Dickie V’s preseason guys’s All-America teams

• Penis Vitale, College Basketball analystAug 3, 2023, 01:00 PM ET

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  Penis Vitale, college basketball’s top analyst and ambassador, joined ESPN throughout the 1979-80 season. His thorough understanding of the game is come up with in an enthusiastic, passionate style. Vitale likewise contributes columns to ESPN.com.There’s nothing

much better in the guys’s college basketball preseason than looking at the new rosters and getting a feel for what might be in store. I needed to wait for the dust to settle with all the player and coach movement during the offseason. With 13 of the 18 returning players that averaged 19-plus points last season moving and six of the top eight 20-point scorers on the move as well, the lineup shakeup was visible across the board.I enjoy viewing the progress of children that move from function players to PTPers. With only four of the 19 players returning that made first-, second- or third-team All-America teams in 2015, it’s been a happiness to dig deep and project the stars for the upcoming season.So, listed below are my

“All-Rolls Royce “preseason teams for the season. They’re full of proven stars, some on the rise and well-rounded ballers. Note: I don’t put freshmen on these groups as they have not played yet.Purdue’s Zach Edey leads my teams as one of the dominant post players last season, who had the Boilermakers rolling till they got untracked in the preliminary by 16-seed Fairleigh Dickinson. The Boilermakers will once again be the favorites to win the Huge 10 and finally make a deep run in March Madness.North Carolina got a huge boost with Armando Bacot returning for his 5th year of eligibility. As the Tar Heels’all-time leader in rebounds and double-doubles, he’ll be the anchor, intending to lead North Carolina to its splendor days of deep competition runs.Bruce Pearl puts together strong groups yearly and Johni Broome seeks to lead the Auburn Tigers on a deep NCAA follow they gave up a 10-point halftime lead in a second-round loss to Houston in the Big Dance. He’s a powerful inside player efficient in balancing a double-double similar to he did throughout his sophomore campaign.Tyler Kolek and four other starters will be returning to Marquette for the 2023-24 season, bringing about another case of unfinished service that accompanied a second-round loss to Michigan State. The reigning Big East Player of the Year is among the top returning guards in the country.And, a Bob Cousy Award finalist last season, Boo Buie returns for his 5th season as a Wildcat after scoring the third-most points in Northwestern history last season, with 588. His management ought to put the Wildcats in the Dance for a second straight season, a program first.Here are the teams.First group Zach Edey, Purdue Boilermakers Armando Bacot, North Carolina Tar Heels Johni Broome, Auburn Tigers Tyler Kolek, Marquette Golden Eagles Boo Buie, Northwestern Wildcats

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Kansas Jayhawks Dillon Jones, Weber State Wildcats DaRon Holmes II, Dayton Flyers Terrence Shannon Jr., Illinois Battling Illini Wade Taylor IV, Texas A&M Aggies 3rd group Kyle Filipowski, Duke Blue Devils Adem Bona, UCLA Bruins Tolu Smith, Mississippi State Bulldogs Tyson Walker, Michigan State Spartans Max Abmas, Texas Longhorns