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The ACC released its preseason predicted order of finish on Tuesday ahead of the 2024-25 college basketball season. Duke was picked to win in the annual preseason poll, and North Carolina star guard RJ Davis was given conference preseason Player of the Year honors after spurning the 2024 NBA Draft to return to school. Much […]

What does it mean to earn the distinction of being the preseason National Player of the Year? More than anything, it sets the stage for one player and one program. The expectations become official. It’s a big deal, and it should be.  Typically, the guy who’s picked to be the best player in college basketball […]

For the first time in a long time, college basketball has moved back into a phase of having only five “major” conferences. Those five leagues account for 79 schools. That means there are another 285 schools (a voluminous 78%) filling up 26 more conferences that comprise Division I.  As we do every year, this is […]

Kansas is ranked No. 1 ahead of Alabama and defending champion UConn in the 2024-25 preseason AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll released Monday. The Jayhawks earned 30 of a possible 60 first-place votes to earn the honor for a second consecutive season. Alabama earned 14 first-place votes and ranks No. 2 in the […]

The SEC released its preseason predicted order of finish on Monday ahead of the 2024-25 college basketball season. Alabama was picked to win in the annual preseason poll, and its star guard, Mark Sears, was given conference Player of the Year honors after deciding to skip the 2024 NBA Draft and return to school. The […]

The AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll was released Monday, signaling the start of the 2024-25 college basketball season is on the horizon. Kansas earned the No. 1 spot for the second consecutive year after earning 30 of 60 possible first-place votes. Alabama and UConn — the teams ranked second and third behind them — […]

Student-athletes now being allowed to profit off of their name, image and likeness has brought a lot of things to college athletics — not all of them great. But one undeniable positive is that some talented players are remaining in school longer than they probably otherwise would. Mark Sears is an obvious example. After an […]