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Wed, Oct 31 Ashland (Exh.) Columbus, Ohio 7:00 p.m.
Tue, Nov 06 Findlay (Exh.) Columbus, Ohio 7:00 p.m.

Preseason NIT
Mon, Nov 12 Wisconsin-Green Bay Columbus, Ohio 9:00 p.m.
Tue, Nov 13 Columbia or Delaware State Columbus, Ohio 9:00 p.m.

With the NBA Draft finally over, and underclassmen stars like Greg Oden and Kevin Durant now working on customizing their brand-new Bentleys, it’s time to look at how their former teams will fare next year in their absence. Here’s an outlook of several teams with some big holes to fill.

Florida
Underclassmen lost: Corey Brewer, Taurean Green, Al Horford, Joakim Noah

Adam Stanco answers your questions.. and the one’s you should be asking. If you have a question, send it to BasketballWriter@cs.com

How much did Mike Conley’s NCAA Tournament performance increase his draft stock?

More than you think.

It’s sort of fitting the Spurs and the Cavs will be playing in the NBA Finals. For all the fans and sportswriters who love to yell about the biggest draft busts of the past, this series will feature the two most influential picks since Shaq: Tim Duncan and LeBron James. Two No. 1 picks that now represent probably the two most valuable players in the league. The draft works! … Well if you have a selective memory. Anyway, Portland and Seattle will get to witness first-hand the potential results of their upcoming draft picks and Kevin Durant and Greg Oden will watch

Kevin Durant

Greg Oden

Any serious discussions concerning the 2007 NBA draft must begin with talk of the fabulous freshman class entered in it. In all, eight NCAA freshmen have thrown their hats into the ring for this year's draft, which is not an overwhelming number. However, the talent level of some of these frosh is what sets this year's draft class apart.

NBA Draft: Mike Conley Jr.