The tale of Jimmer Fredette

The Topeka paper: This is not unlike the Stephen Curry phenomenon -- a player with a low national profile blows up in the NCAA Tournament, and suddenly everyone wants to know his story. Doyel.

Gregg loves Davidson

On CBSSports.com: If you really care about academics, root for Davidson.

Making the argument

Gregg Doyel: Davidson played its way into the 2009 field by nearly playing its way into the 2008 Final Four.

Gregg hearts Stephen

Doyel:

Stephen Curry is the most durably prolific collegiate scorer of our lifetime, but he has a chance to reach Maravich’s 3,667-point milestone only with two enormous advantages: One, he would have to play four seasons of college, one more than Maravich. Two, he has averaged close to four 3-pointers per game. Had he played in Maravich’s era, before the 3-point arc, Curry wouldn’t be able to come within 500 points of Maravich’s record -- not even in four seasons.

And that’s not a shot at Stephen Curry. I love Stephen Curry, platonically speaking.

'The face of Davidson'

Good stuff from Gregg Doyel: Curry is the face of Davidson -- he’s the face of college basketball -- which means the spotlight finds him and, and for the most part, him alone. And still his teammates adore him. That was clear during Davidson’s remarkable run to the Elite Eight last season, when Davidson gave eventual champion Kansas its second-best game of the tournament. Curry’s teammates weren’t concerned about the points or attention being accumulated by Curry. They loved it.

And I bet they loved Tuesday even more.