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I'll start the thread for news and notes from this upcoming basketball season.
Kansas seems to be the slight consensus as preseason #1. They will be led by the timeless big man Hunter Dickinson (I've stopped trying to do the math on eligibility), and the Jayhawks have a handful of white players on the deep bench. Zach Clemence will at least be in the rotation.
UConn is the top-rated "white-friendly" team. Key starter Alex Karaban returns, top mid-major transfer Aidan Mahaney joins the backcourt via St. Mary's, and McDonald's All-American Liam McNeeley will surely contribute as a freshman. This should give the Huskies 2-3 white players capable of leading the team in scoring on any given night. Dan Hurley is not done with white players just because his walk-on son has graduated - top 25 center prospect Eric Reibe just signed to join the 2025 class.
Purdue loses a lot of production from last season but seems to be a slight favorite as Big Ten conference champion. Junior point guard Braden Smith tops the list for projected conference POY. Fletcher Loyer joins him at shooting guard, and however the rotation pans out, the Boilermakers have a white majority of scholarship players that will continue their tradition of being a CF favorite.
Other potential All American players are Creighton center Ryan Kalkbrenner and Duke phenom Cooper Flagg.
Robbie Avila from Saint Louis, Max Shulga from VCU, Tyson Degenhart from Boise State, Ian Schieffelin from Clemson, Grant Nelson from Alabama, and Alex Condon from Florida have at least been mentioned here in the past as key contributors for March Madness teams.
Not some comprehensive preview, obviously: please add other players you're looking forward to seeing!
Kansas seems to be the slight consensus as preseason #1. They will be led by the timeless big man Hunter Dickinson (I've stopped trying to do the math on eligibility), and the Jayhawks have a handful of white players on the deep bench. Zach Clemence will at least be in the rotation.
UConn is the top-rated "white-friendly" team. Key starter Alex Karaban returns, top mid-major transfer Aidan Mahaney joins the backcourt via St. Mary's, and McDonald's All-American Liam McNeeley will surely contribute as a freshman. This should give the Huskies 2-3 white players capable of leading the team in scoring on any given night. Dan Hurley is not done with white players just because his walk-on son has graduated - top 25 center prospect Eric Reibe just signed to join the 2025 class.
Purdue loses a lot of production from last season but seems to be a slight favorite as Big Ten conference champion. Junior point guard Braden Smith tops the list for projected conference POY. Fletcher Loyer joins him at shooting guard, and however the rotation pans out, the Boilermakers have a white majority of scholarship players that will continue their tradition of being a CF favorite.
Other potential All American players are Creighton center Ryan Kalkbrenner and Duke phenom Cooper Flagg.
Robbie Avila from Saint Louis, Max Shulga from VCU, Tyson Degenhart from Boise State, Ian Schieffelin from Clemson, Grant Nelson from Alabama, and Alex Condon from Florida have at least been mentioned here in the past as key contributors for March Madness teams.
Not some comprehensive preview, obviously: please add other players you're looking forward to seeing!
