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32 men’s basketball players who could become breakout stars of the postseason

And then the NCAA tournament began. By the time Kansas State got to its Elite Eight matchup against Florida Atlantic, Nowell — who would score 30 points in a Wildcats loss — had become a must-see player. That’s how quickly everything can change in the college basketball postseason. While this regular season failed to produce […]

Men’s Power Rankings: How far do Kansas, Alabama drop after losses?

Is there some separation — and semblance of calm — coming to 2023-24 college basketball just as we enter the madness of March? After four months of action that saw top-15 teams getting upset seemingly every single night, this past week saw just five losses from teams ranked in the top 16 of last week’s […]

College basketball fantasy draft: Three teams, eight rounds and the top 24 men’s players

If you’ve been following along with us here for a while you may know how this works. Each member of ESPN’s panel of experts — Jeff Borzello, John Gasaway, Myron Medcalf — builds the best fantasy roster he can with eight player picks and one coach. This year, there’s an added advantage: they all got […]

Key storylines for all 32 D-I conferences ahead of 2023-24

The past six months of men’s college basketball have been eventful. Some of the game’s prominent coaches have moved to other schools — Ed Cooley to Georgetown and Rick Pitino to St. John’s were two of the most intriguing moves of the offseason. Reigning Wooden Award winner Zach Edey is back at Purdue after the […]

Edey vs. Shannon, Dickinson vs. Abmas and more league player of the year battles

All of that and we haven’t even discussed the nearly 2,000 players who entered the transfer portal. The change and volatility have made it even more difficult to project who will win conference player of the year honors in each of the 32 Division I men’s leagues. But we’ll give it a shot. Some of […]

The challenges of men’s college basketball recruiting on a small budget

What should have been a four-hour direct flight, however, became extended as the plane was forced to stop in Indianapolis due to weather. When Spradlin reached Cincinnati, hours later, he still had to drive two hours to Morehead, Kentucky, which doesn’t have a major airport. Spradlin finally arrived home, nearly 21 hours after leaving Las […]

Dick Vitale’s preseason men’s All-America teams

I enjoy watching the progress of youngsters that move from role players to PTPers. With only four of the 19 players returning that made first-, second- or third-team All-America teams last year, it’s been a joy to dig deep and project the stars for the upcoming season. So, below are my “All-Rolls Royce” preseason teams […]