Dickie V has concerns: Can UConn repeat? Will St

• Cock Vitale, College Basketball analystOct 3, 2023

  , 01:04 AM ET Close Cock Vitale, college basketball’s top expert and ambassador, joined ESPN during the 1979-80 season. His extensive understanding of the game is come up with in a passionate, enthusiastic style. Vitale also contributes columns to ESPN.com.The 2023-24 NCAA guys

‘s basketball season assures to be an amazing and extremely competitive display of talent and skill. With powerhouse groups reloading and emerging programs on the rise, basketball fans can expect a season filled with intense rivalries and thrilling matchups. Eyes will be on favorites like Duke Blue Devils, Kansas Jayhawks, Purdue Boilermakers, Michigan State Spartans and UConn Huskies as they contend for supremacy. The incoming freshmen class, featuring potential future NBA stars, adds an interesting component, as we eagerly anticipate their effect on the collegiate stage.Additionally, keep an eye on progressing playing designs and methods, consisting of

the usage of sophisticated analytics and three-point shooting. The race for conference titles and sought after NCAA tournament spots will undoubtedly bring extreme drama, making this season one to remember for both casual fans and diehard enthusiasts.Every year there are particular things I try to find that play an essential role in college basketball. This year, here are 12 concerns that fascinate me as we head into the 2023-24 season.11.6.23 #HU 5KIES pic.twitter.com/akwzFbSiFU!.?.!— UConn Guys’s Basketball (@UConnMBB)September 29, 2023 1. Will the Big East make a splash as a power league with defending champions UConn, an extremely related to Marquette group in addition to impact works with like Rick Pitino at St. John’s Red Storm, Ed Cooley at Georgetown, and Kim English at Providence? 2. Will this be the year that Matt Painter and Purdue led by superstar center 7-4 Zach Edey lastly make a major effect in March Madness? 3. Are the UConn Huskies with coach Danny Hurley going to be a genuine competitor to go back-to-back for the championship game? 4. How strong will the North Carolina Tar Heels, led by preseason All American Armando Bacot, be in the 3rd year of Hubert Davis’s tenure as

their leader? 5. Will St John’s under the leadership of Hall of Popularity mentor Rick Pitino return to the splendor days of Lou Carnesecca and have Madison Square Garden rocking? 6. How will Kelvin Sampson and Houston do as they make their launching in the Big 12 Conference? 7. How big an action will Kenny Payne’s Louisville Cardinals team make this season? 8. How effective will this year’s Kentucky Wildcats team be specifically throughout the postseason? 9. Mick Cronin has been a winner at UCLA Bruins. Will that continue this year with a lineup that has altered huge time? 10. Which league has

grown stronger in men’s basketball by conference adjustment? 11. Is this the year

the Big Ten gets its very first title considering that 2000? 12. Nearly 100 schools made a foreign tour this summertime, how much is for the experience and team structure or for opening doors to overseas recruiting?