The 2010 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament field has been set and four players from the Central Florida area have punched tickets to the Big Dance, which begins tonight with the play-in game.

Malcolm

Making a trip to the opening round of March Madness this week are Winthrop sophomore Chris Malcolm (Timber Creek), Florida junior Chandler Parsons (Lake Howell), Purdue senior Keaton Grant (Gateway) and Wofford senior Corey Godzinski (East Ridge).

Below is a look at the seasons each local product put together in 2009-10 and info on their respective opening round games…

– No. 16 Winthrop vs. No. 16 Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Tonight at 7:30 p.m.

Malcolm played just four minutes in the Big South Conference Tournament, grabbing one rebound for a team that last advanced to the Big Dance in his redshirt season of 2008. The 2007 Timber Creek graduate made one start in 29 games this season at Winthrop (19-13). In 6.7 minutes per game he averaged 1.5 points and 2.1 rebounds on the year. The winner of tonight’s play-in game takes on No. 1 Duke in the South Region on Friday at 7:25 p.m.

Parsons

– No. 10 Florida vs. No. 7 BYU, Thursday at 12:20 p.m.

Parsons played most of the way in each of Florida’s two Southeastern Conference Tournament games and scored 31 points, grabbed 13 rebounds, dished out three assists and nabbed two steals in the split. The 2007 Lake Howell graduate started 17 of 33 games this season for the Gators (21-12). In 30.5 minutes of action he averaged 12.1 points and 6.8 rebounds on the year with 82 assists and 37 steals to his credit. The winner of Thursday’s game takes on either Kansas State or North Texas in the West Region on Saturday.

Grant

– No. 4 Purdue vs. No. 13 Siena, Friday at 2:30 p.m.

Grant played a combined 45 minutes in two Big Ten Tournament games but went just 1-for-10 from the field for five points in the split for the Boilermakers. He also had four rebounds, two assists and two steals. The 2005 Kissimmee Gateway graduate started 22 of 32 games this season at Purdue (27-5), who advanced to the Sweet Sixteen a year ago. In 22.1 minutes of action he averaged 6.6 points and 2.7 rebounds per game, and drained 27 3-pointers on the year. The winner of Friday’s game takes on either Texas A&M or Utah State on Sunday.

Godzinski

– No. 13 Wofford vs. No 4 Wisconsin, Friday at 2:50 p.m.

Godzinski played just 15 minutes in the Southern Conference Tournament, scoring six points and grabbing four rebounds for a program making its first trip to the NCAA Tournament. The 2006 East Ridge graduate started 15 of 31 games this season at Wofford (26-8). In 13.1 minutes of action he’s averaged 3.7 points and 1.9 rebounds per game on the year. The winner of Friday’s game takes on either Temple or Cornell in the East Region on Sunday.