Big 12 B-Ball News

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AP All-America team (preseason edition) includes Hunter Dickinson of Kansas and Caleb Love of Arizona

https://apnews.com/article/college-b...8c8bb71449e2b1

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Aziz, Simas, and Day Day will represent UC at Big 12 Media Day on 10/23 in Kansas City
https://big12sports.com/news/2024/10...rs-market.aspx

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Big 12 preview from CBS
https://www.cbssports.com/college-ba...yers-to-watch/

Predicted 7th: "Cincy coach Wes Miller has hit big on in-house developments with Dan Skillings Jr. and Day Day Thomas and has a roster full of continuity on which to build that is a true rarity in today's college basketball. The Bearcats were fiesty at times in their first season in the Big 12 last year with wins at BYU and Texas Tech and an impressive Big 12 tourney win over Kansas, but more is expected after a 7-11 conference finish given all it returns. They have plenty of size with Aziz Bandaogo down low and scorers aplenty, including rising sophomore Jizzle James."

Garry Parrish and Jerry Palm picked them 6th; the other five picked them between 7 and 9 (the 9 was a dude I've never heard of)

[bearcatbret]

6th in the Big 12 is something, I hope that the team can live up to the hype and more.

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Preseason Big 12 Coaches Poll

1. Kansas (9 first-place votes) - 215 points
2. Houston (5) - 211
3. Iowa State (1) - 194
4. Baylor - 185
5. Arizona (1) - 179
6. Cincinnati - 140
7. Texas Tech - 135
8. Kansas State - 133
9. BYU - 116
10. TCU - 90
11. UCF - 83
12. Arizona State - 64
13. West Virginia - 62
14. Oklahoma State - 46
15. Colorado - 37
16. Utah - 30

Preseason All-Big 12 First Team
Caleb Love, Arizona
LJ Cryer, Houston
J’Wan Roberts, Houston
Tamin Lipsey, Iowa State
Hunter Dickinson, Kansas*
*- unanimous selection

Preseason All-Big 12 Second Team
Norchad Omier, Baylor
Jeremy Roach, Baylor
Keshon Gilbert, Iowa State
Dajuan Harris Jr., Kansas
Coleman Hawkins, K-State

Preseason Player of the Year: Hunter Dickinson, Kansas
Preseason Co-Newcomer of the Year: Jeremy Roach, Baylor
Preseason Co-Newcomer of the Year: Coleman Hawkins, K-State
Preseason Freshman of the Year: VJ Edgecombe, Baylor

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Fran Fraschilla on Twitter/X:

As I get ready for the start of the season, I was ruminating on some random @Big12Conference thoughts:

1. I’m not sure anybody realizes how good Houston’s @EmanuelSharp_ will be. Combine him with LJ Cryer and @UHCougarMBK have more than enough perimeter offense to win it all. The defense & rebounding should be better than last year.

2. @CycloneMBB @TaminLipsey was 1st Team All @Big12Conference last year & was probably operating at 70% from late January on because of a major shoulder injury. Surgery seems to have fixed that issue.

3.I don’t want @BaylorMBB fans to get too excited but VJ Edgecombe reminds me an awful lot of a young Dwyane Wade. Had a chance to work D Wade out at @MarquetteMBB camp the summer before his freshman year.

4. @KUHoops @kj_atx Adams is STILL one of the most underrated players in the country. He’s one of those player, like Draymond Green, who’s actually better, the better his team is.

5. @GoBearcatsMBB is as deep as any team in the Big 12 outside of maybe Houston. I believe they are vastly underrated nationally. In my mind, they have seven or eight starters.

6. My best advice for the four new teams: Win your home games. @BYUMBB was 7-2 at home in 1st season & coasted into NCAA Tournament. @ArizonaMBB home court gives them the chance to be 9-1.

7. @WVUhoops got two all conference caliber starters in former @OSUMBB PG Javon Small & @DrakeUniversity transfer @Tucker_DeVries. A great start.

8. @KStateMBB has added great size upfront and I’m anxious to see how they play a “jumbo lineup” at times.

[Lobot]

Little third tier media rights deal going on here?

https://www.paramountpressexpress.co...sketball-games

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Houston just picked up a commitment for next season from a top 10-15 player. Cougars will be a power as long as Kelvin Sampson remains there. Great coach, now landing higher ranked kids than ever before.

Here's the espn.com article. Harwell's not the only Top 30 player that UH are chasing.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...kelvin-sampson

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Houston just picked up a commitment for next season from a top 10-15 player. Cougars will be a power as long as Kelvin Sampson remains there. Great coach, now landing higher ranked kids than ever before.

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@TiptonEdits: NEWS: BYU has landed the commitment of 2025 prospect Khadim Mboup, who will be reclassifying to 2024 and enrolling this year, a source tells @On3sports. The 6-9 combo forward out of NBA Academy Africa visited the Cougars last weekend. Was also considering SMU.

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https://www.on3.com/college/ucf-knig...ommits-to-ucf/

Former Top 50 recruit Dior Johnson (averaged nearly 30 ppg in juco ball) is headed to UCF ... UCF has done a nice job of adding talented kids with baggage/rap sheets (also Mikey Williams)

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This league is loaded


@TiptonEdits: NEWS: 2024 Top-40 prospect Kanon Catchings has committed to BYU, source tells @On3Recruits. Becomes the program’s highest-ranked recruit in a decade. The 6-9 small forward is a former Purdue signee.

[Lobot]

UCF has extended HC Johnny Dawkins for 2 years. I'm assuming this is for recruiting reasons becuase other than that I'd have to ask why since they almost let him go after this past season.

[bearcatbret]

Big 12 will be reducing the size of the scoring table to accommodate on the floor seating. I can see some injuries to fans and maybe even players.
Big 12 to Introduce Exclusive Floor Seats for Ultimate Fan Experience | Fan Recap

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@DraftExpress: NEWS: Moustapha Thiam, ESPN's No. 1 ranked center in the class of 2025, will reclassify and enroll at UCF this summer, grassroots program director Anthony Ricks told ESPN. The 7'2 Senegalese big man has a 7'5 wingspan and 9'7 standing reach.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...2024-25-season