Tadhg Furlong has admitted feeling embarrassed by being tipped to win selection for next summers British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand.Ireland completed a 2016 clean sweep over the southern hemispheres big three with Saturdays 27-24 victory over Australia in Dublin.The increasingly-influential Furlong has catapulted himself to the front of the queue for the Lions number three shirt next summer with a string of fine November performances.But the 24-year-old Wexford native has insisted he feels a big, big step away from the Lions picture.Its kind of daunting in a way, to be honest with you, said Furlong of links to next summers Lions squad. Because you know in your own head that jeez, my scrum wasnt great there or my entry wasnt great here, and if I do this against a really great scrummaging pack, Im going to be torn apart here.That is your thought process. And with people throwing that out, you get kind of embarrassed. The Lions is synonymous with such a big brand and so many great players have played there. Do I see myself there at the minute? No.I think I have a long journey to go and, as I said, Ive only started four games for Ireland, two Heineken Cup games for Leinster and it is a big, big step to be making those shouts.Englands Dan Cole, Wales Samson Lee and Scotlands WP Nel will all be in the mix for Lions selection, but Furlong has emerged as the standout tighthead across Irelands impressive autumn series.Furlongs bullish ball-carrying, his unyielding drive and smart set-piece work have all helped Ireland move their tight game on still further under boss Joe Schmidt and forwards coach Simon Easterby. Ireland made history with their first-ever win over New Zealand in their 40-29 triumph at Chicagos Soldier Field.Schmidts side had already toppled South Africa 26-20 in Cape Town in June - and on Saturday added the scalp of Australia to complete a stunning southern hemisphere clean sweep inside 12 months.Ireland are now the first European team to beat the southern hemispheres big three nations in a calendar year since England in 2003. Furlong for one is refusing to let himself get carried away - insisting his emergence as Irelands starting tightead remains in its infancy.The Leinster star also laid much of the credit for his own progress at the feet of 36-year-old provincial team-mate and veteran of 61 Ireland caps Mike Ross.Mike Ross has been a stalwart for years and years and hes delivered so well for Ireland that no other tighthead has really got a look-in, in terms of his consistency in the scrum and general soundness around the pitch, said Furlong.To come up under him, Ive worked with Mike a long time through the academy at Leinster. Hes been a really good mentor for me I suppose to step out of his shadow and get a few games has been really good for me.Look, you cant get carried away either. Youre only one bad scrummaging performance from being torn apart, so theres definitely work I can do in that area. Its something that Ill reflect on these three games Ive played in. 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It helps you win basketball games.Corey Sanders had 15 points, Mike Williams added 14 and nine rebounds and the Scarlet Knights used the defense-and-rebounding formula for a 66-59 victory over DePaul in the Gavitt Tip-Off Games on Thursday night.Deshawn Freeman added nine points and nine rebounds as the Scarlet Knight built a 46-27 rebounding edge.Eli Cain had 24 points on 8-for-13 shooting to lead DePaul.Billy Garrett had just five points for the Blue Demons (1-1) on 1-for-11 shooting before fouling out with more than eight minutes remaining.I can get a little bit concerned because its the second game in a row where hes got in foul trouble and hasnt shot the ball well, DePaul coach Dave Leitao said.You cant be talked about as one of the top seven, eight or nine best players in the (Big East) and not play well. Thats something we have to figure out.DePaul freshman Devin Gage suffered a right shoulder injury when he fell hard to the court with just under 12 minutes left. 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