NCAA Basketball 2023-2024
CBB Almanac's top 100 players
Spoiler
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
Spoiler
1. Oats
The key takeaway of the entire tournament is that the SEC sucks and cannot come close to potentially attempting to compete with the ACC
Just FYI, we are taking Clemson and UNC away from the ACC
Starting with it's breakthrough title year of 1999, UConn is 49-11 in the NCAA Tournament, and of course now 10 straight routs. I'm counting my chickens on my "UConn no title" bet. No worries. 😀 Any chance Bama can gun their way past them? I don't care either way really. I love dynasties. I just found it a bit appalling at the beginning of the tourney when Hurley said, "Okay, let's go win 6." Who does that? Seemed ... I don't know. Hard to do?? An overconfident bluff? Not really.
Starting with it's breakthrough title year of 1999, UConn is 49-11 in the NCAA Tournament, and of course now 10 straight routs. I'm counting my chickens on my "UConn no title" bet. No worries. 😀 Any chance Bama can gun their way past them? I don't care either way really. I love dynasties. I just found it a bit appalling at the beginning of the tourney when Hurley said, "Okay, let's go win 6." Who does that? Seemed ... I don't know. Hard to do?? An overconfident bluff? Not really.
Looks like in the decade before that, 1990-1998, the Huskies were 16-7 in the tourney, including back-to-back heartbreaking losses to the Duke dynasty, this when UConn was making their bones preparing to be the #1 program. That makes them 65-18 in the tourney over the last 35 years. So did they really miss the tourney 10 times? Yup. And they did have a little hiccup between 2016-2022, going out in first or second round, a fate that befalls most everyone nowadays in certain stretches with so many good lower seed teams around.
Anyway #1 Program status in a landslide goes to the Huskies, starting with that uncanny upset of Duke in '99, where they sort of did what Mike and the Bulls did in slaying the Pistons in finally running down Duke and ascending. Who thought they'd post up at #1 and stay there, and then get much better? And through 3 coaches. Programs that have won 5-6(?) titles in 25 years in any era ... gotta be just UCLA, Duke and UConn.
In all 4 of their NCAA tourney games UConn has won a half by 20.
major conferences post-season records thru 3/30
(including NIT games)
ACC: 14-6, 0.700
P12: 9-4, 0.692
SEC: 11-7, 0.611
BIG: 12-8, 0.600
BE: 10-7, 0.588
MWC: 6-7, 0.462
B12: 9-11, 0.450
Purdue is probably the only remaining team that can beat UConn.
Painter vs Barnes
two underachievers
something has to give later today
Knecht is the best player on the court
silky smooth stroke
and a ton of confidence
Edey discharges the Vol to the ground w an elbow
foul on Rocky Top
smh
Game delivering so far
This Edey ******* fouls 100% of the time the ball goes up, and TEN has the most idiotic shot selection I've seen this tournament.
Ruh roh Boilers.
Knecht 4 (threes)
Ruh roh Vols.
TN got caught looking at the clock and patting themselves on the back during that TO when they had the big lead.
These shots Tenn is taking are capped at like 0.90 PPP. No concept of how basketball ****ing works.
I hope the 2nd half delivers as well as the first did.
anyone's game in the Motor City
at the half
34.3 possessions
Rocky Top: 0.99 ppp
Purdue: 1.05 ppp
Tennessee 7/13 from 3
Purdue 1/8 from 3
Purdue up 2.
