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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 […]
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 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 readingGarza, Gonzaga highlight college basketball’s biggest remaining offseason decisions
But we’re inching toward some answers. The deadline for players to withdraw from the NBA draft and maintain college eligibility is Aug. 3; there are only three ESPN 100 seniors still uncommitted; and waiver approvals are already starting to come in from the NCAA. Which remaining decisions will have the most impact on the 2020-21 […]
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 readingJay Bilas’ college basketball rankings for 2019-20, version 4.0
The Bilas Index is the greatest recognition and measure of basketball prowess and accomplishment known to man. It is compiled for your enjoyment and further education, intended for good and not simply to win your office pool to make thousands of dollars (or more). Remember, this is not a business, it is about education and […]
Continue readingCollege Basketball Misery Index: When madness turns to sadness
It is patterned off the professional Sports Misery Index, in which we broke down each school in the top seven conferences (ACC, American, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC) and Gonzaga to see how miserable they truly are. The full methodology is outlined at the conclusion of this piece, but teams are […]
Continue readingCollege basketball picks: Can anyone touch projected No. 1 seeds?
Our Valentine’s Day edition of the college basketball picks roundtable starts with a discussion of No. 1 seeds for the NCAA tournament. Are any of the projected No. 1s particularly vulnerable over the next month? ESPN.com’s panel of college hoops experts also talked about the selection committee’s initial top 16 and the best freshmen in […]
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