In a non-traditional season, a non-traditional Friday opening round slate features plenty of quality matchups and some potential upsets. Let’s break it down now and then yell about it during.
Opening Shift
Best Game: Hokies-Gators. Keve Aluma is the tallest Virginia Tech rotation player, the one that gets the most minutes, and the main offensive catalyst. He’s also a 6-foot-9 center. How he deals with the 6-foot-11 Colin Castelton will be a big factor in his team’s chance to advance.
Don’t sleep on that Aggie-Red Raider game though. Utah State played some weak competition, but they beat San Diego State twice in the regular season.