GILBERT, Ariz.—Day two of the Nike Tournament of Champions is in the books and we’re halfway home to crowning five new champions for 2016.  Wednesday’s action will feature all the semifinal match-ups leading into championship Thursday.

Fred Kroner and Tony Bleill were back in the gym Tuesday and both offer up their take on all the action they saw throughout the day.  Follow the link below to enjoy the coverage from these two veteran sportswriters.

http://www.bluestarmedia.org/toc-day-two-fred-tony/

Also, if you missed it, the following links will take you back to our day one coverage.

http://www.bluestarmedia.org/toc-2016-monday-action/

http://www.bluestarmedia.org/nike-tournament-champions-day-one/

Teams moving through the bracket don’t do so without the depth that it takes to compete with some of the best programs in the country.  With top tier signees and highly regarded underclassmen dotting the rosters of many of the TOC participants it becomes imperative that some unsung or under the radar teammates step up and help create the landscape for their high profile peers to excel.  Today we’re spotlighting three players who are talented in their own right but at the same time are instrumental in the success of those “stars” taking the floor with them in Gilbert.