Saint Mary's hasn't had to worry about the point guard position in a long time. From Patty Mills to Mickey McConnell to Matthew Dellavedova, the Gaels have had some of the nation's best players running the show since 2008.

But now Dellavedova is gone, so what are the options for replacing him? The Gaels have a deep and talented team returning for next season, but do they have a point guard?

Cullen Neal

The national top 150 recruit out of New Mexico was seen as the natural replacement for Delly. He has a similar game - one that is steeped in fundamentals, and he plays slow to play fast. Neal signed with the Gaels during the early signing period when he was still somewhat of an obscure prospect. His profile has blown up since then, but unfortunately (for St. Mary's) his father's profile blew up as well when he took over the head coaching position at New Mexico. Now Neal has been released from his Letter of Intent to St. Mary's and will be playing for his father instead.

During Illinois's 12-0 start to the season the fans got a taste of how the offense might look with some shooters. The Illini made 39% of their 3-point attempts. They made 13-29 3s when they crushed USC. They made 10-25 in a win over Butler, and they won at Gonzaga by making 11-26.

But when your team is filled with high volume shooters who aren't necessarily good shooters, then a regression toward the mean should have been expected. Which is exactly what happened. By year's end they had fallen to 31.8%, good for 259th nationally.

On the recruiting trail John Groce was able to grab Kendrick Nunn, a consensus 4* shooting guard who is an exceptional shooter, but he whiffed on Xavier Rathan Mayes, another great shooter.

So, to add depth on the arc, Groce has turned to the transfer market and landed Aaron Cosby from Seton Hall.

Keith Jenkins, a writer for ESPN, cited "sources" today that have Andrew Wiggins committing to FSU.

Source tells me Andrew Wiggins, the No. 1 recruit in the 2013 ESPN 100, will commit to Florida State. Nothing official as of yet.

— Keith Jenkins (@KJenkins_ESPN) April 13, 2013

If you follow Run the Floor, then you know that one of my pet topics is the ongoing hypocritical nonsense spewed by the NCAA in their mission to protect student athletes. Now, my favorite television show (the Daily Show with John Stewart) tackles my favorite topic (shamateurism), which, to me, is gold.

It has become a regular part of the college basketball season.

At the end (or near it) of the NCAA Tournament, the basketball-reading public is treated to write-ups, videos and diatribes outlining the crazy things NCAA game officials go through to earn big money blowing into whistles. Every year it's the same song; Every year nothing changes.

Great pieces like this one from Syracuse.com writer Mike Waters are chock full of crazy numbers:

"[Referee Jamie] Luckie worked nine games in nine consecutive days from Dec. 28 to Jan 5, including a New Year’s Day game between Syracuse and DePaul in Chicago the day after calling Louisville-Kentucky in Lexington, Ky. Roger Ayers called 11 games in 13 days between Jan. 28 and Feb. 9. Bryan Kersey refereed a whopping 17 games in 19 days, starting on Dec. 28 and ending Jan. 15."

But what no one seems to have yet calculated is just have many miles top officials rack up over the course of a season. With the help of Statsheet's referee database, I couldn't help but try my hand. What I found didn't disappoint.

I could couch this any number of ways. Andrew Wiggins is different than the rest. His camp doesn’t talk – because he doesn’t have a camp. He has a family. And they’re treating this decision accordingly. When Andrew, or his family, decides that it’s time for people to know how he’s leaning, then they’ll let us know.

But that makes him special in another way. He doesn’t need the same things a lot of other recruits need. He doesn’t need ‘Kentucky’ or ‘Kansas’ or ‘North Carolina’ on his jersey. He might pick Kentucky. He might pick North Carolina. He might pick Kansas. But he doesn’t need them. With many other recruits it’s a race to the top. Having an elite name on the front of their jersey is as important a part of the decision as what is best for their personal and professional development. But Wiggins is different. With three basketball blue bloods on the trail, Andrew Wiggins could choose Florida State and it wouldn’t really surprise anyone. The storyline would be that he’s following in his mother and father’s footsteps – and in a sense he would be – but all the family connection did was open the door for Coach Hamilton and staff. The rest was on them.

When Noodles Neal took over New Mexico after Steve Alford left for UCLA, the attention immediately turned to his son, Cullen Neal. Neal, a national top 150 player, is considered by most to be the top senior in New Mexico prep basketball. He signed with St. Mary's during the early signing period. There have been plenty of rumors about him getting out of that commitment and signing to play for his father at New Mexico.

Cullen Neal hasn't said anything one way or another to stop the rumors. He said he'd love to play for both schools.

1. The game officially tipped at 9:23 EST (though it was more like 9:28). While I understand that CBS is looking to maximize its advertising revenue, these ridiculously late tip times always make me uneasy. First, the players aren't used to waiting that long to play a game. Second, kids, at least on the east coast, are going to bed. This is the biggest game of the year and the (potential) fans of tomorrow are completely ignored because they aren't yet old enough to buy shit.

2. Spike Albrecht, for at least a half, was a national sensation. The 5-11 freshman from Indiana made four 1st half 3s on his way to a career high 17 points. His previous high was 7 points, and he hadn't taken more than 4 shots in a game since the season opener.

Here is your 2013 edition of One Shining Moment. Lots of #DunkCity, but for me the most memorable clip is Burke's deep three to force the Kansas game into overtime. The tournament wasn't filled with the closest games, but they're all great. 

For Louisville's first lead of the night.