The 2022 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament started on Tuesday with the First Four. Here are the top 10 Canadians in this year’s tournament, which will take place the next three weeks throughout the United States.
8) Adham Eleeda–Bryant–The native of Toronto, Ontario is a guard and is averaging 10.3 points per game this season. Bryant begins the tournament against Wright State on Wednesday afternoon (4:40 p.m. MT).
8) Emanuel Miller–Texas Christian–The native of Scarborough. Ontario is a forward and averaging 10.3 points per game this season. Texas Christian begins the tournament against Seton Hall on Friday evening (8 p.m. MT).
7) Caleb Houstan–Michigan–The native of Mississauga, Ontario is a 6’8″ guard and is averaging 10.5 points per game this season. Michigan begins the tournament against Colorado State on Thursday morning (10:15 a.m. MT).
6) Emmanuel Akot–Boise State–The native of Winnipeg, Manitoba is a guard and is averaging 10.7 points per game this season. Boise Start begins the tournament against Memphis on Thursday morning (11:45 a.m. MT).
5) Marcus Carr–Texas–The native of Toronto is a guard and is averaging 10.9 points per game this season. Texas begins the tournament against Virginia Tech on Friday afternoon (2:30 p.m. MT).
4) Andrew Nembhard–Gonzaga–The native of Aurora is a guard and is averaging 11.7 points per game this season. Gonzaga begins the tournament against Georgia State on Thursday afternoon (2:15 p.m. MT).
3) Zach Edey–Purdue–The native of Toronto is a center and is averaging 14.6 points per game this season. Purdue begins the tournament against Yale on Friday afternoon (12 p.m. MT).
2) Abu Kigab–Boise State–The St. Catharines-raised small forward is averaging 14.7 points per game. He is a teammate of Akot.
1) Bennedict Mathurin–Arizona–The Montreal native is a swingman and is averaging 17.4 points per game this season. Arizona begins the tournament against on Friday against a First Four winner (5:27 p.m. MT).
