Another March Madness primer

Here’s another look – following Monday’s Jazz Extra – at possible lottery draft picks the Utah Jazz might be looking to use their gift from the New York Knicks on this summer, separated into where they were slotted for March Madness.

The rankings in parentheses, by the way, are a combination of where DraftExpress.com, NBADraft.net and ESPN’s Chad Ford have the players currently ranked.

MIDWEST

Kansas: C Cole Aldrich (8) and SG Xavier Henry (13)
Ohio State: SG Evan Turner (2)
Georgetown: PF Greg Monroe (9)
Oklahoma State: SG James Anderson (15)
Georgia Tech: PF Derrick Favors (4) and PF Gani Lawal.

EAST

Kentucky: PG John Wall (1), C DeMarcus Cousins (3), PF Patrick Patterson (12)
W. Virginia: SF Devin Ebanks
Texas: PF Damion James (20*), SG Avery Bradley (20*)
Wake Forest: SF Al-Farouq Aminu (6)

SOUTH

Baylor: PF Ekpe Udoh (16)

WEST

Syracuse: SF Wesley Johnson (5)
Florida State: C Solomon Alabi (19).

NIT

North Carolina: PF Ed Davis (7*)
UConn: SF Stanley Robinson (18)
Nevada: SF Luke Babbitt.

NO TOURNAMENT

Czech Republic: SF Jan Vesley (14)
Lithuania: PF Donatas Motiejunas (10)
Marshall: C Hassan Whiteside (11)
VCU: PF Larry Sanders (17)
Fresno St.: SF Paul George.

* Only listed in two of three draft rankings

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Jody Genessy

Jody Genessy is the Utah Jazz beat writer for the Deseret News. To answer some of your questions: 1) Yes, he travels everywhere the Jazz do. 2) No, he doesn't fly on the team charter. 3) No, he can't sneak you into the game, let you take notes for him or get you tickets (sorry, Mom). 4) Yes, he realizes that other people out there have to work for a living so he's a lucky dude. 5) Yes, he usually answers questions in the third person.

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