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Blake Griffin of the Sooners is one of the players to watch in the 2009 NCAA basketball tournament. (AP Images)

Having a superstar player on your college basketball team is fantastic, no doubt about it. Here are some of the players everyone will be watching at the NCAA men’s Tournament:

Blake Griffin, Oklahoma: The leading Wooden Award candidate is deadly in the post; gets to the free-throw line practically at will.

Hasheem Thabeet, Connecticut: Listed at 7-foot-3, one of the premium shot blockers in college and an efficient scorer when he gets the ball – which isn’t often enough.

Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina: The reigning Wooden Award winner plays with the intensity you’d expect from a man named Psycho T.

Tyreke Evans, Memphis: An absolute scoring machine on the wing; draws comparisons to Tracy McGrady. Adds 2.1 steals per game.

Stephen Curry, Davidson: One of last year’s biggest stories for the Cinderellas from Davidson; leads Division I with 28.9 points per game, plus 5.7 assists and 2.6 steals.

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