Check out these 10 can’t-miss college basketball players in the Acrisure Series

Last year, Arizona and Michigan State faced off inside Acrisure Arena, here in the California desert, in what became the highest-rated televised college basketball game in 15 years. The game captured the attention of 5.18 viewers on Thanksgiving Day.

With the momentum of that game, Acrisure Arena scheduled a few more college basketball games this year, during the week of Thanksgiving, in what is being called the Acrisure Series.

The Acrisure Series kicks off Tuesday and runs through Friday inside Acrisure Arena. The series will include six women’s college basketball games and 13 men’s college basketball games.

Before the Acrisure Series gets underway, here are 10 players, in order, who you should be keeping an eye on during the week:

10. Nate Calmese, Washington State

The 6-foot-2 junior guard is averaging 20 points per game through Wazzu’s first four games of the season, and he scored 27 against Iowa. Calmese has a lightning-quick first step and he’s really fun to watch in transition, largely because of his blazing end-to-end speed.

Washington State plays Fresno State in the Acrisure Series on Tuesday.

9. Tyon Grant-Foster, Grand Canyon

The 6-foot-7 guard probably has the best story in all of college basketball. He started his college career at a junior college before landing at Kansas and then DePaul, where he played sparingly. He then had multiple heart surgeries that kept him from playing for 16 months before landing at Grand Canyon. Last season, he averaged 20.1 points, and scored 29 against Alabama in the NCAA Tournament.

Grand Canyon’s first game in the Acrisure Series is Tuesday against Stanford.

GCU Lopes guard Tyon Grant-Foster is introduced before their game against the South Carolina Gamecocks at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale on Nov. 19, 2023.

8. Great Osobor, Washington

The Spanish-English forward, who transferred from Utah State after averageing 17.7 points and nine rebounds last year, is expected to be one of the top frontcourt players in the Big Ten this season. At…

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Author : The Desert Sun

Publish date : 2024-11-19 23:40:00

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