NCAA Basketball 2023-2024
CBB Almanac's top 100 players
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Zach Edey, C, Purdue
Kyle Filipowski, F, Duke
Hunter Dickinson, C, Kansas
Ryan Kalkbrenner, C, Creighton
Donovan Clingan, C, UConn
Tyler Kolek, G, Marquette
Armando Bacot, F/C, North Carolina
Tyrese Proctor, G, Duke
Max Abmas, G, Texas
Tyson Walker, G, Michigan State
Wade Taylor IV, G, Texas A&M
Justin Moore, G, Villanova
Trey Alexander, G, Creighton
Oumar Ballo, C, Arizona
DaRon Holmes II, F, Dayton
LJ Cryer, G, Houston
Ryan Nembhard, G, Gonzaga
Johnell Davis, G, Florida Atlantic
Aidan Mahaney, G, Saint Mary’s
Isaiah Collier, G, USC
Tylor Perry, G, Kansas State
Jamal Shead, G, Houston
Terrence Shannon Jr., G, Illinois
Reece Beekman, G, Virginia
PJ Hall, F, Clemson
Nijel Pack, G, Miami (FL)
RJ Davis, G, North Carolina
Bryce Hopkins, F/G, Providence
Norchad Omier, F, Miami (FL)
Johni Broome, F, Auburn
Isaiah Stevens, G, Colorado State
Santiago Vescovi, G, Tennessee
Boo Buie, G, Northwestern
Baylor Scheierman, G, Creighton
Jahmir Young, G, Maryland
Alijah Martin, G, Florida Atlantic
Dajuan Harris, G, Kansas
Anton Watson, F, Gonzaga
Justin Edwards, G, Kentucky
Ace Baldwin, G, Penn State
Eric Dixon, F, Villanova
AJ Hoggard, G, Michigan State
Trevon Brazile, F, Arkansas
Riley Kugel, G, Florida
Boogie Ellis, G, USC
Coleman Hawkins, F, Illinois
Tyrese Hunter, G, Texas
Graham Ike, F, Gonzaga
Olivier Nkamhoua, F, Michigan
Tyler Burton, F, Villanova
Kevin McCullar Jr., G, Kansas
Judah Mintz, G, Syracuse
Lamont Butler, G, San Diego State
Caleb Love, G, Arizona
Oso Ighodaro, F, Marquette
Tristan da Silva, F, Colorado
Steven Ashworth, G, Creighton
Mark Sears, G, Alabama
Joel Soriano, C, St. John’s
Cam Spencer, G, UConn
Jordan Dingle, G, St. John’s
J’Wan Roberts, F, Houston
Arthur Kaluma, F, Kansas State
Tyson Degenhart, F, Boise State
Branden Carlson, C, Utah
Grant Nelson, F, Alabama
Stephon Castle, G, UConn
Drew Pember, F, UNC Asheville
RayJ Dennis, G, Baylor
Jamal Mashburn Jr., G, New Mexico
Jesse Edwards, C, West Virginia
Nae’Qwan Tomlin, F, Kansas State
Tolu Smith, F, Mississippi State
Tucker DeVries, G/F, Drake
Darrion Trammell, G, San Diego State
Tristen Newton, G, UConn
Adem Bona, F/C, UCLA
Jeremy Roach, G, Duke
Zakai Zeigler, G, Tennessee
Ajay Mitchell, G, UC Santa Barbara
DJ Wagner, G, Kentucky
Kam Jones, G, Marquette
Alex Karaban, F, UConn
Fardaws Aimaq, F, California
Jaelen House, G, New Mexico
Mark Mitchell, F, Duke
RaeQuan Battle, G, West Virginia
Devin Carter, G, Providence
Payton Sandfort, F, Iowa
Aaron Estrada, G, Alabama
KJ Simpson, G, Colorado
Cody Williams, F, Colorado
Elliott Cadeau, G, North Carolina
Jalen Bridges, F, Baylor
Sean Pedulla, G, Virginia Tech
Antonio Reeves, G, Kentucky
Ja’Kobe Walter, G, Baylor
TJ Bamba, G, Villanova
Fousseyni Traore, F, BYU
Fletcher Loyer, G, Purdue
Almanac All American Teams
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All-America Teams
First Team
C — Zach Edey, Purdue (unanimous)
C — Hunter Dickinson, Kansas
C — Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton
F — Kyle Filipowski, Duke
G — Tyler Kolek, Marquette
Second Team
C — Donovan Clingan, UConn
C — Armando Bacot, North Carolina
G — Tyrese Proctor, Duke
G — Max Abmas, Texas
G — Wade Taylor IV, Texas A&M
Third Team
C — Oumar Ballo, Arizona
G — Trey Alexander, Creighton
G — Justin Moore, Villanova
G — Tyson Walker, Michigan State
G — Tylor Perry, Kansas State
National Awards
National Player of the Year: Zach Edey, C, Purdue
Defensive Player of the Year: Ryan Kalkbrenner, C, Creighton
Freshman of the Year: Isaiah Collier, G, USC
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man does Virginia throw out some clunkers
Virginia could end up being the worst at large team of all time
would be pretty cool to see them come in as a #16 seed and spring an upset on a #1 seed
full circle and all that
I was rooting for them to go under Mia’s 38 points.
They’ll certainly be motivated on Saturday.
pretty good nightcap on paper.
unlv had TJ otzelberger for 2 years prior to him going to Iowa St. and they were pretty s**t.
guessing not getting any quality players who fit his system to come to UNLV vs. Iowa St. was a big reason. although his UNLV stint was during covid lockdown times so maybe having zero continuity in practicing & recruiting had something to do with it.
I feel like this is the problem with bloated conferences.
When the ACC was playing a home and home Round Robin, everybody gets 2 shots at UNC, Duke, and UVA. Now you probably get at most 4 chances against those teams and nobody else counts as a "good win".
Teams have also figured out how to game the NET and other metrics like KenPom. Instead of letting up and putting in subs when up 20 with 5 minutes to go, coaches are leaving starters in until under a minute to go to try and get as big a win as possible to improve the metrics.
So load up on cupcakes, play a meh schedule, and just be sure to blow them all out rather than teams going the Michigan State route of just playing a murderers row in non con. So teams might have a good net from dump trucking a bunch of KenPom 100-200 teams, but have very few actual quality wins, especially away from home.
Teams have also figured out how to game the NET and other metrics like KenPom. Instead of letting up and putting in subs when up 20 with 5 minutes to go, coaches are leaving starters in until under a minute to go to try and get as big a win as possible to improve the metrics.
So load up on cupcakes, play a meh schedule, and just be sure to blow them all out rather than teams going the Michigan State route of just playing a murderers row in non con. So teams might have a good net from dump tru
Go through the Big12 and start listing each teams best non con wins. Other than Kansas, gets pretty lol.
Houston? No real quality wins.. Dayton on a neutral court?
Iowa State Zero qualitywins. Best win is Iowa at home.
BYU Beat San Diego State and nobody else
Texas? Got beat by UConn and dumptrucked by Marquette. No quality wins.
TCU's non is lol bad
All these teams had plenty of non con low and mid major blowouts though to juice the metrics.
Both of these teams are super tough
Houston just makes every pass and offensive play super uncomfortable.
Go through the Big12 and start listing each teams best non con wins. Other than Kansas, gets pretty lol.
Houston? No real quality wins.. Dayton on a neutral court?
Iowa State Zero qualitywins. Best win is Iowa at home.
BYU Beat San Diego State and nobody else
Texas? Got beat by UConn and dumptrucked by Marquette. No quality wins.
TCU's non is lol bad
All these teams had plenty of non con low and mid major blowouts though to juice the metrics.
Big 12 dodging it, indeed.
UCONN women's heater ... the 111 game winning streak extended:
From the end of 2013 to 2018 UConn went 194-3 with all three losses by 2 in OT. The loss before that was also by 2 and one before that also OT. They almost went 199-0.
That description reminds me of one of my favorite ever Final Four games: Louisville versus Georgetown 1982. Sick D ... every shot, pass, dribble and breath was contested. With superior scorers and athletes all over the place, first team to 50 wins. The Hoyas didn't score a FG in the last 10 minutes of the game but won it: 50-46. It was so frustrating as I remember UofL trailed by 2 to 4 the whole game and just couldn't get there. The speed, hops and intensity of D on that floor in that game I'm not sure has ever been topped. The winner got the Drexler/Olajuwon versus Worthy/Jordan/Perkins winner. Totally sick Final Four. GOAT, imo.
Game that will likely determine Mountain West winner coming down to the last 4 mins on CBS Sports
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Big gap
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well even UConn isn't invulnerable to the ranked road favs losing against worse teams theme this season. Creighton 14-28 from 3PT, UConn 3-16. ldo 'nuff said.
what isn't ldo, and that I just found out, is that UConn has only played 9 games vs. Creighton ever and they've all been since 2020. Creighton is now 7-2 in those games and UConn is now 0-4 at Creighton.
Dumb Joe Lunardi takes from 24 hours ago
https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/...
You want Connecticut or the field next month? These Huskies are making it a very tough question.
Even 2015 UK wasn't favored against the field. UConn was +500 to ship before this game, and +500 after.
UCONN is 0-21 in its last 21 games on the road vs ranked competition
is that good?
Let's be real, it's still UConn and everyone else. Just because a team isn't 2015 UK and undefeated doesn't mean they can't lose a few games(like every single team does every single year) and still be the clear #1.
Don’t take it personally, Redd. These things are notoriously difficult to predict.
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