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NCAA Basketball: Overrated Kansas, dominant Virginia, and more takeaways

By Brian Rauf

AMES, IA - JANUARY 5: Tyrese Haliburton #22, Michael Jacobson #12, and Nick Weiler-Babb #1 of the Iowa State Cyclones, block as Dedric Lawson #1 of the Kansas Jayhawks attempts to pass the ball in the first half of play at Hilton Coliseum on January 5, 2019 in Ames, Iowa. (Photo by David Purdy/Getty Images)
AMES, IA - JANUARY 5: Tyrese Haliburton #22, Michael Jacobson #12, and Nick Weiler-Babb #1 of the Iowa State Cyclones, block as Dedric Lawson #1 of the Kansas Jayhawks attempts to pass the ball in the first half of play at Hilton Coliseum on January 5, 2019 in Ames, Iowa. (Photo by David Purdy/Getty Images) /
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MIAMI, FL – DECEMBER 01: Shamorie Ponds #2 of the St. John’s Red Storm reacts after a basket against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets during the HoopHall Miami Invitational at American Airlines Arena on December 1, 2018 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
MIAMI, FL – DECEMBER 01: Shamorie Ponds #2 of the St. John’s Red Storm reacts after a basket against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets during the HoopHall Miami Invitational at American Airlines Arena on December 1, 2018 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /

7) Shamorie Ponds deserves more National Player of the Year consideration

Ponds was one of the college basketball’s best returning players coming into the year and has done nothing but flourish as a junior, averaging 20.4 points, 6.0 assists, and 2.7 steals per game while leading St. John’s to a 14-1 record.

Early on in the year, Ponds was putting up great numbers but the Johnnies were beating inferior competition, even if Ponds was making clutch plays all the time late in close games.

He was at it again on Saturday, coming up with this game late in the Red Storm’s overtime win over Georgetown.

Now, all of Ponds’ heroics appear to have built on themselves and garnered him some more national notoriety. And, as St. John’s continues to win, more and more people are taking him seriously when discussing the National Player of the Year.

It’s going to be a lot of fun to see what he can do Tuesday at Villanova.

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