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BBN Jam Elite Eight: (1998) Sheppard & Mohammed vs. (2015 White) Towns & Booker

One seeds have taken the competition behind the proverbial woodshed and beaten their opponents to a pulp. Karl-Anthony Towns and Devin Booker are our last hope for a BBN Jam Final Four that isn’t all chalk.

The Platoon Squad’s freshmen will go head to head with Tubby Smith’s 1998 National Champions, Jeff Sheppard and Nazr Mohammed. Who’s the best of the best? You must decide.

TALE OF THE TAPE

Nazr Mohammed came to Kentucky as a project. Never in good enough shape for Rick Pitino’s standards, he transformed into an All-SEC performer as a junior under Tubby Smith.