A down year in talent and COVID-19 crowd restrictions have probably hurt the college basketball-viewing experience more than most sports, but on Sunday, college hoops fans were finally treated to a classic.
No. 3 Michigan outlasted rival No. 4 Ohio State, 92-87, in a game that had everything fans should look forward to as we head into March. The Wolverines hit 10 threes in the first half, Duane Washington Jr. carried the Buckeyes with 30 points and the game was back-and-forth down to the final four minutes.
But one play is going to have Ohio State fans looking back at the missed opportunity. Really, it was one miscue that swung the game.
With 2:35 left to play and Michigan up by three, Justice Sueing attempted a behind-the-back pass 22-plus feet away from the basket. That pass didn’t going to anyone. Nobody on Ohio State saw the pass until it was too late.
Isaiah Livers eventually won the race to the loose ball and scored (plus the foul) on the other end.
Michigan essentially pulled away after that.
Justice Sueing with a behind-the-back pass nobody saw, and that might turn the game. Oof.
And sure, it was somewhat of a letdown to see an otherwise classic of a game turn on a laughable mistake. But at least college basketball is finally giving us a great game at the right time. The tournament is four weeks away.
Uconn Huskies sophomore James Bouknight returned from injury on Feb. 16 and he made it clear that he hadn’t lost a step during his absence.
UConn Huskies sophomore James Bouknight returned from injury tonight and made it clear that he hadn’t lost a step during his absence.
Bouknight, a 6-foot-5 guard who had scored 40 points against Creighton on Dec. 20, is an explosive scorer who has shown insane vertical pop during his collegiate career thus far. We projected him as the No. 15 overall pick in our most recent 2021 NBA Mock Draft.
While he had missed more than a month of action due to injury he showed everyone Tuesday night against Providence that there was very little to be concerned about in his recovery.
Early in the first half senior forward Tyler Polley attempted a three-pointer that missed off the iron. The shot missed but then Bouknight did this:
Bouknight, who was aligned near the left wing on the perimeter, was able to quickly notice that the shot was not going to land. So he sprinted to the rack, beating Providence wing A.J. Reeves by foot, and then he took flight.
He displayed comical athleticism, soaring from the restricted area to then throw down an absurdly satisfying putback slam. He didn’t seem anywhere near striking distance to complete this sequence, but Bouknight just showed defenders that they have to box him out as far back as the 3-point line if they want to stop him.
The 20-year-old, who was suffering from bone spurs, underwent surgery on his left elbow on Jan. 12. He was averaging 20.3 points per game before he was sidelined.
If he keeps completing highlights like these, Bouknight could very well become a first-round pick in the 2021 NBA Draft. But until then, however, college basketball fans have a few more dunks to look forward to from the UConn star.
It only makes sense for him to move on to his NBA career.
Jon Rothstein is a person who tweets, quite often, the following: “Some people have hobbies. I watch college basketball.” This despite the fact that 1) watching college basketball IS a hobby 2) unless of course you make your living doing it, which Jon does. Because he’s a “CBS Insider.”
All of which is to say, Jon Rothstein is not a man who should be taken all that seriously on an intellectual level. He is not trying to make sense.
However, owing to that job as a CBS Insider (and the 235.4k Twitter followers he has amassed) it would be irresponsible to ignore him when he says something truly disgusting, as he did on Monday evening in the wake of Duke’s Jalen Johnson opting out for the rest of the season.
"Opting Out" with three weeks left in the regular season isn't opting out.
Rothstein spends a lot of his time sucking up to coaches, and that’s what he’s doing here, obviously. He’s upholding the notion that players owe something to their teams, and that to be considered a tough, dedicated player means to play on through anything, be it pandemic or injury. You have to earn the right to say you love the game. Or else you’re a quitter.
But here’s the thing: Johnson is dealing with an injury that has limited him, and he was always planning on going pro after this year and so, ultimately, this make sense. Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said as much in a release:
âWhile we are encouraged by what we are seeing medically, for Jalenâs future, we believe this decision is in his best interest. We are ultimately careful with every one of our players and will continue to support Jalen as he progresses toward his goal of playing professional basketball. He deserves to be fully healthy for the upcoming NBA Draft.â
Duke, meanwhile, is 8-8 and unlikely to make the NCAA Tournament. Will K try to salvage what he can from the season? Sure. Is he ultimately spending a lot of his time ensuring this doesn’t happen next year? Absolutely. College coaches are always focused on the future more than you realize. It’s how they keep their jobs.
But Johnson opts to do what’s best for his future and is labeled “a quitter” in some flippant tweet that, sadly, will resonate.
Perhaps what’s strangest of all is that generally we laud people for making prudent decisions and seeking better opportunities. But in this case Johnson was supposed to gut it out to, what, prove a point?
In no other facet of American life would we shame a person for leaving a system that exploits him so he could better prepare for a job that will pay him millions. https://t.co/Jlis2cscRX
Freed from the constraints of “amateurism,” Johnson can now sign with an agent who will guide him toward individualized training. He doesn’t have to deal with classes and he can work out as much as he wants (the NCAA limits how often he can be coached.) He can get healthy and turn his attention to preparing for a draft process that will have a huge impact over the rest of his life.
Johnson didn’t opt out or quit. He made a calculated decision.
If you comb through the discussion that Rothstein’s tweet generated, you’ll notice a heartening number of people who, at this point, get it. Strip away all of the syrupy sentimentality that constantly covers our conversation about college sports and you know that Johnson and Duke had an arrangement: He’d help them win if they helped him get to the NBA. That’s it. And now both sides have moved on.
Very bad look from Jay Bilas: "Itâs a drastic step to pull the plug on a season as youâre headed toward the end of it… For your NBA stock, thatâs going to raise a lot of questions from NBA teams that Jalen Johnson and his family are going to have to answer.â
I think I can probably help Jalen Johnson and his family with that answer:
“Oh, I just wanted to get fully healthy while also concentrating on strengthening my game so that I can be at my very best for the start of my NBA career. Also, you may have heard there’s a pandemic and I thought I could better protect myself by controlling my environment more thoroughly.”
Look at that. Pretty simple!
Johnson’s critics will point out that he switched high schools a bunch, so this is a theme and to them I would say …. he still ENDED UP AT DUKE.
Anyway, I feel greasy for even expending this much thought on something Jon Rothstein tweeted, but Johnson deserves better. Rothstein isn’t doing earnest analysis, he’s just saying what he thinks coaches might like to hear because he hopes they’ll text him back.
He, too, is making a calculated decision about his future — at the expense of a college freshman.
“Heâs still scratching the surface and discovering what his superpowers are and learning how to control them.”
Bennedict Mathurin had dreamed of this moment since his days of playing pickup basketball against his older siblings growing up in Montreal.
His first chance to be a starter on a college basketball team finally came in mid-January.
The Arizona-Oregon State game was still scoreless after two minutes when Mathurin, who had previously been a spark-plug scorer off the bench for the Wildcats, pulled down a rebound and took the ball up the floor himself. Once in a set offense, he operated quickly, running a high pick-and-roll from the right slot and then perfectly reading the defense, dribbling off the pick and attacking the basket. He found space in the lane and converted on a contested layup at the rim.
The next possession, he spotted up on the left corner to swish a wide-open 3-pointer. Moments later Mathurin, 18, picked up the loose ball and raced toward the basket. He gathered for a leap from near the free-throw line, took off and dunked. Just like that Mathurin was on a personal 7-0 run against Oregon State.
The reality didnât match the dream; the pandemic meant these plays happened without the buzz of any crowd. That dunk didnât bring entire sections of people out of their seats, just a few teammates. For a player whoâd traveled a winding path — and whose quest to reach this point was inspired by an older brother who never made it this far — that hardly mattered, though.
By the second half, Mathurin looked even more confident and found the full force of his game, showing the world why he has a good chance to be the first player ever drafted after working through the NBA Academy system.
He dazzled on an absurd sequence that should excite any basketball fan: First he roared back to make a chase-down block then sprinted back on offense and, with a hand in his face, nailed another 3-pointer. All the while, he made it look easy.
Still not over this BLOCK âĄïž BUCKET sequence by Bennedict Mathurin
Mathurin ended the game with 31 points while shooting 6-for-7 from beyond the arc. Arizona coach Sean Miller said that Mathurin went from an âunmarked freshmanâ on scouting reports to one of the âkey playersâ for the Wildcats.
He has started six of eight games since his breakout, and is averaging 11.6 points per game as Arizona (14-7, 8-7 Pac 12) pushes through a regular season that canât end in the NCAA Tournament (the school self-imposed a postseason ban over recruiting violations discovered, in part, in the federal probe into college basketball.)
Whether Mathurin will return for a second season is unclear; he demurred from answering that question recently. While some scouts believe heâll need another year to develop, we’ve included him on our latest 2021 NBA Mock Draft and ESPN featured him on their Top-100 Big Board.
Mathurin acknowledged that this season has been difficult for many players in college basketball, as they struggle to find a rhythm in a season unlike any other.
Heâs adjusted, he said, because the odyssey that brought him here taught him to adapt quickly — and because heâs realized, while standing in those eerily quiet gyms, that his passion for the game is enough to drive him.
âEven if there are no fans, Iâm able to stay focused and play the game that I love,â Mathurin recently told For The Win via Zoom.
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The big outing against Oregon State was just one stop on a long journey for Mathurin, who hopes to be the next player from Montreal to make it to the NBA.
Growing up in Canada, Mathurin played the power forward position and was a fairly successful player on the youth circuit.
When he caught up with For The Win, he said his biggest basketball influence of all-time is Michael Jordan and that his favorite active player is Bradley Beal. It was no surprise that in 2018, he would switch to play on the wing.
That wasnât the only change for Mathurin, who left home at 16 years old to more seriously pursue his basketball future. Mathurin is multilingual and speaks French, English and Haitian Creole. When he arrived in Mexico City as part of his journey to the NBA, however, he didnât yet speak any Spanish.
âThe first few months were really tough,â said Mathurin. âBut by my second year, I was really able to communicate with my teammates.â
Mathurin took a risk and bet on himself by leaving Canada and it wasnât long until it started to pay off. He was a standout prospect while participating in events like the NCAA Next Generation Showcase and Basketball Without Borders Global Camp in Chicago, where he was named an All-Star.
(Credit: NBA Academies)
Playing for Team Quebec, Mathurin took home most valuable player honors at the U17 Canadian National Basketball Championships in 2019.
Another highlight performance came when he competed in the Torneo Junior Ciutat de L’Hospitalet held in Barcelona, Spain last January. He averaged 13.2 ppg, which was the second-most on his team.
That was highlighted by a 30-point game in the tournament semifinals against Baskonia.
Over the course of those five games, he was effective when running the pick-and-roll and he was very productive on his floaters. While his jump shot wasnât falling, his willingness to create his own shot off the bounce was encouraging. That helped him eventually get recruited and offered by major collegiate programs Arizona, Washington State and Baylor.
Mathurin insists that none of what he is doing today would be possible without the guiding force of his elder siblings. His sister, Jennifer Mathurin, played college basketball for North Carolina State from 2013 until 2017. She was an ACC All-Academic recipient.
âShe made me want to keep going and keep playing basketball,â said Mathurin. âShe taught me how important it is to go to school and helped me realize that if there is no school, there is no basketball.â
Especially considering how long he has been away from home, these days, some of his most cherished memories are playing basketball against his brother â even if it didnât go in his favor.
âHe was the first player to ever cross me over so bad that I fell on the floor,â Mathurin joked. âI used to hate him for that!â
Mathurin unexpectedly and tragically lost his brother, Dominique, who died after a bicycle accident in 2012.
âHe said that playing college basketball was his dream,â said Mathurin. âI made the dream come true.â
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(Credit: NBA Academies)
Already, the path that Mathurin has had to get to college basketball makes him a trailblazer.
He was one of the first players to attend the prestigious NBA Academyâs location in Latin America. The NBA Academy is an all-encompassing boarding school for young athletes and it has locations all over the world, including Australia, China, India, Mexico and Senegal. The program offers a highly-competitive holistic basketball curriculum, including individual and team skill development, psychology and nutrition. These players face off against the top prospects in the world.
Because the NBA Academy only started in 2016, we are seeing its alumni in college basketball for the first time. Some standouts include Mathurin, Efe Abogidi (Washington State), Jonathan Tchatchoua (Baylor), Santiago Vescovi (Tennessee) and Oumar Ballo (Gonzaga) in the college ranks as well as Josh Giddey (Adelaide) and Mojave King (Cairns) in the Australian NBL.
(Credit: NBA Academies)
Chris Ebersole, who oversees elite basketball development for the NBA Academies, told For The Win that Mathurin has also shown an extraordinary willingness to learn the process of what it takes to succeed at the next level.
âThat comes from his background. He has had some really tragic moments as a young person, which is really hard to deal with,â said Ebersole. âBut the way he has bounced back and the way he has reacted to that is a testament to his character.â
According to Greg Collucci, a former college basketball player and coach at George Washington University who now works for the NBA’s international basketball operations team, Mathurin persevered and grew during their time working together through the NBA Academy.
âHe began his time as quiet, reserved and uncertain how to use his voice,â Collucci told For The Win. âBut he developed an understanding of how to be a leader and set an example by showing his work ethic on and off the court.â
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These days, Mathurin is using that experience to help play alongside several international prospects playing on the Wildcats. He has teammates from Cameroon, Estonia, France, Lithuania and Turkey.
âEverybody is in the same situation,â said Mathurin, whose teammates Christian Koloko and Daniel Batcho also speak French. âIâm not alone.â
As the season has progressed, Mathurin has become more and more comfortable on the floor as well. The Wildcats have played better when he is on the court, evidenced by the fact that his offensive rating (128.4) ranks second-best among all players in the Pac-12 so far this season.
âIâm pretty aggressive. Iâm doing everything for my team to win. I shoot the ball. I play defense,â said Mathurin. âI can jump high, too.â
Mathurin, who is averaging 11.6 points per game while shooting 42.7% from 3-point range, has made the most of the opportunities that he has been given.
Overall, he is averaging 1.16 points per possession, per Synergy, which ranks in the 96th percentile among all players in D-I college basketball. He also currently ranks as the most efficient high-volume player (minimum: 120 possessions) in the uber-competitive Pac-12 conference.
Ben Mathurin movement shooting â little leg split here, but beautiful job squaring his feet to the hoop of the screen from Tubelis. Really interesting shot-maker with size: 46 3P%, 57 2P%, 74 eFG% off the catch, 69 FG% rim in the half court | Arizona Buckeye Throwback ATO pic.twitter.com/xYUBAHOvOM
His recent performance against Colorado, in which he scored 22 points on just nine attempts from the field, is another great example of what he is able to accomplish on the court. He connected on all four of his jumpers off the catch, where he shows off an incredibly quick release.
Mathurin has long been appreciated as someone who can score the basketball, especially when either dribbling off the screen in pick-and-roll sets or while pushing the break in transition. But he is also learning to play off the ball, too, and has performed well on movement actions, whether spotting up on the corner or cutting to the basket.
In fact, as noted by Brian Schroeder, Mathurinâs blend of scoring near the rim, at the free-throw line and beyond the arc have only been accomplished by three other high-major freshmen since 2008. All three (Devin Booker, Allen Crabbe, Ben McLemore) went on to have NBA careers and two (Booker and McLemore) were lottery picks after their one-and-done collegiate campaign.
he's out with an ankle sprain, but right now Ben Mathurin is one of only three major conference Freshmen to shoot 70% at the rim, 40% from three and 80% from the line on 20 or more usage. The other two are Ben McLemore and Devin Booker
— Mr. Lebowski is in seclusion in the West Wing (@Cosmis) January 28, 2021
One NBA executive, who spoke to For The Win on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly on behalf of their team, has been pleasantly surprised with what we have seen from Mathurin thus far.
âYou see a guy who has good size, good length and I think he is probably going to profile for most teams as a 3-and-D guy. But he is a 3-and-D guy who can handle the ball,â added the executive. âHe can attack closeouts, he can take contact and finish at the rim. Thatâs all pretty intriguing.â
Mathurin, who is widely celebrated for his athleticism and measured at 6-foot-6 with a plus wingspan and an 8-foot-4.5 standing reach back in July 2019, has the right frame to play on the perimeter in the NBA.
âThe role has increased, the shot is going in, it looks like there are defensive tools there. If you get a young guy with size who can make his shots, that right there is enough to get you drafted,â said the scout. âI think he has a chance to be a really good defender when you look at his feet, his length, his size and his frame.â
Benn Mathurin helps force a steal, then soars in transition for a slam. He's good. pic.twitter.com/r52N0Y4QSU
This executive, who scouted Mathurin at Basketball Without Borders last year, believes the Arizona product would probably get selected somewhere in the first round or the early second round if he declared for the 2021 NBA draft.
Matt Babcock, an NBA draft analyst for BasketballNews.com, recently scouted Mathurin in person when Arizona faced Colorado. Babcock also came away impressed with Mathurinâs footwork and complimented his defensive hands as well.
âIâd like to see Mathurin return to Arizona for one more year to continue developing,â Babcock told For The Win. âAt this rate, I expect him to be a high priority prospect for next season, and a potential first-round pick in the 2022 NBA Draft.â
Earlier this month, Mathurin was asked if he planned to declare for the pros after this season. He told reporters that he was âmore focused on the season and having a good recordâ than he was on making that decision.
Either way, the future looks bright for Mathurin, who knows that no matter his decision, there is still more work that he needs to do before he is ready to become the franchise player that he has long dreamed of becoming.
But considering that he doesnât turn 19 years old until June, there is still be plenty of room left for his development.
âI donât think heâs by any means a finished product on the court,â said Ebersole. âHeâs still scratching the surface and discovering what his superpowers are and learning how to control them.â
The No. 9 Virginia Cavaliers will travel to Tallahassee on Monday night to face the No. 17 Florida State Seminoles, stream it live.
The No. 9 Virginia Cavaliers will travel to Tallahassee on Monday night to face the No. 17 Florida State Seminoles from the Donald L. Tucker Center.
This could be the game of the year in the ACC, Florida State has won 23 straight games at home against conference opponents. The Seminoles have won six of their last seven games and will look to make that 24 straight wins when they meet the Cavs tonight. Meanwhile, Virginia comes into this game with a 15-3 record on the season and will look to stay hot after winning 11 of their last 12 games.
This should be a fantastic matchup when these two teams take the court tonight, here is everything you need to stream the college hoops action this evening.
#9 Virginia Cavaliers vs. #17 Florida State Seminoles
Prediction:Â This is a tough matchup to predict but in all games like this, you must take the points as it might come down to a last-second shot and you’d rather have the points than not. In this case, FSU has won 23 straight at home against conference opponents, and think that ends tonight.
Bet: Virginia +1.5.Â
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Virginia Cavaliers vs. Florida State Seminoles (-1.5)
O/U: 127.5
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The No. 3 Michigan Wolverines will face the No. 21 Wisconsin Badgers in Sunday afternoon matinee action from the Kohl Center in Madison.
The No. 3 Michigan Wolverines will face the No. 21 Wisconsin Badgers in Sunday afternoon matinee action from the Kohl Center in Madison.
These two teams played each other last month with Michigan taking that game 77-54. Michigan comes into this game with a 13-1 record on the season with their only loss coming to the Minnesota Golden Gophers on January 16th. This will be a tough test for the Wolverines with Wisconsin playing some of their best ball of the season and winning their last two of three.
This is one you won’t want to miss as they take the floor this afternoon, here is everything you need to stream the college hoops action this evening.
Prediction:Â I’m going with Wisconsin in this game, at this point in the season I like Wisconsin in this matchup. They will be looking for some revenge and have been playing some of their best ball this season now.
Bet: Wisconsin -1.5
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Michigan vs. Wisconsin (-1.5)
O/U: 132.5
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The No 5. Villanova Wildcats are on the road on Saturday to face the No. 19 Creighton Bluejays from the CHI Health Center in Omaha Nebraska.
The No 5. Villanova Wildcats are on the road on Saturday to face the No. 19 Creighton Bluejays from the CHI Health Center in Omaha Nebraska.
Villanova has been cruising along this season with a 13-2 record on the season and winning 10 of their last 11 games. They are averaging 79.1 points this season and shooting 45.5 percent from the field. As for Creighton, they are coming into this one hot as well, winning five of their last six games of the season with a 15-5 record.
This should be a fun one, both teams are scoring points. Here is everything you need to know to stream the action this evening.
Prediction:Â This is a real tough one to call, I think Villanova will control the game with their slow pace but Creighton will try to speed that up and score quick points. If I had to pick, I would say take the points with Creighton and hope Villanova’s three-point shooting doesn’t come out swinging.
Bet: Creighton Bluejays +1.5
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Villanova -1.5 vs. Creighton
O/U: 145.5
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Even though it took a while for us to see the G League Ignite in action, the bubble season is underway in Florida, giving us a more confident assessment of the full class. Meanwhile, in the NCAA, enough of the regular season has eclipsed to extract meaning from a larger sample size of scouting.
Despite the unusual circumstances surrounding the collegiate season due to the ongoing pandemic, this class has multiple players that project as potential stars. Remember, though, this class is incredibly fluid.
This mock should provide an update, if the season ended today, on the talent that could be available when your favorite team is on the clock.
For more information on many of the second-rounders, as well as some sleepers that were not included in this mock draft, I expanded in my big board published late last month.
The main difference from the big board is that this mock factors intel, team fit, front office philosophy and roster construction. For example, there are more international players included here because I’m projecting teams with surplus picks will select draft-and-stash players rather than roster four or five rookies next season.
This draft order, which factors in trades and pick protections, was pulled from the latest Tankathon update following the games on Feb. 11.
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Dee Mitchell took on a full-time job at Walmart just to help his mom make ends meet, all while attending Oklahoma State University and being a fixture on the Cowboys’ basketball team.
Watch the moment his coach surprised him with life-changing news of a scholarship in the player above.
Coach Mike Boynton told Dee, âNobody has exemplified more than what I want for my program than you.”
The big surprise came two years after Dee first made the team and it also happened to be on his birthday.
âI didnât know what was going on. It was a real surprise. It was breathtaking. It felt like I was in a movie or something,â says Dee.
The No. 7 Texas Tech Red Raiders will host the No. 14 West Virginia Mountaineers on Tuesday night, stream the action live here.
The No. 7 Texas Tech Red Raiders will host the No. 14 West Virginia Mountaineers on Tuesday from the United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas.
Texas Tech comes into this matchup with a 14-5 record on the year and looking for some revenge against West Virginia. The last time these two met was at the end of January with the Mountaineers hitting a last-second shot to win the game 88-87.Â
This should be a fantastic rematch of the last time these two met in January, here is everything you need to stream the hoops action this evening.
Prediction:Â I’m rolling with Texas Tech in this game as they look for some revenge from the last time they played in January. West Virginia was hot and shot almost 60% from the field, I don’t think that happens tonight.
Bet: Texas Tech -5.5
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West Virginia vs. Texas Tech -5.5
O/U: 141.5
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