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March Madness 2021: What to know about every team in the NCAA tournament bracket
Now that the 2021 men’s NCAA tournament field is set, you’ll need the right information to make the right picks in your March Madness bracket. We’re here to help with our annual 68-team preview. The tournament will tip off on Thursday with the First Four, while the first round begins Friday. All games will be […]
Continue readingWho’s the top 2020-21 coach of the year candidate in every college basketball conference?
“I don’t want guys to get fired if they struggle because of the pandemic,” he told ESPN. It’s a fair concern. This season, coaches have had to focus on everything but coaching their teams. There have been delays and pauses. The last-minute schedule changes have shaped the season, too. And the uneven schedules in league […]
Continue readingDick Vitale’s 2020-21 college basketball players to watch — and more
With games set to tip off Wednesday, here are my preseason players to keep an eye on, from the leader of the “All-Marco Polo” team (most talented transfer) to the “All-Thomas Edison” team (best creator) to the “All-Florence Nightingale” team (best player returning from injury). These guys are going to be awesome, baby! PLAYER OF […]
Continue readingDick Vitale’s college basketball preseason All-Americans for 2020-21
Picking my All-America teams was not easy. OK, Luka Garza was an easy pick for the first team, and he is the preseason player of the year. After Garza, you could make a case for numerous players for any of the first three teams. One thing I won’t do is put a diaper dandy on […]
Continue readingBig East 2020-21 predictions: UConn’s return, and Villanova’s hunt for more hardware
Player of the Year Medcalf: Marcus Zegarowski, Creighton Borzello: Marcus Zegarowski, Creighton Gasaway: Marcus Zegarowski, Creighton Lunardi: Marcus Zegarowski, Creighton Newcomer of the Year Medcalf: Bryce Aiken, Seton Hall Borzello: D.J. Carton, Marquette Gasaway: R.J. Cole, UConn Lunardi: Dawson Garcia, Marquette Myron Medcalf, senior college basketball writer: When UConn left, the focus was on the […]
Continue readingKentucky climbs to No. 5, Baylor still No. 1 in Way-Too-Early Top 25 update for 2020-21
And while it’s not going to be a smooth ride to the Nov. 25 start date, we’re officially less than one month away from the first games. Several things have changed since that initial top 25 — Creighton was No. 2, for example, while San Diego State and Colorado were also ranked before NBA draft […]
Continue readingBaylor takes over No. 1 spot in college basketball’s Way-Too-Early Top 25 for 2020-21
With Baylor getting Jared Butler and MaCio Teague back, the Bears move to the top of the preseason rankings. There’s a tier of three teams atop the rest of the country this season, with Baylor, Villanova and Gonzaga separating themselves from the pack — on paper, at least. But Baylor will have the most continuity […]
Continue readingCollege basketball’s winners and losers of the 2020 NBA draft deadline
As you’ll notice by the size of the “losers” section below, however, the majority of undecided players are heading back to college, including legitimate preseason All-American candidates Luka Garza (Iowa), Jared Butler (Baylor), Ayo Dosunmu (Illinois) and Remy Martin (Arizona State). Although there are questions surrounding the college season, there might be just as many […]
Continue readingNo. 5 SF Trey Patterson commits to Villanova over Florida, Indiana
The 6-foot-8 Patterson is ranked No. 26 in the 2021 class overall and as the No. 5 small forward. “I felt like I fit into their system and style of play,” Patterson told ESPN. “Their winning culture emphasizes teamwork and brotherhood, and that’s something I gravitate to. I have built a great relationship with coach […]
Continue readingWisconsin, Michigan State make moves in college basketball’s Way-Too-Early Top 25 for 2020-21
That gives us about a month and a half before we’ll know what the college basketball landscape will look like for the upcoming season, though players will announce their draft decisions before then, too. There are also non-draft decisions that will impact the rankings between now and then, with several noteworthy transfers still on the […]
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