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| Wright (Montana athletics) |
was a fulfilling time with The Griz.
do, I wouldn’t want my journey to have gone any other way. Excited for what the
future holds!” Wright tweeted on March 10.
Waterbury.
had no idea that it would eventually lead to me giving kids from my city hope,”
Wright tweeted. “And even if I was to never dribble a basketball again, I know
for sure, I inspired a kid from Waterbury, CT, to pick one up.”
Big Sky Conference quarterfinal round. Wright led all scorers with 22 points,
drawing praise from Montana head coach Travis DeCuire in a story posted on the team’s website.
senior in your last game – you hope it’s not your last game – but I think when
he looks back at it, he’ll be proud.”
three-point attempts. Wright, a very strong foul shooter, went 6-of-6 at the
charity stripe in his last game. He had two rebounds, two assists, one
turnover, one steal and two personal fouls in 28 minutes.
Montana finished the season with a record of 16-16.
110-280 FG (39.3%); 25-95 3-PT (26.3%); 84-97 (86.6%); 55 rebounds/1.8 per
game; 59 fouls/0 disqualifications; 90 assists; 65 turnovers; 2 blocks; 12
steals; 329 points scored/10.6 per game
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| Heron (Auburn athletics) |
Mustapha Heron, Auburn freshman
The Tiger season ended in disappointment with an 86-83 overtime loss at the buzzer to Missouri in the SEC Tournament quarterfinal round.
Heron had a double-double with 15 points and a career-high 14 rebounds, but it wasn’t enough. Auburn ended its season with a record of 18-14.
Heron took the blame on his shoulders.
“I think the difference in the game was just getting stops, making plays defensively,” Heron said in a story by Jeff Shearer on AuburnTigers.com. “I blame myself for a lot of that. I don’t think I came through late, down the stretch. That’s something I’m working on for next year.”
Heron was part of a 7-0 Auburn run to take a 49-45 lead in the second half. Unfortunately for the Tigers, their own turnover and defensive issues came back to bite them.
“Defense and rebounding,” Heron said. “That’s what it’s been all season, between us winning and losing.”
Heron was named to the SEC All-Freshmen team after a season where he led Auburn in points, rebounds, free throws made and free throws attempted. Heron reached double figures in points in 31 of 32 games. He set a Tiger freshman record with 24 straight games of double-digit points to open a career.
Here are the final stats for Heron:
32 games played/32 started; 901 minutes played/28.2 per game; 152-344 FG (44.2%); 44-104 3-PT (42.3%); 137-178 (77%); 195 rebounds/6.1 per game; 87 fouls/2 disqualifications; 43 assists; 77 turnovers; 6 blocks; 27 steals; 485 points scored/15.2 per game
Tyrn Flowers, UMass freshman
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| Flowers (UMass athletics) |
The Minutemen were able to get past Saint Joseph’s in the first round of the Atlantic 10 Championship, but were eliminated by St. Bonaventure in the second round.
UMass finished the season at 15-18, and head coach Derek Kellogg was fired. Flowers played in both A-10 tourney games for the Minutemen.
Flowers played 17 minutes, scored four points and snagged eight rebounds in the 70-63 win over Saint Joseph’s. He shot 2-of-5 from the floor, including 0-of-2 from three-point range. Flowers also had three assists, two turnovers, three blocks and one foul.
Flowers played 17 minutes in the 73-60 St. Bonaventure loss. He had five points on 1-of-5 shooting (1-of-4 on three-point attempts). Flowers was also 2-of-2 at the foul line. He grabbed three rebounds, one turnover and one foul in the last game of his freshman season.
Here are the final stats for Flowers:
33 games played/5 started; 441 minutes played/13.4 per game; 54-147 FG (36.7%); 33-108 3-PT (30.6%); 8-10 FT (80%); 85 rebounds/2.6 per game; 51 fouls/1 disqualification; 24 assists; 22 turnovers; 15 blocks; 9 steals; 149 points scored/4.5 per game
