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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Do you think he's gone? The guy is impossible to like, even incites peace minded people to want to kill him, and he's only bearable in my opinion, when he's making deep runs in March habitually. It's the opposite of that now, maybe the worst run ever for UK in the SEC and NCAA tourneys?? Since his contract thing in 2019 it's been total tank, and there is an option for him to walk and continue getting paid after the 2024 season. Meaning now.
I just don't see how it can work for another season. Fanbase is just done. Would be nice if he just quietly retired
I thought the down side of the great 1-and-done success was going to be some kind of scandal, unparalleled scandal, like maybe gang members infiltrating the UK program or something way over the top. Turns out it's as simple as losing. It was just incredible the runs they had with one year players, but seems long, long gone and the NIL thing I guess will further balance things. They sure had NBA talent all over the place on this team, will be interesting to see the future NBAers comparison between UK and Oakland's roster, but it so strangely was the opposite of his early teams at UK. The game is fickle, but five years worth isn't really fickleness.
UK is a FF or bust kind of school. One of the few. Considering Cal hasn't made the FF since 2015, I think he has to go. His championship was a long 13 seasons ago. If he was the coach of UNC with the same results, I'd probably be out at this point. Even his last elite eight was 2019, and that's not looking likely this season. Granted, he had a good squad during the COVID year cancellation.
For Cal's run at Memphis to UK throughout the period of 2005 to 2015, his specialty was landing the
I stand by this post.
ku #13 is killing me, spazing out everywhere. I dunno anything about KU, just take him out pls. thx
No idea why Harris isn’t playing the whole game
Yeah even the host of the post game call in show is saying a change needs to be made
Not good when the biggest homers turn on you
I thought the down side of the great 1-and-done success was going to be some kind of scandal, unparalleled scandal, like maybe gang members infiltrating the UK program or something way over the top. Turns out it's as simple as losing. It was just incredible the runs they had with one year players, but seems long, long gone and the NIL thing I guess will further balance things. They sure had NBA talent all over the place on this team, will be interesting to see the future NBAers comparison betwee
He knows nothing about modern basketball. Still playing a 2007 style ten years after the 3PT revolution. And he's way too dumb and stubborn to figure any of the analytics stuff out, whereas his peers (Nate Oats for example) understand all of these concepts very well.
wtf was that reed sheppard game
Yeah really. I wasn't going to say it for fear of it being taken wrong, but it looked almost as if he was tanking. LOOKED like it. Horrible passes, no confidence, disappearing, shooting a very weird not even his style of shooting shot in the last minute when unguarded. He was just so out of his element ... the worst game of his life, and will be when his career is over. But it happens. And it happens more when one is ballyhooed all year and becomes a media darling. That shyt is toxic. But, everybody has their worst game at some point.
he didn't want last shot at all
I looked hard at taking UK money line for this game, several times I looked at it. I forget about 6 or 7/1. I resisted but my thinking was even knowing these teams are dangerous, that the UK recent history just can't do that again. Shew. I laid off of it. And I was looking for dangerous dogs with big payoffs, but thinking UK can't blow again, can they? Yup. I ended up taking Mcneese. Not quite.
He knows nothing about modern basketball. Still playing a 2007 style ten years after the 3PT revolution. And he's way too dumb and stubborn to figure any of the analytics stuff out, whereas his peers (Nate Oats for example) understand all of these concepts very well.
Of the 351 teams ranked, UK was #1 this year in 3-pt. shooting %. With a good amount of attempts, about average. So it isn't like he's trying to get it under to Towns with Wall bricking 3s, so to speak. Just a very weird team. Lacking his usual D prowess, and maybe kind of like the Woyaz in tremendously wide-ranging performance. Like "We're trying to obliterate you with threes and with O, and if that doesn't work, you might obliterate us." That might be it.
Forgot all about barstool and march madness, haven't seen thier stuff since mid nfl season. Turned on youtube stream.. they are as clueless as me about who is who and wild ups and downs. My kind of gamblers. They are all over Drake of all teams, living and dying on every shot. Funny.
Of the six UK coaches since Rupp's enormous career, Calipari's is the longest with only Joe Hall being close. These mercenary coaches who jump around forever on the lookout for opportunities, fame, glory, money, etc. ... seem to have a shelf life. They even know it. When they aren't part and parcel of a program but are just skipping around into monster programs, 15 years is a long time. Nine or ten is the standard, said Pitino and Holtz.
Of the six UK coaches since Rupp's enormous career, Calipari's is the longest with only Joe Hall being close. These mercenary coaches who jump around forever on the lookout for opportunities, fame, glory, money, etc. ... seem to have a shelf life. They even know it. When they aren't part and parcel of a program but are just skipping around into monster programs, 15 years is a long time. Nine or ten is the standard, said Pitino and Holtz.
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basket...
Calipari should have listened to Calipari
Kansas is going to blow a 20 point second half lead
Bill Self ya big dummy
It's happening?!
Of the 351 teams ranked, UK was #1 this year in 3-pt. shooting %. With a good amount of attempts, about average. So it isn't like he's trying to get it under to Towns with Wall bricking 3s, so to speak. Just a very weird team. Lacking his usual D prowess, and maybe kind of like the Woyaz in tremendously wide-ranging performance. Like "We're trying to obliterate you with threes and with O, and if that doesn't work, you might obliterate us." That might be it.
Does not compute. If you're first in 3PT% and not even in the top 75 of 3PA then ur doing it wrong, and only 60% of their attempts are coming from the three sharpshooters. The other 40% combined shooting under 33% and it's considerably worse if you remove Edwards who was decent at 37%.
Look at tonight's 3PA box score:
Tre Mitchell (31%) 0-2
DJ Wagner (32%) 0-4
Edwards (37%) 1-4
That's 1-10 (10%) from people who mostly should not be shooting threes. The good shooters were 8-18 (44%). Another huge aspect you're missing is his reluctance to play the Death Lineup. Reeves + Sheppard + Dillingham + {pick 2} had an insane PPP which makes sense given that it's impossible to guard three elite shooters. Eating the first 4 minutes of every half without your best players on the court is certainly a choice.
grunching hard
LOL CALIPARI YOU FRAUD YOU'RE THE EQUIVALENT OF A USED CARS SALESMAN
Here comes the ****ery!
nutty af developments
