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Tennessee basketball: 5 players for Vols to watch in second weekend of tournament

By Billy Williford

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA - MARCH 24: Kyle Guy #5 of the Virginia Cavaliers celebrates after defeating the Oklahoma Sooners in the second round game of the 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Colonial Life Arena on March 24, 2019 in Columbia, South Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA - MARCH 24: Kyle Guy #5 of the Virginia Cavaliers celebrates after defeating the Oklahoma Sooners in the second round game of the 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Colonial Life Arena on March 24, 2019 in Columbia, South Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /
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SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 24: Louis King #2, of the Oregon Ducks celebrates after a basket in the second half against the UC Irvine Anteaters during the second round of the 2019 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at SAP Center on March 24, 2019, in San Jose, California. (Photo by Yong Teck Lim/Getty Images)
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 24: Louis King #2, of the Oregon Ducks celebrates after a basket in the second half against the UC Irvine Anteaters during the second round of the 2019 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at SAP Center on March 24, 2019, in San Jose, California. (Photo by Yong Teck Lim/Getty Images) /

No.5 – Louis King, Oregon Ducks

Last week we wrote an article about five players to watch from the South Region. It’s incredible the build-up of the tournament, and it’s down to 16 teams just like that. Included in that article was Ducks’ guard Payton Pritchard who deserves some love, that’s why I’m bringing him up.

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    • Since the Pac 12 Tournament began, Pritchard has been on a tear scoring 102 points and has been a big reason why the Ducks have won ten straight games. But, as good as Pritchard has been, Louis King has been just as good.

    Before the Pac 12 tournament began King scored a total of ten points on 3-for-12 shooting in two games against Washington and Washington State. But, since then, King has been a different player and has been tough to stop. The 6-foot-9 freshman forward from Jersey City is scoring 16.5 points per game while averaging 50 percent from the three-point line.

    Honestly, King could have ranked higher on our list because he’s playing so good but let’s be honest, Oregon is the 12th seed, and they haven’t beat the best teams to advance to the Sweet 16. However, if they beat Virginia, watch out.

    There is nothing scarier than a Cinderella playing with nothing to lose with great players playing as well as King is. Watch for the freshman to step up in a big way against Virginia on Thursday night. If he does, you never know what could happen. Maybe an Oregon vs. Tennessee matchup to advance to the Final Four.

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