Senior guard Chasson Randle was up to his old tricks again in the NIT championship as Stanford took on Miami at Madison Square Garden. Randle has hit a plethora of big shots for the Cardinal in his career and tonight would be no different. It should come as no surprise considering he is the school’s all-time leading scorer.
Randle has been a hero at Stanford his entire career. He’s been an impact player since he first walked onto campus as a freshman. Sadly, after tonight, the nation will no longer be able to watch the Rock Island native play in cardinal and white. But Randle wanted to make sure he went out on a high note, and he made sure his last song was one to be remembered.
With under 1:10 to play, Randle has two nice drives that led to layups, putting Stanford up two each time. Time and again, Randle was able to make a play late in regulation and overtime as the Cardinal went on to win 66-64.
With that, Randle’s college basketball career is finished, and it was a decorated one. Randle leaves Stanford as the school’s all-time leading scorer, scoring 2,375 points while winning two NIT Championships with a Sweet 16 appearance in last year’s NCAA tournament. See Randle’s evolution below and how his freshman and senior campaigns ended synonymously.
Different hair than last Madison Square Garden visit, same result for NIT champ @stanfordbball and Chasson Randle … pic.twitter.com/EuUQKW6vxK
— Alan George (@treeSIDjorge) April 3, 2015
James Szuba is a college basketball writer for www.RantSports.com. Follow him on Twitter @JamesSzuba.