5 mid-major players who could star in the 2025 NCAA Tournament

John Poulakidas, G, Yale

Poulakidas made a name for himself in the 2024 NCAA Tournament with a 28-point performance to help Yale knock off Auburn. The senior guard is dancing again after the Bulldogs won the Ivy League championship for the third time in the last four years. Yale matches up against Texas A&M and would then play the winner of Michigan-UC San Diego.

JOHN POULAKIDAS. NAILS. pic.twitter.com/tVaqjDYTa4

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