What does Garrard's returning roster look like? I know they struggled but became competitive this year after losing a lot the year before in his first year.
With the young talent they have coming, and only losing 1 SR last year I would think this is an appealing job, but they have struggled for awhile. Rumors are they're pursuing Ryan Young current Garrard County Coach.
Mercer just wasn't efficient enough offensively to really ever get their pressure going. I would like to see paint #'s for PC. Their overall team size was really the biggest factor throughout the whole tournament.
Faulkner is a great player. I would've liked to seen MC run a few more things offensively to get Faulkner and others some game-flow shots. Congrats to PC. Crazy to think it's been since '92 for a school that size to win a region.
Coach Drury is a great coach, and I'm sure made some necessary adjustments. Happy for him, and AC on how they've turned their season around. 3 out of 5 for Coach Simpson and SO isn't bad. I really enjoyed watching the Griffin kid over the past few seasons.
After coming in behind an amazing season, Coach Young should be 12th Region COY. It's apparent when you watch them play how bought in they are, and committed to his defensive style.
Before tourney, I would've leaned towards Pulaski but I really like the collective toughness/effort that Mercer plays with. I think it'll be a great game with Mercer winning because of their bench depth and commitment on the defensive end of the floor.
Coach Adams gets it done in the Regional Tournament. They made SW grind it out defensively, and those long jump shots don't always flow as freely in tournament play.