3 teams that need to draft Baylor Bears star Jared Butler
April 6, 2021
Just in case you’ve been living under a rock, the Baylor Bears shocked the world of collegiate hoops when they throttled the prior-to undefeated Gonzaga Bulldogs for the 2021 NCAA national championship. Gonzaga’s one-and-done star Jalen Suggs, with his incredible draft profile, ceiling, and recent performance is projected to go within the top five picks in the draft. However, Baylor has its own scoring guard that teams are starting to get high on as well.
Jared Butler Is Going To Be A Great NBA Player
At 21-years-old, Jared Butler will be one of the older prospects going into this year’s draft. He is coming off of a scintillating performance in the NCAA Tournament, in which he was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player. He follows in the footsteps of Steph Curry and Buddy Hield as semi-heralded prospects who saw their draft stock dramatically rise after a banner year. Not bad company for the y
Stanford holds off Arizona 54-53 to win women’s NCAA title
Stanford head coach Tara VanDerveer watches from the bench during the first half of the championship game against Arizona in the women s Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, April 4, 2021, at the Alamodome in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) Morry Gash
Arizona guard Helena Pueyo (13) and guard Aari McDonald (2) talk with head coach Adia Barnes, right, during the first half of the championship game against Stanford in the women s Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, April 4, 2021, at the Alamodome in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) Morry Gash
“Getting through all the things we got through, we’re excited to win the COVID championship,” VanDerveer said. ”The other one was not quite as close, the last one. But we’re really excited. No one knows the score, no one knows who scored, it’s a national championship.”
It wasn’t a masterpiece by any stretch with both teams struggling to score and missing easy layups and shots, but Stanford did just enough to pull off the win it’s second straight by a point.
Stanford (31-2) built a nine-point lead in the fourth quarter before Arizona (21-6) cut it to 51-50 on star guard Aari McDonald’s 3-pointer.
Stanford (31-2) built a nine-point lead in the fourth quarter before Arizona (21-6) cut it to 51-50 on star guard Aari McDonald s 3-pointer.
After a timeout, Jones answered with a three-point play with 2:24 left. That would be Stanford s last basket of the game. McDonald got the Wildcats with 54-53 with 36.6 seconds left converting three of four free throws.
Stanford Cardinal players celebrate with the trophy after their win over the Arizona Wildcats in the championship game of the NCAA Women s Basketball Tournament at Alamodome on April 4, 2021, in San Antonio, Texas. Ben Solomon/NCAA Photos via Getty Images I just owe it all to my teammates, they have confidence in me when I don t have confidence in myself, said Jones, who was honored as the tournament s Most Outstanding Player. I saw they needed me to come up big and I did.