A SPECIAL REPORT: COLLEGE BASKETBALL

COLLEGE TRY: Highly ranked USC and UCLA might be the top contenders from Southern California in the NCAA men’s tournament, but a number of Orange County alums will see some action. . . . Third-ranked Kansas includes two local standouts: center Eric Pauley, above, from Savanna High and Cypress College, and forward Alonzo Jamison of Santa Ana’s Valley High and Rancho Santiago College. . . . Marina High’s Cherokee Parks has a title shot as a freshman with No. 1 Duke.