Will Tondo

Mar 6, 20231 min

The Countdown to March Madness - A Random Starting Five - Day 6

Happy March College Hoops Fans! The countdown until the Big Dance is on, and it's time to play the "what if" game.

I fired up all the old random team generator, took the five starters from these teams, and compiled there stats.

Would this team make the tournament?

The Random Team Generator (via randomlists.com/random-ncaa-basketball)

1. UConn

2. Toledo

3. Houston

4. Virginia Tech

5. Towson

Results

1. PG: Jordan Hawkins (17.4 ppg / 3.8 rpg / 1.6 apg) - UConn

2. SG: Dante Maddox Jr. (12.4 ppg / 3.6 rpg / 2.8 apg) - Toledo

3. SF: Tramon Mark (11.4 ppg / 4.4 rpg / 2.0 apg) - Houston

4. PF: Justyn Mutts (10.6 ppg / 7.0 rpg / 4.2 apg) - Virginia Tech

5. C: Charles Thompson (12.4 ppg / 9.0 rpg / 1.4 apg) - Towson

STARTER STATS: 64.2 ppg / 27.8 rpg / 12.0 apg

Would this team make the tournament?

Hypothetical Rankings (based on starter stats)

  1. Day 3: 85.2 ppg / 28.2 rpg / 18.6 apg

  2. Day 4: 76.0 ppg / 26.4 rpg / 9.4 apg

  3. Day 5: 67.0 ppg / 23.2 rpg / 13.0 apg

  4. Day 2: 64.6 ppg / 22.4 rpg / 7.8 apg

  5. Day 6: 64.2 ppg / 27.8 rpg / 12.0 apg

  6. Day 1: 54.2 ppg / 22.0 rpg / 11.0 apg