2015 March Madness: Five Individual Matchups To Watch For In The Sweet 16

NCAA Final Four

The NCAA Men’s Tournament represents many basketball fans’ final opportunity to watch some of the best NBA Draft prospects on the biggest stage college basketball has to offer. While the first weekend of the tournament tends to provide the most excitement, it doesn’t always give fans the best matchups to watch individually.

— Think You Know Everything About Kobe Bryant? Take The Ultimate Kobe Quiz! —

The D’Angelo Russell-Stanley Johnson was a letdown on the court, but it represented basically the only noteworthy matchup between draft prospects. The Sweet 16, however, brings about the opportunity for a number of intriguing matchups that can give fans a look at what potential prospects can do against other top competition.

These are the five best matchups to look forward to on Thursday and Friday:

BEGIN SLIDESHOW: Jahlil Okafor vs. Jakob Poeltl

You May Also Like

Isaiah Thomas Was ‘Shocked’ By Trade To Lakers, But ‘Happy’ To Join Fast-Pace Team And Accepting Of Bench Role

The Los Angeles Lakers made one of the biggest splashes of any team at the trade deadline, with president of basketball…

D’Angelo Russell: Losing Helped Lakers ‘Re-Focus On The Little Things’

The month of a December was a disaster for the Los Angeles Lakers…

Lakers News: Shaquille O’Neal Challenges Dwight Howard To Win

With all the hoopla surrounding Shaquille O’Neal on Tuesday night at Staples…

Lakers News: Dwight Howard Says Lakers Debut was ‘Emotional’

On August 10, 2012, the nightmare of the vetoed Chris Paul trade…