Steve Pikiell has built Rutgers into a perennial contender for the NCAA Tournament. The Scarlet Knights have advanced to March Madness in two of the last four years and hope to return in 2025 thanks to the additions of five-star freshmen Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey. I caught with Pikiell on Wednesday in Piscataway to discuss last season's frustrations, Rutgers' stellar … [Read more...] about 5 questions with Rutgers’ Steve Pikiell
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25 impact freshmen for the 2024-25 season
It’s never too early to start looking ahead! Check below for our list of 25 impact freshmen for the 2024-25 college basketball season. In no particular order: Cooper Flagg, Duke: A generational talent, the 6-9 Flagg has a chance to be the best freshman to play in the Blue Devils' program since Zion Williamson. He's already the heavy favorite to be the top pick in the … [Read more...] about 25 impact freshmen for the 2024-25 season
15 players who will become stars during the 2024-25 season
It’s never too early to start looking ahead! Check below for our list of 15 players who will become stars during the 2024-25 college basketball season. In no particular order: Trey Kaufman-Renn, Purdue: Kaufman-Renn has patiently waited to be the Boilers' interior focal point and he'll get his chance this season post-Zach Edey. Expect his numbers to spike as moves from … [Read more...] about 15 players who will become stars during the 2024-25 season
Episode 464 — Duke’s Jon Scheyer
Preseason All-Americans for the 2024-25 college basketball season
49 days from today there will be college basketball! Check out below for our list of preseason All-Americans for the 2024-25 season: FIRST TEAM Hunter Dickinson, Kansas: A year ago, I wrote about how the 7-2 Dickinson was tailor made for Bill Self's system. He didn't disappoint, averaging 17.9 points and 10.9 rebounds a year ago in his first season in Lawrence. The big … [Read more...] about Preseason All-Americans for the 2024-25 college basketball season