Showing posts with label Josh Hart. Show all posts
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Sunday, March 12, 2017

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.

**This is the weakest bubble in recent memory.  The last four in (the 12 seed play-ins) really have no business being in the tournament.  Kansas State is below .500 in Big 12 play.  The overall records of Vanderbilt and Michigan State are particularly underwhelming - just 4 games and 5 games over .500, respectively.  USC may be the weakest at-large RBP has ever recommended.  The 11 seeds are not much better.  And the first four out - Utah, Syracuse, Illinois State, and Houston are deeply flawed teams that do not deserve 1 seeds in the NIT.

1 seeds
Villanova
Gonzaga
Kansas
North Carolina

2 seeds
UCLA
Oregon
Arizona
Kentucky

3 seeds
Duke
Louisville
West Virginia
Purdue

4 seeds
Baylor
Notre Dame
Florida State
Virginia

5 seeds
Wisconsin
Iowa State
Southern Methodist
Florida

6 seeds
Cincinnati
Michigan
Creighton
Butler

7 seeds
Wichita State
St. Mary's
Maryland
Miami

8 seeds
Dayton
Minnesota
Northwestern
Virginia Tech

9 seeds
South Carolina
Arkansas
Virginia Commonwealth
Middle Tennessee

10 seeds
Marquette
Oklahoma State
Nevada
Xavier

11 seeds
Rhode Island
Seton Hall
Providence
Wake Forest

12 seeds
Vermont
Vanderbilt (play-in)
Kansas State (play-in)
Michigan State (play-in)
USC (play-in)
UNC Wilmington

13 seeds
Princeton
ETSU
Bucknell
New Mexico State

14 seeds
Florida Gulf Coast
Winthrop
Iona
Kent State

15 seeds
Troy
Northern Kentucky
North Carolina Central
Jacksonville State

16 seeds
North Dakota
South Dakota State
New Orleans (play-in)
Texas Southern (play-in)
UC Davis (play-in)
Mount St. Mary's (play-in)

Saturday, March 4, 2017

2015-16 Conference Honors & Awards


All-AAC
Nic Moore, Southern Methodist [sr]
James Woodard, Tulsa [sr]
Troy Caupain, Cincinnati [jr]
Quenton DeCosey, Temple [sr]
Shaq Goodwin, Memphis [sr]

Player of the Year: Nic Moore, Southern Methodist
Top Defender: Shaq Goodwin, Memphis
Best Freshman: Dedric Lawson, Memphis
Coach of the Year: Fran Dunphy, Temple


All-ACC
Cat Barber, North Carolina State [jr]
Malcolm Brogdon, Virginia [sr]
Grayson Allen, Duke [soph]
Jaron Blossomgame, Clemson [jr]
Brice Johnson, North Carolina [sr]

Player of the Year: Malcolm Brogdon, Virginia
Top Defender: Malcolm Brogdon, Virginia
Best Freshman: Brandon Ingram, Duke
Coach of the Year: Jim Larranaga, Miami


All-Big East
Kris Dunn, Providence [jr]
Isaiah Whitehead, Seton Hall [soph]
Josh Hart, Villanova [jr]
Ben Bentil, Providence [soph]
Henry Ellenson, Marquette [fr]

Player of the Year: Kris Dunn, Providence
Top Defender: Kris Dunn, Providence
Best Freshman: Henry Ellenson, Marquette
Coach of the Year: Jay Wright, Villanova


All-Big Ten
Yogi Ferrell, Indiana [sr]
Denzel Valentine, Michigan State [sr]
Jarrod Uthoff, Iowa [sr]
Nigel Hayes, Wisconsin [jr]
AJ Hammons, Purdue [sr]

Player of the Year: Denzel Valentine, Michigan State
Top Defender: AJ Hammons, Purdue
Best Freshman: Ethan Happ, Wisconsin
Coach of the Year: Tom Crean, Indiana


All-Big 12
Buddy Hield, Oklahoma [sr]
Georges Niang, Iowa State [sr]
Taurean Prince, Baylor [sr]
Perry Ellis, Kansas [sr]
Devin Williams, West Virginia [jr]

Player of the Year: Buddy Hield, Oklahoma
Top Defender: Prince Ibeh, Texas
Best Freshman: Jawun Evans, Oklahoma State
Coach of the Year: Bob Huggins, West Virginia


All-Pac-12
Gary Payton, Oregon State [sr]
Dillon Brooks, Oregon [soph]
Ryan Anderson, Arizona [sr]
Josh Scott, Colorado [sr]
Jakob Poeltl, Utah [soph]

Player of the Year: Crazy Big Head, Utah
Top Defender: Gary Payton, Oregon State
Best Freshman: Jaylen Brown, California
Coach of the Year: Dana Altman, Oregon


All-SEC
Tyler Ulis, Kentucky [soph]
Stefan Moody, Mississippi [sr]
Jamal Murray, Kentucky [fr]
Jalen Jones, Texas A&M [sr]
Ben Simmons, LSU [fr]

Player of the Year: Tyler Ulis, Kentucky
Top Defender: Alex Caruso, Texas A&M
Best Freshman: Ben Simmons, LSU
Coach of the Year: Billy Kennedy, Texas A&M