Monday, November 11, 2013

2013-14 Preseason Conference Projections



AAC
1. Louisville
2. Connecticut
3. Memphis
4. Cincinnati
5. Temple
6. Houston
7. SMU
8. South Florida
9. Rutgers
10. Central Florida

All-AAC
Shabazz Napier, Connecticut [sr]
Russ Smith, Louisville [sr]
Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati [sr]
DeAndre Daniels, Connecticut [jr]
Montrezl Harrell, Louisville [soph]

Awards
Player of the Year: Russ Smith, Louisville
Top Defender: Russ Smith, Louisville
Best Freshman: Keith Frazier, SMU



ACC
1. Duke
2. Syracuse
3. Notre Dame
4. North Carolina
5. Virginia
6. Pittsburgh
7. Maryland
8. Georgia Tech
9. Boston College
10. Florida State
11. North Carolina State
12. Wake Forest
13. Miami
14. Clemson
15. Virginia Tech

All-ACC
Olivier Hanlan, Boston College [soph]
Joe Harris, Virginia [sr]
PJ Hairston, North Carolina [jr]
CJ Fair, Syracuse [sr]
James Michael McAdoo, North Carolina [jr]

Awards
Player of the Year: CJ Fair, Syracuse
Top Defender: Okaro White, Florida State
Best Freshman: Jabari Parker, Duke


Big East
1. Georgetown
2. Creighton
3. Marquette
4. St. John's
5. Villanova
6. Providence
7. Xavier
8. Seton Hall
9. DePaul
10. Butler

All-Big East
Bryce Cotton, Providence [sr]
D'Angelo Harrison, St. John's [jr]
JaKarr Sampson, St. John's [soph]
Doug McDermott, Creighton [sr]
Davante Gardner, Marquette [sr]

Awards
Player of the Year: Doug McDermott, Creighton
Top Defender: Chris Obekpa, St. John's
Best Freshman: JaJuan Johnson, Marquette


Big Ten
1. Michigan State
2. Ohio State
3. Michigan
4. Wisconsin
5. Iowa
6. Indiana
7. Minnesota
8. Purdue
9. Illinois
10. Penn State
11. Northwestern
12. Nebraska

All-Big Ten
Aaron Craft, Ohio State [sr]
Gary Harris, Michigan State [soph]
Glenn Robinson, Michigan [soph]
Mitch McGary, Michigan [soph]
AJ Hammons, Purdue [soph]

Awards
Player of the Year: Glenn Robinson, Michigan
Top Defender: Aaron Craft, Ohio State
Best Freshman: Noah Vonleh, Indiana


Big 12
1. Kansas
2. Oklahoma State
3. Baylor
4. Iowa State
5. Kansas State
6. Oklahoma
7. West Virginia
8. Texas
9. Texas Tech
10. TCU

All-Big 12
Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State [soph]
Markel Brown, Oklahoma State [sr]
Le'Bryan Nash, Oklahoma State [jr]
Cory Jefferson, Baylor [sr]
Isaiah Austin, Baylor [soph]

Awards
Player of the Year: Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State
Top Defender: Michael Cobbins, Oklahoma State
Best Freshman: Andrew Wiggins, Kansas


Pac-12
1. Arizona
2. UCLA
3. Colorado
4. Stanford
5. Oregon
6. California
7. Washington
8. Arizona State
9. USC
10. Oregon State
11. Utah
12. Washington State

All-Pac-12
Jahii Carson, Arizona State [soph]
Justin Cobbs, California [sr]
Spencer Dinwiddie, Colorado [jr]
CJ Wilcox, Washington [sr]
Dwight Powell, Stanford [sr]

Awards
Player of the Year: Jahii Carson, Arizona State
Top Defender: Josh Huestis, Stanford
Best Freshman: Aaron Gordon, Arizona


SEC
1. Kentucky
2. Florida
3. Tennessee
4. Alabama
5. LSU
6. Arkansas
7. Missouri
8. Vanderbilt
9. Mississippi
10. Georgia
11. Texas A&M
12. South Carolina
13. Auburn
14. Mississippi State

All-SEC
Trevor Releford, Alabama [sr]
Marshall Henderson, Mississippi [sr]
Jordan McRae, Tennessee [sr]
Jabari Brown, Missouri [jr]
Willie Cauley-Stein, Kentucky [soph]

Awards
Player of the Year: Willie Cauley-Stein, Kentucky
Top Defender: Willie Cauley-Stein, Kentucky
Best Freshman: Julius Randle, Kentucky

Friday, November 8, 2013

2013-14 Preseason All-Americans and Award Predictions



First Team
Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State [soph]
Russ Smith, Louisville [sr]
Glenn Robinson, Michigan [soph]
CJ Fair, Syracuse [sr]
Doug McDermott, Creighton [sr]


Second Team
Shabazz Napier, Connecticut [sr]
Kendall Williams, New Mexico [sr]
Gary Harris, Michigan State [soph]
Joe Harris, Virginia [sr]
Willie Cauley-Stein, Kentucky [soph]


All-Defense
Aaron Craft, Ohio State [sr]
Briante Weber, VCU [jr]
Russ Smith, Louisville [sr]
Fuquan Edwin, Seton Hall [sr]
Chris Obekpa, St. John's [soph]


All-Freshman
Wayne Selden, Kansas
Andrew Wiggins, Kansas
Jabari Parker, Duke
Aaron Gordon, Arizona
Julius Randle, Kentucky

Player of the Year: Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State

Top Defender: Aaron Craft, Ohio State

Best Freshman: Jabari Parker, Duke

Thursday, November 7, 2013

2013-14 RBP Preaseason Rankings


1) Louisville
2) Michigan State 
3) Kentucky
4) Kansas
5) Duke
6) Ohio State
7) Arizona
8) Oklahoma State
9) Michigan
10) Florida
11) Georgetown
12) VCU
13) Creighton
14) Connecticut
15) Syracuse
16) Notre Dame
17) North Carolina
18) New Mexico
19) Wisconsin
20) Tennessee
21) Memphis
22) Marquette
23) Gonzaga
24) UCLA
25) Colorado

Sunday, November 3, 2013

2012-13 NCAA Honors & Awards



First Team All-American
Trey Burke, Michigan
Victor Oladipo, Indiana
Otto Porter, Georgetown
Doug McDermott, Creighton
Kelly Olynyk, Gonzaga

Second Team All-American
Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State
Russ Smith, Louisville
Ben McLemore, Kansas
Cody Zeller, Indiana
Jeff Withey, Kansas

All-Defensive Team
Aaron Craft, Ohio State
Victor Oladipo, Indiana
Nerlens Noel, Kentucky
Gorgui Dieng, Louisville
Jeff Withey, Kansas

All-Freshman Team
Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State
Ben McLemore, Kansas
Shabazz Muhammad, UCLA
Anthony Bennett, UNLV
Nerlens Noel, Kentucky

Player of the Year: Trey Burke, Michigan
Top Defender: Jeff Withey, Kansas
Best Freshman: Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State
Coach of the Year: Jim Larranaga, Miami

*And that wraps up the 2012-13 season.  2013-14 Preseason Top 25 is on its way.

2012-13 Conference Honors & Awards


As usual, after the season ended, I ran out of steam prior to posting RBP's annual Conference Honors & Awards.  Because I want to turn to the 2013-14 season (preseason Top 25, conference projections, All-American teams, etc.), I am posting the six power conferences all at once.


All-ACC
Shane Larkin, Miami
Erick Green, Virginia Tech
Reggie Bullock, North Carolina
Ryan Kelly, Duke
Mason Plumlee, Duke

Player of the Year: Shane Larkin, Miami
Top Defender: Michael Snaer, Florida State
Best Freshman: Rasheed Sulaimon, Duke
Coach of the Year: Jim Larranaga, Miami


All-Big East
Shabazz Napier, Connecticut
Russ Smith, Louisville
Michael Carter-Williams, Syracuse
Otto Porter, Georgetown
Gorgui Dieng, Louisville

Player of the Year: Otto Porter, Georgetown
Top Defender: Gorgui Dieng, Louisville
Best Freshman: Ryan Arcidiacono, Villanova
Coach of the Year: John Thompson III, Georgetown


All-Big Ten
Trey Burke, Michigan
Aaron Craft, Ohio State
Victor Oladipo, Indiana
Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State
Cody Zeller, Indiana

Player of the Year: Trey Burke, Michigan
Top Defender: Victor Oladipo. Indiana
Best Freshman: Gary Harris, Michigan State
Coach of the Year: Tom Izzo, Michigan State


All-Big 12
Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State
Pierre Jackson, Baylor
Ben McLemore, Kansas
Rodney McGruder, Kansas State
Jeff Withey, Kansas

Player of the Year: Jeff Withey, Kansas
Top Defender: Jeff Withey, Kansas
Best Freshman: Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State
Coach of the Year: Fred Hoiberg, Iowa State


All-Pac-12
Jahii Carson, Arizona State
Allen Crabbe, California
Spencer Dinwiddie, Colorado
Shabazz Muhammad, UCLA
Dwight Powell, Stanford

Player of the Year: Allen Crabbe, California
Top Defender: Andre Roberson, Colorado
Best Freshman: Shabazz Muhammad, UCLA
Coach of the Year: Dana Altman, Oregon


All-SEC
Marshall Henderson, Mississippi
Jordan McRae, Tennessee
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Georgia
Laurence Bowers, Missouri
Nerlens Noel, Kentucky

Player of the Year: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Georgia
Top Defender: Nerlens Noel, Kentucky
Best Freshman: Nerlens Noel, Kentucky
Coach of the Year: Billy Donovan, Florida

Champions.