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Men’s college basketball Power Rankings: Pre-Feast Week, Kansas is still No. 1
It begins Monday, with the Maui Invitational and a UConn vs. Texas showdown at Madison Square Garden for the Empire Classic, but it doesn’t slow down from there. Here are a couple of things we’re watching from three key events this week: Maui Invitational: Perhaps the most loaded field we’ve seen for a nonconference tournament. […]
Continue readingCollege 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 […]
Continue readingKey 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 […]
Continue readingDick Vitale’s men’s college basketball Preseason Top 25 for 2023-24
Kansas is my preseason No. 1. Bill Self continues his mastery of college basketball, and with the return of Kevin McCullar Jr., and the addition of Michigan transfer Hunter Dickinson, the Jayhawks have one of the most talented rosters. Of course, don’t forget about top defenders Dajuan Harris Jr. and K.J. Adams Jr., who will […]
Continue readingCollege basketball Power Rankings: Purdue and Zach Edey dominate, North Carolina drops out
Which brings us to the debate for No. 1 this week. We had already moved Houston past North Carolina, so the Tar Heels’ losses at the Phil Knight Invitational weren’t much of a factor in the discussion. But the incredibly impressive play from the likes of Arizona, Purdue and UConn (and Virginia last week) means […]
Continue readingCollege basketball Power Rankings: Virginia, Texas oust Gonzaga, Kentucky in top 4
All the complaints about a quiet first week of the 2022-23 men’s college basketball season quickly disappeared over the past seven days, with blockbuster games seemingly every night, including the Champions Classic, Gonzaga at Texas and the Continental Tire Classic. And can you remember a Sunday quadruple-header featuring games like Virginia vs. Illinois, Baylor vs. […]
Continue reading2022-23 Big-12 preview: How about a national title three-peat?
Then again, the Big 12 season has already opened in surprising fashion with the news that Kansas head coach Bill Self is suspended for the first four games. The penalty was imposed by the university amid continuing fallout from the FBI’s 2017 investigation into college basketball. Before and after Self’s return, the Jayhawks will rely […]
Continue readingDick Vitale’s dazzling dozen college basketball rankings after the NBA draft deadline
It’s great to have an All-American in Armando Bacot returning up front. Having Caleb Love, Leaky Black and R.J. Davis provides continuity and experience. The Tar Heels also bring in 6-9 recruit Jalen Washington and point guard Seth Trimble, providing lots of depth. Hubert Davis has a reason to smile and the Heels may add […]
Continue readingNCAA 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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