Five bold predictions for the Big East by the Post's Zach Braziller

[CL82]

College basketball bold predictions for 2023-24: Why North Carolina, Villanova bounce back

The Post’s Zach Braziller gives five bold predictions for the 2023-24 college basketball season.

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Clingan stands tallest​

It feels like the year of the big man, an elite group of centers led by the reigning National Player of the Year, Zach Edey of Purdue. It also includes North Carolina’s Bacot; Kansas big man Hunter Dickinson, previously of Michigan; Creighton’s Ryan Kalkbrenner; new Gonzaga center Graham Ike; and Kentucky blue-chip freshman Aaron Bradshaw. Connecticut’s Donovan Clingan will be the most impactful of them all. The 7-foot-2 Clingan spent his freshman year serving as Adama Sanogo’s caddy, putting up impressive numbers — 6.9 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.8 blocks in 13.1 minutes — in limited action. This year, he gets unleashed. Clingan is a monster around the basket — a dunking, shot-blocking force — and he will be given the opportunity to show his entire repertoire, which includes shooting 3-pointers. Somehow, he wasn’t picked by Big East coaches to the league’s preseason first team. NBA teams won’t make the same mistake in June when he’s a top-10 pick.

 

[alexd]

Five "Bowl" predictions for the Big East!!

Will St. John's and Marquette make a Bowl game??

What about PC? They have as good a chance as anyone.

 

[Mister P]

Clingan will rock it this year. With our perimeter shooting being solid, teams won’t be able to drop down and double team him as much as they would want to.

@CL82 , your thread title has Big East football teams going to bowl games

 

[CL82]

Clingan will rock it this year. With our perimeter shooting being solid, teams won’t be able to drop down and double team him as much as they would want to.

@CL82 , your thread title has Big East football teams going to bowl games

Oops. I'm not sure how that happened. @temery can you change that from bowl to "bold"?

 

[nelsonmuntz]

I got to Villanova winning the Big East and stopped reading.