8 Players Who Can Take Over the NCAA Tournament

Brice Johnson, North Carolina Tar Heels

The outstanding 6'9" forward can do a lot to take control of a game. Usually, though, it starts with his versatile offensive game.

In a moderate 27.3 minutes per game, Johnson has posted 16.6 points per game, shooting 61.4% on his nearly 11 field goal attempts and 77.2% on 4.3 free throw attempts. He doesn't venture outside the three-point line, but what Johnson will do is step out and hit jumpers from 10-plus feet after loosening up opposing defenses down low.

In doing so, Johnson fires himself up on the defensive end. That can become a problem for the opposition because, when Johnson is completely dialed in, he's superb defensively. His averages of 1.3 blocks and 1.1 steals per game, along with a 90.4 Defensive Rating, are an accurate depiction of his all-around defensive effort.

And when Johnson gets it going on both ends he really gets it going. In the five games in which he's scored 25 or more points this season, Johnson has tallied averages of 29.4 points (on 77% shooting!), 14.4 rebounds, 1.6 blocks and 1.6 steals. That is dominance.