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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I’m not saying Houston is a bad team, because they’re not, and one loss isn’t going to define a team, but the metrics are ****ed up on this one. They do not have the best defense in the country and the only reason why the metrics love them is because they beat the **** out of truly bad teams. Metrics favor a 20 point win over a 200 ranked team vs. a 5 point over top 25ish team. KU has 4 wins this year against top 10 teams, Houston will be ranked above them because Kelvin Sampson is a coward.
Last year, same thing. Houston somehow gets better seeding over KU (and other teams) because the metrics liked Houston’s soft ass schedule. Hopefully this gets ironed out over the course of Big12 play.
I agree Houston won't make it through league play with historically good defensive metrics, but they're 6-3 in league playing 5 road games and zero of those road games are against bottom feeders.
Acting like Houston is in over their heads here strikes me as ludicrous. They're clearly the best team in the B12 when you just look at the first half of conference play. Clearly #1 in defensive efficiency and 4th in Offensive efficiency.
Road Records only
Houston is 2-3 against
Iowa St
TCU
BYU
Texas
Kansas
Kansas is 1-3 against
UCF
Oklahoma St
West Virginia
Iowa St
Another top 10 showdown on the slate.
Vegas already thought Houston was worse than metrics (or that Kansas is better) based on the line yesterday.
That felt like a game between two final four teams.
I agree Houston won't make it through league play with historically good defensive metrics, but they're 6-3 in league playing 5 road games and zero of those road games are against bottom feeders.
Acting like Houston is in over their heads here strikes me as ludicrous. They're clearly the best team in the B12 when you just look at the first half of conference play. Clearly #1 in defensive efficiency and 4th in Offensive efficiency.
I’m not saying they’re in over their heads, they’re a good team. The Big12 will grind them down. It’ll probably do them a favor in preparing them for the post season.
I think Houston in the Big XII is more of a "No, you're locked in here with ME" situation but we'll see how the back half of the season unfolds. If only every league could be that competitive and interesting.
Congrats ReddBoiler. Huge Road win there.
houston -1.5 according to vegas, probably like 5 according to power rankings
4ish
probably houston -1 or something if they played tomorrow
As far as transfer portal guys go, I think it’s pretty clear that the biggest winners are UNC with Harrison Ingram and Tennesse with Dalton Knecht. Both have been flat out amazing gets for each team.
As far as transfer portal guys go, I think it’s pretty clear that the biggest winners are UNC with Harrison Ingram and Tennesse with Dalton Knecht. Both have been flat out amazing gets for each team.
Good choices but I'll add some more:
Illinois grabbing Domask and Guerrier was huge.
Wisconsin went from NIT to top 10 team by adding AJ Storr to the exact same roster from a year ago. They do have some nice frosh off the bench as well, but Storr has been a game changer.
Hunter Dickinson Kansas
Max Abmas to Texas (from Oral Roberts)
the Wahoos hold the Canes to their lowest point total ever in an ACC game
38 is rough.
UVA playing a lot better the last few weeks. Blown out by state and wake but have now won 7 in a row.
Going to be a tough one in Charlottesville in a few weeks. We always struggle there. The nice thing is we will have a week off between games for that one.
Kansas is just not a serious contender. Basically have 5 playable players with zero depth. Don't shoot threes. Point guard that's scared to shoot or try to score. Low key a really overrated roster Self put together.
Kansas is just not a serious contender. Basically have 5 playable players with zero depth. Don't shoot threes. Point guard that's scared to shoot or try to score. Low key a really overrated roster Self put together.
Yep. Just an abortion of a game last night. This team is bipolar and they tend favor the shitty side.
Kansas is just not a serious contender. Basically have 5 playable players with zero depth. Don't shoot threes. Point guard that's scared to shoot or try to score. Low key a really overrated roster Self put together.
I’ll just add a little bit to this. Self has never been a proponent of 3’s, for whatever stupid reason. McCullar and Furphy are both shooters, they should shoot more. Self loves hi-low so naturally when he has a legit 7’er he wants his offense to run through him, right or wrong. The bench depth never materialized, the starting 5 is pretty good but they get no help. Dejuan Harris may have taken a step back, he reminds me of Aaron Miles who was more of a facilitator. He passes up easy shots (he’s actually not a bad shooter, as ugly as it looks) to make really hard assists and ends up turning it over, it’s annoying as hell. They can make a run but they can’t have an off night.
