GREELEY, Colo. (AP) – The basketball court once provided a shelter for Northern Colorado senior Devon Beitzel, a place to escape a crumbling home life that included a mother battling drug addictions and a father in constant legal trouble.
Now, the court has become his forum to shine, a canvas to display a deft shooting touch that has led some to refer to him as “Jimmer Junior,” a respectful nod to BYU’s Jimmer Fredette, the nation’s leading scorer.
Like Fredette, Beitzel’s hardly bashful about hoisting up shots, averaging 21.4 points this season for the Bears (21-10), who earned their first NCAA tournament appearance as a No. 15 seed and will face second-seeded San Diego State on Thursday in Tucson, Ariz.
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