5 Mid-Major Players That Must Play In NCAA Tournament

Dallas Moore, North Florida

The bad news is North Florida is 9-14. The good news is North Florida is tied for second in the A-Sun Conference at 4-2 and has a shot of dethroning heavy favorite Florida Gulf Coast in the conference tournament.

As fun as Florida Gulf Coast’s dunks and alley-oops were in 2013, Dallas Moore is one of the best players in the nation, yet continues to fly under the radar. Moore, the reigning A-Sun Player of the Year, is third in the nation in scoring at 24.0 per game but has increased his production to a ridiculous 28.3 per game during conference play.

His assists numbers are down from last season because no one else averages more than 10 points per game this season, but Moore is threatening to have a 50/40/90 shooting season with percentages of .493/.409/.856.

It’s telling of how efficient he has been despite taking 3.2 more shots per game this season. Moore also leads the nation in offensive win shares.

With another A-Sun Player of the Year award inevitability waiting for him, Moore could be a second round steal in a draft that features plenty of elite point guard prospects. He’s as good and well-rounded as any scorer in the nation, and a big game on a national stage could help his draft stock.

Besides, a lot of people have never seen Moore play besides a faint memory of him scoring 13 points on 4-of-15 shooting as a sophomore in a play-in game against Robert Morris in 2015. Although even then, North Florida’s star player was Beau Beech.