EVANSTON, Ill. — With every successive shot that he made, each more absurd than the other, Ace Bailey would turn to the stunned crowd at Welsh-Ryan Arena with a smile, a word, a point, a celebration — sometimes, all at once.

Jamichael Davis who played at Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School transferred his senior year to McEachern to join Bailey, then they joined up together again at Rutgers, which is not surprising as they have been close friends since they were children growing up in Chattanooga.