While MSU's junior guard Durrell Summers was putting on a show (a career-high 26 points, 6-7 from three) Sunday in the Spartans' second-round NCAA Tournament win over Maryland, all I could think was, "This guy should easily be a first round-NBA draft pick."

Summers, like a lot of gifted college basketball players, doesn't always play up to that potential. But he and others have been doing so in the tournament up to this point. Guys who have been expected to lead teams all season long have picked the biggest stage to step their games up, while others have played like the got a hold of the cell number of Lil Wayne's supplier.

Playing well in the biggest games can do a lot for a college ballers' draft stock. It can put a guy on the fringe of the first round in the 20-25 range, or someone in the 20-15 range into the lottery. And playing bad can take you from the penthouse to the outhouse - kind of like what would happen if you cheated on Oprah with one of the girls from "For the Love of Ray J."

Here's a list of some of the guys who may have made themselves a nice piece of change in the last week (obvious guys like John Wall, Evan Turner, Wesley Johnson, Patrick Patterson and DeMarcus Cousins omitted), along with some guys who may actually wanna keep going to class this semester and pay attention a little bit. All this is based on the 1,678,987.666 hours of basketball I watched last Thursday-Sunday.

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Jordan Crawford, Soph. G; Xavier
After sitting out a season following a transfer from Indiana, Crawford led the Musketeers in scoring this season (20.2 ppg), while chipping in with nearly 5 rebounds and 1.4 steals/game. Crawford, a Detroit native and graduate of Renaissance High School, also shot a rifleman-like 40 percent from three in leading the Musketeers to a 23-7 record. All of Crawford's numbers have gone up since the start of the tournament, as the starting guard, in two games, has averaged 27.5 points on 56 percent shooting, along with 6 rebounds and 3 assists. If he keeps it up, Crawford's individual brilliance could lead his team to the Final Four, a la Dwyane Wade in 2003. It may also make it so he can buy as many "Big Man" T-shirts as he wants to wear under his jersey.

Jimmer Fredette, Jr. G; Brigham Young University
When the tournament started last week, here's what I wrote about Fredette (29 points and 4 assists/game in two tourney games), who's Cougars have since been bounced from the tournament: "(Fredette) is a wizard with the basketball. No matter where he is on the court, if he's got the ball, he doesn't pick up his dribble without a purpose. He can score, too. On the season, Fredette averages 21.7 points, along with 4.7 assists. He also shoots .448 percent from three. He put up 49 Dec. 28 in a blowout win at Arizona and 45 in a win last week over TCU. He reminds me of Steve Nash with the way he keeps his head up at all times and how everything he does on offense has a purpose. Another aspect of Fredette's game that's similar to Nash's? Defense. Fredette, like Nash, doesn't keep his hands up on the defensive end and he couldn't guard the chair in Darko Milicic's pre-draft tape." If he wasn't such an awesome scorer and decision-maker, his future would be as a career-backup. But Fredette could prove valuable as a pick in the 20-25 range. Maybe Phoenix would take a look at him.

Omar Samham, Sr. C, St. Mary's
All of Samham's numbers have gone up in each of his four years as a Gael, which, if you didn't know, means "Irish Warrior." The 6'11," 260-pound Samhan has put in career highs in points (21.5), rebounds (10.9), blocks (2.9) and field goal percentage (.558) this season. The tournament hasn't slowed him down a bit, as the senior has dominated two NCAA Tourney games with an average of 31.5 points (on .667 percent from the field) and 9.5 boards in leading St. Mary's into the Sweet Sixteen. These last two games (against UNLV and Villanova) have put Samhan on scouts' radars. But this weekend - when St. Mary's squares off against Baylor - will be telling, as neither the Rebels or Wildcats have much size. Baylor has a front line that can match up with Samhan and throw multiple guys at him. If Samhan is able to continue his outstanding play, he could find himself drafted in the first round in June's draft.

Honorable mention: Greivis Vasquez, Sr. G; Maryland, Durrell Summers, Jr. G; Michigan State; Da'Sean Butler, Sr. G, West Virginia; Andy Rautins, Sr. G, Syracuse; Jacob Pullen, Jr. G; Kansas State