The top five Canadians in March Madness 2024

Zach Edey (Alexander Jonesi, Wikimedia Commons)

The National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men's Basketball Tournament begins on Thursday. Here are Canada's top five players, who are averaging at least 10 points per game this season.

Zach Edey

The senior center from Purdue University is a native of Toronto, Ontario. He is the all-time rebounding leader at Purdue University with 1234. In 2023-24, Edey averaged 24.4 points per game, 11.7 rebounds per game, 2.2 blocks per game, and 2.1 assists per game . He had a field goal percentage of .619, a three-point percentage of .500, and a free throw percentage of .716. Purdue is in the Midwest Region as the number one seed, and will play Grambling State Friday night in Indianapolis.

Emanuel Miller

The senior forward from Texas Christian University is from Markham, Ontario. Miller averaged 15.9 points per game, 5.9 rebounds per game, 2.7 assists per game, 1.1 steals per game, .487 field goal percentage, .382 three-point percentage, and .819 free throw percentage this season . The Texas Christian University Horned Frogs are the ninth seed in the Midwest Region, and will play Utah State on Friday night in Indianapolis.

Ryan Nembhard

The junior guard from Gonzaga University is a native of Aurora, Ontario. In 2023-24, Nembhard averaged 12.9 points per game, 6.7 assists per game, 4.1 rebounds, and 1.2 steals per game, along with a .453 field goal percentage, a .323 three-point percentage. , and a free throw percentage of .745. The Gonzaga Bulldogs are the fifth seed in the Midwest Region and will face McNeese State University Thursday night in Salt Lake City.

Emanuel Sharp

The Toronto guard is a sophomore at the University of Houston. In 2023-24, Sharp averaged 12.2 points per game, 3.7 rebounds per game, 1.5 steals per game, .368 field goal percentage, .358 three-point percentage, and .857 free throw percentage. The University of Houston Cougars are the No. 1 seed in the Southern Conference and will play Longwood University Friday night in Memphis.

Quincy Guerrier

The native of Montreal, Quebec is a senior forward at the University of Illinois. In 2023-24, Guerrier averaged 10 points per game and 6.3 rebounds per game, with a field goal percentage of .484, three-point percentage of .387, and free throw percentage of .571. The University of Illinois Fighting Illini are the third seed in the East Region and will play Morehead State Thursday afternoon in Omaha, Nebraska.

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