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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 […]
Continue readingReseeding the 2022 men’s March Madness Sweet 16
Well, now it gets interesting. It’s at this point in the NCAA tournament that things generally stop making sense. The original seeds still carry weight for the teams that have survived — they give us the full picture about a team’s season thus far. But what do you do with the surprises in the field? […]
Continue readingNCAA 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 […]
Continue readingBig 12 2020-21 predictions: Is the Big 12 college basketball’s best league?
Player of the Year Medcalf: Marcus Garrett, Kansas Borzello: Jared Butler, Baylor Gasaway: Oscar Tshiebwe, West Virginia Lunardi: Jared Butler, Baylor Newcomer of the Year Medcalf: Cade Cunningham, Oklahoma State Borzello: Cade Cunningham, Oklahoma State Gasaway: Cade Cunningham, Oklahoma State Lunardi: Cade Cunningham, Oklahoma State Jeff Borzello, college basketball insider: Whoa whoa whoa, settle down. […]
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 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 […]
Continue readingBig 12 2019-20 predictions: Can Kansas handle the microscope?
As the countdown continues toward the start of the 2019-20 college basketball season on Nov. 5, ESPN.com’s panel of experts is making its predictions. After looking at the ACC, Big East, the American, the Pac-12 and Mid-Majors, we move on to the Big 12, where Kansas is not the reigning champ for the first time […]
Continue readingLouisville latest No. 1 team to lose, this time to Texas Tech
NEW YORK — The college basketball season is only six weeks old, but it’s already headed for its fifth No. 1 team of the season. “Felt like a February-, March-type basketball game, the way it was played,” Texas Tech coach Chris Beard said. “We had to get shots early. I like the way my guys […]
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