Neither the Iona nor the Saint Mary’s Gaels had any answer for Adama Sanogo last weekend. The junior big man leads all players in scoring through the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament with 52 points as UConn made its first Sweet 16 since 2014.
Sanogo terrorized Iona’s frontcourt in the opening round, going 13-17 from the floor in a 28-point, 13-rebound performance, scoring most of those in the second half.
On Sunday against Saint Mary’s, Sanogo was scoring early and often, finishing with 24 points. He earned KenPom MVP honors in both of those contests and posted an offensive rating over 124 in both games while being used on over a third of the Huskies’ offensive possessions.