![](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,<svg height="447" width="780" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" version="1.1"/>)
No. 13 East Tennessee State
Opponent: Florida
Last year we saw with Stephen F. Austin that a star player combined with an aggressive, turnover-forcing defense is a good recipe for taking out a favorite, and the best candidate to follow that blueprint in 2017 has to be East Tennessee State. The Buccaneers have a player capable of taking over in TJ Cromer, who averages 19.1 points and 3.0 threes per contest, while the defense forces turnovers on 22.0 percent of possessions, the 19th best mark in the country.
A matchup against Florida, a team that has a talented backcourt and takes good care of the ball, isn't ideal, but the Buccaneers are an undeniably dangerous team. (Getty)
0 Comments