NCAA News: Georgia Players Vying to Make Final Four in Atlanta
The Final Four is in Atlanta and these 26 players from Georgia hope the road to the championship game takes them home.
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For Peachtree Corners college sports fans it's time to tune in to the college basketball playoffs.
March Madness is here, and although no Georgia schools are in the 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament brackets, there will be a distinct Peach flavor on the road to the Final Four.
The Final Four returns to Atlanta — scheduled April 6 and 8 — for the fourth time in history. Atlanta has hosted the final rounds in 1977, 2002 and 2007. The Division II and III championship games are April 7 at Philips Arena.
The NCAA field also includes more than two dozen players from Georgia who are on the rosters of 17 tournament-bound teams, according to data on Rivals.com. Three Peach Staters are on the Middle Tennessee State roster.
Here's a look at the 26 Georgia players playing in the NCAA men's basketball tournament.
| College | Player | Hometown | Next Opponent |
| Belmont | Chad Lang | Marietta (Marietta HS) | Arizona (Thursday March 21, Salt Lake City) |
| Belmont | JJ Mann | Smyrna (Hargrave Miliary Academy) | Arizona (Thursday March 21, Salt Lake City) |
| Cincinnati | Cashmere Wright | Savannah, Ga. (Urban Christian Academy) | Creighton (Friday March 22, Philadephia) |
| Davidson | Connor Perkey | Atlanta, Ga. (Pace Academy) | Marquette (Thursday March 21, Lexington, Ky.) |
| Fla. Gulf Coast | Jamail Jones | Atlanta, Ga. (Montverde Academy/Marquette) | Georgetown (Friday March 22, Philadelphia) |
| Fla. Gulf Coast | Bernard Thompson | Conyers, Ga. (Rockdale County HS) | Georgetown (Friday March 22, Philadelphia) |
| Harvard | Michael Hall | Atlanta, GA (Woodward Academy) | New Mexico (Thursday March 21, Salt Lake City) |
| James Madison | Alloune Diouf | Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern) | LIU-Brooklyn (March 19 or 20, Dayton) |
| Memphis | Shaq Goodwin | Atlanta, GA (Southwest DeKalb HS) | Middle Tenn/St. Mary's (Thursday March 21, Auburn Hills, Mich) |
| Memphis | Damien Wilson | Atlanta, GA (Oak Hill Academy) | Middle Tenn/St. Mary's (Thursday March 21, Auburn Hills, Mich) |
| Miami | Rion Brown | Hinesville, GA (Liberty County HS) | Pacific (Friday March 22, Austin, Texas) |
| Middle Tennessee | Marcos Knight | Rentz, Ga. (Chipola JC) | St. Mary's (March 19 or 20, Dayton) |
| Middle Tennessee | Torin Walker | Columbus, Ga. (Oklahoma State) | St. Mary's (March 19 or 20, Dayton) |
| Middle Tennessee | Jacquez Rozier | Waynesboro, Ga. (Burke County HS) | St. Mary's (March 19 or 20, Dayton) |
| North Carolina | James Gallagher | Atlanta, GA (The Lovett School) | Villanova (Friday March 22, Kansas City) |
| NC State | Lorenzo Brown | Roswell, GA (Centennial HS) | Temple (Friday March 22, Dayton) |
| NC State | Richard Howell | Marietta, GA (Wheeler HS) | Temple (Friday March 22, Dayton) |
| Ohio State | Shannon Scott | Alpharetta, GA (Milton HS) | |
| Oregon | Tony Woods | Rome, GA (Wake Forest) | Oklahoma State (Thursday March 21, San Jose) |
| Southern | Thomas Marshall | Atlanta, Ga. (Miller Grove) | Gonzaga (Thursday March 21, Salt Lake City) |
| Southern | Damien Goodwin | Atlanta, Ga. (Columbia) | Gonzaga (Thursday March 21, Salt Lake City) |
| UCLA | Jordan Adams | Atlanta, GA (Oak Hill Academy) | Minnesota (Friday March 22, Austin, Texas) |
| UCLA | Tony Parker | Atlanta, GA (Miller Grove HS) | Minnesota (Friday March 22, Austin, Texas) |
| Western Kentucky | Nigel Snipes | Marietta, GA (Wheeler HS) | Kansas (Friday March 22, Kansas City) |
| Wichita State | Tekele Cotton | Marietta, GA (Whitefield Academy) | Pittsburgh (Thursday March 21, Salt Lake City) |
| Wichita State | Carl Hall | Cochran, GA (NW Florida St. CC) | Pittsburgh (Thursday March 21, Salt Lake City) |
In Peachtree Corners there are a number of locations to watch the games:
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Confetti's Bar and Grill
6470 Spalding Dr, Norcross, GA -
Mazzy's Sports Bar & Grill
7160 Jimmy Carter Blvd, Norcross, GA -
Tavern At Medlock Bridge
3230 Medlock Bridge Rd, Norcross, GA -
Three Dollar Cafe
6050 Peachtree Pkwy, Norcross, GA (Suite 100) -
The Derby Food & Spirits
7716 Spalding Dr, Norcross, GA
