College basketball rankings: Mark Sears’ surprising return to Alabama bumps Tide to No. 2 in Top 25 And 1

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Kansas

This ranking is based on Bill Self’s Jayhawks returning three of the top six scorers – specifically Hunter Dickinson, KJ Adams and Dajuan Harris – from a team that secured a No. 4 seed in the 2024 NCAA Tournament. The additions of AJ Storr (Wisconsin), Rylan Griffen (Alabama) and Zeke Mayo (South Dakota State) from the transfer portal, plus two top-50 high school prospects, will give Kansas the type of depth it lacked during this past season that was derailed by Kevin McCullar’s lack of availability.

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Alabama

This ranking is based on Nate Oats’ Crimson Tide returning three of the top five scorers — specifically Mark Sears, Grant Nelson and Latrell Wrightsell — from a team that advanced to the 2024 Final Four. The addition of top-35 freshmen Derrion Reed and Labaron Philon – plus transfers Clifford Omoruyi (Rutgers), Houston Mallette (Pepperdine), Chris Youngblood (USF) and Aden Holloway (Auburn) – should have Alabama competing for back-to-back trips to the Final Four.

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Houston

This ranking is based on Kelvin Sampson’s Cougars returning eight of the top 10 scorers – everybody besides Jamal Shead and Damian Dunn – from a team that won the Big 12 regular-season title by two games and earned a No. 1 seed in the 2024…


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Author : Gary Parrish

Publish date : 2024-05-30 01:01:53

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