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While most of the players on this list starred as offensive hubs and put up huge scoring numbers during their tournament runs, Davis starred at the other end, where he ensured other teams couldn’t score at a high clip.
Davis, an all-everything player and Wooden Award winner during his one collegiate season before going No. 1 in the NBA draft, still owns the freshman NCAA tournament record with 29 blocks during the Wildcats’ championship run. He averaged 13.7 points, 12.3 rebounds and 4.8 blocks per game, anchoring a Kentucky team that won all of its tournament games by eight points or more.
After going 7-of-8 from the field as part of an 18-point, 14-rebound, five-block performance in the national semifinal, Davis struggled offensively in the championship game against Kansas, going just 1-of-10 for six points. He impacted the game in other ways, though, racking up 16 rebounds, six blocks, five assists and three steals to still take home Most Outstanding Player honors.