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On Sunday afternoon, Will Riley, an elite 2025 SF committed to Illinois. Best news for Brad Underwood? The Canadian, who’s draft-eligible for 2025, also re-classified and will be playing for the Illini this season. Riley is a high-level, walking bucket who recently dropped 42 points on 15-16 shooting in an EYBL game. The question is – is he ready now to start over a deep and more-experienced collection of wings? Or will we have to wait til February or beyond to see his potential? How will Illinois replace the likes of Terrence Shannon, Jr., Marcus Domask, and Coleman Hawkins? Who will be the starting five? Kylan Boswell seems like a no-brainer. What should we expect from Illinois this season? Top four in the new-look Big Ten?



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The NCAA is preparing to expand the NCAA Tournament to either 72 or 76 teams, altering the current play-in format which includes a 68-team field. Specific details were not disclosed, but the expansion could happen as soon as the 2025-26 college basketball season. Despite public pushback, the idea of expanding the tournament keeps coming up thanks to power conference commissioners - and at this point a bloated March Madness field is an inevitability.

Bronny James' agent, Rich Paul, discussed the interest in his client ahead of the 2024 NBA draft. James has only worked out for two teams, the Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns, but Paul indicated the Dallas Mavericks, Toronto Raptors, and Minnesota Timberwolves all have interest, even implying Toronto might take Bronny at No. 31 overall. Do we buy this, or is it all part of the pre-draft process for agents?

Kevin Young and the BYU Cougars landed another one-and-done caliber talent in Kanon Catchings, a former Purdue commit who is ranked No. 35 in the 2024 recruiting class. BYU now has two high level incoming freshmen, as Catchings joins Russian guard Egor Demin in an electric class. Is it enough for the Cougars to compete in the loaded Big 12?

The Boston Celtics are the 2024 NBA Champions. In light of that, it’s time to take a look back the college version of this roster that just won. Other than Porzingis, they all went to an American college. Who had the highest single-season scoring average among the group? (Hint: He wore green). Did any of the Celtics win national championships (What’s up Al!)?

Also, Providence got good news on Monday when Oswin Erhunmwunse decided to reclassify for the 2024-25 season. He should bring some immediate stability to Kim English’s frontcourt. In other recruiting news, Arthur Kaluma is set to visit…SMU.



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Coleman Hawkins has selected his landing spot – Kansas State. It’s unlikely where he, or anyone else, thought he would wind up, but here we are. Jerome Tang’s Wildcats now have eight transfers, two incoming freshmen, and three returners – utilizing all 13 available scholarships. The frontcourt might be overloaded as Hawkins adds to a group that already included incoming transfers Ugonna Onyenso (Kentucky), Baye Fall (Arkansas), and Achor Achor (Samford). It will interesting to see how Coach Tang manages it all. How will the Wildcats fare with a loaded Big 12? It will be difficult to crack the perceived top five of Kansas, Iowa State, Arizona, Baylor, and Houston.



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