Kansas

California (Jerome Randle, Patrick Christopher)

Kansas (Sherron Collins, Xavier Henry, Tyshawn Taylor)

Kentucky (Eric Bledsoe, Darius Miller, John Wall)

Michigan St (Kalin Lucas, Chris Allen, Durrell Summers)

Oklahoma (Willie Warren, Tony Croker, Tommy Mason-Griffin)

Villanova (Scottie Reynolds, Corey Fisher, Corey Stokes)

Washington (Isaiah Thomas, Abdul Gaddy)

Other (Discuss Below)

Tuesday was a day for sleep deprivation as it marked ESPN's 24-hour college basketball marathon. Unfortunately for the network the early hours served up a trio of yawners with Saint Peter's, Niagara and Clemson all pulling off comfortable victories. But the games involving Kansas and Michigan State didn't disappoint with the top two teams being tested by Memphis and Gonzaga respectively. It's good to see that there are teams willing to challenge themselves so early in the season, giving themselves the opportunity to evaluate themselves against credible competition.

While Kansas may be too much for the rest of the Big 12 too handle, no league features as many intriguing individual stars (young & old) on a nightly basis. Arguably the best conference in the country.

 

Cole Aldrich

Sherron Collins

Xavier Henry

Other (Taylor, one of the Morris's, etc)

ESPN's 24-hour college basketball marathon takes precedent on Tuesday with some intriguing contests throughout the day. Ten ranked teams will be in action including three of the Top 10 squads. The nation will get its first look at Josh Pastner's Memphis Tigers as they take on top-ranked Kansas in St. Louis, national runner-up Michigan State hosts Gonzaga and the lunchtime matinee between Northeastern and Siena looks quite appealing.

LAWRENCE, Kan. - University of Kansas men’s basketball coach Bill Self announced Wednesday that Royce Woolridge has signed a national letter of intent to play at KU next season.

A shooting guard from Sunnyslope High School in Phoenix, Ariz., Woolridge is 6-3, 175-pounds. As a junior at Sunnyslope, Woolridge averaged 28.5 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. He made 50 percent of his field goals, shot 34 percent from behind the arc and 82 percent from the free-throw line. Additionally, Woolridge averaged 2.5 assists and 2.1 steals for the Vikings in 2008-09.

Ranking players is more art then science. How do you compare the potential of freshmen with seniors who have already peaked? How much does physical talent come into play versus intangibles and experience? How big a role do numbers play?

 

Duke

Kansas

Kentucky

Michigan State

North Carolina

Purdue

Texas

Villanova

West Virginia

Other (Discuss Below)