Both Russell and Wahab are expected to make an immediate impact on this team. Between players who have been with the Terps for multiple seasons and additions from veteran players from the transfer portal, Maryland has no shortage of players with NCAA experience which may prove valuable in a talented Big Ten conference.
Blue chip recruits Matthew Cleveland and Jalen Warley will both play early and often, but the best newcomer just might be Houston transfer Caleb Mills. Meanwhile, upper classmen Malik Osborne, Anthony Polite, and Rayquan Evans bring shooting, defense, and an understanding of what it takes to win in March.
With Davis as the head coach, UNC will be switching to a more modern offensive scheme, and with that there will be a lot of changes when it comes to what to expect from this team. Now that there will be a lot more spacing on the floor, it should give room for key players to do more damage in the paint.
The catch? They will have to knock down shots from the perimeter much better than they have the last couple of seasons, or else the whole plan goes down in flames. Not only do these players have the versatility that Davis is looking for in his new system, but they were all very good players for their former teams. Brady Manek is a big from Oklahoma that can shoot the lights out from the perimeter, as well as get the job done in the paint.
Finally, Justin McCoy is a high-energy player that transferred from the Virginia Cavaliers, and he is expected to provide a huge spark off of the bench. Transfers aside, the Heels return Kerwin Walton, Armando Bacot, and Caleb Love, who are all expected to be big-time players for this team. RJ Davis is also a player worth noting, as he looked spectacular in the exhibition game against Elizabeth City State University.
I expect the Heels to surprise a lot of people, and they are a legitimate threat in the ACC. Chandler is will run the show in Knoxville this season, joining a nice veteran core of John Fulkerson, Josiah-Jordan James and others. Chandler should fix the first issue, while Auburn transfer Justin Powell should fix the other. These Volunteers have a ton of pieces to work with and should once again be a threat to win the SEC.
Liddell, F Kyle Young. The Buckeyes lost leading scorer Duane Washington Jr. Liddell is a preseason All-American and super senior Kyle Young is one of the top utility guys in the country. Wheeler is the two-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and will likely take over the point guard duties. Justice Sueing and Meechie Johnson will look to expand their scoring roles to account for the loss of Washington and Justin Ahrens is one of the top three-point shooters in the country when he is right.
With this roster, The Buckeyes should be at least a top-five team in the conference and a top-five seed in the NCAA tournament. Arkansas broke a 25 year Sweet 16 drought last season and Eric Musselman has the Razorbacks positioned to do it again. Lykes, Toney, Umude, K. The challenge for this team will be finding chemistry on the floor. Musselman has always had a lot of roster turnover from year to year so this is not a new challenge.
Head coach Kelvin Sampson has turned Houston into a consistently good program. The Cougars are coming off one of their most successful seasons in school history with a Final Four appearance, which had not happened since Houston lost some key players but the roster still comes with a lot of talent from returners and some new solid additions.
All-AAC guard Marcus Sasser, the second-leading scorer last season, will be back along with Tramon Mark, who played in all 32 games his freshman year. Although Fabian White Jr. Houston can be expected to be a contender for another AAC title.
Last year was an exciting time for Alabama basketball, as the Tide came together to win their first SEC crown in nearly 20 years. Coach Nate Oats has raised the profile of the program in short order. His playing style is fast and fun for players and suits the modern NBA, which has been a boon for recruiting. The talent is there, even if it may take a few games to come together.
After flirting with the NBA Draft and the transfer portal, leading scorer Jaden Shackelford returns and will be counted on heavily.
Senior Keon Ellis is a legitimate breakout candidate. He brings some of the blue collar mentality we saw out of Jones last season, and is efficient at both ends of the court. Furman transfer Noah Gurley and blue chipper Charles Bediako will be counted on inside.
At the point, Oats will rotate the 12 overall recruit on the composite, JD Davison, with returnee Jahvon Quinerly. Juwan Gary will be another key contributor off of a bench that can potentially go ten deep with blue chippers. Coach Oats actually wondered aloud if he was putting a bit too much on them. If nothing else, they will be battle tested by the time conference play rolls around. The No. Transfer Quincy Guerrier will likely be able to contribute early, considering he averaged Also, keep a lookout for two true freshmen centers: Nate Bittle and Isaac Johnson, who will be asked to develop into shot-blocking big men who can regularly hit the three and snatch rebounds.
Penny Hardaway has proven he can land top recruits and coach up an elite defense as head coach at Memphis. The Tigers have won 20 or more games in every season under Hardaway. They won the NIT last season. Emoni Bates and Jalen Duren will be the headline names as two blue chip recruits. Memphis has a versatile wing in Landers Nolley and a shooter in Lester Quinones also expected to play big minutes.
You can expect the defense to be very good again Memphis finished No. Yes, you read that right. But while this roster has plenty of veterans, most of them have never played with one other, so UK will still have plenty of growing pains as this team develops chemistry.
As for the top players to watch for, expect junior Oscar Tshiebwe to be one of the best defenders and rebounders in America, while TyTy Washington has the potential to become the latest superstar guard Calipari gets into the NBA Draft lottery after one season, as he can score from all three levels and plays the game with a rare level of control and poise for a college freshman. Around the two superstar freshmen is an experienced group that should lead Duke to a much better season than last year.
Jeremy Roach is a super quick lead guard who needs to improve as a shooter. Wendell Moore is a big combo guard finally looking to deliver on his promise as a junior. Mark Williams is a force inside and should be in for a breakout sophomore season. Duke should also have a solid bench featuring both college veterans Marquette transfer Theo Johns and rising freshman scoring wing Trevor Keels.
Like it or not, Coach K has a possible contender in his last season. Baylor has a wider range of outcomes this season—pretty obvious when you win the national title—but should be a top 10 team by the end of the season. Langston Love should be in the rotation too. Purdue has one of the most experienced rosters in the nation. It lost one player, reserve forward Aaron Wheeler, to the transfer portal, as he is off to St. He will be replaced by two outstanding incoming freshmen in Trey Kaufman-Renn and Caleb Furst, the top two players in the state of Indiana last year.
Both could be larger individual contributors than Wheeler was. The offense will center around Jaden Ivey and Trevion Williams.
When he needs a breather Canadian sophomore Zach Edey comes in. He spent the summer playing for the Canadian U team that took bronze at the World Cup and was an alternate on the senior National Team that came close to qualifying for the Olympics.
The Bulldogs are led by senior guard Azar Swain, who has career threes. James Madison No. Antoine Davis has been starring for three seasons at Detroit Mercy.
Georgia 14th in SEC UC Riverside 3rd in Big West Boston College 15th in ACC Marshall 8th in C-USA Wofford 4th in SoCon South Florida 9th in AAC Duquesne 10th in A Hofstra 2nd in CAA Detroit Mercy 3rd in Horizon Penn 2nd in Ivy Indiana State 8th in MVC Cal 12th in Pac North Dakota State 3rd in Summit South Alabama 3rd in Sun Belt Pacific 8th in WCC Abilene Christian 4th in WAC Texas State 4th in Sun Belt College of Charleston 3rd in CAA Rice 9th in C-USA East Carolina 10th in AAC George Washington 11th in A Tulane 11th in AAC Northern Kentucky 4th in Horizon Bowling Green 6th in MAC.
His next act? The Highlanders will be good again in — South Alabama No. Across the state, Texas State No. Johnson is now the full-time head man and has a solid roster back headlined by point guard Mason Harrell. George Washington No. New Mexico 8th in Mountain West Bryant 1st in NEC Arkansas State 5th in Sun Belt Florida Gulf Coast 3rd in A-Sun Campbell 2nd in Big South Wyoming 9th in Mountain West Appalachian State 6th in Sun Belt Siena 3rd in MAAC Harvard 3rd in Ivy Saint Joseph's 12th in A Seattle 5th in WAC Ball State 7th in MAC Northeastern 4th in CAA Jacksonville State 4th in A-Sun Pepperdine 9th in WCC Princeton 4th in Ivy Miami-Ohio 8th in MAC Drexel 5th in CAA Illinois State 9th in MVC Utah Valley 6th in WAC Delaware 6th in CAA.
New Mexico No. The arrival of Richard Pitino after his firing at Minnesota offers a fresh start, but he has a big rebuilding job on his hands. The senior is a human eraser in the paint and led the nation in block rate as a junior. Arkansas State No. The Red Wolves even add Arkansas transfer Desi Sills, who could take over a starring role in his hometown of Jonesboro. Another team with a lot coming back: Seattle No. Jacksonville State No. Illinois State No.
Oakland's Jalen Moore averaged 8. Coastal Carolina 7th in Sun Belt Hartford 3rd in A-East La Salle 13th in A Milwaukee 5th in Horizon Rider 4th in MAAC Mercer 6th in SoCon California Baptist 7th in WAC Robert Morris 6th in Horizon Northern Colorado 3rd in Big Sky Nicholls State 1st in Southland Elon 7th in CAA Cal State Fullerton 4th in Big West Montana State 4th in Big Sky Stetson 5th in A-Sun Wagner 2nd in NEC Evansville 10th in MVC Boston University 2nd in Patriot Oakland 7th in Horizon South Dakota 4th in Summit Marist 5th in MAAC Central Michigan 9th in MAC.
Milwaukee No. Mercer No. Neftali Alvarez is an impressive veteran point guard and head coach Greg Gary, a Matt Painter disciple, has an outstanding offensive mind. Nicholls dealt with tragedy this offseason when Louisiana was ravaged by Hurricane Ida, but the Colonels are now back home and closer than ever after relocating to Eastern Kentucky for much of September.
If you like point guards who can really pass, check out Jalen Moore sometime at Oakland No. He averaged over eight dimes per game a season ago and got quite the running mate to feed from the portal in former Marquette forward Jamal Cain.
Central Michigan No. Fordham 14th in A Portland State 5th in Big Sky New Hampshire 4th in A-East Hawaii 5th in Big West UIC 8th in Horizon Monmouth 6th in MAAC Samford 7th in SoCon Navy 3rd in Patriot UC Davis 6th in Big West VMI 8th in SoCon Lipscomb 6th in A-Sun Kansas City 5th in Summit Tennessee State 4th in Ohio Valley Cal State Bakersfield 7th in Big West Troy 8th in Sun Belt Montana 6th in Big Sky UT-Arlington 9th in Sun Belt Gardner-Webb 4th in Big South Three years ago, New Hampshire No.
Jackson State No. Three starters return, including conference player of the year candidate Jayveous McKinnis. Morgan State No. Lipscomb No. With three starters gone, the Roos will need to stay consistent on that end to make a push in the Summit. Texas Southern No. Brown 5th in Ivy Georgia Southern 10th in Sun Belt Longwood 5th in Big South Sacred Heart 4th in NEC Lamar 9th in WAC Albany 6th in A-East Long Beach State 8th in Big West Towson 9th in CAA Fairfield 7th in MAAC Louisiana-Monroe 11th in Sun Belt Army 4th in Patriot Southeast Missouri State 5th in Ohio Valley New Orleans 2nd in Southland Youngstown State 9th in Horizon Jacksonville 7th in A-Sun Eastern Washington 7th in Big Sky Northern Illinois 10th in MAC Purdue Fort Wayne 10th in Horizon Tennessee Tech 6th in Ohio Valley Thomas 6th in Summit Little Rock 12th in Sun Belt.
Brown No. Longwood No. New coaches take the reins at Lamar No. New Albany coach Dwayne Killings is a high-energy guy who was due for a head job. Speaking of springboards, Middle Tennessee No. Both have been deserving of an opportunity like this for multiple years. Thomas No. Thomas faculty and runs the Princeton offense. Manhattan 8th in MAAC Bellarmine 8th in A-Sun Dartmouth 6th in Ivy Bucknell 5th in Patriot Merrimack 5th in NEC Eastern Michigan 11th in MAC Mount St.
Mary's 6th in NEC Radford 7th in Big South Austin Peay 7th in Ohio Valley Portland 10th in WCC San Jose State 10th in Mountain West UMass-Lowell 7th in A-East Niagara 9th in MAAC Northern Arizona 8th in Big Sky Tarleton State 11th in WAC Quinnipiac 10th in MAAC Western Michigan 12th in MAC Loyola Md.
North Alabama 9th in A-Sun Southern 5th in SWAC. The D-I debut of Bellarmine No. Their cutting-friendly offense ranked seventh nationally in the half court on a points-per-possession basis per Synergy Sports , but the momentum may be slowed without leading scorer Pedro Bradshaw.
Portland No. Shantay Legans arrives from Eastern Washington facing a massive rebuild, and he starts it with a brand-new roster built, in a large way, from the portal. Tarleton State No. Kevin Marfo returns to Quinnipiac No.
Without a team offensive turnaround, though, it may be a long year. Coppin State No. A heavy road schedule threatens to make doing that for a fourth straight year tough. The good news for St. Francis PA No. The bad news? That group went just 6—16 a season ago—though it did notch a win over Pitt. High Point 8th in Big South Canisius 11th in MAAC Presbyterian 9th in Big South Eastern Illinois 8th in Ohio Valley North Florida 10th in A-Sun Fairleigh Dickinson 8th in NEC Green Bay 11th in Horizon Holy Cross 7th in Patriot Sacramento State 9th in Big Sky North Dakota 7th in Summit Southeastern Louisiana 3rd in Southland Lehigh 8th in Patriot Cal Poly 10th in Big West Idaho State 10th in Big Sky Hampton 10th in Big South Lafayette 9th in Patriot The Citadel 9th in SoCon Columbia 7th in Ivy McNeese State 4th in Southland Air Force 11th in Mountain West.
Reggie Witherspoon at Canisius No. He might be in for a rough year with the Golden Griffins, though. The loss of leading scorer Amari Davis to Missouri is the most significant one. Holy Cross No. Every team will play three games against conference foes in early January that will count as nonconference games. Cal Poly No. The Citadel No. One more transfer-heavy group to watch: McNeese State No. Francis Brooklyn 9th in NEC Western Illinois 8th in Summit Dixie State 12th in WAC Kennesaw State 11th in A-Sun Maine 9th in A-East Idaho 11th in Big Sky Omaha 9th in Summit
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