Des Moines, Iowa — The NCAA Tournament is where college basketball players become household names.
Headlining this year’s crop are freshmen sensations like Duke’s Zion Williamson and RJ Barrett and veteran stars like Tennessee’s Grant Williams and Gonzaga’s Rui Hachimura.
Narrow the field down to premier point guards and there are figures like Murray State’s Ja Morant, Purdue’s Carsen Edwards, Michigan State’s Cassius Winston, LSU’s Tremont Waters and North Carolina’s Coby White.
One name that’s likely to be buried on that list: Michigan junior guard Zavier Simpson.
“He's definitely underrated,” sophomore guard Jordan Poole said last week before Michigan beat Florida to advance to the Sweet 16.