{"id":4792,"date":"2019-10-17T12:27:04","date_gmt":"2019-10-17T12:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.offshoresportsbooks.com\/news\/?p=4792"},"modified":"2024-07-17T12:57:06","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T12:57:06","slug":"college-basketball-is-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.offshoresportsbooks.com\/news\/college-basketball-is-back\/","title":{"rendered":"College Basketball is Back"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>College\nBasketball is almost back so we&#8217;ve decided to take a look at the top teams in\nthe country and what to expect from them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The\nBest Teams in College Basketball to Start Off<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The best team in the country according to experts before a ball has been tipped are <a href=\"https:\/\/dev.offshoresportsbooks.com\/news\/ncaa-final-four-game-2-michigan-state-spartans-vs-texas-tech-red-raiders\/\">the Michigan St Spartans<\/a>. Tom Izzo brings has veteran group led by All American Cassius Winston. The senior will be one of the leading candidates for national player of the year honors. They are the best team in the Big Ten and until someone beats them, will be the number one ranked team in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They bring back high scoring guard Joshua Langford and Xavier Tillman should be rock solid down low for them once again. It&#8217;s been far too long <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2000_NCAA_Division_I_Men%27s_Basketball_Championship_Game\">since Tom Izzo has won a national championship<\/a>. His teams dominate league play and always make it to the Final Four but that&#8217;s simply not good enough and he knows it. This could be the year he finally gets it done again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kansas\nNear the Top Despite Off Court Turmoil<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite\nthe situation that the Jayhawks find themselves in with the NCAA, they have a\nroster that will compete for a National title. After the way their season went\nlast year, expect head coach Bill Self to approach this off season with an\nextra level of determination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their\nBig 12 dominance was ended last season and you can expect this crew to come\nback with a vengeance. Self wasted no time in making roster moves that saw\nQuentin Grimes leave and Silvio De Souza get cleared. Devon Dotson should be\none of the players in the country at his position. Hopefully for Kansas, Udoka\nAzubuike can stay healthy for a full season. He is one of the most physically\nimposing players in college basketball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kentucky\nAlways Fighting for Top Spot<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In\nanother case of the usual suspects, the Kentucky Wildcats are expected to be\none of the top teams in the country as usual. Calipari&#8217;s team will look very\ndifferent from last year but that&#8217;s the most obvious thing you can say about a\nteam that he coaches. The originator of the one and done era, Calipari will\nhave to do one of his better coaching jobs with this young group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He\nreally does not have many veterans returning so they will need his fierce\nleadership style more than ever. For his part, coach Cal has not lost any of\nthe fire in the belly so it should be a good year for the Wildcats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Louisville\nShould Be the Best Team in the ACC<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>They don&#8217;t get the attention of Duke or North Carolina, however Louisville should be the best team in the ACC. Jordan Nwara should be an All American candidate as a do it all players. He will have a ton of help from the likes of Dwayne Sutton, Steven Enoch and Malik Williams. The reason that they are poised to be the best team in the Atlantic Coast Conference is their combination of depth, experience and just overall talent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"College Basketball is almost back so we&#8217;ve decided to take a look at the top teams in the country and what to expect from them. The Best Teams in College Basketball to Start Off The best team in the country according to experts before a ball has been tipped are the Michigan St Spartans. 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