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COVID-19 led to extra college eligibility. Those 5th-year players are set for their last runs
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — RJ Davis accomplished enough in four years at North Carolina for his jersey to eventually earn a place among the honored numbers in the Smith Center’s rafters for the blueblood program. Yet he’s still here. “With five years, I know some...
No. 1 Kansas intends to live up to preseason billing after struggling down the stretch last year
Kansas (23-11, 10-8 Big 12) Like this season, the Jayhawks were the preseason No. 1 team in the AP Top 25 last year, only to struggle with mediocrity. They lost in the NCAA Tournament to Gonzaga short of the Sweet 16. Coach Bill Self admitted long before last season...
Duke's Cooper Flagg makes preseason AP All-America team as ACC, Big 12, SEC each place 2 players
Alabama's Mark Sears and North Carolina's RJ Davis looked into the possibility of leaving for the NBA before deciding to return for another college season. Their decisions helped their teams earn top-10 rankings in the AP Top 25 and earned both players some preseason honors, too. ...
Men's Preseason All-America Team
The Associated Press’ 2024-25 preseason All-America men’s basketball team, with school, height, year and votes from a 55-member national media panel (key 2023-24 statistics in parentheses): Mark Sears, Alabama, 6-1, 190 pounds, senior, 54 of 55 votes (17.3 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 3.3 apg,...
Kansas tops AP Top 25 preseason men's basketball poll ahead of Alabama, defending champion UConn
Kansas was picked first in the AP Top 25 preseason men’s basketball poll Monday, getting the No. 1 nod on half of the 60 ballots from a national media panel to start the season ahead of Alabama and two-time defending national champion UConn. Kansas scooped up 30 first-place votes...
Big 12 coaches pick Kansas as preseason favorite, Jayhawks center Hunter Dickinson as top player
IRVING, Texas (AP) — Big 12 coaches have tabbed Kansas as the preseason favorite to win a conference that had nine of its current teams make the NCAA Tournament last season. The Jayhawks were picked ahead of Houston, Iowa State, Baylor and league-newcomer Arizona in a vote that was...
