Top 25 individual runs in the NCAA Tournament

Best individual NCAA Tournament March Madness runs: 24. Jordan Bell, 2017

Stats:

• 12.6 points
• 13.2 rebounds
• 1.6 assists
• 3.0 blocks

Re-watch this game: Elite 8 vs Kansas

It is tough to recall the last time a player made headlines purely for their rim protection like Jordan Bell did during the 2017 NCAA Tournament. As was the case with Suton, Bell did not necessarily carry the biggest scoring load during Oregon’s Final Four run, but his work on the boards and insane blocking ability helped carry the Chris Boucher-less Ducks to their first Final Four since 1939.

Teammate Tyler Dorsey may have been scoring at elite levels, but Bells offensive rebounds helped earn Oregon several extra chances in their close wins over Rhode Island and Michigan State. His eight blocks against Kansas anchored the Ducks defense in holding the 14th ranked scoring offense in the country to just 60 points.

While scoring is obviously a big factor in ranking individual tournament performances, Bell’s relatively low scoring output was not an issue of inefficiency. In fact, Bell averaged 73 percent from the floor which was well above his season average of 63 percent.

It takes a lot of a player to catch the eye of the media when their scoring output isn’t up to the level of players around them, but Jordan Bell’s dominance as a low post player in the 2017 NCAA Tournament is more than enough to overcome what is the lowest points-per-game totals on this list.