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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Every player is an unrestricted free agent now and the league has no cap. Should be way easier for funded programs to just reload the top players who have already proven to be the best at CBB instead of throwing dice and money at overhyped freshmen who haven't played a single minute. A 5-star frosh is basically a developmental depth piece or a good get for the poors these days.
Damn RIP to a true legend Bill Walton. Dude was the only reason to tune in to PAC12 basketball for most of the last 10 years.
Coleman Hawkins a max contract free agent
plz plz plz w a cherry on top, take off for LA Hurley
As a fan of both UConn and the Celtics, this would be super annoying but I could never fault him if LA is gonna make him the highest paid coach in NBA history. His wife has been saying right along she wants to stay near her family on the east coast. We’ll see who wins that discussion.
Next seasons top 10 is loaded in my opinion. There's like a good 5+ teams who would be preseason #1 in most years. Seems like there's a good 20 or so teams who would be preseason top 10 teams most years. Portal has made the sport top heavy. I think next year is going to be the most fun this sport has been in years.
Kansas, Iowa State, Alabama, Tennessee, Gonzaga are all easily preseason #1 last year. UNC and Duke would easily have been top 3 last year in my opinion. NIL brought back guys like Mark Sears, Hunter Dickinson, RJ Davis, etc.
excellent MM news broke earlier today
Gonzaga to the Pac-"12". I guess they're prioritizing football now but I really hope they add St. Mary's and keep the best rivalry of the century going.
Man if you told me in early in March that 7 months later Calipari would be wearing red, and Rick Pitino would show up to Big Blue Madness getting cheered wearing blue...
All you had to do Cal was play Reed, Rob, and Reeves at the same time as much as possible.
(I'm not hating this timeline, just laughing at the absurdity of it. Pope has been A+ at the job since taking over. But offseason A+ doesn't matter compared to season grade)
I was skeptical of the hire at first but now I'm BUYING Coach Mark Pope after seeing some of the practice footage and interviews.
Memphis/UNC in a charity exhibition rn
The Heels have a lot of work ahead of them.
A lot for the Heels to build on.
fun exhibition. good opp to bed in the new players w RJ in street clothes
88.1 possessions
UNC's highest possession game last season was 84 possessions. Hubert really wants this team flying up and down the court this season. Cadeau will be driving that ship
Seems like bad timing.
meh, Dean retired on October 9
gg Tony Bennett. glad to have your shite offensive philosophy out of the ACC
I’m guessing UVA doesn’t have a Bill Guthridge in waiting.
