A Key to San Diego St. vs Uconn

How San Diego St. will defend Kemba Walker: Steve Fisher, the head coach of San Diego St., said about his team having to guard Kemba Walker in the sweet sixteen, "We have some experience guarding top notch players like Kemba. We are going to use the athleticism of Billy White mostly but all our guys sometime will take a shot at him. The one thing you have to do to a player like Kemba is switch off on him and not show him the same defense every time down the court. We had a lot of success doing this against Jimmer Fredette so we hope we can do it against Kemba Walker." In San Diego State's two losses to BYU, Jimmer Fredette scored a combined 68 points and had 9 assists one game. When the Aztecs got their third crack at Fredette, he was stifled and frustrated on the offensive end, going 10 for 25 from the field including 2 for 7 from three. The Aztecs hope that Billy White's size at 6-8 and length complemented by his athleticism will force Kemba Walker into difficult shots much like how Jimmer had to settle for tough jumpers. San Diego St. will try to keep Kemba off the free throw line, where he went 14 for 14 in Uconn's third round win over Cincinnati. It is key that White will not slow down and begin to show fatigue as the game goes along, as he doesn't normally guard players on the perimeter. This is key as Kemba plays nearly every minute of every game, as long as he isn't in foul trouble. White usually only plays about 27 minutes per game but may have to be on the floor for the entire game to make sure that Walker doesn't get hot from the field. San Diego St. may also try to guard Kemba with a quicker guard like Chase Tapley. The Aztecs will have to double Kemba off screens, put some full court pressure on him, and also play some zone to switch up the defenses on Walker. This formula helped contain Fredette and will hopefully for Aztec fans, contain Walker.