From locals in the field to the sleepers to keep an eye on, here's what to know before Thursday's first round tip of the NCAA ...

North Carolina was forced to sweat out Selection Sunday after a crushing loss to Duke in the ACC Tournament semifinals.

he had a gut feeling he'd be relegated to the JV team at North Quincy High. Never did Nguyen think he'd one day become, as his head coach Kevin Barrett said, "a pillar" for high school basketball ...