![]() Dayton has a legit chance to be an NCAA tournament team after that tournament title. There were more dramatic buzzer-beaters but none was as important. Best buzzer-beater: Dayton’s Mustapha Amzil’s jumper to lift Dayton to a 74-73 win over Kansas in the Orlando semifinals during Feast Weak. HERE'S THE DATA: 5 of the biggest surprises through the first month of the men's basketball seasonħ. Broadcast partner Dave O’Brien did a marvelous job of letting the moment breathe and giving Dick his space to express himself. Vitale was understandably emotional prior to the tip of the UCLA-Gonzaga game in Las Vegas. Best moment: ESPN’s 82-year old Dick Vitale returning to the broadcast position in person while battling cancer, chemo treatments. They will likely be the top three in the 2022 NBA Draft.Īn emotional Dick Vitale returns to the booth. ![]() Both have been more consistent than Gonzaga’s Chet Holmgren. The three-person race for freshman of the year: Duke’s Paolo Banchero has the inside track but don’t dismiss Auburn’s Jabari Smith. There is still plenty of time for this list to grow but teams like Colorado, Oregon and Washington State need to start winning key games.ĥ. The Pac-12 has three in UCLA, USC and Arizona. The Pac-12: The WCC has four legit candidates to make the NCAA tournament one month in with Gonzaga, BYU, San Francisco and Saint Mary’s. The deepest league: The SEC looks like the deepest conference - for now - with seven teams that should be in the NCAA tournament in Kentucky, Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Tennessee, Florida and LSU.Ĥ. You can mix and match the order one month in, but the race is on for the Naismith Award.ģ. Liddell have been the most consistent and influential players on likely NCAA tournament-bound teams. Illinois’ Kofi Cockburn, Duke’s Paolo Banchero, Kansas’ Ochai Agbaji, Auburn’s Jabari Smith, Kentucky’s Oscar Tshiebwe, Gonzaga’s Drew Timme, Wisconsin’s Johnny Davis, Indiana’s Trayce Jackson-Davis, Iowa’s Keegan Murray, Alabama’s Jaden Shackelford, UCLA’s Johnny Juzang and Ohio State’s E.J. ![]() ![]() Player-of-the-year chase: It’s wide open. Oh, and the Boilermakers have a motivational tool - a first-round loss to North Texas last March.Ģ. There’s plenty of depth and a coach who knows how to maximize and blend talent in Matt Painter. The Boilermakers have the most complete team in the quest for the national title with a towering, imposing big man tandem in Zach Edey and Trevion Williams and the most entertaining and one of the fastest players in the country in Jaden Ivey. ![]() Purdue’s best win was over Villanova at Mohegan Sun. 1 team in the country, the first time the Boilermakers have been No. One month into the season in men’s college basketball, here's what we've learned: ![]()
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