Lindy's Preseason Rankings

[MikeCash]

Saw the first '19-'20 college basketball preview at the store today.

Lindy's has it like this:

1. Missouri State
2. Bradley
3. Drake
4. Loyola
5. Northern Iowa
6. Indiana State
7. Evansville
8. Illinois State
9. Southern Illinois
10. Valparaiso

[Mikovio]

It’s going to be tough keeping Elijah off that first team!

Drake surprisingly high after losing McGlynn and Ellingson (and Norton).

[Da Coach]

Everyone will have Missouri State #1, but from #2 to #7 could be the most difficult year to pick, since the difference in talent level among those teams is not that great. ISU, SIU, and Valpo will get picked low like they are here, but their talent could surprise people.

Here is an enlarged version of Mike Cash's photo-

[MikeCash]

Saw the Athlon edition today:


1. Missouri State
2. Bradley
3. Northern Iowa
4. Drake
5. Loyola
6. Indiana State
7. Evansville
8. Illinois State
9. Southern Illinois
10. Valparaiso

(Eli on the 2nd team again)

[MikeCash]

Street & Smith is out as well. Because Bradley is picked in the top 2, they get a full page of the magazine. I have been buying these magazines for decades, and honestly can't remember the last time Bradley got a full page.

1. Missouri State
2. Bradley
3. Northern Iowa
4. Drake
5. Loyola
6. Evansville
7. Valparaiso
8. Illinois State
9. Indiana State
10. Southern Illinois

[Mikovio]

Blue Ribbon is usually the best of the bunch, and you can order the e-book “last week of September“ for $16.95.

[Mikovio]

Blue Ribbon announced its top 25 already. Michigan State is #1 and Memphis is #21. I think Memphis will probably be higher than that in the polls. E-edition should be out on the 27th.

https://blueribbonyearbook.com/blogs/news/blue-ribbon-releases-preseason-top-25-poll

BLUE RIBBON COLLEGE BASKETBALL YEARBOOK

PRESEASON TOP 25

1. Michigan State
2. Kentucky
3. Kansas
4. Duke
5. Florida
6. Louisville
7. Maryland
8. Villanova
9. Virginia
10. Gonzaga
11. Texas Tech
12. North Carolina
13. Seton Hall
14. Colorado
15. Utah State
16. Oregon
17. Davidson
18. Auburn
19. Xavier
20. Saint Mary’s
21. Memphis
22. Purdue
23. Tennessee
24. Ohio State
25. VCU

[Mikovio]

Blue Ribbon predicts Bradley 3rd but with 2 players on MVC 1st team:

1. Missouri State
2. Loyola
3. Bradley
4. Drake
5. UNI
6. ISUr
7. ISUb
8. SIU
9. Evansville
10. Valpo

All Valley
Brown
Childs
Da Silva
Green
Krutwig

POY - Krutwig
NOY - Lamont West (MSU)


Future opponent James Wiseman (Memphis) is national NOY
Past opponent Cassius Winston is national POY

[LittleBrave]

Why does everyone have Mo State #1?
Not like they were outstanding last season and made early exit (by BU) in St. Louis.

[Mikovio]

Why does everyone have Mo State #1?
Not like they were outstanding last season and made early exit (by BU) in St. Louis.

It's because Missouri State has the highest rated recruiting class.

PF Gage Prim was the #2 JUCO recruit last year.
PF Lamont West was the #8 immediately eligible transfer this offseason per ESPN, from WV
SF Josh Hall was Nevada's hero in the Sweet 16 (before losing to Loyola)
SF Isiah Mosley was the 2019 Missouri Mr. Basketball

Plus they return Da Silva and Cook.

Whether Ford can get these guys to play together remains to be seen but the MSU picks aren't surprising.

[LittleBrave]

It's because Missouri State has the highest rated recruiting class.

PF Gage Prim was the #2 JUCO recruit last year.
PF Lamont West was the #8 immediately eligible transfer this offseason per ESPN, from WV
SF Josh Hall was Nevada's hero in the Sweet 16 (before losing to Loyola)
SF Isiah Mosley was the 2019 Missouri Mr. Basketball

Plus they return Da Silva and Cook.

Whether Ford can get these guys to play together remains to be seen but the MSU picks aren't surprising.

Thanks Miko.

Josh Hall's GW shot was one my grandmother probably could have made. But kudos to him for coming up big in the tourney.
Kind of surprising that Mo State has gotten so many quality JUCOs to come, unless just not good enough to garner significant PT in the Power Conferences.

Da Silva and Cook are pretty good - glad we contained Da Silva in the MVC tourney last year.

[KillerB]

Not as much love for the Braves in the Three Man Weave Valley Preview - projected in the middle but they give us a ceiling of a league title.
https://www.three-man-weave.com/3mw/...l-2020-preview

[Da Coach]

I understand where these rankings are coming from. Every team has a lot of unknowns and are dealing with a bit more turnover than usual (most of the 2019 All-MVC players are gone) right now. Bradley will probably get picked 2nd by the MVC coaches and media, but there will be terrific competition from MSU, UNI, Loyola, Drake, and ILSU for the top half. Even the bottom 4 (UE, INSU, Valpo, SIU) I think will surprise us.

[Bravesfanchicago]

Any idea what happened to Walt Lemon and the Bulls? I don’t seem him on the training camp roster.

[Da Coach]

Any idea what happened to Walt Lemon and the Bulls? I don’t seem him on the training camp roster.

The Bulls waived Walt shortly after the June, 2019 NBA Draft. The Bulls drafted a point guard, Coby White from North Carolina with their 1st round pick, and I suspect they wanted him to get more of the point guard work in their summer league. The Bulls however, did resign Walt and he played limited minutes for the Bulls summer league team as a backup to Coby White. He did not play well, and was released again. Below is an article that reviews the Bulls' summer league players, and Walt is mentioned at the bottom. The Bulls signed several other new free agent guards for their preseason training camp roster, including former Loyola guard Milton Doyle, Perrion Callandret, and Justin Simon, so it looks likely they will not have interest in Walt on their roster this season.
Last I heard, he (and his agent) were talking to one or two other NBA teams about invites to training camps, but nothing has materialized. He will probably look to sign another G-League deal, or maybe give up his NBA goal and play in Europe.
https://www.nba.com/bulls/news/revie...-summer-league