16 teams left, what if we were to build a starting five of the best players remaining?

PG - Jerian Grant - Notre Dame



Honorable Mention - T.J McConnell - Arizona, Delon Wright - Utah, Travis Trice - MSU



This position is absolutely stacked.   So much so that you could have gone in a few different directions here.  Kevin Pangos doesn't even make the cut nor does Terry Rozier who has been lights out.  I decided to leave Terry off the list because he just recently got thrown into the PG spot with the cutting of Chris Jones at Lville.  Marcus Paige has been solid too as has Tyus Jones from Duke.  However, at the end of the day Jerian Grant poses the biggest threat at the PG position.  He is probably the best pro prospect of any of these guys and one that can put ND on his back.  Love TJ, Delon and Travis as well.  It's going to be a great seeing all of these guys battle against each other moving forward.



SG - Buddy Hield - Oklahoma



Honorable Mention - Aaron Harrison - Kentucky, Norman Powell - UCLA



Was hoping GA State could pull out the win on Saturday so we could have put RJ Hunter at the top of the list but Buddy Hield isn't a bad option.  One of the better pure shooters in college basketball Buddy can take over any game with his abilities.  This kid from the Bahahmas looks like he will transition nicely into the NBA.  Hield’s a big reason why Oklahoma is in its first sweet 16 since the days of Blake Griffin back in 09'.



SF - Stanley Johnson - Arizona



Honorable Mention - Sam Dekker - Wisconsin, Rondae Hollis - Jefferson - Arizona, Pat Connaughton - Notre Dame



Another position with some solid depth.  Brandon Dawson from MSU is a name that you don't see on this list that very well could have been.  The other three Honorable Mentions are great players in their own right but Stanley Johnson is the cream of the crop.  6'8 freshman that can do a little bit of everything, going 4-5 from three in Arizona's first matchup and grabbing 10 boards on Saturday against OSU. He blocks shots, comes up with big time steals - this guy can really impact a game.  Arizona has 4 legit NBA prospects and that doesn't even include TJ McConnell (see above).



PF - Karl -Anthony Towns - Kentucky



Honorable Mention - Trey Lyles - Kentucky, Domantas Sabonis - Gonzaga, Kyle Wiltjer - Gonzaga



KAT is one of the more dynamic big men we have seen in quite some time. 7 Footer that can run the floor extremely well, likely to be the first or second pick in this coming draft.  Love Wiltjer's game being able to step out and hit from 3 but I just don't think he or anyone else can make the impact that Karl does on the defensive end.



C - Jahlil Okafor - Duke



Honorable Mention - Frank Kaminsky - Wisconsin, Willie Cauley - Stein - Kentucky, TaShawn Thomas - Oklahoma



Toss up in my opinion between Kaminsky and Okafor.  You can’t really going wrong with either guy but the reason I went with Okafor was based purely on their success so far in this tournament.  Both guys have been phenomenal but Okafor is a whopping 21-27 from the field so far in this tournament!  Duke will make it to the final four if he keeps putting the ball through the hoop at that clip.



Thoughts?  Anyone I leave out?

Happy Monday