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Crimson Tide land in the preseason MBB AP top-25 Poll

Alabama MBB finds itself in the middle of the AP Preseason Poll!

Alabama men’s basketball is looking to forward momentum from last year’s exceptional season that culminated in a Sweet 16 appearance, the first since 2004, and the SEC title in the regular season and the SEC Tournament.

This year is shaping up to be yet another great season under third-year head coach Nate Oats.

The Crimson Tide returns two of its five leading scorers from last year’s team in Jaden Shackelford and Jahvon Quinerly. In addition, they add one of the top prospects from the Class of 2021 in JD Davison, who should prove to be very effective for Alabama right out of the gate.

The Tide also scored wins in the transfer portal during the offseason, picking up Texas Tech transfer Nimari Burnett and Furman transfer Noah Gurley.

Unfortunately, Burnett will be unavailable for the Tide this season after suffering a knee injury during the offseason.

The AP Poll was released and the Crimson Tide found itself ranked at No. 14 in the preseason rankings.

Last year, Alabama ended the season at No. 4 in the final AP Poll, which was the Tide’s highest ranking in the AP Poll since 1956.

Rank	Team	PV Rank	Points
1	Gonzaga	1	1,562
2	UCLA		1,459
3	Kansas	12	1,427
4	Villanova	18	1,332
5	Texas	9	1,315
6	Michigan	4	1,255
7	Purdue	20	1,213
8	Baylor	3	992
9	Duke		963
10	Kentucky		894
11	Illinois	2	861
12	Memphis		831
13	Oregon		775
14	Alabama	5	713
15	Houston	6	694
16	Arkansas	10	673
17	Ohio State	7	581
18	Tennessee		563
19	UNC		547
20	FSU	14	381
21	Maryland		294
22	Auburn		267
23	St. Bonaventure		238
24	UCONN		161
25	Virginia	15	125

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2022 aggregate NBA mock draft: Debut ranking of all notable prospects

The 2021 NBA draft class finished their first go-around in the summer league, which means evaluators are fully focused on next year’s class.

In order to help us get a better sense of where all of the projected top prospects in the class stand as of right now, we compiled mock drafts from Bleacher Report, Yahoo, The Athletic, Yahoo, SB Nation, NBADraft.net, CBS Sports, and USA TODAY Sports Media Group’s For The Win.

Please note that these rankings reflect the composite score to get a feel for consensus, not our own opinion.

Collegiate teams who had more than two players appear on a mock were Auburn, Baylor, Duke, Kentucky, Michigan, Tennessee and UCLA. Three players will be on the G League’s Ignite roster and one is on Overtime’s Elite squad.

Additionally, seven players are rostered in Spain and four are playing in Australia’s NBL. There are also three players on Serbia’s KK Mega Basket included.

Freshmen one-and-done candidates who didn’t make the list but could climb on to join during the season: Harrison Ingram (Stanford), Trevor Keels (Duke), Bryce McGowens (Nebraska), Josh Minott (Memphis), Kowacie Reeves (Florida), Bryce Hopkins (Kentucky), Nathan Bittle (Oregon) and Jeremy Sochan (Baylor).

Some of the most notable collegiate returners who were snubbed from these rankings: Marcus Williams (Texas A&M), Jonathan Davis (Wisconsin), Kofi Cockburn (Illinois), Zach Edey (Purdue), Adam Miller (LSU), Colin Castleton (Florida) and Tyson Etienne (Wichita State).

Relevant international prospects to know who were not included below: Fedor Zugic, Lefteris Mantzoukas, Jayson Tchicamboud, Nikita Mikhailovskii, Yoan Makoundou, Tom Digbeu and Makur Maker.

Otherwise, you can learn the latest updates on every single prospect who has been included in recent mock drafts by scrolling below.

HoopsHype’s Alberto de Roa contributed research to this report

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Too-early 2022 mock draft: Who might the Thunder have eyes on?

It might be too early … but let’s take a look at some players the OKC Thunder may have their eyes on for next year’s draft.

It’s way too early. The 2021-22 season hasn’t even begun. We don’t know who’s truly good in this past draft, which happened, what, a month ago? Less than that?

Whatever. Let’s look at 2022. It’s never too early to get excited about the talent of the future!

ForTheWin’s Bryan Kalbrosky posted a full 59-pick mock draft for 2022 (only 59 picks because the Milwaukee Bucks were fined a second-round selection due to tampering charges with the sign-and-trade of Bogdan Bogdanovic last offseason).

The Oklahoma City Thunder have up to four first-round picks in addition to a second-round selection:

Top-14 protected Thunder pick (would convey to Atlanta Hawks via the Carmelo Anthony trade)
Unprotected Los Angeles Clippers pick (Paul George trade)
Top-12 protected Phoenix Suns pick (Chris Paul trade)
Top-16 protected Detroit Pistons pick (via Houston Rockets, acquired on draft day in exchange for the No. 16 pick)

With all the dealing general manager Sam Presti does, that list very well could change during the season.

Here is the ForTheWin mock draft:

2021 NBA Mock Draft: Predicting all 59 picks, starting with Chet Holmgren

Let’s look ahead to next year’s draft.

We are only a couple of weeks removed from the 2021 NBA draft and it’s silly to publish a mock draft for next year. But let’s do it anyway.

Because frankly, far away as though it may seem, ten months can go by fast. Although a lot is going to change, some things stay the same. For example, I published my first mock draft of the 2020 cycle in May 2019 and all three of the first projected picks heard their names called within the first three picks nearly fifteen months later. Much of the rest, of course, is utterly wrong and embarrassing. But it is still helpful to track progression and regression.

Before we discuss the next crop of future NBA talent, however, let’s address the elephant in the room. You have probably noticed that the headline said this mock draft highlights 59 picks. No, that isn’t a typo.

Allow me to explain. The Milwaukee Bucks have forfeited the rights to their second-round pick in the 2022 NBA draft due to violating league rules regarding an attempted transaction made back in Nov. 2020. While it sucks for the additional person who is going to go undrafted, undrafted free agency isn’t the worst thing.

Otherwise, the order of this draft was determined by reversing the NBA futures odds courtesy of Tipico SportsBook. The teams whose odds fell outside the eight best in each conference composed the projected lottery. Meanwhile, all picks involved with previous trades were included in the order as well.

Another quick housekeeping note: My mock drafts tend to be fairly data-driven. But that can sometimes lead to some blind spots for evaluating prospects playing outside the NCAA (e.g. high school, AAU, FIBA, etc.), which made pre-season mock drafts particularly difficult.

That’s no longer the case thanks to the help from our fantastic new partners over at Cerebro Sports, a stats and analytics resource that scrapes box scores to determine how top basketball prospects have stacked up against all their previous competition.

With all that in mind, far away as we may be from draft night on June 22, here is how I see everything shaking out just based on what we know so far:

30 of the best college prospects who won’t be declaring for 2021 NBA draft

A look at the big names you won’t see in this year’s draft.

As we approach the early entry deadline for the 2021 NBA draft, we have a sense of which players are set to return for another year of college basketball.

While scouts are more focused on the draft on July 29, evaluators around the league already have tabs on the best prospects that will continue their time in the NCAA next season.

Note that this list does not include notable names who have declared for the 2020 NBA draft but are just “testing the waters” like Isaiah Jackson, Miles McBride, Marcus Bagley, JT Thor, Matthew Mayer and Jason Preston.

Instead, the following players have either announced that they are returning or are expected to return to their team for the upcoming 2021-22 campaign:

March Madness: 2021 NBA draft prospects who improved stock in tournament

There is no stage as important for NBA draft evaluation quite like March Madness, which means we have a better idea about tons of prospects.

Now that the NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament is all said and done, we have a better idea of whose draft stock is in a better place now than it was before the games began in mid-March.

Upperclassmen like Baylor’s Jared Butler and Davion Mitchell were already on draft boards as projected first-rounders before the postseason began. Similarly, top prospects like Gonzaga’s Jalen Suggs or USC’s Evan Mobley had big moments but that was expected for projected lottery picks.

Several others were able to make their case for why they should be picked earlier in the draft than many had previously expected.

Below are some of those prospects who shined the brightest under the big lights during the exciting stretch of March Madness that we just enjoyed.

We have also included a rough estimate of draft stock as it stands right now before the combine and interview process. Note that because all seniors are allowed to return to school for another year due to the pandemic, it is harder to predict who will be in this class than in a typical year.

Alabama defeats Mississippi State, captures SEC regular season title

Nate Oats is already proving why he was granted a contract extension through 2027, as he has led his team to an SEC regular season title.

Nate Oats is in his second season with the Crimson Tide, but that is all it took for him to lead Alabama to an SEC regular season title, the program’s first in nearly two decades, the last time they won the regular season was in 2002.

Alabama took down Mississippi State 64-59 on the road, following a disheartening loss against Arkansas just a few days earlier.

Jaden Shackelford led the team in points with 15 and Herbert Jones led the team in rebounds with 14.

The Crimson Tide shot 25% from behind the arc, but managed to hit 88.7% from the free throw line, only missing two.

This is Alabama’s eighth regular season title and the first SEC team to win both football and basketball regular season titles in the same year since Florida did it in 2006.

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Alabama MBB cracks top 10 in latest AP top 25

Nate Oats is doing wonders for the Crimson Tide in his second season as the head ball coach. Alabama is undefeated in SEC play and 13-3 …

Nate Oats and the Alabama Crimson Tide men’s basketball team is rolling through their SEC scedule, remaining undefeated in conference play with a total record of 13-3 after a win over Mississippi State.

The team is unique in that it has a fast-paced offense and a defense that can stop shots or a drive. Consisting of starters and off-the-bench contributors that range anywhere from seniors to true freshmen, they can do it all.

Upcoming games include Kentucky at home, then on the road to face off against Oklahoma in the SEC – Big 12 challenge.

In the latest AP top 25 poll, Alabama ranks No. 9 in the nation.

There’s no telling where the ceiling is for this team, or who will be able to slow them down from this impressive run.

Alabama blows out LSU to remain undefeated in SEC play

The No. 18 Alabama Crimson Tide crushed the LSU Tigers, 105-75, on Tuesday night in Baton Rouge to remain undefeated in SEC play.

This story originally appeared on LSU Wire.

The No. 18 Alabama Crimson Tide crushed the LSU Tigers, 105-75, on Tuesday night in Baton Rouge to remain undefeated in SEC play.

It was a historic shooting performance for the Crimson Tide. Alabama made 23 3-pointers, setting a new SEC record, and shot 53.5 percent from beyond the arc.

The Tide jumped on the Tigers early, gaining a double-digit lead before the first television timeout. A big reason for Alabama’s early success was senior guard John Petty.

Petty, who was eight of 10 from 3-point range for the game, connected on seven of eight attempts in the first half. As a team, Alabama was 14 of 19 on 3-point attempts before the half, where it led 60-32 after the first 20 minutes.

The Crimson Tide’s hot shooting continued in the second half building a 40-point lead at one point.

For as hot as Alabama was from the field, the Tigers were quite the opposite. LSU shot 37.8 percent from the field and just 19 percent from beyond the arc.

Petty led the Crimson Tide with 24 points, while freshman guard Joshua Primo and sophomore guard Jahvon Quinerly scored 22 points each. Primo and Quinerly combined to make 12 of 15 3-point attempts.

LSU freshman guard Cameron Thomas — the SEC’s leading scorer — led the Tigers with 18 points.

The win moves Alabama to 12-3 on the season and 7-0 in the SEC. LSU falls to 10-3, with a 5-2 mark in league play.

Alabama has now won eight consecutive games and hosts Mississippi State on Saturday.

LSU heads back on the road with back-to-back meetings against Kentucky and Texas A&M.

Alabama crushes Arkansas to remain undefeated in SEC play

The Alabama Crimson Tide men’s basketball team picked up their seventh win in a row on Saturday afternoon, crushing the Arkansas Razorbacks

The Alabama Crimson Tide men’s basketball team picked up their seventh win in a row on Saturday afternoon, crushing the Arkansas Razorbacks, 90-59, to improve to 11-3 on the season and 6-0 in SEC play.

Much like their win over Kentucky earlier this week, the Crimson Tide jumped out to a massive lead early and never looked back. The Razorbacks, who entered the game with a 10-3 record, fell behind 42-19 at halftime and shot just 33 percent from the floor as a team.

Senior guard John Petty Jr. led Alabama with 17 points, while sophomore guard Jaden Shackelford contributed 16 points. The two starting guards combined to make nine of 16 of their three-point attempts.

As a team, Alabama connected on 15 of 36 attempts from beyond the arc, good for a 41.7 percent average. It was one of the Tide’s better games of the season from long range.

The Crimson Tide received good news in the form of guard Jahvon Quinerly, who returned to action after missing the previous four games with an undisclosed medical condition. Quinerly came off the bench to score seven points, pull down four rebounds and dish out four assists.

Senior big man Herb Jones also played after leaving the win over Kentucky with an injured finger. Jones scored 13 points.

The Crimson Tide were without forward Jordan Bruner who coach Nate Oats said would be out four-to-six weeks.

Alabama returns to the court on Tuesday with a trip to Baton Rouge to face the LSU Tigers.