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CBS Sports: College basketball rankings: Kentucky's not done recruiting and is No. 3 in the early Top 25 And 1

https://www.cbssport...rWXhSVV1wc_roNA

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@JonRothstein 4h4 hours ago

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Penny Hardaway has put together a roster at Memphis with a talent base of One-and-Done's that's comparable to what we've seen the past years at Duke and Kentucky. The buzz is officially palpable on Beale Street.

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@ChatCBB 2h2 hours ago

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Penny Hardaway has now secured ESPN 100 - #1 James Weismann ESPN 100 - #17 Precious Achiuwa ESPN 100 - #25 DJ Jeffries ESPN 100 - #38 Boogie Ellis ESPN 100 - #81 Lester Quinones Incredible class that Penny is bringing in for his 2nd year with Memphis

[Mackus]

Have they brought back Lil' Penny yet?

[SportsGuy]

Yea, he is doing an amazing job in recruiting.

 

Now, can he coach these kids?

[BSLChrisStoner]

CBS Sports: College basketball rankings: Growing list of Oregon players not returning knocks Ducks out of early Top 25 And 1
https://www.cbssport...y-top-25-and-1/

[Mackus]

Another top recruit going to play overseas (New Zealand) instead of going to college for a year.  Probably the first guy who had no qualification issues.

 

http://www.espn.com/...ealand-pro-team

 

Hard to argue with the rationale he states in the article.  No mention of his salary, but I think it's safe to assume it's well into the six figures, plus he can sign with a shoe company and agent right away.  A gap year in New Zealand while making several hundred thousand sounds like an absolutely wonderful way to spend a year.  I think we will see a ton more players do this until the NBA figures out a new rule.

[SportsGuy]

Interesting situation.

 

He may have been doing this the whole time but Duke was the heavy favorite to land him for the 2020 class.  He re-classified to this season and everyone thought he was going to Duke but Jones coming back to school stopped that.

 

His dad stated that he wanted his kid to play a lot right from the start and that it was important he play PG.  I wonder if Jones had left if he would have gone to Duke as opposed to going overseas?  

[The Epic]

Interesting situation.

 

He may have been doing this the whole time but Duke was the heavy favorite to land him for the 2020 class.  He re-classified to this season and everyone thought he was going to Duke but Jones coming back to school stopped that.

 

His dad stated that he wanted his kid to play a lot right from the start and that it was important he play PG.  I wonder if Jones had left if he would have gone to Duke as opposed to going overseas?  

 

I thought it was Kansas. I know Duke was involved, but I was hearing Kansas/Memphis. 

 

BTW, holy crap Memphis is loaded for bear.

[SportsGuy]

I thought it was Kansas. I know Duke was involved, but I was hearing Kansas/Memphis.

BTW, holy crap Memphis is loaded for bear.

Most had him going to Duke before the Tre Jones decision.

[SportsGuy]

Apparently Hampton agreed a month ago with the team overseas and is just now telling people.

Pretty slimey move.

[SportsGuy]

Wish they had done this last season.

 

https://www.ncaa.com...d-international

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ESPN: Kansas up, Michigan down in Way-Too-Early Top 25 for 2019-20
https://www.espn.com...-top-25-2019-20

[RaphielleJohnson]

BSL: Terps Among The Contenders; Who Else Can Cut The Nets in 2019-20?

https://www.baltimor...e-can-cut-nets/

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CBS Sports: Ten programs that have undergone the most unexpected, significant changes since the end of the season
https://www.cbssport...-of-the-season/

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@kenpomeroy

If you want to argue about something, I ranked every D-1 program from 1-353. A handy reference if you get multiple head coaching or scholarship offers.

 

https://kenpom.com/programs.php

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@kenpomeroy

If you want to argue about something, I ranked every D-1 program from 1-353. A handy reference if you get multiple head coaching or scholarship offers.

 

https://kenpom.com/programs.php

 

The most interesting ranking is UConn at 19.

[BSLChrisStoner]

ESPN: ACC, Big East, Pac-12 place four each in Way-Too-Early Top 25
https://www.espn.com...oo-early-top-25

[SportsGuy]

Bravo Tony Bennett, bravo

 

https://www.espn.com...-raise-new-deal

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CBS Sports: 50 days from opening night of college basketball: 50 things to get you ready for the 2019-20 season
https://www.cbssport...2019-20-season/