NCAA March Madness rolls on, and Friday's Sweet 16 action features prominent Canadians on both the men's and women's side, looking to push their teams to the Elite Eight.
The 21-year-old put up 31 points and 20 rebounds against Grambling State , and chipped in 23 points and 14 rebounds against Utah State on Sunday. The difficulty will be increased for their game against Gonzaga, the No. 5 seed in the Midwest region. The Bulldogs earned big wins in their two opening games of this tournament against No. 12 McNeese and No. 4 Kansas in the second round .
Nembhard, who has played alongside Edey on Canada's national team, knows the difficulty of the matchup and stopping Edey, but isn't backing down from the challenge. Watch the Gonzaga Bulldogs battle the Texas Longhorns LIVE on TSN2, TSN.ca and the TSN App, with coverage starting at 10pm ET / 7pm PT.
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