CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) -All Northern Iowa’s Ali Farokhmanesh wanted coming out of high school was the chance to play Division I ball.
None of the big boys wanted him, though. Farokhmanesh (Fah-ROHK-ma-NESH) probably would have settled for a Division II offer. But none of them reached out to him either.
Four years and three schools later, the 6-foot sniper is the toast of this year’s NCAA tournament.
Farokhmanesh burst into the national spotlight with a pair of dazzling performances at the NCAA men’s tournament. He buried a game-winning 3-pointer to lead the Panthers past UNLV in the opening round. He then drilled a 3-pointer with 34 seconds left to help Northern Iowa (30-4) stun top-seeded Kansas on Saturday and advance to the regional semifinals.
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