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Delaware Blue Hens: NCAA Tournament Profile
- Updated: March 11, 2014
Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens (25-9, 14-2 CAA)–No team in America has a more potent 1-2-3 punch, at least in terms of points per game.
The Blue Hens boast a brilliant backcourt in guards Devon Saddler (19.8 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 3.5 apg), Davon Usher (19.7 ppg, 6 rpg) and Javis Threatt (18.1 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 5.6 apg), all of whom are upper classmen.
Usher is big at 6-6 and efficient as a scorer (he shoots 45% from the floor). He’s got a good mid-range jumper and can get his own shot. He can also explode in games, having gone for 42 against Charleston and 34 against James Madison in back-to-back games in early February. Threatt and Saddler are both small, but crafty scorers who can cause problems for teams.
Delaware nearly upset Villanova in Philly in November, losing 64-60. They also hung in with Ohio State in Columbus, losing 76-64, and lost by five at Notre Dame. They were the clear-cut class of the Colonial, running roughshod over an admittedly bad league at 14-2. This isn’t your older brother’s CAA, which sent two teams to the Final Four (George Mason in 2006 and VCU in 2011).
If you’re picking Delaware in this game, it’s because of Usher. He is a high-major talent at a mid-major school, and he’ll be the key man on the scouting report.
KEY STATS:
Points per Game: 24th (79.7)
Points per Possession: 35th (1.10)
Possessions per Game: 25th (72.3)
Three Point Percentage: 161st (31.6%)