NCAA Tournament 2000 - Fresno State playbook: Shark attack

Fresno State playbook: Shark attack
Coach's Edge

Fresno St. finished 24-9 to grab a No. 9 seed coming out of the WAC. Like all Jerry Tarkanian-coached teams, the Bulldogs love to score. Very light off the bench, the Bulldogs have five players who get a ton of minutes. That's not so bad when one of them is Courtney Alexander. Alexander led the Shark Attack -- and the nation -- in scoring with 25 points per game.

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(A) Alexander (32) doesn't need much room to operate, but he always receives lots of defensive attention. (B) Terrance Roberson (44) averaging 16 points, takes some of the pressure off Alexander.

(C) Roberson (44) gets the ball on the wing and waits for good things to happen. (D) Alexander comes off a high screen from Larry Abney (21) and gets the ball where he can drive or shoot. Either way, the ball is heading toward the basket.


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