It’s tourney time! Soon we’ll see last-second game winners, Cinderellas emerging and favorites fall as the madness begins.
While basketball is a team sport, the stars create intrigue, and heroes and heels are born every March. Here are three players to keep an eye on as potential breakout players for this year’s tournament:
Joyce Edwards (South Carolina)
This year, South Carolina has been the most known unknown. Gone is the allure of their winning streaks, and despite being the defending champs, they are not considered as dominant as before. Still, they’ve maintained top form, won the SEC Tournament title and enter the tournament as the No. 2 ranked team in the country.
They are far from weak, but their players don’t quite have the name recognition as the Gamecocks that came before them. A dominant tournament could change that.
Joyce Edwards is a name hardcore fans already know, but the casual viewer may be unfamiliar with her game. The freshman is leading South Carolina in scoring and is a star in the making. She’s had a stellar freshman campaign, but a big…
