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Secret NBA Gems: Which 2026 March Madness Sweet 16 Stars Will Skyrocket to Stardom?

Secret NBA Gems: Which 2026 March Madness Sweet 16 Stars Will Skyrocket to Stardom?

Bennett Stirtz, Iowa

Stirtz is the kind of point guard coaches love because he just knows how to play the game. The 22-year-old, 6’4″ point guard is averaging 20 points and 4.5 assists a game, shooting 37.6% from 3-point range, and he’s doing it with one of the slowest-paced, most deliberate offenses in basketball. Stirtz fits the mold of the kind of player teams take a long look at in the second half of the first round: A high-IQ player who can plug-and-play as guard depth off the bench.

What to watch in the Sweet 16 is how he handles pressure — he and slow-it-down Iowa are taking on a Nebraska team that wants to shoot 3s and play fast. Stirtz handled the pressure well against Florida in upsetting the No. 1 seed (he scored 13 and had the assist on the game-winner). Can he do it again?

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