Momcilovic's Draft Fate Hangs in March Madness

0:00On March 4th, the Iowa State Cyclones are in tough shape heading into March madness, wrapping up the regular season on a two-game losing streak after, falls to Texas Tech and Arizona. They've got just one game left, senior night against Arizona State, before hitting the Big 12 in NCAA tournaments. To go deep, they'll need stars like Junior Gar Malon-Momcilovic to shine. Momsilovic has been climbing NBA draft boards for months, often pegged for the second round. But a fresh mock draft from the athletic left him out entirely, predicting him undrafted while teammates Joshua Jefferson and Tamin Lipsi went late. In the second round, to Sacramento and Orlando. Fans and scouts are buzzing about the snub, given his elite shooting. He leaves the nation at 50.2% from three-point range, tops the Big 12 and effective field goal percentage at 68. Four, and has already smashed the Cyclone single-season record with 110 threes. Beyond spot-up shooting, he's a multi-level scorer with slick mid-post moves

1:03against smaller defenders and fadeaways over bigger ones. Defense and rebounding are weaker spots. Though he fits well and coached TJ Ozzelberger's team scheme with solid effort. As postseason heats up, Momsilovic could declare for the draft or return for a senior year to polish those flaws and keep draining threes. Either way, his play this week will tell Scouts plenty.