Follow a Dana Point Basketball Star in the NCAA Tournament

Of all the college students headed for "March Madness," one is a local standout.

Dana Point resident Katin Reinhardt is a freshman for the UNLV Runnin' Rebels, where he averages 9.8 points per game.

According to the university, UNLV, which earned its fourth consecutive bid and 20th overall, will travel to San Jose, Calif., to face the University of California at HP Pavilion in its opening round game of the 2013 Division I NCAA Men's Basketball Championship on Thursday, March 21. Tipoff is scheduled for approximately 4:27 p.m. PT on truTV.

Reinhardt graduated Mater Dei in June, where he was the LA Time's player of the year. In high school, he averaged 18.6 points per game, 2.4 assists and 3.4 rebounds, according to MaxPreps.

Here's a list of tournament-bound players from other regional Patch towns:

San Diego

Aaron Douglas, senior
San Diego State University
Charter High School of San Diego
1.3 ppg

James Rahon, senior
San Diego State University
Torrey Pines High School
6.6 ppg

Angelo Chol, sophomore
University of Arizona
Hoover High School
1.9 ppg

Jeff Withey, senior
Kansas University
Horizon High School
13.5 ppg, 4.0 blocks pg

Norman Powell, sophomore
UCLA
Lincoln High School
5.8 ppg

Carlsbad

Geoffrey Frid, freshman
University of California (Berkeley)
(Attended Impact Academy in Las Vegas)

Matt Shrigley, freshman
San Diego State University
La Costa Canyon High School

Del Mar
Garret Galvin, freshman
University of California (Berkeley)
Torrey Pines High School

Temecula

LaBradford Franklin, junior
San Diego State University
3.0 ppg

Wildomar
James Johnson, sophomore
San Diego State University
1.2 ppg