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Why your favorite Mid-Major team could win a game or 2 (or 6) in the NCAA Tourney: The East Region

Why your favorite Mid-Major team could win a game or 2 (or 6) in the NCAA Tourney: The East Region

Didn’t forget about you, East Region fans! Here’s why your team might win is going to win:

Note: We are sorry Wyoming fans. We would have told you about Ike and Maldonado and all the greatness that is the Yellowstone state — and your state, while kind of empty, is indeed great — but Indiana short-circuited that conversation. ‘Til next year, Cowboy fans.

#5 Saint Mary’s

“Gritty not pretty” is the slogan for this year’s Gaels team, which boasts a steadfast combination of veteran play and elite defense. The phrase was coined by forward Kyle Bowen, the ultimate glue guy on a team of plucky players. The Aussie is the only Saint Mary’s starter not averaging double figures, but he is one of the most underrated defenders on the West Coast and leads the team in blood substitutions. Offensively, the ball runs through sixth-year point guard Tommy Kuhse. Once described as a “perennial senior,” Kuhse was born with a basketball in his hands, ready to run Randy…

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