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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jeebus
ESPN's "Saturday Blockbusters" isn't false advertising
16:00 - HOU @ KU
18:30 - the U.S.'s best sports rivalry
20:30 - Rocky Top @ UK
i'm not going to miss a minute of these three AP top-10 matchups
my wisky bud said he expects them to get smoked
said they're overrated
I think Wisconsin is more likely to lose on the road Wednesday night vs Nebraska than they are at home vs Purdue but I've been wrong many times before. Nebraska at home is like a top 15 team but they are terrible on the road.
Wisconsin is definitely legit though. Their offense reminds me of the Iowa offenses of the past couple years. Everyone can dribble. Almost everyone can shoot, and they have a star wing who can go get them buckets and is a mismatch vs most college 3s. They've ran into trouble when they face teams who has guys they can throw at AJ Storr(Tennessee, Arizona, Providence), Purdue really has no such wing defender other than Ethan Morton off the bench, who can't do anything offensively. But Wisconsin mostly just overwhelms teams offensively since they have so many weapons. Not sure why anyone would watch them and think they aren't good.
That being said, some teams flat out just can't handle Edey and succumbing to him is always a possibility when playing Purdue.
solid analysis. thx NRB. i'm ready for the game now
i also see they're an ELITE DR% team
I'm a bit worried about Purdue on the road in an environment where the effect on the refs scores like 4.4 out of 5 on the Cameron Indoor Index especially when a huge part of their effectiveness is Edey drawing fouls at an insane rate.
No one is safe
Piss poor game all around. But we were due.
Much more shocked by Tennessee going down at home to South Carolina than UNC losing at GTech
lol
i was 2 hrs delayed w tonight's Ga Tech game, fire up the DVR and am 8 mins into the game and receive a "Sorry brother :(" text from a UK fan in the neighborhood. we occasionally text each other about games. i basically text back "wtf bro"
my plan was to watch the 1st half tonight and rest of the game when i woke up. but now i'm luck fk i can't do that bc i'm thinking maybe a player got hurt (and obv won't be able to sleep not knowing if "Sorry brother :(" meant simply a road conference loss or an injury)
Everyone is still healthy.
our 2P% (50.3, good for 175th in the nation) is a flashing red light w a super loud siren going off at the same time for me
Tonight brought the average down.
Yeah, that post was tongue-in-cheek haha.
I’m not sure what to do about it. We don’t take many inefficient mid-range shots. Most of them are going at the rim or around the basket.
We are just having trouble getting the ball in the basket.
Mando missed quite a few he shouldn’t. It’s like he has no lift.
EC is our best finisher, and I like when he’s aggressive on offense, but he hasn’t figured out how to switch the gear between scorer and facilitator.
Harrison has also been struggling at the rim. And Cormac plays outside of himself at times.
I don’t have anything bad to say about RJ.
Jalen and Seth played good games tonight.
Cherry topper tonight was also being bad at the line.
Regroup and refocus. Big one on Saturday.
Much more shocked by Tennessee going down at home to South Carolina than UNC losing at GTech
If you ended the season right now I think you would have to give coach of the year to Lamont Paris. South Carolina was picked dead last in the SEC preseason. Now they are 18-3 (6-2 SEC) with a road win at Tennessee and smacked UK at home.
Up 3 with just a few seconds left and the other team has the ball. Do you?
A. Foul
B. Just sell out to make sure they don't get an open 3
C. Leave their best 3 point shooter wide open
Just asking for a extremely highly paid friend of mine...
Just as a hint, my extremely highly paid friend of mine did not foul in the 2008 title game
Sounds like he’s overpaid.
surely this unnamed person doesn't have a lifetime contract, right?
right?
surely his or her record over the last 113 games isn't 72-41, right?
right?
I’m no Chris Collins fan, but this is awesome and hilarious.
i would've been pissed to
the biggest FT discrepancy in a B1G conf game over the past 25 seasons
TBH if the biggest FT discrepancy in a B1G game in 25 years didn't come from 2023-2024 Purdue I'd probably be pretty shocked.
Edey is drawing 9.3 fouls per 40 minutes this year.
