Kemba Walker of Connecticut was second with 11 votes.

BYU guard Jimmer Fredette throws a running hook shot up as San Diego State’s Kawhi Leonard (15) defends during the second half of BYU’s 80-67 victory in an NCAA college basketball game in San Diego, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011. As you may recall, BYU beat the University of Florida in round 1 of last year's NCAA tournament, 99-92 (see Jacksonville.com for more details). Jimmer Fredette #32 of the Brigham Young University Cougars shoots a jump shot during the championship game of the Conoco Mountain West Conference Basketball tournament against the San Diego State Aztecs at the Thomas & Mack Center March 12, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Look for Fredette to have a 50 point game in this years tournament. 3 in the AP Poll and had the AP Player of the Year in Jimmer Fredette. 3 seed Brigham Young defeat No. These four winners then finished out the 64-team bracket. NCAA Tournament Championship: UConn Defeats Butler, 53-41. The Zags have good size across the board, but their point guard play has been very shaky all season long. In NCAA tournament victories over Wofford and Gonzaga, he scored a … Florida will be back with something to prove, but Jimmer Fredette is going for a championship, so don't count the Cougars out.

The 2011 NCAA Tournament continues Thursday night, with the first four games of the Sweet 16, beginning with two of the country's best players on display for the nation to see (some for the first time, likely, in Jimmer Fredette's case.

Jimmer Fredette made seven 3-pointers and scored 34 points to help No.

Posted on March 18, 2011 By Metro. Watch all of Jimmer's best March Madness highlights as … Jimmer Fredette went to the NCAA tournament in all of his four years with BYU, reaching the Sweet 16 as a senior. Fredette received 48 votes from the 65-member national media panel that selects the weekly Top 25. NCAA tournament: St. John’s falls ugly to Gonzaga. Pre-game media coverage is focusing on what Gonzaga must do to slow down Jimmer Fredette. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) The voting was done before the NCAA tournament. BYU Basketball NCAA Tournament: Jimmer Fredette, Each 2011 NBA Draft Prospect to See Thursday Andy Bailey @.

A leading candidate for National Player of the Year, Fredette is averaging a nation’s best 28.5 points per game. When BYU joined the WCC in 2011, it was coming off a season in which it reached the Sweet 16, peaked at No. NCAA Championship Game 2011: UConn Huskies Defeat Butler Bulldogs, 53-41, To Win The National Title; Sweet 16: BYU, Jimmer Fredette Ready For More NCAA Tournament Action; Sweet 16 Bracket: Marquette, Richmond, VCU Advance ; View all 32 stories

The 6-3 senior guard is the perfect compliment to Jimmer Fredette, providing a capable long-range threat (.380) to spread the floor, getting a lot … Jimmer will look to keep up his scoring in the NCAA Tournament, to lead BYU deep into the tournament.

San Diego State won 72-54.

Bolstered by the continued dominance of Jimmer Fredette, the Cougars have proved that they can. 2011 NCAA Tournament: Bracket Breakdown - Southeast Bracket ... Their likely second-round matchup would be against BYU who is very beatable if Jimmer Fredette does not go nuts shooting the ball. Jimmer Fredette’s nagging injury has been called a calf by CBS — it hasn’t kept him off the floor, but he does look tired. BYU had a rising star in Junior guard Jimmer Fredette… Jimmer Fredette dropped in 32 points to lead third-seeded Brigham Young to a 74-66 victory over the Terriers in the NCAA tournament. 11 Gonzaga 89-67 on Saturday and move to the second weekend of the NCAA tournament for … Gonzaga Gets Ready for Jimmer Fredette -- NCAA Tournament Round 2 Tomorrow night we get to see the BYU Cougars take on Gonzaga in round 2 of the NCAA tournament.