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Five-minute draft guide: Final Four familiar faces

One of the joys of watching the NCAA Tournament – which fans were denied of in 2020 by a pandemic – is the chance to familiarize yourself with new and up-and-coming basketball stars. March Madness is often particularly effective at creating household hoops names, particularly when a player leads a team all the way to the Final Four or a national championship. However, in recent years ultimate success in the tournament hasn’t necessarily translated into a player becoming a franchise-changing pro; none of the seven Most Outstanding Players from 2013-19 have become NBA All-Stars, and two of them never played a regular season minute in the league.