"More than 200 days will have passed between the end of the 2024-25 men's college basketball season and the beginning of the 2025-26 campaign. As the offseason has unfolded -- with the final wave of recruits making their commitments, veteran players finding new homes via the portal and reports coming out of early practices -- the Bilastrator has been evaluating what to expect when the new season tips on Monday, Nov. 3."
"The best point guard in college basketball dished out 8.7 assists per game last season (second in the nation) to earn unanimous AP preseason All-America honors heading into his final year at Purdue. Smith is tough, a clutch performer and key to the Boilermakers' first preseason AP Top 25 No. 1 ranking. Dent is one of the best pick-and-roll guards in the country who should be a difference-maker for Mick Cronin and the Bruins, a year after elevating the New Mexico Lobos onto the NCAA tournament bubble with top-15 marks in points (20.4 PPG) and assists (6.4 APG)."
"Haggerty should exceed his already elite scoring production from the past two seasons to promote himself from second- to first-team All-America honors. He averaged 21.2 PPG for Tulsa in 2023-24 and 21.7 PPG for Memphis in 2024-25 (good for third in the country). The only player who was top-3 in scoring (18.2 PPG) and rebounding (9.4 RPG) in the Big 12 last season, Toppin is one of the best players in the country. The walking highlight reel averaged a double-double (19.3 PPG, 11.0 RPG) while leading the Red Raiders to the Elite Eight in March."
More than 200 days separate the 2024-25 and 2025-26 college basketball seasons, and preseason evaluations have been compiled ahead of the Nov. 3 tipoff. A consensus top point guard at Purdue averaged 8.7 assists per game and earned unanimous AP preseason All-America recognition entering his final year. Dent is noted as a premier pick-and-roll guard who transitioned to the Bruins after strong scoring and assist figures at New Mexico. Haggerty posted consecutive high-scoring seasons, while Toppin ranked top-3 in Big 12 scoring and rebounding and averaged a double-double en route to an Elite Eight appearance.
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