Marques Bolden Remains Undecided, Hearing it From Duke and Kentucky Guys
NEW YORK -- Marques Bolden will appear
NEW YORK -- Marques Bolden will appear
NEW YORK -- Duke has one point
ROSELLE, N.J. — Kansas coach Bill Self says the loaded batch of incoming college freshmen — which includes new Jayhawk Josh Jackson — will play a critical role in determining the NCAA championship in 2016-17.
That would be quite a departure from this past season when there wasn’t a single one-and-done player in the Final Four, where national champion Villanova as well as North Carolina, Oklahoma and Syracuse were all led by upperclassmen.
“I like what Denzel [Valentine] said [in accepting the AP Player of the Year Award at the Final Four], it’s not a competition between seniors and freshman,” Self told SNY.tv exclusively on Friday at the NJ Coaches’ Clinic at Roselle Catholic High School. “It’s not a competition. Everything’s cyclical and guys develop at different speeds and rates but I do think that it was great for the college game to have so many veterans have an impact on their college programs [this past year].
Let’s face it. The Champions Classic was going to be loaded this year anyway.
Kentucky, Duke and Michigan State already had the Nos. 1, 2 and 3-ranked recruiting classes in 2016 according to Scout.com and 247Sports.com.
But now with Josh Jackson’s commitment to Kansas, the Jayhawks are up to No. 7 on Scout and No. 13 on 247Sports.com.
On Nov. 15 at Madison Square Garden, Duke, which figures to be the preseason No. 1 team in most polls, will face Kansas, while Kentucky meets Michigan State.
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Maryland guard Melo Trimble and center Diamond
