Hyunjoong Lee of Davidson University. yunhap news
Columnist Jay Villas, who is in charge of college basketball in ESPN, an American sports media outlet, highly evaluated Lee Hyun-joong (22) and drew attention as he predicted the first round of the NCAA Round of 68 tournament at Davidson University and Michigan State University scheduled for the 19th (Korean time). turn off
Villas described Hyunjoong Lee, a third year student at Davidson University, as “Lee Hyunjoong is like a nightmare for an opponent who has to do a matchup.”
It means that it is difficult to block Lee Hyun-joong, who can break directly under the goal, can create scoring opportunities by moving through cuts, and has good 3-point shooting ability.
Villas added, “Lee Hyun-joong is one of America’s best swingers, and he’s also nominated for the Julius Irving Award.”
Julius Irving is an NBA legend, and the trophy named following him is given to the small forward who performed the best in the season. Lee Hyun-joong was included in the final list of nominees for this category.
Finally, Villas explained that Lee Hyun-joong made more than 70 3-pointers in the 2021-2022 season and ranked first in the team’s free throw attempts.
Lee Hyun-joong is a guard/forward over 200m tall and is recognized as one of the best shooters in the United States. In the 2021-2022 season, he made a name for himself as an all-round scorer who crossed all the perimeters.
Lee Hyun-joong averaged 16.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 3-point shot success rate for the season with 37.9%. Davidson University, which is rated as the strongest since 2008, when Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors) advanced to the quarterfinals, stepped onto the stage of the NCAA tournament for the first time in four years.
However, he predicted a victory for Michigan State University in the first round of the Western Division duel between the two teams.
However, he added that it is a game with a sufficient chance of a surprise. “For Michigan State University, it’s a tough matchup, and Davidson University with good overall skills, few mistakes and a variety of scoring routes is a difficult opponent to win,” he said.
Michigan State University, led by head coach Tom Izo, received the 7th seed from the West and Davidson University received the 10th seed. Although it is true that the top-seed team has a lead in objective power, the first-round win rate of the 10th seed was 39%, which is quite high.
