Michigan State senior guard Cassius Winston highlights the list of 50 preseason candidates for the 2020 Wooden Award that was announced Tuesday. Winston, one of five finalists for the 2019 award and the reigning Big Ten Player of the Year, leads a Michigan State team that was voted No. 1 in the preseason AP poll […]
Continue readingBetween 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 […]
Continue readingJohn 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 […]
Continue readingFollow 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 […]
Continue readingBecause 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 […]
Continue readingThree top-five teams plus multiple National Player of the Year candidates. This week’s slate on ESPN+ is absolutely loaded. It’s no coincidence that some of the best matchups of the season on ESPN’s streaming service land at the start of every college hoops fan’s favorite month. With the bubble heating up, Championship Week on the […]
Continue readingAs we take one step closer to March Madness, regular-season games across the board become more critical for seeding purposes, conference titles and the chase for the bubble. Last week on ESPN+, the focus was heavily on mid-major clashes, but over the next seven days, we have two Top 25 showdowns in the Big 12 […]
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