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2021-22 men's preview: Preseason picks, rankings, complete coverage
The countdown to the 2021-22 college basketball season has begun. Your preparation begins right here.
Is Gonzaga still the favorite in the Way-Too-Early Top 25 rankings for 2021-22?
The Zags are still among the nation's elite, but multiple teams have entered ESPN's rankings.
TOP FLIGHT INVITE
SATURDAY & SUNDAY: ON ESPN+ AND ESPNU
Bronny James, Shaedon Sharpe and other players to watch at the 2021 Geico Top Flight Invite
Some of the nation's best college basketball and next-level prospects go head-to-head in a tournament airing this weekend on ESPN's networks.
No. 1 hoops prospect Shaedon Sharpe soars for alley-oop
Top Headlines
ARIZONA
'There was really no decision to be made': Why Tommy Lloyd chose Arizona, and how he plans to win
The Arizona brand is now in the hands of Lloyd, the ex-Gonzaga assistant and first-time head coach. ESPN traveled to Tucson to discuss the new blueprint with Lloyd.
MEN'S COLLEGE HOOPS
The American 2021-22 predictions: Projecting Memphis' ceiling, and Houston's Final Four encore
As the countdown to the 2021-22 college basketball season continues, ESPN's conference predictions series continues with the AAC.
MEN'S COLLEGE HOOPS
Mid-major 2021-22 conference predictions: Can Gonzaga finish the job?
As the countdown to the 2021-22 college basketball season begins, ESPN's predictions series focuses on the top leagues beyond...the top leagues.
2022 NBA draft top 100: Who moved up after pro days?
College basketball pro days and the start of practice means movement within the Top 100.
PATRICK BALDWIN JR.
'I'm not a guy that needs the hype': How 5-star recruit Patrick Baldwin Jr. found a home at Milwaukee
He had his pick of Power 5 powerhouses. But he's looking to the Bucks for inspiration for his career.
DICKIE V'S TOP RETURNING PLAYERS
Dick Vitale's college basketball preseason All-Americans for 2021-22
Dickie V has identified his top returning players for the rapidly approaching 2021-22 college basketball season.
COLLEGE HOOPS RECRUITING
Recruiting class rankings: Michigan, Memphis finish 1-2
Memphis made a late push when two top prospects reclassified, and Gonzaga landed the No. 1 overall recruit. But neither was enough to best Michigan.
Ole Miss
NCAAM
Davis thinks best conference in basketball may be SEC
Ole Miss' Kermit Davis joins The Paul Finebaum Show and explains how excited he is for the Rebels this season, while detailing the difficulty the SEC brings.
Top Headlines
- ESPN's Vitale announces lymphoma diagnosis
- Zags runaway No. 1 in AP preseason Top 25 poll
- New tech will help abuse, doping whistleblowers
- UNC men's hoops lands five-star junior Wilcher
- NCAA proposes to remove minimum test scores
- No. 7 prospect Walsh says he'll play for Arkansas
- Jett Howard commits to play for dad at Michigan
ESPN Daily Podcast
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The ESPN Daily podcast: How to listen, episode guide and more
Monday through Friday, host Pablo Torre brings you an inside look at the most interesting stories at ESPN, as told by the top reporters and insiders on the planet.
Altering the landscape (ESPN+)
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What is the impact of the Big 12 moves on college basketball?
The Big 12's planned addition of four programs will alter the landscape (again) in men's and women's college basketball.
Latest rankings (ESPN+)
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College basketball transfer rankings for 2021-22
Every Top 100 transfer has committed (at last). Here's where the top players are moving.
2022 Bracketology
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NCAA Bracketology: Projecting the 2022 March Madness men's field
The Memphis Tigers are on the rise in Joe Lunardi's latest projection, with national champ Baylor among those dropping.
