11.  Dickau is one of five finalists for the 26th John R. Wooden Award as collegiate basketball's top player.

12.  Didn't matter that they lost three top players, including Robinson, and will close out with fewer capable bodies than Congressional Democrats.

13.  Dirk Nowitzki, who has amazingly become one of the top 10 players in the league, shot 16 free throws in that game.

14.  Did anyone expect the world's No. 148th-ranked player to lead this tournament, featuring 18 of the world's top 20 players?

15.  Djordjevic, who plays in the Italian League, was European Player of the Year in 1994; Alibegovic became a top player with Germany's Alba Berlin.

16.  Dodgers executive vice president Fred Claire said Tuesday he will not discuss the contract negotiations for Piazza, but said he still wants to sign his top player.

17.  Defending national champion Arizona returned its top seven players.

18.  Dr. Laszlo Kiraly, father of top player Karch Kiraly, was a Hungarian freedom fighter before escaping to the U.S. four decades ago.

19.  Despite leading the NBA in offensive rebounds last season, forward Popeye Jones didn't make the list of the league's top 100 players.

20.  Douglas and Riley are expected to be among the top six players chosen in the Women's National Basketball Association draft on April 20.