Preseason Top 25 (and one): Michigan State gets early honors at top spot
April 7, 2010
By Gary Parrish
CBSSports.com Senior Writer
As you know, this is impossible. We still have no complete picture that tells which underclassmen are coming are going. Heck, we still don't know who will be coaching Clemson and Oregon (or Butler, for that matter), and we don't know where three of the nation's top 15 prospects will enroll. The answers will come in the coming days, weeks and months. But I went ahead and guessed (they are educated guesses, in most cases) and used my guesses to help compile what I like to call the Ridiculously Early (But Still Kind of Fun) Preseason Top 25 (and one). Just call it the REBSKOF Preseason Top 25 (and one) for short.
For the purposes of these rankings, I'm assuming Baylor's Ekpe Udoh, Syracuse's Wesley Johnson, Georgetown's Greg Monroe, New Mexico's Darington Hobson, Florida State's Solomon Alabi, West Virginia's Devin Ebanks, Georgia Tech's Derrick Favors, Tennessee's Scotty Hopson, and Ole Miss' Terrico White will eventually join the list of underclassmen who have already declared for the NBA Draft and enter the NBA Draft, though some of them could surprise me and return to school. And then there's always a possibility that some guys I think will return to college (like Duke's Kyle Singler, Butler's Gordon Hayward, North Carolina's Ed Davis, Memphis' Elliot Williams, Virginia Tech's Malcolm Delaney, Florida's Alex Tyus and BYU's Jimmer Fredette) won't actually come back. And then there's a chance I could be wrong in predicting that Josh Selby will go to Kansas while Brandon Knight and C.J. Leslie enroll at Kentucky.
And now I think my head is spinning.
Anyway, you get the point.
This could all change by tomorrow.
But for now, here's my REBSKOF Preseason Top 25 (and one).
1. Michigan State
Notable veterans: Kalin Lucas, Durrell Summers, Draymond Green, Chris Allen, Korie Lucious, Delvon Roe, Derrick Nix
Notable departures: Raymar Morgan
Expected to leave early: None
Notable newcomers: Adreian Payne, Keith Appling
2. Duke
Notable veterans: Nolan Smith, Kyle Singler, Mason Plumlee, Miles Plumlee, Andre Dawkins
Notable departures: Jon Scheyer, Brian Zoubek, Lance Thomas
Expected to leave early: None
Notable newcomers: Kyrie Irving, Seth Curry, Josh Hairston
3. Butler
Notable veterans: Gordon Hayward, Shelvin Mack, Matt Howard, Ronald Nored, Zach Hahn, Shawn Vanzant
Notable departures: Willie Veasley, Avery Jukes
Expected to leave early: None
Top newcomers: Khyle Marshall
4. Purdue
Notable veterans: Robbie Hummel, E'Twaun Moore, JaJuan Johnson, Kelsey Barlow, D.J. Byrd, Patrick Bade, Lewis Jackson
Notable departures: Chris Kramer, Keaton Grant
Expected to leave early: None
Top newcomers: Terone Johnson, Sandi Marcius
5. Villanova
Notable veterans: Corey Fisher, Corey Stokes, Antonio Pena, Malik Wayns, Taylor King, Dominic Cheek, Mouphtaou Yarou, Maurice Sutton, Isaiah Armwood
Notable departures: Scottie Reynolds, Reggie Redding
Expected to leave early: None
Top newcomers: Jayvaughn Pinkston, Markus Kennedy, James Bell
6. Pittsburgh
Notable veterans: Ashton Gibbs, Brad Wanamaker, Gilbert Brown, Nasir Robinson, Gary McGhee, Travon Woodall, Dante Taylor
Notable departures: Jermaine Dixon
Expected to leave early: None
Top newcomers: Cameron Wright, Isaiah Epps, J.J. Moore
7. Kansas State
Notable veterans: Jacob Pullen, Curtis Kelly, Jamar Samuels, Dominique Sutton, Wally Judge, Rodney McGruder
Notable departures: Denis Clemente, Luis Colon
Expected to leave early: None
Top newcomers: Freddy Asprilla, Shane Southwell, Will Spradling
8. Ohio State
Notable veterans: William Buford, Jon Diebler, David Lighty, Dallas Lauderdale
Notable departures: Jeremie Simmons, P.J. Hill, Mark Titus
Expected to leave early: Evan Turner
Top newcomers: Jared Sullinger, DeShaun Thomas, Jordan Siebert, Aaron Craft
9. Memphis
Notable veterans: Elliot Williams, Wesley Witherspoon, Will Coleman, Angel Garcia, Roburt Sallie
Notable departures: Doneal Mack, Willie Kemp
Expected to leave early: None
Top newcomers: Joe Jackson, Will Barton, Jelan Kendrick, Tarik Black, Chris Crawford, Hippolyte Tsafack
10. North Carolina
Notable veterans: Ed Davis, Tyler Zeller, Dexter Strickland, John Henson, Leslie McDonald, Will Graves, Travis Wear, David Wear, Larry Drew
Notable departures: Deon Thompson, Marcus Ginyard
Expected to leave early: None
Top newcomers: Harrison Barnes, Reggie Bullock, Kendall Marshall
11. Baylor
Notable veterans: LaceDarius Dunn, Quincy Acy, Anthony Jones, Nolan Dennis
Notable departures: Tweety Carter, Josh Lomers
Expected to leave early: Ekpe Udoh
Top newcomers: Perry Jones
12. Temple
Notable veterans: Juan Fernandez, Lavoy Allen, Ramone Moore, Michael Eric
Notable departures: Ryan Brooks, Luis Guzman
Expected to leave early: None
Top newcomers: Anthony Lee, Aaron Brown
13. Florida
Notable veterans: Kenny Boynton, Erving Walker, Chandler Parsons, Alex Tyus, Vernon Macklin, Erik Murphy
Notable departures: Dan Werner, Ray Shipman
Expected to leave early: None
Top newcomers: Patric Young, Casey Prather
14. BYU
Notable veterans: Jimmer Fredette, Michael Lloyd, Jackson Emery
Notable departures: Jonathan Tavernari, Chris Miles, Lamont Morgan, Tyler Haws
Expected to leave early: None
Top newcomers: Kyle Collinsworth, Anson Winder
15. Gonzaga
Notable veterans: Elias Harris, Steven Gray, Robert Sacre, Demetri Goodson
Notable departures: Matt Bouldin
Expected to leave early: None
Top newcomers: None
16. Kansas
Notable veterans: Marcus Morris, Tyshawn Taylor, Brady Morningstar, Tyrel Reed, Markieff Morris, Elijiah Johnson, Thomas Robinson
Notable departures: Sherron Collins
Expected to leave early: Cole Aldrich, Xavier Henry
Top newcomers: Josh Selby (?)
17. Illinois
Notable veterans: Demetri McCamey, Mike Davis, Mike Tisdale, D.J. Richardson, Brandon Paul
Notable departures: Dominiue Keller
Expected to leave early: None
Top newcomers: Jereme Richmond, Crandall Head, Meyers Leonard
18. Missouri
Notable veterans: Kim English, Laurence Bowers, Justin Safford, Michael Dixon, Miguel Paul
Notable departures: J.T. Tiller, Zaire Taylor, Keith Ramsey
Expected to leave early: None
Top newcomers: Phil Pressey, Tony Mitchell, Kadeem Green, Ricky Kreklow
19. UNLV
Notable veterans: Tre'Von Willis, Chase Stanbeck, Oscar Bellfield, Anthony Marshall, Kendall Wallace, Derrick Jasper
Notable departures: Darris Santee
Expected to leave early: None
Top newcomers: Henry Buckley
20. Syracuse
Notable veterans: Kris Joseph, Rick Jackson, Scoop Jardine, Brandon Triche, Mookie Jones, Dashonte Riley
Notable departures: Andy Rautins, Arinze Onuaku
Expected to leave early: Wesley Johnson
Top newcomers: Fab Melo, Dion Waiters
21. Georgetown
Notable veterans: Austin Freeman, Chris Wright, Jason Clark
Notable departures: None
Expected to leave early: Greg Monroe
Top newcomers: Nate Lubick, Markel Starks, Moses Abraham
22. Kentucky
Notable veterans: Darius Miller, DeAndre Liggins, Darnell Dodson, Jon Hood
Notable departures: Ramon Harris, Perry Stevenson
Expected to leave early: John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins, Patrick Patterson, Eric Bledsoe, Daniel Orton
Top newcomers: Stacey Poole, Enes Kanter, Brandon Knight (?), C.J. Leslie (?)
23. Wisconsin
Notable veterans: Jon Leuer, Jordan Taylor, Keaton Nankivil, Tim Jarmusz, Ryan Evans
Notable departures: Trevon Hughes, Jason Bohannon
Expected to leave early: None
Top newcomers: Evan Anderson, Josh Gasser
24. Virginia Tech
Notable veterans: Malcolm Delaney, Jeff Allen, Dorenzo Hudson, J.T. Thompson, Terrell Bell
Notable departures: None
Expected to leave early: None
Top newcomers: Allan Chaney, Tyrone Garland, Jarell Eddie
25. West Virginia
Notable veterans: Kevin Jones, Truck Bryant, Joe Mazzulla, Casey Mitchell
Notable departures: Da'Sean Butler, Wellington Smith
Expected to leave early: Devin Ebanks
Top newcomers: Noah Cottrill
26. Richmond
Notable veterans: Kevin Anderson, Justin Harper, Dan Geriot, Josh Duinker, Kevin Smith, Darrius Garrett
Notable departures: David Gonzalvez, Ryan Butler
Expected to leave early: None
Top newcomers: Derrick Williams, Cedrick Lindsay, Wayne Sparrow
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