There are players from Oregon at Gonzaga, Stanford, UConn and Arizona. Author: Mike Benner Updated: 6:40 AM PDT April 2, 2021
PORTLAND, Ore. Any player will tell you the road to the Final Four is a long and winding one. For Arizona s Bendu Yeaney, that road passed right through St. Mary s Academy in downtown Portland. She was larger than life even as a freshman, said St. Mary s Academy athletic director Anna Maria Lopez. She had this personality that you always knew when Bendu was around.
Lopez said Yeaney, a 2017 graduate, was an impact players on the St. Mary s Academy basketball team as a freshman. Lopez is not surprised Yeaney is playing a major role on Arizona s Final Four team.
Freshmen who graduated early gain NCAA tourney experience
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2021/02/11 15:41 The plan was for Carter Whitt to play a year at prep school before suiting up next season at Wake Forest. Instead, Whitt is already on the court for the Demon Deacons after graduating early and joining the program in December. The 6-foot-4 guard is among a small group of freshmen nationally seizing an opportunity as midyear enrollees, getting the jump on college careers with what amounts to free eligibility amid the coronavirus pandemic. “I just figured it would be a better way to use a year,” Whitt said. “Rather than being away at boarding school, I might as well just be away at college.”