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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Crazy the biggest lead has been 3 points?
Feels like UConn figures this out and wins by 10
Edey looks tired
wonder if he'll have any legs if this game gets to a competitive end-game
Edey with absolute bossmode performance so far.
What's with dan Hurley running on the court so much?
Purdue's last final game in '69 that must have been Lew Alcindor's final college game. So far Edey looks about like him 16/5/3. But he may be tiring.
Of course Edey's footwork is kind of ponderous. Really shows up on the D end in reacting. On O if they don't double team it doesn't really matter how slow the post up moves are.
Purdue gonna need someone else to step up on offense
Hurley not getting T-ed up yet is absurd.
He cries about EVERY call, no matter how obvious. Runs onto the court when he feels like it. It’s ridiculous.
Prediction: if UConn loses this Hurley gets no more titles. If they win he gets no more titles.
Raftery is just yelling stuff out and he's wrong 100% of the time.
UCONN in control
eyeing back-to-back
at the half
30.7 possessions
Purdue: 0.98 ppp
UCONN: 1.17 ppp
Purdue just isn't stingy enough defensively. EDEY with zero fouls is huge. Have to go to him nonstop and force the issue I think.
Purdue could always just launch 3s and have edey rebound.
edey doesn't have much going left huh. did that one up&under to the left, but that was about it. klingon just sitting on the other shoulder, forcing some tough looking shots, but maybe edey doesn't care idk
edit: gone left 3 times early in the 2nd half ... missed them all i think. i get it
UConn is a wagon. No getting around it. Still think Purdue can do this
I don't like it when basketball announcers talk about "spurtability."
4 on purdue is such a spazz lol
kool when it works tho
If that's not a charge, not much is.
yeah it's ovah
They lobbed over Edey twice in a row and he just can't gather himself in time to react to even jump. Meh.
Picked a bad time to miss open threes
7'5 Edey catches the ball directly under the rim: takes 4 dribbles and travels
UConn maybe goat.
