphis
Guard: Chris Douglas-Roberts, Memphis
25 points, three boards, three assists
CDR must not have gotten the memo regarding Memphis not being able to shoot free throws – he was 14-17 vs. Texas. UCLA better make sure to cc him that memo before Saturday.
Forward: Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, UCLA
13 points, 13 boards, three assists, three steals
This is the type of performance Love and company need from Mbah a Moute if they hope to not go home from another Final Four empty handed.
Center: Kevin Love, UCLA
19 points, 10 boards, four assists, two blocks
Another dominant game and blatant disregard for CHN’s advice to stop shooting threes (he was 2-4).
Forward: Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina
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Jeff Fox is a freelance journalist based an hour outside of Toronto, Canada. While attending University of Waterloo (Canada) earning a B.A. in Economics and Management Studies, Jeff managed to walk onto the school’s varsity basketball team, the Warriors, for 2 seasons. His final year riding the pine for the Warriors saw the team make it to the CIS (Canada’s NCAA equivalent) Final 8 tournament. In addition to this site, his work has also appeared in Dime magazine, Inside Sport magazine in Australia, and he is a writer/editor for Canada’s top independent hoops site, Hooplife.ca. When he isn’t planted in front of his computer he spends the rest of his time with his wife, Lisa, his infant son, Adam and his dog Jeannie.
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