2015-16 Preseason All-Americans and Award Projections

First Team
Kris Dunn, Providence [jr]
Ron Baker, Wichita State [sr]
Malcolm Brogdon, Virginia [sr]
Buddy Hield, Oklahoma [sr]
Georges Niang, Iowa State [sr]

Second Team
Fred VanVleet, Wichita State [sr]
Marcus Paige, North Carolina [sr]
Tyrone Wallace, California [sr]
Gary Payton, Oregon State [sr]
Jakob Poeltl, Utah [soph]

All-Defense
Kris Dunn, Providence [jr]
Gary Payton, Oregon State [sr]
Hassan Martin, Rhode Island [jr]
Rico Gathers, Baylor [sr]
Amida Brimah, Connecticut [jr]

All-Freshman
Jamal Murray, Kentucky
Brandon Ingram, Duke
Jaylen Brown, California
Ben Simmons, LSU
Skal Labissiere, Kentucky

Player of the Year: Kris Dunn, Providence

Top Defender: Gary Payton, Oregon State

Best Freshman: Ben Simmons, LSU

2015-16 RBP Preseason Rankings

1) Virginia
2) Kansas
3) North Carolina
4) Kentucky
5) Michigan State
6) Duke
7) Gonzaga
8) Maryland
9) Oklahoma
10) Utah
11) Iowa State
12) Villanova
13) Wichita State
14) California
15) Michigan
16) Arizona
17) Wisconsin
18) Louisville
19) Indiana
20) LSU
21) Purdue
22) West Virginia
23) Georgetown
24) Butler
25) Notre Dame

2015 NBA Mock Draft

*Projections represent what I think teams should do and not what I believe they will do.

1. MIN - Karl-Anthony Towns, Kentucky
2. LAL - Justise Winslow, Duke
3. PHI - Jahlil Okafor, Duke
4. NYK - Emmanuel Mudiay, International
5. ORL - Kristaps Porzingis, International
6. SAC - D'Angelo Russell, Ohio State
7. DEN - Myles Turner, Texas
8. DET - Trey Lyles, Kentucky
9. CHA - Kevon Looney, UCLA
10. MIA - Stanley Johnson, Arizona
11. IND - Sam Dekker, Wisconsin
12. UTA - Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin
13. PHX - Willie Cauley-Stein, Kentucky
14. OKC - Montrezl Harrell, Louisville
15. ATL - Mario Hezonja, International
16. BOS - Cameron Payne, Murray State
17. MIL - Tyus Jones, Duke
18. HOU - Kelly Oubre, Kansas
19. WAS - Rashad Vaughn, UNLV
20. TOR - Jerian Grant, Notre Dame
21. DAL - Devin Booker, Kentucky
22. CHI - Terry Rozier, Louisville
23. POR - Dakari Johnson, Kentucky
24. CLE - Bobby Portis, Arkansas
25. MEM - Justin Anderson, Virginia
26. SAS - Guillermo Hernangomez, International
27. LAL - Chris McCullough, Syracuse
28. BOS - Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, Arizona
29. BRK - Olivier Hanlan, Boston College
30. GSW - Delon Wright, Utah

2014-15 NCAA Honors & Awards

1st Team All-American

Delon Wright, Utah [sr]

Jerian Grant, Notre Dame [sr]

Seth Tuttle, Northern Iowa [sr]

Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin [sr]

Jahlil Okafor, Duke [fr]

2nd Team All-American

Kris Dunn, Providence [soph]

Joseph Young, Oregon [sr]

Buddy Hield, Oklahoma [jr]

Georges Niang, Iowa State [jr]

Karl-Anthony Towns, Kentucky [fr]

All-Defensive Team

Kris Dunn, Providence [soph]

Gary Payton, Oregon State [jr]

Sir'Dominic Pointer, St. John's [sr]

Jordan Mickey, LSU [soph]

Willie Cauley-Stein, Kentucky [jr]

All-Freshman Team

D'Angelo Russell, Ohio State

Justise Winslow, Duke

Stanley Johnson, Arizona

Karl-Anthony Towns, Kentucky

Jahlil Okafor, Duke

Player of the Year: Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin

Top Defender: Willie Cauley-Stein, Kentucky

Best Freshman: Jahlil Okafor, Duke

Coach of the Year: Tony Bennett, Virginia

2014-15 Conference Honors & Awards

All-AAC

Nic Moore, Southern Methodist [jr]

Ryan Boatright, Connecticut [sr]

Will Cummings, Temple [sr]

Shaquille Harrison, Tulsa [jr]

Austin Nichols, Memphis [soph]

Player of the Year: Nic Moore, Southern Methodist

Top Defender: Austin Nichols, Memphis

Best Freshman: Daniel Hamilton, Connecticut

Coach of the Year: Larry Brown, Southern Methodist

All-ACC

Jerian Grant, Notre Dame [sr]

Terry Rozier, Louisville [soph]

Montrezl Harrell, Louisville [jr]

Rakeem Christmas, Syracuse [sr]

Jahlil Okafor, Duke [fr]

Player of the Year: Jahlil Okafor, Duke

Top Defender: Darion Atkins, Virginia

Best Freshman: Jahlil Okafor, Duke

Coach of the Year: Tony Bennett, Virginia

All-Big East

Kris Dunn, Providence [soph]

D'Angelo Harrison, St. John's [sr]

Darrun Hilliard, Villanova [sr]

LaDontae Henton, Providence [sr]

Sir'Dominic Pointer, St. John's [sr]

Player of the Year: Kris Dunn, Providence

Top Defender: Sir'Dominic Pointer, St. John's

Best Freshman: Angel Delgado, Seton Hall

Coach of the Year: Jay Wright, Villanova

All-Big Ten

Melo Trimble, Maryland [fr]

D'Angelo Russell, Ohio State [fr]

Sam Dekker, Wisconsin [jr]

Aaron White, Iowa [sr]

Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin [sr]

Player of the Year: Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin

Top Defender: A.J. Hammons, Purdue

Best Freshman: D'Angelo Russell, Ohio State

Coach of the Year: Mark Turgeon, Maryland

All-Big 12

Juwan Staten, West Virginia [sr]

Buddy Hield, Oklahoma [jr]

Georges Niang, Iowa State [jr]

Perry Ellis, Kansas [jr]

Rico Gathers, Baylor [jr]

Player of the Year: Buddy Hield, Oklahoma

Top Defender: Anthony Hickey, Oklahoma State

Best Freshman: Myles Turner, Texas

Coach of the Year: Lon Kruger, Oklahoma

All-Pac-12

T.J. McConnell, Arizona [sr]

Joseph Young, Oregon [sr]

Tyrone Wallace, California [jr]

Gary Payton, Oregon State [jr]

Delon Wright, Utah [sr]

Player of the Year: Delon Wright, Utah

Top Defender: Gary Payton, Oregon State

Best Freshman: Stanley Johnson, Arizona

Coach of the Year: Larry Krystkowiak, Utah

All-SEC

Michael Qualls, Arkansas [jr]

Bobby Portis, Arkansas [soph]

Jordan Mickey, LSU [soph]

Karl-Anthony Towns, Kentucky [fr]

Willie Cauley-Stein, Kentucky [jr]

Player of the Year: Karl-Anthony Towns, Kentucky

Top Defender: Willie Cauley-Stein, Kentucky

Best Freshman: Karl-Anthony Towns, Kentucky

Coach of the Year: John Calipari, Kentucky

Duke is your champion.

Duke wins the 2014-15 championship, matching UConn with its second title of the 2010s.

Field of 68

*Seeding and invites do not project what I believe the Selection Committee will do.  Rather, this entry reflects what the Selection Committee should do.

1 seeds
Kentucky
Wisconsin
Virginia
Arizona

2 seeds
Villanova
Duke
Notre Dame
Gonzaga

3 seeds
Kansas
Iowa State
Maryland
Northern Iowa

4 seeds
Oklahoma
North Carolina
Louisville
Baylor

5 seeds
Wichita State
Utah
Southern Methodist
Michigan State

6 seeds
West Virginia
Arkansas
Oregon
Providence

7 seeds
Virginia Commonwealth
Georgetown
Dayton
Butler

8 seeds
Xavier
Ohio State
Cincinnati
Iowa

9 seeds
San Diego State
Davidson
Purdue
North Carolina State

10 seeds
Oklahoma State
Texas
Indiana
St. John's

11 seeds
Boise State
LSU
Mississippi
Georgia
Miami
Brigham Young

12 seeds
Stephen F. Austin
Wofford
Wyoming
Valparaiso

13 seeds
Buffalo
Harvard
Georgia State
UAB

14 seeds
UC Irvine
New Mexico State
Belmont
Manhattan

15 seeds
Eastern Washington
Albany
North Dakota State
Northeastern

16 seeds
North Florida
Texas Southern
Robert Morris
Coastal Carolina
Lafayette
Hampton

2014 Mock Draft (over half a year late edition)

So I can remember...

1. CLE - Andrew Wiggins, Kansas
2. MIL - Jabari Parker, Duke
3. PHI - Joel Embiid, Kansas
4. ORL - Noah Vonleh, Indiana
5. UTA - Dante Exum, International
6. BOS - Aaron Gordon, Arizona
7. LAL - Julius Randle, Kentucky
8. SAC - Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State
9. CHA - Elfrid Payton, Louisiana-Lafayette
10. PHI - Nik Stauskas, Michigan
11. DEN - Gary Harris, Michigan State
12. ORL - Rodney Hood, Duke
13. MIN - Adreian Payne, Michigan State
14. PHX - Doug McDermott, Creighton

*As always, projections represent what I thought teams should do and not what I believed they actually would do.

Top 25

*previous rank in parentheses

1) Kentucky 29-0 (1)

2) Virginia 27-1 (2)

3) Duke 26-3 (5)

4) Wisconsin 26-3 (3)

5) Arizona 26-3 (6)

6) Villanova 27-2 (7)

7) Gonzaga 29-2 (4)

8) Kansas 23-6 (8)

9) Wichita State 27-3 (14)

10) Notre Dame 24-5 (9)

11) Maryland 24-5 (17)

12) Louisville 23-6 (11)

13) Baylor 22-7 (18)

14) Oklahoma 20-8 (16)

15) Utah 22-6 (10)

16) Northern Iowa 27-3 (13)

17) North Carolina 20-9 (15)

18) Iowa State 20-8 (12)

19) West Virginia 22-7 (19)

20) Dayton 22-6 (NR)

21) Oregon 22-8 (NR)

22) Arkansas 23-6 (22)

23) Southern Methodist 23-6 (24)

24) Ohio State 21-8 (NR)

25) Butler 21-8 (NR)

IN: Dayton; Oregon; Ohio State; Butler

OUT: Michigan State; Virginia Commonwealth; Georgetown; San Diego State

Top 25

*RBP preseason rank in parentheses 

1) Kentucky 27-0 (1) 

2) Virginia 25-1 (9)

3) Wisconsin 25-2 (2) 

4) Gonzaga 28-1 (16)

5) Duke 24-3 (5) 

6) Arizona 24-3 (3) 

7) Villanova 25-2 (12)

8) Kansas 22-5 (4) 

9) Notre Dame 24-4 (NR)

10) Utah 21-5 (23)

11) Louisville 21-6 (6)

12) Iowa State 20-6 (10)

13) Northern Iowa 26-2 (NR)

14) Wichita State 25-3 (11)

15) North Carolina 19-8 (8) 

16) Oklahoma 19-8 (25)

17) Maryland 22-5 (NR)

18) Baylor 20-7 (NR)

19) West Virginia 21-6 (NR)

20) Michigan State 19-8 (20)

21) Virginia Commonwealth 21-6 (17)

22) Arkansas 22-5 (NR)

23) Georgetown 18-8 (NR)

24) Southern Methodist 22-5 (24)

25) San Diego State 22-6 (21)

IN: Notre Dame; Northern Iowa; Maryland; Baylor; West Virginia; Arkansas; Georgetown

OUT: Florida; Texas; Michigan; Connecticut; Minnesota; Ohio State; Nebraska