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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look on the bright side, you aren't going to go the way of another recent preseason AP #1 and miss the Dance outright
:p
regular season underachievers tend to overperform in the tourney
Pitino's comments today seemed to imply or even directly state that the NCAA could become irrelevant or defunct. I love that. No doubt he has a bit of acrimony towards them, but there is a valid point there. In the 60's and 70's when the NCAA was first overtaking the NIT, well before long it became a foregone conclusion that the NCAA had established itself as the big kid on the block forever. They got more and more arrogant and corrupt, you could say a lot like the PGA Tour, the NFL ... but eventually their solo king of the hill thing faded out. I hope it happens here. It could happen fast if it starts. Maybe some oil barons will put up a few trillion and jump it up.
the NLRB / Dartmouth ruling certainly isn't good news for the NCAA
MWC finish is gonna be fun
SDSU, Utah State, New Mexico and Boise all have 3 losses, Colorado State has 4
SDSU, Utah State and New Mexico play all 4 opponents
Colorado State and Boise play the other 3, having just played their second head to head last night
Tons of wild races this year.
No team with less than 3 conference losses in
Big XII
Pac 12
Horizon
Summit
Mountain West
Big XII I just think Houston will eventually gain enough ground on everyone by virtue of being that much better than everyone.
Pac 12, Arizona needs at worst a split of the always tough Mountain Road Trip, otherwise it's a very wide open race.
I think the ACC race between Virginia and UNC is pretty interesting too.
B1G West always carrying the B1G East. Smh.
lololol Wisky
Louisville just got majorly screwed by the refs at the end of their game with Syracuse.
Ruh Roh...trouble brewing in Chapel Hill?
Broken YouTube LinkJust a small blip.
Caleb Love & taking the most absolute loser ball shots possible with the game on the line, cannot think of a more iconic duo
Good to know Caleb is still doing Caleb things.
Arizona is so talented but I have zero faith in their abilities in a tough spot against a good team.
Tommy Lloyd's Arizona = Ryan Day's Ohio State
having to ref a game that Norm Stewart & Billy Tubbs were the head coaches would have sucked. They are amongst the biggest ref whiners in basketball history.
Unacceptable.
Big one in Coral Gables today. Hopefully we see a more focused squad.
i think they just said UK lost 3 straight at home for the first time since '66
time to get rid of that coach, no?
I dunno, I hear he’s overpaid. I bet the buyout is ugly.
Good thing UK can probably afford it.
Nice win for Tim’s squad.
I don't know if Cal is ever getting fired. But if March doesn't go well...I mean Tubby Smith was never technically fired...he just decided to leave UK to go to Minnesota...
But yeah fanbase is absolutely fed up. Also UK is 16-7 and still has @Auburn @Tenn and Bama. You lose those three and there isn't much margin of error for the rest of the games...
