KU’s recruiting class includes four top-50 prospects, three of them ranked as 5-star prospects. Forward Jalen Wilson is gifted enough to be the program’s next All-American, and such young reserves as Zach Clemence and Joseph Yesufu are ready to contribute if playing time becomes available, as expected. 2 seed four times and lower than either just once, in 2019, when the Jayhawks fell all the way to a No. Overview: The safest bet in the world has to be projecting KU basketball for a top-3 finish in any college season. KansasĢ022 finish: 32-6, NCAA championship game 39 prospect who could learn plenty from Campbell. And for development, there’s point guard Dylan Andrews, the No. 2 player according to 247 Sports, and big man Adem Bona, who is ranked 16th. The Bruins also recruited two top-20 prospects: wing Amari Bailey, the nation’s No. Wing Jaylen Clark is ready to grab any job on the perimeter that opens, save for Campbell’s. Freshman wing Peyton Watson could be ready to star if he’s back, but he could be ready to be drafted if he’s gone for good to the NBA Draft. It’s uncertain what will happen with Johnny Juzang, Jaime Jaquez, Jules Bernard and Cody Riley. It would be a significant bonus for big man Myles Johnson to return to complete his graduate engineering degree because of what he does for the interior defense. It’s essential that point guard Tyger Campbell is one of those that remains a Bruin, which appears likely.
Overview: Given that the core players from this program were in the Final Four last season, it seems almost outrageous that pretty much the entire team is eligible to return. With a few more prospects gathered from the transfer portal, there could be enough here to make disgruntled Kentucky fans forget Saint Peter’s. The Wildcats have recruited two top-10 wings in the 2022 recruiting class, should get more out of this year’s freshmen, Bryce Hopkins and Daimion Collins, and still should have point guard Sahvir Wheeler in charge of the offense. Tshiebwe would be wise to enter the draft to get the best possible information, which seems almost certain, but he could return. And it appears unlikely he will be a first-round pick. He won enough such trophies that he doesn’t have anything more to prove as an individual collegian, but he might want to win an NCAA Tournament game before he leaves, and there could be money for him in the NIL category. Overview: The Wildcats won’t be here when we release this list in the fall if Oscar Tshiebwe, The Sporting News Player of the Year, does not return for another season. We carry on, anyway, because we know you’re curious. A player who has an enormous opportunity for stardom may choose not to recognize that and transfer anyway.ĭECOURCY: My New Orleans history, from the cheap seats to press row 1 team may decide he’s had enough of college basketball, even if the NBA isn’t begging him to join the show.
Here’s what we don’t know about next season: We don’t know who will turn pro, who will transfer, and where those transfers might land. This exercise, what we call the Way Too Early Top 25, may be a bit less hazardous to one’s health, but certainly not to one’s peace of mind. They don’t seem to care much for pedestrians here, and I’ve got witnesses.
NEW ORLEANS – There probably were a few more treacherous activities at the 2022 Final Four than trying to project a top 25 for the 2022-23 season, like drinking a hurricane while hanging off a Bourbon Street balcony, or merely trying to cross a city street when the sign says “walk”.
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