Houston Chronicle

Big Ten’s top scorer headlines contingent

- Matt Young

Players from Houston-area high schools competing in the NCAA Tournament:

ABILENE CHRISTIAN Chase Cobb, junior, guard

Katy Faith West Academy

Cobb has played in 17 games this season and scored 15 points.

BAYLOR

Jackson Moffatt, freshman, forward

Magnolia

Moffatt walked on at Baylor, but hasn’t appeared in a game this season.

CINCINNATI

Trevor Moore, sophomore, guard

Wheatley

Moore, who played three seasons at Wheatley before transferri­ng to Connecticu­t's South Kent Prep, plays 11.8 minutes per game and averages 2.3 points.

HOUSTON

Galen Robinson Jr., senior, guard

Westbury Christian

Robinson averages 8 points and 4.9 assists per game. He'll finish his career ranked among the school's top 10 in several categories, including assists, games played and games started.

Fabian White Jr., sophomore, forward

Atascocita

The 6-7 forward has started 18 games this season and averages 6 points and 3.7 rebounds per game.

Cedrick Alley Jr., freshman, forward

Klein Forest

After redshirtin­g last season, Alley has started 16 games this season and plays 19 minutes per game. He's averaging 5 points and 3.1 rebounds.

Chris Harris Jr., junior, center

Madison

The 6-10 transfer from San Jacinto College plays 11 minutes per game and averages 2.8 points and 3.6 rebounds.

Neil VanBeck, freshman, guard

Westside

VanBeck is redshirtin­g this season.

KANSAS

Quentin Grimes, freshman, guard

College Park A McDonald's All-American at College Park, Grimes has started every game this season, averaging 8.3 points and 2 assists per game.

MISSISSIPP­I Zach Naylor, junior, forward

Travis

The 6-8 Naylor transferre­d to Mississipp­i from Weatherfor­d Junior College and is playing 4.6 minutes per game.

NEVADA

Joseph Anderson, junior, guard

Yates

Anderson is sitting out this year after transferri­ng to Nevada from Northern Arizona, where he averaged 11.1 points per game last season.

NEW MEXICO STATE Jabari Rice (10), freshman, guard

Fort Bend Marshall

After redshirtin­g last season, the 6-4 guard has played in 31 of the team's 34 games and earned five starts. He plays about 11 minutes per game and averages 3.4 points.

OHIO STATE Jaedon LeDee, freshman, guard

Kinkaid

The 6-9 true freshman earned two starts this season and plays 7 minutes per game. He's averaging 3 points and 1.7 rebounds.

OKLAHOMA Christian James, senior, guard

Bellaire

James is Oklahoma's leading scorer, averaging 14.4 points and 6.3 rebounds per game, while knocking down a team-high 62 3pointers this season.

Jamal Bieniemy, freshman, guard

Tompkins

Bieniemy has played in every game as a true freshman including 15 starts this season, averaging 4.9 points and 3.5 assists per game.

PRAIRIE VIEW A&M Antione Lister, junior, guard

Brenham

The 6-3 guard transferre­d from Blinn Junior College and is the team's leading 3-point shooter at 41.1 percent (23-for-56).

Faite Williams, freshman, guard Clear Springs

The true freshman has appeared in 25 games this season and scored 9 points. Juan Hood, sophomore, guard

Pro Vision Academy

Played in 27 games last season but hasn't appeared in a game this season.

PURDUE Carsen Edwards, junior, guard

Atascocita

After being named second-team All-American as a sophomore, Edwards is the leading scorer in the Big Ten, averaging 23 points per game.

UTAH STATE Quinn Taylor, senior, forward

Langham Creek

The 6-8 Taylor has started all 34 games this season and averages 8 points and 6.2 rebounds per game.

VCU P.J. Byrd, freshman, guard

Bush

Byrd, who has played in every game this season as a true freshman, plays 9.4 minutes per game and averages 1.3 points and 1.1 assists per game.

 ?? Jonathan Daniel / Getty Images ?? Purdue junior guard Carsen Edwards was the leading scorer in the Big Ten at 23 points per game. That helped the Boilermake­rs earn a No. 3 seed this week.
Jonathan Daniel / Getty Images Purdue junior guard Carsen Edwards was the leading scorer in the Big Ten at 23 points per game. That helped the Boilermake­rs earn a No. 3 seed this week.

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