Way-Too-Early Top 25

[UConnSwag11]

16 here.

Love Aaron but no way

 

[djct1999]

Rothstein has us 24th and Corey projected starting pg.

ROTHSTEIN 45: 22-23 PRESEASON EDITION

It’s never too early to start looking ahead to next season! Below please find a breakdown of the Preseason Edition of the ROTHSTEIN 45 for the 22-23 season. 1. North CarolinaProjected Starting 5:G R.J. DavisG Caleb LoveG Leaky BlackF Pete NanceC Armando BacotProjected Bench: D’Marco Dunn...

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[djct1999]

In all fairness, as of this moment we don't have a point guard. If we don't get a decent one in the portal we probably won't be ranked during the season either.

It’s crazy to think how high we would have been ranked with Gaffney or Diggins still here.

 

[SubbaBub]

We just lost 5 of our top 7 rotation players and a highly touted freshman PG. We have lot of question marks.

 

[Hey Adrien!]

If anyone is honestly trying to rank teams NOW for 22-23, they have absolutely no idea what they are talking about.

 

[NowInStorrs]

If anyone is honestly trying to rank teams NOW for 22-23, they have absolutely no idea what they are talking about.

Or they just want some clicks

 

[Conquistador]

ikr?

Sorry Champ… not sure what that means.

 

[HuskyinWRNY]

Not even a mention for UConn.

Villanova, no returning talent, but because the have Jay Wright they were ranked. Lol

we havent proved anything yet. we have a ton of work to do, and players to get

 

[Get a Job]

Sorry Champ… not sure what that means.

I am assuming it's "I know! Right?" in the kids' parlance.

 

[MTBingNinja]

In all fairness, as of this moment we don't have a point guard. If we don't get a decent one in the portal we probably won't be ranked during the season either.

And we need a shooter.

 

[Horatio]

We have literally zero true PGs and you’re over here worried about an ESPN article.

Take a lap.

What’s Troubling is how did UCONN Mens Basketball get to the point in which we have zero returning PG’s. I don’t think this has ever happened to us or any other program on our level.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Villanova's potential returning or new players:
#20 Cam Whitmore
#44 Mark Armstrong
#100 Brendan Hausen
#55 Jordan Longino
#98 Nnanna Njoku
#44 Trey Patterson
#17 Bryan Antoine
#57 Justin Moore
#71 Eric Dixon
#53 Brandon Slater

But sure, 10 9 top 100 guys is no talent.

Sure, and we have lots of talent that hasn't played at all too. It's all just a projection.

 

[navery12]

What’s Troubling is how did UCONN Mens Basketball get to the point in which we have zero returning PG’s. I don’t think this has ever happened to us or any other program on our level.

Welcome to basketball in 2022, we're not even the only team it's happened to this year alone

 

[PNolanFan]

I think right now we would be pretty terrible but with a good point guard transfer and one other dept guard i think I would expect us to be better than last year

 

[HuskyHawk]

Welcome to basketball in 2022, we're not even the only team it's happened to this year alone

One P5 team has zero returning players. UConn is in great shape compared to many schools.

 

[Ratso]

i think ajax is gonna put in the work and become a very nice pg.

 

[UconnU]

We’re replacing 5 players from our rotation and don’t have a PG on the roster at the moment. We shouldn’t be on any of these lists.

 

[UconnFanDC]

Sorry Champ… not sure what that means.

Ikr = I know right. #agrees

 

[HooperScooper]

#24 now. Although it must have been updated since April since this says no change from the previous #24 ranking.

24. UConn Huskies​

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UConn continued its perimeter overhaul by adding San Diego transfer Joey Calcaterra earlier this month. Calcaterra isn't likely to push for a starting spot, but he should provide depth. He averaged 13.3 points in 2020-21 and 11.4 points in 2019-20, shooting nearly 36% from 3 and starting 70 games in four seasons for the Toreros.

Calcaterra is the fourth guard transfer coach Dan Hurley landed this spring, following Tristen Newton (East Carolina), Nahiem Alleyne (Virginia Tech) and Hassan Diarra (Texas A&M). A breakout season from rising sophomore Jordan Hawkins is the biggest reason for optimism, though. He generated positive buzz last preseason and had 16 points in November against Auburn, then couldn't find consistency the rest of the way -- although, to be fair, he battled multiple injuries.

Projected starting lineup:

Tristen Newton (17.7 PPG at East Carolina)
Jordan Hawkins (5.8 PPG)
Nahiem Alleyne (9.6 PPG at Virginia Tech)
Andre Jackson (6.8 PPG)
Adama Sanogo (14.8 PPG)

Duke, Kansas rise in updated Way-Too-Early Top 25 men's rankings

The NBA draft withdrawal deadline cemented North Carolina's position and also saw Duke, Kansas and others make jumps.

www.espn.com

 

[bendm]

Creighton should be ahead of KU w/ only 1.5 returning starters

 

[LIUCHusky]

Creighton should be ahead of KU w/ only 1.5 returning starters

Shhh, keep it quiet. Don’t tell Freescooter the BE has 4 schools in this pre season top 30.