Southeastern Minnesota Players Shine in NCAA Tournaments

0:00On March 18, three players from Southeastern Minnesota are making waves in the NCAA men's basketball tournaments this week. World Shutter from Stewartville suits up for top-seated Michigan in Division I, Nate Heiss from Lake City plays for No. 2 seed Iowa State. Also Division I and Antoine Weber Jr., a lords grad, represents No. 2 seed Lander University in Division II. Shutter and the Wolverines kick off Thursday, March 19, at 610 pm in Buffalo, New York, against the winner of tonight's playing game. Between Maryland, Baltimore County, and Howard, the one-loss Michigan squad dominated the big 10 regular season but fell short in the conference title game. Shutter averages nearly four points and two rebounds off the bench as a six-foot-eight forward. Meanwhile, Heiss and Iowa State tip off Friday, March 20 at 150 pm in St. Louis versus No. 15 Tennessee State. The six-foot-five senior guard ships in about five points, four boards, and solid defense for the 27 and seven cyclones.

1:03He's the brother of Olympic gold medalist Taylor Heiss and drained a clutch three to beat Houston earlier this season. Over in Division II, Weber and Lander face No. 4, Lynn Warrine, tonight at 7 pm in the Southeast Regional. The six-foot-three guard delivers eight points and nearly four rebounds per game for the 27 and five bear cats who already knocked off a couple of tough opponents to advance. Both Shutter and Heiss Hale from the Midwest bracket, setting up a dream No. 1 versus No. 2 clash in the Elite 8 if they advance deep. Eyes are on these local standouts as the tournaments heat up across all divisions. Made in AI