Pittsburgh Steelers: Building perfect March Madness squad

Point Guard- Ben Roethlisberger

The most experienced player would have good reason to believe he’d get the point guard job, and with good reason, the job rests on the knowledge and skills of Ben Roethlisberger. Roethlisberger, in his high school days, actually believed himself to be a better at basketball than football, and he’s not the only person to believe so. USA Today caught up with his former high school coach Cliff Hite, who had these words to say on Big Ben’s basketball career:

"“He was the most incredible point guard that I’ve ever seen; oh my gosh! He was our all-time leading scorer in high school. If a small guy was guarding him he’d take it inside and if a bigger guy was on him he’d go right by him.”"

That’s certainly high praise, and a likely little known to fact to Steelers fans everywhere. Coach Hite even went on to say he could have played division one, and even went on a recruiting trip to Duke, where Grant Hill gave him a personal tour (important note, it was a football recruitment trip).

Actual basketball experience is a plus, and with the high praise of those who saw him handle the rock, I’ll happily trust Big Ben with running the offense. Although he might not be the athlete he was years ago, Roethlisberger has the resume and knowledge to lead his team past the confines of Heinz Field. Don’t expect Ben to play well enough to earn a ten-day contract with the Golden State Warriors, but I’m sure he’s capable of dropping dimes in your local rec-league while drawing up plays named “Dilly Dilly”.