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NCAA Division I men’s college basketball rosters, departures, newcomers for 2022-23

Between the one-time transfer waiver and the extra year of eligibility due to the pandemic-impacted 2020-21 season, keeping track of the comings and goings has become borderline impossible. As one coach said to me recently, it feels like every player in the country can find a year of eligibility if they really try. But keeping […]

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SEC 2021-22 basketball predictions: Can Kentucky scratch its seven-year Final Four itch?

John Calipari and the Wildcats have drastically retooled the roster, with an eye toward reclaiming SEC supremacy and making what has recently become an elusive trip to the third weekend of the NCAA tournament. But they’ll have competition near the top of the SEC — the reigning conference champ Alabama Crimson Tide, a well-stocked Arkansas […]

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Sales Pitch discussion: Is Kentucky’s recruiting stranglehold on the SEC slipping?

Follow this link to read what anonymous coaches said about recruiting in the ACC, the Big East, the Big Ten, the Pac-12 and the SEC. Medcalf: I don’t think it was an anomaly. And it was less worrying than it was proof of the changes in college basketball. More than anything, I think Kentucky’s struggles […]

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NCAA Division I men’s college basketball rosters, departures, newcomers for 2021-22

Because it has been nearly impossible to keep track of rosters this offseason, we’ve decided to share a cleaner version of my roster changes research. (The actual one has cross-outs and underlines and capitalized names; it’s unreasonable to think anyone besides me can read it.) First, some guidelines. “Departed or expected to depart” players include […]

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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 […]

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Dick 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 […]

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Dick 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 […]

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Kentucky 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 […]

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Baylor 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 […]

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Wisconsin, 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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