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With Bradley and George Mason each pulling off big upsets en route to the Sweet 16 of March Madness, here's a look at how they got into the major tournament.
 

BRADLEY Braves (20-10 SU, 17-10 ATS)

Region / Seed = Oakland / 13th

CONFERENCE = Missouri Valley

COACH = Jim Les

LOCATION = Peoria, IL

2005-06 RETURNING STARTERS = 5

Approximate Odds to Win NCAA Tournament = 500-1

Key Season Team Stats and National Ranks

Key Performance Ratings

CATEGORY

TEAM

RANK

OPP

RANK

Scoring (PPG)

71.5

112

64.3

64

Power Rating (Rank) = 81 (31st)

Field Goal Pct.

44.4%

134

39.8%

19

Strength of Schedule Rating (Rank) = 74.2 (72nd)

3pt Made/Game

5.57

251

-

-

Outplay Factor Rating (Rank) = 9.1 (38th)

3pt Field Goal Pct.

32.9%

252

30.5%

11

* To utilize the Power and Outplay Factor Ratings, simply compare the figures between two teams to create a theoretical spread.

Free Throw Pct.

71.8%

82

-

-

Rebound Differential

3.27

72

-

-

Assist/TO Ratio

1.105

70

-

-

2005-06 Season Player Statistical Averages

NAME

G

MIN

PTS

REB

AST

FG%

FT%

3Pt%

Marcellus Sommerville

30

31.5

15.4

6.8

0.7

40.9%

75.8%

34.9%

Patrick O'Bryant

22

25.1

13.2

8.0

0.9

56.0%

67.9%

0.0%

Tony Bennett

30

30.4

11.0

3.6

2.9

43.3%

70.8%

35.4%

Lawrence Wright

30

24.6

10.0

5.4

1.0

44.7%

76.2%

21.7%

Daniel Ruffin

30

30.2

7.7

2.4

5.2

40.0%

89.1%

35.2%

Zach Andrews

29

16.9

5.8

5.0

0.9

59.0%

42.3%

100.0%

Jeremy Crouch

21

14.0

4.9

1.3

1.0

35.1%

84.0%

24.6%

Will Franklin

24

18.4

4.6

2.0

2.9

45.7%

68.6%

31.6%

Sam Singh

7

8.3

2.4

2.3

0.6

50.0%

81.8%

0.0%

Danny Adams

27

6.2

1.9

0.9

0.3

34.7%

66.7%

33.3%

Ray Brown

17

7.3

1.8

1.1

0.3

30.0%

54.5%

31.6%

J.J. Tauai

26

14.4

1.7

1.8

1.8

45.7%

63.6%

40.0%

Brandyn Heemskerk

14

4.7

0.8

0.6

0.1

44.4%

75.0%

0.0%

Brian Lavin

5

1.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

NCAA Tournament Game Log - Since 1998

(Seed) vs. Opponent

Date

Day

Round

Score

SU

Line

ATS

FT

O/U
 
 
 
GEORGE MASON Patriots (23-7 SU, 16-9 ATS)
Region / Seed = Atlanta / 8th
CONFERENCE = Colonial Athletic
COACH = Jim Larranaga
LOCATION = Fairfax, VA
2005-06 RETURNING STARTERS = 5
Approximate Odds to Win NCAA Tournament = 500-1
Key Season Team Stats and National Ranks
Key Performance Ratings
CATEGORY
TEAM
RANK
OPP
RANK
Scoring (PPG)
69.4
147
58.8
12
Power Rating (Rank) = 80 (45th)
Field Goal Pct.
48.4%
15
38.6%
9
Strength of Schedule Rating (Rank) = 70.6 (129th)
3pt Made/Game
5.93
211
-
-
Outplay Factor Rating (Rank) = 11.5 (16th)
3pt Field Goal Pct.
35.2%
153
31.4%
28
* To utilize the Power and Outplay Factor Ratings, simply compare the figures between two teams to create a theoretical spread.
Free Throw Pct.
66.8%
236
-
-
Rebound Differential
2.63
86
-
-
Assist/TO Ratio
1.164
46
-
-
2005-06 Season Player Statistical Averages
NAME
G
MIN
PTS
REB
AST
FG%
FT%
3Pt%
Jai Lewis
30
29.7
14.0
7.9
1.9
55.4%
68.8%
40.0%
Tony Skinn
30
31.7
12.8
3.6
2.8
40.1%
81.4%
33.8%
Will Thomas
30
31.0
11.6
6.9
1.2
59.6%
51.4%
0.0%
Lamar Butler
30
31.7
11.4
2.4
2.3
43.9%
72.1%
36.7%
Folarin Campbell
30
30.5
10.2
4.2
3.6
46.7%
73.9%
30.9%
Gabe Norwood
30
20.4
3.5
1.9
2.0
43.2%
60.0%
40.9%
Sammy Hernandez
30
11.9
2.8
3.2
0.5
53.5%
20.0%
38.5%
Tim Burns
18
6.2
2.0
0.6
0.4
42.4%
0.0%
44.4%
Chris Fleming
24
5.3
1.1
0.8
0.0
45.8%
50.0%
0.0%
Jordan Carter
24
6.5
1.0
0.8
0.8
50.0%
33.3%
30.0%
Makan Konate
9
2.4
0.2
0.4
0.0
16.7%
0.0%
0.0%
Charles Makings
12
2.6
0.2
0.8
0.3
25.0%
0.0%
0.0%
NCAA Tournament Game Log - Since 1998
(Seed) vs. Opponent
Date
Day
Round
Score
SU
Line
ATS
FT
O/U
(14) vs. (3) MARYLAND
3/15/01
Thu
1st
80-83
L
+17.5
W
145
O
(14) vs. (3) CINCINNATI
3/12/99
Fri
1st
48-72
L
+14.5
L
136
U