The 2022-23 college basketball season is five days away. Come back each day this week as we break down the biggest conferences, teams and more leading up to the season.
during an August workout and required surgery. The electric 6-foot-7 forward will miss the start of the season and certainly won't risk his NBA future by rushing back from a foot injury. When he returns remains unclear as the season looms, butEven in his absence, Duke still boasts the nation's most-talented freshman class. Dereck Lively, a 6-foot-11 center, is a projected first-round draft pick with the upside of finishing the season as college basketball's top freshman.
The Blue Devils, meanwhile, will have veteran leadership where it matters most as junior point guard Jeremy Roach runs the offense. Expectations remain high in Durham.The good news for Virginia is that it returns all five starters from last season's team. The bad news is that those starters anchored a run to the NIT in 2022 after starting the season as the nation's No. 25 team. Anything short of a NCAA tournament run in 2023 will add up to disappointment.
Last season marked the end of seven-straight NCAA appearances for Virginia under Bennett, including 2019's national championship. Absent in 2021-22 was the hallmark defense that's defined Bennett's best teams. The in the nation in defensive efficiency last season. That's an area that can and is expected to improve this season.They're definitely deeper. And their experience should be a plus.
Fifth-year senior point guard Kihei Clark will run the offense while fellow fifth-year senior Jayden Gardner returns at power forward a year after leading the team with 15.3 points per game as a transfer from East Carolina. Another fifth-year senior joins the roster with the addition of three-time All-MAC Ohio transfer Ben Vander Plas. He should provide a substantial boost to the front court. Add inNotable early gamesNo. 18 Virginia at No. 22 Michigan | Nov.
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