If the first-year head coach can lead Villanova into contention for the Big East crown following Jay Wright's retirement - Caleb Daniels (10.3 PPG), Eric Dixon (9.1 PPG) and NBA prospect Cam Whitmore will all help, while Justin Moore should return at some point after last season's Achilles tear - he could have a potent squad by the time the NCAA tournament begins. McDermott convinced him to pick the Bluejays, the favorites to win the Big East and make their first Final Four appearance. Grant has DaRon Holmes II (12.8 PPG, 2.3 BPG) and the nucleus of a Dayton team that finished top-40 in adjusted defensive efficiency on KenPom returning - meaning the Flyers will be viewed as the favorite to win the A-10 and could also make noise in March.įormer South Dakota State star Baylor Scheierman (16.2 PPG, 7.8 RPG, 4.5 APG) had multiple major offers this offseason after he entered the transfer portal. Yuri Collins (11.1 PPG, 7.9 APG) and Javonte Perkins (17.1 PPG in 2020-21 missed last season with a knee injury) have returned, and with them the possibility Ford's squad could make its first trip to the NCAA tournament since 2019. (Bellarmine remains ineligible for the NCAA tournament for two more years because of NCAA rules for schools transitioning to Division I.) But Davenport has won 20 or more games in 13 of his past 14 seasons, including last season's 20-13 run that ended with the ASUN tournament title. The loss of Dylan Penn (16.6 PPG) impacts this team's ceiling. McKay can lead his team to another ASUN regular-season championship after retaining star Darius McGhee (24.6 PPG, 39% from 3) - significant in an offseason where a multitude of mid-majors lost their top players to Power 5 schools. With all five starters, including Kihei Clark (10.0, 4.4 APG), returning, though, they should bounce back. But Davis has the ability to live up to all of the hype in his second season at the helm.īennett's Cavaliers won 21 games last season but missed the NCAA tournament - a rarity for the program. But Vermont has won or shared six consecutive regular-season conference championships, and Becker will find a way once again to compete for the top spot in the league, especially with former Bellarmine star Dylan Penn (16.6 PPG) on his side.Īnything short of an ACC title and another deep run in March - with Armando Bacot (16.3 PPG, 13.1 RPG) back and healthy after last season's national title run - will feel like an incomplete season. Yes, he has lost most of his starting five from last year's NCAA tournament team.
With the NCAA infractions case behind him, Hardaway will guide a team led by SMU transfer Kendric Davis (19.4 PPG) and returnee DeAndre Williams (11.1 PPG), who should give the Tigers a shot at the AAC title, despite losing multiple starters from last season.Ī year after taking the Bulldogs to their first NCAA tournament as a Division I squad, Grasso could lead Charles Pride (17.7 PPG, 8.6 RPG) and former Saint Peter's hero Doug Edert (9.5 PPG), who transferred after the Peacocks' magical Elite Eight run, to a league title in the team's debut season in the America East. Sampson has a lot to work with in this Final Four potential squad, with Marcus Sasser (17.7 PPG) and Tramon Mark (10.1 PPG) both back after missing most of last season due to injury, and top-10 recruit Jarace Walker now anchoring his frontcourt.
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