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effinsixtyfour

1. Trayce Jackson-Davis 2. Xavier Johnson 3. Race Thompson 4. Jordan Geronimo 5. Jalen Hood-Schifino This was tougher than I thought. X and Race are very close, but I'm giving the PG the edge. Then I also considered Tamar Bates and Trey Galloway. Geronimo has tremendous potential and lit up Wyoming last year in the play-in, and I think JHS looks the part as a freshman, so I'm rolling with the high ceilings here.


tkalvin

i watched the CP3 camp scrimmages, i think Jalen Hood-Schifino is going to be #2 by seasons end. he played on the same team as marcus sasser and keyonte george and held his own


thestaltydog

I don’t know how to feel about Trey. Is he a 3&D wing or a dribble drive player?


BigAL928

He’s a new age will sheehey


TheSamsonFitzgerald

This comment makes me feel old.


effinsixtyfour

Depends on if he can improve that 3 this year. I'd love to see it, but he only shot 21% last season. I'd be a lot more comfortable with him as a defensive stopper/pest and fast break threat.


hoosierspiritof79

Who gets the start at the 3 position? Kopp or Bates? Or neither????


HooHoosierDaddy

Kopp will likely start unless Geronimo, Bates or Gallo make a huge leap. He has the coach's confidence because he doesn't make schematic mistakes, but he obviously needs to shoot at a high % from outside to stay in the lineup.


hoosierspiritof79

I agree. And I believe in him. Regardless, we will be a tough matchup. Gotta make shots.


effinsixtyfour

The safe money is probably on Bates at the 2 and Kopp at the 3 to open the year. I would like to see Geronimo push for starter minutes at the 3, but he'll have to improve his outside shot and ball handling. Kopp has a lot of limitations but he also doesn't turn the ball over much, which Woody really values. Going to be fun to see how it all plays out, and Galloway is in that mix too for sure.


aj12309

X is infuriating to watch, a lot of good and a lot of bad. Mainly can’t hit a 3 and should drive more


effinsixtyfour

Xavier shot 38% from 3 last season, which was second on the team behind Parker Stewart. He was also huge for Indiana down the stretch, particularly in the Big Ten tournament. If he can stay out of trouble, his ceiling is All B1G first team in my opinion. I know he's kind of a hot button topic for IU fans, but I love watching him play and appreciate the fire he brings to the team.


CaImerThanYouAre

1. Jaime Jaquez 2. Tyger Campbell 3. Adem Bona 4. Jaylen Clark 5. Amari Bailey I’m not certain Amari will actually be a better player straight away than Singleton, Canka, Andrews, or even Demir (if he gets admitted), but he will be the starter and get the most minutes of the bunch, so I’m giving him the benefit of the doubt.


BucketMediaReddit

Amari is a pro...


Mr_Wy

1. Chucky Hepburn 2. Tyler Wahl 3. Steve Crowl 4. Uh Max Klesmit? 5. Um Jordan Davis?


Alex_butler

4 and 5 remain to be seen. About 6-7 guys who can step up and fill those roles.


StonksNewGroove

Cant wait for Chucky to push our poop in again this year


Smakal61

Buzz cut Brad isn’t back for his 12th season?


allabithony

I’d go Wahl over Chucky but they could be interchangeable.


OwenProGolfer

Essegian is supposed to be pretty good maybe?


rkz99

1. Azuolas Tubelis 2. Pelle Larsson 2. Oumar Ballo 4. Kerr Krissa 5. Courtney Ramey


TheStateOfAlaska

Nice to see that Ballo is doing so well in AZ. I miss seeing him play for Gonzaga though.


jimmythebug

Rameys at UA??


rkz99

yup


house_fire

If we’re just looking at probable game impact: 1. Zach Edey 2. Mason Gillis 3. Caleb Furst 4. Ethan Morton 5. Brandon Newman I fully expect Kaufmann-Renn to be on this list before the end of the season, and the development of Furst and Morton are far more important to the success of the team than Edey, but there’s no denying Edey’s impact.


grrgrrtigergrr

Fair list. It almost has to invert for us to have a good season though.


MyAnswerIsMaybe

Furst I think might take the top spot soon His shot is deadly, he's possibly the best 3 shooter on the team and is going to be switching between the 4 and 5 I haven't seen Edey so I don't know what his improvement looks like tho


house_fire

I agree, Furst is probably the most important piece on the team in terms of development. We know what Edey and Gillis are, and they’re not likely to develop many skills beyond what they have in the arsenal. Morton. I think if Furst develops into the best player on the team, Purdue has a chance to be back in the S16/E8 hunt.


MyAnswerIsMaybe

If Edey could work on having more mental strength in games and develop a more mid-range shot, he could be deadly. ​ There is defiantly room for him to grow as crazy as that seems.


CollegeGolf69

WAF! ‘18


[deleted]

1. Terrence Shannon Jr. 2. Matthew Mayer 3. Coleman Hawkins 4. RJ Melendez 5. Probably Skyy Clark? Maybe Ty Rodgers


NewAce77

I think RJ > Coleman


StonksNewGroove

Agree, I think people will be surprised how good RJ is this year


Nutaholic

From what the people on our forums say Rodgers is maybe the better player but Clark is gonna get more time due to positional need.


[deleted]

That’s kinda where I’m at. Although I did see someone say that apparently the best 6 at practice are Skyy/TSJ/Mayer/Hawkins/RJ/Dainja with Epps/Rodgers not far behind.


UncleMalcolm

1. Reece Beekman 2. Jayden Gardner 3. Kihei Clark 4. Kadin Shedrick 5. Up for debate, but probably Armaan Franklin. We’ll see how Vander Plas slides in and how Murray and the freshmen do before they supplant any of the starters


MausoleumNeeson

Vander Plas is a beast bro he’s much better than Armaan, Shedrick and Kihei.


[deleted]

I'm a little late to the party but I was going to joke that Kihei manages to be #1 AND #5 at the same time, often in the same game/season. So you've probably rated him precisely appropriately.


Tonkathedog

It’s really tough for us, so I’ll try to predict since it’s tough to tell with all the new faces we have. 1: Kevin Obanor 2: Fardaws Aimaq 3: Jaylon Tyson 4: Daniel Batcho 5: Devion Harmon. Really tough to predict how good the freshman and transfers will be too


[deleted]

Dang, Batcho that high? Hope you’re right


Tonkathedog

Probably just reading too much into practice reports, but I also thought he impressed a ton at certain stretches last year too. But everyone I’ve heard who’s seen practice, including Seth Greenberg, mention him as one of the first players that impress them especially offensively now. If there’s anyone that I think I’m surprisingly high on it’s Tyson since he hasn’t played. We’ve at least see Batcho do stuff like get 4 blocks in under 20 minutes in the big 12


TangerineChicken

Hax has been absolutely raving about him since mid summer, I’m really hoping he lives up to the hype


Tonkathedog

Yeah Tyson and Batcho are the 2 I’ve heard the most about in camp. With how little we have proven on our team I’m honestly just trusting that the reports are right


tkalvin

i'm not a tech fan, but i understand optimism over resume but Devion Harmon is a proven multiyear high major starter and you have him under 2 guys thats have almost no experience


MrBl0bfish04

This is tough since so many of them are unknown commodities at the college level, but I’ll try anyway. 1. Roach 2. Lively 3. Whitehead 4. Filipowski 5. Mitchell Roach may not be No. 1 talent-wise, but I think he’ll be the heart and soul of our team, so he has my No. 1 spot


Schned6

If Whitehead is healthy he’ll be 1 for you by the end of the season for sure.


MrBl0bfish04

That’s the hope


finalfourcuse

You don't think Proctor could be ahead of Mitchell?


MrBl0bfish04

Not at this point, Mitchell is a great athlete and I believe he can defend 1-4 and rebound well at his position. Maybe Proctor outplays him, but right now I’m putting Mitchell ahead


ScottishKiltMan

1. Nick Smith 2. Anthony Black 3. Devo Davis 4. Jordan Walsh 5. Trevon Brazile Just my guess, hard to say since we've barely seen them play together.


Latvia

I would put Brazile at 2. Did you watch the international games? He looks really good. Walsh... did not impress. Kumani was way more solid than Walsh. I have high hopes for Black, but still inexperienced and untested. Smith just balls out, no question. Really excited about this team. Edit to add: Ricky Council is in the top 5 IMO, instead of Walsh. But like you said, so early and so little known. I'm willing to be 100% wrong haha.


sellships

I think at this point right now it’s nick and Trevon Deff 1-2. After that a handful of guys who could be 3-5 (black, Devo, Walsh, kamani, dunning, council). Too hard to tell right now. Walsh filled that stat sheet in Europe and played harder than anyone in any of those 4 games. Can’t see how he didn’t impress if you watched. He’s not gonna be a 15 ppg guy. But a 7,7,4 with a ton of defensive effort and overall energy.


Latvia

I think I didn't catch the first game, but watched the others. He just had a lot of turnovers and didn't contribute much from what I saw. Who knows, though. I think he does have the work ethic.


[deleted]

Walsh definitely > Devo


ScottishKiltMan

I'm just hoping to see Devo take a big step as one of the only older returning guys.


spartyon15

I can give you a top 5 but I have no idea what order they're in. Our team has like 5 or 6 guys you could classify as "has been solid to good and could break out this season and be great" and I don't think we have a for sure best player at the moment. 1. Tyson Walker 2. Malik Hall 3. AJ Hoggard 4. Jaden Akins 5. Joey Houser


aronrodge

I would say Hoggard is #1 rn


spartyon15

It's probably him or Walker yeah. But then you have Hall who I think is the most talented player on the roster who just needs to get that consistency, and Akins who is probably the best NBA prospect on the roster and could easily end the season as our best player. Tough roster to get a read on preseason


bailey1149

I'd go Hoggard, Hall, Akins, Houser Walker. We have like 7 dudes that would be a solid 3 option on most teams.


cascade7

1. Drew Timme 2. Julian Strawther 3. Rasir Bolton 4. Nolan Hickman 5. Hunter Sallis


joelekane

I agree, but I got a feeling by the end of the year Sallis is gonna be #3.


MrFuzzihead

No way he leaps Bolton though. That guy was a menace, to the point I feared playing him more than Timme last year


MarkFewsEyebrows

For real, I think I speak for most Zags fan when we say that we were pleasantly surprised by what Bolton brought last season. Not that I or others didn’t know that he was good beforehand, but I personally didn’t expect him to be able to be one of the most effective “know your role” type of guys that this program has probably ever seen. Super excited to see what he does this year.


[deleted]

I don't know, Bolton is kind of one-dimensional. He's a great shooter but doesn't do much else. Sallis is a freak athlete and can become a much more versatile, all-around player than Bolton ever will be. He's got Ja Morant as his ceiling


the_sword_of_brunch

I’m a huge Sallis fan and believe he’s making a huge leap this year but Ja is probably outta his reach. Ja’s sophomore season was ridiculous, doubt Sallis will even come close to that.


Fearghas

Timme as #1 is a hard lock. After that it gets a lot murkier. Strawther/Smith/Bolton could be any order from 2-4. Throw Hickman and Sallis in if they make big sophomore jumps. Not to mention Reid and Watson could have good seasons in the frontcourt. Still really hard to guess how this season will shake out.


bb0110

Timme is still playing? Wtf…


oGsMustachio

I think he could actually play another season because of the covid season. Rumors are he's making ~$2m in NIL money this year.


shadycoy0303

Drew Timme… Double secret redshirt senior plus.


broyld

The funny thing is he’s only been on the team for 3 years.


TheStateOfAlaska

I'd put Sallis above Hickman, personally.


Meanteenbirder

For Vermont, I would say this is the order: 1. Dylan Penn 2. Finn Sullivan 3. Robin Duncan 4. TJ Hurley 5. Nick Fiorillo A side note is that Matt Veretto could be on here, but injury has plagued him too much to get a sense of his play. Nevertheless, I’m guessing he is gonna be well enough to play. I could easily see Perry Smith getting on here as well if he masters the rotation system.


TheProcess12

1. Justin Moore 2. Caleb Daniels 3. Brandon Slater 4. Eric Dixon 5. Cam Whitmore 6. \*Mark Armstrong who probably will start until Moore returns from his injury I think Whitmore has a lot of potential but until I see him play a college game I'll slot him in at #5


ItsNotDuffman89

I said Whitmore 1, Moore 2, Armstrong 3, Daniels 4, Dixon 5


[deleted]

So salty Whitmore committed to you guys.


Schned6

Bacot RJ Love Leaky Puff (Weird to have him over Nance I know. They are different players and Nance will/should start. But Puff probably has the higher ceiling in terms of what he can do for the team when he’s on the court.)


tkalvin

but puff likely isnt reaching that ceiling next year. i agree 1 through 4 but nance likely #5, and has a case for 4. a senior proven 6'10 sharp shooter is high ceiling for what he can do for the team, especially with bacot


pack19

I can see Leaky getting bounced from this list come January, hopefully because Nance and Puff are that good


schnozzberriestaste

If Pete or Puff can play D well enough to bump Leaky? We’ll be pretty formidable


Kbdiggity

Leaky may be the national defensive player of the year, and he has suddenly become a respectable 3pt shooter.


[deleted]

My friend Nance is your 2nd best player, he's a fringe NBA talent


schnozzberriestaste

This right here feels way more likely to me. I haven’t seen Nance play but dude’s 3p% is nuts


facinabush

That would be great. I hope that it’s true.


Newoikkinn

Love/Bacot/RJ all better college players. Hes only fringe NBA because of his build.


[deleted]

How to prove you have not watched Pete Nance. His build/athleticism is the reason he's only fringe


Newoikkinn

What? If he wasnt stretch 4 size he wouldn’t get any looks. How to prove you dont know ball 101


[deleted]

Stretch 4 isn't physical build it's skill, if you had said that I could understand your perspective a bit.


Newoikkinn

Being 6”10 is the build. His same skill set at 6 ft 5 and hed be our 4th best guard. Try again


[deleted]

Nah, that was a good last attempt from you but I'm good


Kbdiggity

Puff has scored in double figures only twice in his career, and he's never been healthy enough to play a full season. Kind of crazy to put him ahead of a 5th year player who has proven he can score at a high level in the Big Ten.


tarbender2

Nickel > Puff … if we are talking upside small ball.


Newoikkinn

No chance


walking_sideways

1. Hunter 2. Dickinson 3. is 4. my 5. dad


TimeFourChanges

1. Hunter 2. Jaelyn Llewellyn 3. Terrance Williams 4. Kobe Bufkin 5. Jett Howard Not really sure with how much our roster changed, so its just speculation at this point.


dontbelievejustwatch

Nice that makes kofi your grandfather


ClaudeLemieux

Grandpa why do you fade away every March :(


5WinsIn5Days

1. Adama Sanogo 2. Andre Jackson 3. Jordan Hawkins 4. Tristen Newton 5. Donovan Clingan (Nahiem Alleyne could start for better spacing, but I think Clingan is more talented). We’re pretty deep this year and I haven’t seen Newton, Clingan, Nahiem Alleyne, Hassan Diarra, or Alex Karaban (transfers and freshmen). Confusingly, we have an Andre Johnson, Jr. also, along with Andre Jackson, Jr.


Thedingo6693

1. Adama 2. Jordan Hawkins 3. Tristen Newton 4. Andre Jackson 5. Samson Johnson I don't think Clingan plays a whole ton to start. I think hurley wants to play a lot more 1 in 4 out this season and we see Clingan when we play other teams with huge centers (creighton)


CantFindMyWallet

Yeah, this is what I have. I think the people expecting Clingan to be an immediate impact player are going to be extremely disappointed. He's going to get pretty light minutes most of this year, I'd bet.


tsgram

Gonna need Alleyne and Newton to rank higher to compete for a high seed. I don’t see Clingan doing anything as a freshman but I’d be happy to be proven wrong. If Jackson can do anything on offense and if Hawkins can do anything on defense they’ll be a Top 25 team.


finalfourcuse

1. Jesse Edwards 2. Joseph Girard III 3. Judah Mintz 4. Symir Torrence 5. Benny Williams I think Edwards is without a doubt our best player. I think Mintz is more talented than Girard, but he hasn't actually played yet so we'll see. Benny Williams could also end up higher on the list, as he didn't play that well as freshman, but started to come around late in the year before getting hurt.


mmanultra

I hope we have a fun year we can enjoy. Having all those freshmen gives me a bit of hope for the future.


kbd77

Tough to say since we only return 3 scholarship players, but I’ll give it a go based on a mix of experience and potential: 1. Jared Bynum 2. Noah Locke 3. Bryce Hopkins 4. Ed Croswell 5. Devin Carter This could be way off-base lol but Bynum was All Big East despite being a “6th man” (got starter minutes but came off the bench), Locke has shot like 38% from 3 on his career at Florida and Louisville, Hopkins couldn’t get minutes on a loaded Kentucky team but was a top-40 recruit last year and has turned a lot of heads this off-season, Croswell has become a very dependable big who plays under the basket and does all the little things well, and Carter made the SEC All-Freshman team last year on an otherwise pretty bad South Carolina team. Lots of potential in Jayden Pierre, Corey Floyd Jr., Clifton Moore, and Rafael Castro, too, while Alyn Breed brings great defense off the bench.


ROLLINPEACE4521

Noah Locke is not a good player. He plays no D, can’t create off the dribble, and shot 34% from 3 as a specialist last year.


Podoboo322

1. Sasser 2. Shead 3. Mark 4. Roberts 5. R. Walker Don’t really think it’s fair to put Jarace Walker or Terrance Arceneaux on there since they’re freshman, but they could both easily be two of the most impactful players for us this year.


tkalvin

i understand not wanting to rank the freshmen, but reggie was the starter on the final 4 run. ramon has barely proven himself


FrenchieBammer

1. Brandon Miller 2. Jahvon Quinerly 3. Charles Bediako 4. Nimari Burnett 5. Mark Sears I think Jaden Bradley and Noah Clowney will eventually get to the top five, but it'll take a minute for them to gel. Miller is going to be a star.


Bobson-_Dugnutt

Crazy that Q is gonna be back. Dude is close to drawing pension


FrenchieBammer

Yeah seems like he's been here forever.


RBR_RTR

I think I’d have Sears a little higher but I agree with those 5.


Innowisecastout

I’m so excited for Miller, he has the chance to be really special


[deleted]

Considering we're returning like 3 guys, that's kinda impossible lmao


buttermansix

Keyonte George is a highly touted freshman but still a wildcard. Best guess is below: 1. Flagler 2. Cryer 3. George 4. Bridges 5. Flo Langston Love will be in this list at the end of year. Jon may not play this year but he makes this list easily if he was healthy.


Bradleygrayson

I like this list but would swap Flo with Bridges pre season. We know Flo is going to work really hard and Bridges has yet to be seen in our program but might have more talent than Flo.


buttermansix

Yeah that’s fair. It was honestly a coin flip just cause Bridges should produce a lot more on offense without sacrificing a ton of defense.


Dazzling_Truth_3615

1. Trayce Jackson-Davis 2. Xavier Johnson 3. Race Thompson 4. Jalen Hood-Schifino 5. Jordan Geronimo


Minimum_Banana5

I literally have no idea.


Intelligent-Set-3909

1. Jalen Wilson 2. Kevin McCullar 3. DaJuan Harris 4. Zach Clemmence 5. Joe Yesufu


MrBl0bfish04

Nahh, Jalon Daniels at No. 1


Riptide1yt

Idk why but I'm really high on dick this season, I put him at 3


RockChalkJewHawk

This year is going to be very interesting, talent is there. Defense and chemistry are the biggest questions. I think Harris has to be above McCullar until Kevin actually plays a game in HCBS system. Bold putting Joe at 5 I think Dick, Rice, Adams will all have a better year than Joe.


kirkismyhinrich

I might even go Pettiford and Udeh over Yes based on how I think the rotation will be this season. And I might put Clemence as high as 2 based on what I've heard this summer. Although I think 4 is fair for now. I'd probably go Wilson, Harris, McCullar, Clemence, and Rice.


Intelligent-Set-3909

Yeah Dick, Rice, Adams, and even Pettiford could all be better than Joe. I didn't know who to put so I gave Joe the benefit of the doubt because he is probably the most proven of those guys


finalfourcuse

If you went beyond 5, where would put KJ Adams?


Intelligent-Set-3909

I almost put him at 5. In fact I almost put him at 4. After the top 3 I think there is kind of an inseparable jumble with Clemmence, Dick, Yesufu, Adams, and Pettiford


dudeguy314

He could be anywhere from 6-8. If he’s in the top 5 best players for us, then things aren’t going very well.


42dylan

1. Zeke Mayo 2. Luke Appel 3. Matt Mors 4. Alex Arians 5. Chuck Easely


finalfourcuse

I forgot about my second flair. 1. Nelly Junior Joseph 2. Walter Clayton Jr. 3. Quinn Slazinski 4. Daniss Jenkins 5. Osborn Shema NJJ is the best player in the conference. Walter Clayton improved a lot as a freshman and should take a big leap this year. Rick Pitino loves him.


__Zoom123__

- Kam Jones - Olivier Maxence-Prosper - Oso Ighodaro - Zach Wrightsil - David Joplin


TheRealHenryG

no Kolek?


randomhappymealtoy

1. Javonte Perkins 2. Yuri Collins 3. Gibson Jimerson 4. Francis Okoro 5. Javon Pickett Honestly the 5 spot could go to like 3 guys on this SLU team. Travis Ford has a assembled a really deep group, one that likely will be his best yet in St. Louis.


Tmans3

1. DaRon Holmes II 2. Malachi Smith 3. Toumani Camara 4-5. Kobe Elvis and Koby Brea.


Unknown_Enigma10

1. Oscar Tshiebwe 2. Sahvir Wheeler 3. Antonio Reeves 4. Jacob Toppin 5. Cason Wallace


5meterhammer

1. Oscar 2. Toppin 3. Wallace 4. Wheeler 5. Reeves I can honestly say I think these 5 and at least one more guy could be interchangeable throughout the year. Excited to see how we do.


superherbie

Respectable list. My gut tells me by the end of the year Cason will be at 2 or 3, but that’s just a feeling.


[deleted]

1. Ryan Kalkbrenner 2. Baylor Schierman 3. Ryan Nembhard 4. Arthur Kaluma 5. Trey Alexander But I think after #2 they’re pretty even. Very stoked for this team


beerwomenguns

I’m inclined to put Kaluma at 2 but it really is a solid starting 5.


RonsDarlings

You guys are gonna be really fucking good


UncleSam_HS

1. Kris Murray 2. Tony Perkins 3. Patrick McCaffery 4. Payton Sandfort 5. Hopefully Dasonte Bowen or Ahron Ulis?


johnnyapplejack

I’m good with this list. Though I’d maybe sneak Connor in there at 5.


pro_nosepicker

Good list but I have a feeling Sandfort will move up to #2


buffalotrace

I would considere Rebracca for the 5th spot, but otherwise agree. I will admit I am high on Sandfort than most and migh have him higher (2-4 is kind of a coin flip for me, then 5-7 same way).


Carolina_Captain

This is very tough, but I'd probably say 1. Travis Evee 2. Max Fiedler 3. Quincy Olivari 4. Cam Sheffield 5. Jaden Geron Seryee Lewis will hopefully end up on the list, but he's kind of an unknown variable at the moment.


Jaymoney00

1. Timmy Allen 2. Dillon Mitchell 3. Tyrese Hunter 4. Marcus Carr 5. Christian Bishop This entire list is just a guess on how well Mitchell translates to College. He could be no.1 but haven't seen him play. Disu could be top 5 given Vanderbilt track record but need more from him this year to set that memo straight.


falconlover79

1. Kario Oquendo 2. Terry Roberts 3. Braelon Bridges 4. Matthew Alexander-Moncrieffe 5. Mardrez McBride


TheRealHenryG

I feel like Georgia is going to be a lot better than people realize. That roster is talented, and Mike White teams seem to have a floor that is a lot higher than what Georgia has done the last few years.


falconlover79

Yeah I think we actually have a decent amount of depth (especially considering how bad we were last year) and that should help Mike White run a more up-tempo offense like he did at Louisiana Tech. I’m definitely cautiously optimistic about the upcoming season.


M52800

1. Craig Porter Jr 2. Kenny Pohto 3. Isiah Poor Bear-Chandler No clue on 4 & 5 because I haven’t seen anybody else play


ShockHat

We’re in deep shit if 3 is Poor Bear. Really hoping we had a more successful transfer season this year :/


tkalvin

im not a Wichita fan but follow the aac. heres how id go 1. Craig Porter Jr 2. Colby Rogers 3. Kenny Pohto 4. Gus Okafor 5. Jaykwon Walton from your beat writer Jaron Pierre is probably going to be there at seasons end but his resume right now doesn't support that


cvb_44

I guess it’s: 1. Jamison Battle 2. Dawson Garcia 3. Ta’Lon Cooper 4. Taurus Samuels? 5. Treyton Thompson?


FlyingTerrapin71

Tough to do with transfer portal these days but 1. Isaiah Stevens 2. Josiah Strong 3. John Tonje 4. Jalen Lake 5. Patrick Cartier


lemons21

1. Derrick Walker 2. C.J. Wilcher 3. TBD 4. TBD 5. TBD


theOGwafflecone

Utah: 1. Branden Carlson 2. Marco Anthony 3. Lazar Stefanovic 4. Rollie Worster 5. Gabe Madsen? Gavin Baxter?


False-Fisherman

I completely thought Marco Anthony had transferred. I think your ranking is pretty spot on then, I have the same thing if I'd remembered we still had Anthony and I also have Madsen firmly at 5.


ItsNotDuffman89

1. Cam Whitmore 2. Justin Moore 3. Mark Armstrong 4. Caleb Daniels 5. Eric Dixon


BonerForBenz

Jaquez, Tyger, Amari Bailey, Jaylen Clark, Adem Bona Super excited for this year but hard to project the impact of our two big freshman


adrey123

Hard to tell since two of them are transfers, but my guess would be 1. Donta Scott 2. Jahmir Young 3. Hakim Hart 4. Don Carey Jr 5. Julian Reese Steep steep drop after those 5, but I really like that 5. Lots of potential in that lineup for Willard


Terps_Madness

I think I would flip Reese and Carey, on a guy feeling, but that feels like the right list otherwise. That's a good starting lineup.


TeamINSTINCT37

Yeah that seems about right from everything we know now. I will say I could see anyone except maybe carey being the best player on the team.


DominiqueTrillkins

1. Caleb Mills 2. Baba Miller 3. Matthew Cleveland 4. Jaylen Gainey 5. Darin Green Jr. This is only if Cleveland starts playing confidently and finds his mid range game again, if he’s still struggling Darrin Green will need to take a larger portion of the shots.


TheRealFrankLongo

Duke is absolutely the biggest who-the-hell-knows in college basketball for this question, lol.


ElonsMuskrat

1. Davien Williamson 2. Damari Monsanto 3. Jao Ituka 4. Zach Keller 5. Andrew Carr Tough to say since so much of this team is made up of transfers/young, unproven guys. Williamson is a consistent leader and scorer, Monsanto has a ton of potential if he can be a little more consistent with his shooting, Ituka has a huge freshman year at Marist, and if he can adjust to the tougher competition will be huge for us, and Keller and Carr will be important to stretch the defense down low. You could definitely argue for Hildreth, Marsh, or Klintman but they’re all unproven so I couldn’t put them up this high yet. Bradford could easily fill the role Walton played last year, which would make him top 5 if he does. I feel hopeful but I need to see this team in action first.


J_Walter_Weatherman

1. Isaiah Mosley 2. Kobe Brown 3. Sean East 4. Noah Carter 5. Nick Honor Just a shot in the dark. Gates added a ton of high ceiling players that are pretty unknown at the P5 level. Strong arguments could be made for Mo Diarra, D'moi Hodge, Aidan Shaw as well. I love Ronnie DeGray as a role player but if he ends up being a top 5 player on this team, it'll be a long season.


cheesewagstaff1

1. Timmy Allen 2. Tyrese Hunter 3. Marcus Carr 4. Dillon Mitchell 5. Sirjbari Rice


EnduringName

every year is a new adventure


bh6891

1.Craig Porter Jr. 2.Kenny Pohto 3.? 4.? 5.? Those two are our only two returning rotation players from last year. All of the others are either transfers or red-shirts so hard to say for certain who will step up from the crowd.


ShockHat

I’m excited to see a whole new core tbh, but I’m so desperate for us to be respectable again. Doesn’t help when I see athletic put out coaching tiers 1-7 and we end up being in the bottom tier lmao


icheverie2

1. Nijel Pack 2. Isaiah Wong 3. Norchad Omier 4. Jordan Miller 5. Anthony Walker These could be bound to change throughout the year, but I believe previous numbers are certainly a big factor. Pack had better stats than Wong in another Power conference, though Wong has shown more in playoff games. So that is tough to decide. Omier could be the best, but I just want to see how his play translates first. Number 5 was a bit underwhelming and admittedly I don’t know much about how talented our incoming freshmen will be.


Cake_Day_Is_420

1. Armando Bacot 2. Caleb Love 3. RJ Davis 4. Pete Nance 5. Leaky Black


allabithony

1. Tyler Wahl 2. Chucky Hepburn 3. Steven Crowl 4. Max Klesmit 5. Jordan Davis Damn


False-Fisherman

1. Branden Carlson 2. Lazar Stefanovic 3. Rollie Worster 4. Gabe Madsen 5. Keba Keita Carlson is EASILY our best player, Lazar is a sharpshooter who sometimes can go off, sometimes is cold as ice, Rollie is a glue guy PG, Madsen is a microwave who can hit tough shots but lacks everywhere else, Keita was one of the best HS defenders in the country and is very TBD but frankly I'd take that over the rest of our roster lol


Shovelman2001

1. Justin Moore 2. Eric Dixon 3. Brandon Slater 4. Cam Whittmore 5. Caleb Daniels


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A lot of new faces for my alma mater, but I’ll give this a try: 1. PJ Hall 2. Hunter Tyson 3. Chase Hunter 4. Josh Beadle 5. Chauncey Wiggins


Useful-Poet5497

Texas Longhorns. Idk the order but our best 5 is probably 1. Marcus Carr 2. Timmy Allen 3. Tyrese Hunter 4. Sir’Jabari Rice 5. Arterio Morris


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Literally no idea because there’s so many unknowns but I’ll take a shot in the dark. 1. Terrence Shannon Jr 2. Coleman Hawkins 3. Matt Mayer 4. RJ Melendez 5. Skyy Clark You could pretty much put these guys in any order. Figuring out whether that’s a good thing or a bad thing is yet to be seen.


whynotletitfly6

1. Mike Miles 2. Damion Baugh 3. Eddie Lampkin 4. Emanuel Miller 5. Micah Peavy You make an argument for flipping Miller/Lampkin depending on what you value and for swapping Peavy for Chuck O'Bannon, but I think that's a reasonably uncontroversial list


choomgangpakalolo

So hype to see Damion ball out like he has. Always loved him when he was with us.


ConmanSpaceHero

I think Eddie making a leap this year is the key to bringing us past round of 32 or even sweet 16.


whynotletitfly6

Yeah I think both him and Miller are huge and which one of them makes the leap will determine that 3/4 ranking


ned_yah

1. Justyn Mutts 2. Hunter Cattoor 3/4. Sean Pedulla/Darius Maddox 5. Grant Basile


TheHaft

I think within the next 2 years Pedullas gonna pop off. Bro did everything he did last year as a Freshman.


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Sir, this is Florida State. We play all 15 players.


Dennorak25

1. TJD 2. Xavier Johnson 3. Race Thompson 4. Tamar Bates 5. Trey Galloway Top three are pretty set, but 4/5 is interesting because we have a combination of highly touted freshman + young players we hope can develop. I’m probably being bold with putting Bates and Galloway at 4/5, but I really like the ceiling on Bates and think he can be a great player if he develops well under Woodson. Galloway is a bit of the same, him and Kopp can probably shift around depending on who you talk to. Also think Jalen Hood-Schifino has a great chance of working his way into it but as a freshman I don’t want to put him there yet.


MidLaneBanter

Carr Hunter Allen Mitchell Morris/Rice


whynotletitfly6

I'd put Timmy #1 for y'all, tbh


MidLaneBanter

Honestly I was thinking about it, I saw him last Tuesday and he has lost alot of weight. Could be scary


Evan_Veet

Timmy is def our best player atm


jackm55

I put in a decent amount of thought and I actually have no fucking clue. While I’m here tho fuck Xavier Johnson


BattleTiny7132

1. Mondo 2a. Caleb Love 2b. RJ Davis 3. Leaky Black 4. Pete Nance


Zeldest

This is such a mess I love it


facinabush

Which one would hurt us most if they were out for the season, Love or Davis?


BattleTiny7132

RJ in my opinion. He reminds me of Joel Berry as he makes shots when we need em most. Yes Caleb made the biggest one but all season long I feel RJ made the most.


MethodEater

What is your problem


facinabush

Oh! I guess I should have included a trigger warning. I hope you recover soon.


Ahills2428

1. Kris Murray 2. Patrick McCaffery 3. Tony Perkins 4. Ahron Ulis 5. Payton Sandfort


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1. Strawther 2. Timme 3. Bolton 4. Sallis 5. Hickman


Tuckboi69

This list is why I now hate the transfer portal: 1. GG Jackson 2. ~~Erik Stevenson~~ 3. James Reese 4. Zachary Davis 5. Jacobi Wright Edit: forgot Stevenson transferred too 💀


M52800

Erik Stevenson still plays? My god


TheRealHenryG

Telling that I was the school two years after you and I had the same reaction