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Spartans’ Cassius Winston highlights Wooden Award preseason list
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 readingNBA free agents: Team-by-team lists for 2022 and 2023
Still, superstars like Bradley Beal, James Harden, Kyrie Irving and Russell Westbrook could become free agents if they don’t sign extensions between now and June. Here’s our team-by-team look at all the players who can and will hit free agency over the next two seasons. Key: Restricted = restricted free agent; player = player option; […]
Continue readingSales Pitch discussion: Who’s the most underappreciated coach in the Big East?
Follow this link to read what anonymous coaches said about recruiting in the ACC, and the Big East. Borzello: There are a few things that separate Villanova on the recruiting trail — aside from the national titles and pipeline of NBA draft picks. The Wildcats rarely recruit transfers, they rarely use all their available scholarships […]
Continue readingBig East 2020-21 predictions: UConn’s return, and Villanova’s hunt for more hardware
Player of the Year Medcalf: Marcus Zegarowski, Creighton Borzello: Marcus Zegarowski, Creighton Gasaway: Marcus Zegarowski, Creighton Lunardi: Marcus Zegarowski, Creighton Newcomer of the Year Medcalf: Bryce Aiken, Seton Hall Borzello: D.J. Carton, Marquette Gasaway: R.J. Cole, UConn Lunardi: Dawson Garcia, Marquette Myron Medcalf, senior college basketball writer: When UConn left, the focus was on the […]
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 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 Power Rankings: Kansas finishes the regular season at the top of its game
We’ve reached the end of the regular season in every league, and five teams have already punched tickets to the NCAA tournament. We’ve also reached the final Power Rankings of the season, as all eyes are on bids and bubbles for the next week — and then, of course, it’s all about the bracket. Before […]
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