Sunday, March 5, 2017

2016-17 RBP Preseason Rankings


1) Duke
2) Kentucky
3) Oregon
4) Indiana
5) Wisconsin
6) Kansas
7) Villanova
8) North Carolina
9) Xavier
10) Louisville
11) Michigan State
12) Arizona
13) Purdue
14) Syracuse
15) Cincinnati
16) Virginia
17) California
18) West Virginia
19) Notre Dame
20) Gonzaga
21) Connecticut
22) Texas
23) Maryland
24) Texas A&M
25) Dayton


2015-16 NCAA Awards & Honors


1st Team All-American
Kris Dunn, Providence [jr]
Malcolm Brogdon, Virginia [sr]
Buddy Hield, Oklahoma [sr]
Denzel Valentine, Michigan State [sr]
Brice Johnson, North Carolina [sr]


2nd Team All-American
Tyler Ulis, Kentucky [soph]
Yogi Ferrell, Indiana [sr]
Thomas Walkup, Stephen F. Austin [sr]
Georges Niang, Iowa State [sr]
Perry Ellis, Kansas [sr]


All-Defensive Team
Malcolm Brogdon, Virginia [sr]
Gary Payton, Oregon State [sr]
Chinanu Onuaku, Louisville [soph]
Egidijus Mockevicius, Evansville [sr]
Vashil Fernandez, Valparaiso [sr]


All-Freshman Team
Jamal Murray, Kentucky
Brandon Ingram, Duke
Jaylen Brown, California
Ben Simmons, LSU
Henry Ellenson, Marquette


Player of the Year: Buddy Hield, Oklahoma
Top Defender: Vashil Fernandez, Valparaiso
Best Freshman: Ben Simmons, LSU
Coach of the Year: Dana Altman, Oregon

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

Villanova Wins 2015-16 National Title

I'm a little late with the post.  Nice shot, Kris.

Sunday, March 13, 2016

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
Kansas
North Carolina
Michigan State
Virginia

2 seeds
Villanova
Oklahoma
Oregon
Kentucky

3 seeds
West Virginia
Xavier
Indiana
Miami

4 seeds
Texas A&M
Purdue
Utah
Iowa State

5 seeds
Duke
Arizona
Maryland
Baylor

6 seeds
Seton Hall
California
Notre Dame
Texas

7 seeds
Connecticut
Wisconsin
Wichita State
Iowa

8 seeds
Dayton
Providence
Texas Tech
Virginia Commonwealth

9 seeds
Colorado
Butler
Gonzaga
St. Joseph's

10 seeds
Cincinnati
South Carolina
San Diego State
St. Bonaventure

11 seeds
Monmouth
Northern Iowa
Temple (play-in)
Oregon State (play-in)
Iona

12 seeds
Saint Mary's (play-in)
Vanderbilt (play-in)
Stephen F. Austin
Arkansas-Little Rock
Fresno State

13 seeds
Yale
Hawaii
Chattanooga
UNC-Wilmington

14 seeds
South Dakota State
Stony Brook
Middle Tennessee
Green Bay

15 seeds
CSU-Bakersfield
Buffalo
UNC-Asheville
Hampton

16 seeds
Weber State
Florida Gulf Coast
Southern (play-in)
Fairleigh Dickinson (play-in)
Austin Peay (play-in)
Holy Cross (play-in)