Dominique Daniels: NCAA's Scoring Sensation

0:00On March 20, California Baptist Senior Point Guard Dominic Daniels Jr. is turning heads as his team prepares to face Kansas in the first round of the NCAA tournament in San Diego. The 23-year-old from Compton is averaging 23.2 points per game this season, ranking 5th in the nation across 32 games. Daniel started at a local junior college before transferring to California Baptist in Riverside, where he's earned all whack honors every year. Just this month, he claimed Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year and hit a game-winning free-pointer to secure the conference tournament, title, sending the Lancers to their first-ever Division I NCAA appearance. Fans and analysts see Daniels as a classic underdog story, much like the high-volume scores who spark upsets in March. His team leans heavily on his scoring, even if his shooting efficiency sits around 40% from the field and 31% from beyond the arc.

1:00In one standout game this January, Daniels dropped a school record 47 points on 13-21 shooting during an overtime win-over, Utah Valley, proving he can explode for big nights. Kansas will need to lock him down early, or this match-up could turn into a breakout moment for the Lancers star and keep the J-Hawks on edge all. Game-Wong.