March Madness didn’t last long for
7-foot-5 Sim Bhullar, but the towering
freshman certainly caught the attention
of many basketball fans. Playing for New
Mexico State in the NCAA Tournament,
Bhullar scored four points and had 11 rebounds
in a first-round loss to St. Louis
University. Before that, the Toronto native,
whose parents emigrated from Punjab,
won MVP honors at the Western Athletic
Conference tournament. Averaging 12.3
points, 10.7 rebounds, and 3 blocks a game,
he led the Aggies (24-10) to the W.A.C. title
and an automatic
NCAA berth.
Sim’s younger
brother, Tanveer, is
a 7-foot-3 junior
at a West Virginia
prep school, and
if Menzies manages to recruit him next
year, New Mexico State fans won’t have to
worry about March Madness. They’ll have
to deal with March Mayhem.