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8th Annual College Basketball Draft

I was going to take Ndongo with my next pick so you can take that as a good sign or a bad sign.
It’s definitely discouraging, but I can’t help but smile at the hope I made your day just a bit more inconvenient. Small wins like this are important this late in the draft.
 
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With my last pick, I select Trey Kaufmann-Renn, Purdue. Purdue is the most post centric program in the country over the last decade and I expect TKR to be the beneficiary of that continued effort. He'll average 15 and 8 and likely end up 2nd team All Big Ten IMO.

@IUfanBorden and @FaithPlusOne are both on the clock.
 
With my last pick, I select Trey Kaufmann-Renn, Purdue. Purdue is the most post centric program in the country over the last decade and I expect TKR to be the beneficiary of that continued effort. He'll average 15 and 8 and likely end up 2nd team All Big Ten IMO.

@IUfanBorden and @FaithPlusOne are both on the clock.
I will get pick in
 
Final Draft Results
1st Round
1. Hunter Dickinson, Kansas
2. Cooper Flagg, Duke
3. RJ Davis, North Carolina
4. Mark Sears, Alabama
5. Johni Broome, Auburn
6. Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton
7. Kam Jones, Marquette
8. Kadary Richmond, St. John's
9. Caleb Love, Arizona
10. Alex Karaban, UConn

2nd Round
11. Oumar Ballo, Indiana
12. LJ Cryer, Houston
13. Tamin Lipsey, Iowa State
14. Ryan Nembhard, Gonzaga
15. Wade Taylor, Texas A&M
16. Braden Smith, Purdue
17. Hunter Sallis, Wake Forest
18. Jaxson Robinson, Kentucky
19. Johnell Davis, Arkansas
20. Great Osobor, Washington

3rd Round
21. Norchad Omier, Baylor
22. VJ Edgecombe, Baylor
23. Ace Baldwin, Penn State
24. Graham Ike, Gonzaga
25. Robbie Avila, Saint Louis
26. Mackenzie Mgbako, Indiana
27. Tyon Grant-Foster, Grand Canyon
28. Jackson Shelstad, Oregon
29. Josh Hubbard, Mississippi State
30. Matthew Murrell, Ole Miss

4th Round
31. Eric Dixon, Villanova
32. Bryce Hopkins, Providence
33. Dylan Harper, Rutgers
34. AJ Storr, Kansas
35. Tyson Degenhart, Boise State
36. Walter Clayton, Florida
37. J’Wan Roberts, Houston
38. JT Toppin, Texas Tech
39. Collin Murray-Boyles, South Carolina
40. Koby Brea, Kentucky

5th Round
41. PJ Haggerty, Memphis
42. Tucker DeVries, West Virginia
43. Zakai Zeigler, Tennessee
44. Coleman Hawkins, Kansas State
45. Donovan Dent, New Mexico
46. Malik Reneau, Indiana
47. Vlad Goldin, Michigan
48. Bruce Thornton, Ohio State
49. Chaz Lanier, Tennessee
50. Pop Isaacs, Creighton

6th Round
51. Tyrese Proctor, Duke
52. Aidan Mahaney, UConn
53. Markus Burton, Notre Dame
54. DJ Wagner, Arkansas
55. Caden Pierce, Princeton
56. Payton Sandfort, Iowa
57. Yaxel Lendeborg, UAB
58. Augustas Marciulionis, Saint Mary's
59. Ace Bailey, Rutgers
60. Dan Skillings, Cincinnati

Round 7
61. Jaylin Sellers, UCF
62. Grant Nelson, Alabama
63. Dawson Garcia, Minnesota
64. Nijel Pack, Miami
65. Keshon Gilbert, Iowa State
66. Mitchell Saxen, Saint Mary's
67. Max Shulga, VCU
68. Kon Knueppel, Duke
69. Andrew Carr, Kentucky
70. Tramon Mark, Texas

Round 8
71. Donnie Freeman, Syracuse
72. Ryan Conwell, Xavier
73. Zach Freemantle, Xavier
74. Tre Johnson, Texas
75. Chucky Hepburn, Louisville
76. Jeremy Roach, Baylor
77. Ian Schieffelin, Clemson
78. Chase Hunter, Clemson
79. Dajuan Harris, Kansas
80. Khaliff Battle, Gonzaga

Round 9
81. Deivon Smith, St. John's
82. Jamir Watkins, Florida State
83. Milan Momcilovic, Iowa State
84. Christian Shumate, McNeese State
85. Trey Townsend, Arizona
86. Kasparas Jakucionis, Illinois
87. Ante Brzovic, Charleston
88. Egor Demin, BYU
89. Steven Crowl, Wisconsin
90. Brooks Barnhizer, Northwestern

10th Round
91. Jonas Aidoo, Arkansas
92. Sebastian Mack, UCLA
93. Erik Reynolds, St. Joseph's
94. Cedric Coward, Washington State
95. Liam McNeeley, UConn
96. Cliff Omoruyi, Alabama
97. Seth Trimble, UNC
98. Darrion Williams, Texas Tech
99. Emanuel Sharp, Houston
100. Lamont Butler, Kentucky

11th Round

101. Maxime Raynaud, Stanford
102. Dedan Thomas, UNLV
103. Daniel Batcho, Louisiana Tech
104. Kimani Hamilton, High Point
105. Myles Rice, Indiana
106. Kanaan Carlyle, Indiana
107. Xaivian Lee, Princeton
108. Solo Ball, UConn
109. Julian Reese, Maryland
110. Earl Timberlake, Bryant

12th Round
111. Baye Ndongo, Georgia Tech
112. O'Mar Stanley, Boise State
113. Boogie Fland, Arkansas
114. Isaac McBride, Oral Roberts
115. Tamar Bates, Missouri
116. Trey Kaufmann-Renn, Purdue
117. Elliot Cadeau, UNC
118. JJ Starling, Syracuse
119. Jaland Lowe, Pittsburgh
120. Zvonimir Ivišić, Arkansas
 
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Some damn good players went undrafted again, including:

Alijah Martin, Florida - Was a solid pick for me last season. Could crack 2nd or 3rd team All SEC

Samson Johnson, UConn - I thought this dude was going to be a beast after seeing him as a freshman. With Clingan gone, does he present it or does Tarris Reed end up in a timeshare with him?

Kobe Johnson, UCLA - Likely favorite for B1G DPOY and could contend for the national award. Dude is a pest

KJ Adams, Kansas - The third piece of Kansas' big 3 returners. Put up better numbers last year than most realize


And many more, which I don't have time to list.
 
I really thought about taking Wooga Poplar. Not sure how good Nova will be this year but he should do well there.
 
And here are the teams. I followed the drafting order pattern, and sometimes we got out of order, so let me know if I missed anything.

lurkeraspect84
1. Hunter Dickinson, Kansas
20. Great Osobor, Washington
21. Norchad Omier, Baylor
40. Koby Brea, Kentucky
41. PJ Haggerty, Memphis
60. Dan Skillings, Cincinnati
61. Jaylin Sellers, UCF
80. Khaliff Battle, Gonzaga
81. Deivon Smith, St. John's
100. Lamont Butler, Kentucky
101. Maxime Raynaud, Stanford
120. Zvonimir Ivišić, Arkansas

WeAreDePaul
2. Cooper Flagg, Duke
19. Johnell Davis, Arkansas
22. VJ Edgecombe, Baylor
39. Collin Murray-Boyles, South Carolina
42. Tucker DeVries, West Virginia
59. Ace Bailey, Rutgers
62. Grant Nelson, Alabama
79. Dajuan Harris, Kansas
82. Jamir Watkins, Florida State
99. Emanuel Sharp, Houston
102. Dedan Thomas, UNLV
119. Jaland Lowe, Pittsburgh

Necessary Roughness
3. RJ Davis, North Carolina
18. Jaxson Robinson, Kentucky
23. Ace Baldwin, Penn State
38. JT Toppin, Texas Tech
43. Zakai Zeigler, Tennessee
58. Augustas Marciulionis, Saint Mary's
63. Dawson Garcia, Minnesota
78. Chase Hunter, Clemson
83. Milan Momcilovic, Iowa State
98. Darrion Williams, Texas Tech
103. Daniel Batcho, Louisiana Tech
118. JJ Starling, Syracuse

FaithPlusOne
4. Mark Sears, Alabama
17. Hunter Sallis, Wake Forest
24. Graham Ike, Gonzaga
37. J’Wan Roberts, Houston
44. Coleman Hawkins, Kansas State
57. Yaxel Lendeborg, UAB
64. Nijel Pack, Miami
77. Ian Schieffelin, Clemson
84. Christian Shumate, McNeese State
97. Seth Trimble, UNC
104. Kimani Hamilton, High Point
117. Elliot Cadeau, UNC

boilerzz
5. Johni Broome, Auburn
16. Braden Smith, Purdue
25. Robbie Avila, Saint Louis
36. Walter Clayton, Florida
45. Donovan Dent, New Mexico
56. Payton Sandfort, Iowa
65. Keshon Gilbert, Iowa State
76. Jeremy Roach, Baylor
85. Trey Townsend, Arizona
96. Cliff Omoruyi, Alabama
105. Myles Rice, Indiana
116. Trey Kaufmann-Renn, Purdue

IUfanBorden
6. Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton
15. Wade Taylor, Texas A&M
26. Mackenzie Mgbako, Indiana
35. Tyson Degenhart, Boise State
46. Malik Reneau, Indiana
55. Caden Pierce, Princeton
66. Mitchell Saxen, Saint Mary's
75. Chucky Hepburn, Louisville
86. Kasparas Jakucionis, Illinois
95. Liam McNeeley, UConn
106. Kanaan Carlyle, Indiana
115. Tamar Bates, Missouri

ThePhog08

7. Kam Jones, Marquette
14. Ryan Nembhard, Gonzaga
27. Tyon Grant-Foster, Grand Canyon
34. AJ Storr, Kansas
47. Vlad Goldin, Michigan
54. DJ Wagner, Arkansas
67. Max Shulga, VCU
74. Tre Johnson, Texas
87. Ante Brzovic, Charleston
94. Cedric Coward, Washington State
107. Xaivian Lee, Princeton
114. Isaac McBride, Oral Roberts

dukedevilz
8. Kadary Richmond, St. John's
13. Tamin Lipsey, Iowa State
28. Jackson Shelstad, Oregon
33. Dylan Harper, Rutgers
48. Bruce Thornton, Ohio State
53. Markus Burton, Notre Dame
68. Kon Knueppel, Duke
73. Zach Freemantle, Xavier
88. Egor Demin, BYU
93. Erik Reynolds, St. Joseph's
108. Solo Ball, UConn
113. Boogie Fland, Arkansas

JimboBBN
9. Caleb Love, Arizona
12. LJ Cryer, Houston
29. Josh Hubbard, Mississippi State
32. Bryce Hopkins, Providence
49. Chaz Lanier, Tennessee
52. Aidan Mahaney, UConn
69. Andrew Carr, Kentucky
72. Ryan Conwell, Xavier
89. Steven Crowl, Wisconsin
92. Sebastian Mack, UCLA
109. Julian Reese, Maryland
112. O'Mar Stanley, Boise State

WojoRising
10. Alex Karaban, UConn
11. Oumar Ballo, Indiana
30. Matthew Murrell, Ole Miss
31. Eric Dixon, Villanova
50. Pop Isaacs, Creighton
51. Tyrese Proctor, Duke
70. Tramon Mark, Texas
71. Donnie Freeman, Syracuse
90. Brooks Barnhizer, Northwestern
91. Jonas Aidoo, Arkansas
110. Earl Timberlake, Bryant
111. Baye Ndongo, Georgia Tech
 
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And here's my vaunted JV team:
Ish Leggett, Pitt
Matt Cross, SMU
Zuby Ejiofor, St. John's
Jaden Bradley, Arizona
Achor Achor, Kansas State
Owen Freeman, Iowa
Desmond Claude, USC
Cam Matthews, Mississippi State (best on-ball defender in the country)
Asa Newell, Georgia
Nique Clifford, Colorado State
Mason Falslev, Utah State
RJ Felton, East Carolina

The goal, as always, is to beat one team.

... I actually think @WeAreDePaul might have the strongest team this year. Shocking.
 
Predicted finishing order? @dukedevilz

Maybe something like...

1. WeAreDePaul
2. boilerzz
3. FaithPlusOne
4. ThePhog08
5. Necessary Roughness
6. JimboBBN
7. IUfanBorden
8. lurkeraspect84
9. WojoRising

I think the top 3-5 teams have higher floors than me. I took four freshmen and Solo Ball. I do think I have a very high ceiling, though.

FWIW, I love this freshmen class. Much, much better than last year's class. Shocking that Asa Newell wasn't taken. Love Derik Queen, too. Great skillset for a big man. But, I understand his numbers will be divided a bit with Julian Reese... and being a top 15 player in the Big Ten isn't easy.
 
Here are my top 3 picks, per round. All good choices in the 1st Round.

2nd Round
1. LJ Cryer, Houston
2. Braden Smith, Purdue
3. Ryan Nembhard, Gonzaga

3rd Round
1. VJ Edgecombe, Baylor
2. Graham Ike, Gonzaga
3. Robbie Avila, Saint Louis / Tyon Grant-Foster, Grand Canyon

4th Round
1. Walter Clayton, Florida
2. Eric Dixon, Villanova
3. Tyson Degenhar, Boise State / J'Wan Roberts, Houston

5th Round
1. Zakai Zeigler, Tennessee
2. Tucker DeVries, West Virginia
3. PJ Haggerty, Memphis / Donovan Dent, New Mexico

6th Round
1. Yaxel Lendeborg, UAB
2. Augustas Marciulionis, Saint Mary's
3. Caden Pierce, Princeton / Ace Bailey, Rutgers

7th Round
1. Keshon Gilbert, Iowa State
2. Max Shulga, VCU
3. Tramon Mark, Texas

8th Round
1. Ryan Conwell, Xavier
2. Chase Hunter, Clemson
3. Khaliff Battle, Gonzaga

9th Round
1. Kasparas Jakucinois, Illinois
2. Deivon Smith, St. John's
3. Jamir Watkins, Florida State

10th Round
1. Darrion Williams, Texas Tech
2. Emanuel Sharp, Houston
3. Liam McNeeley, UConn / Seth Trimble, UNC

11th Round
1. Myles Rice, Indiana
2. Dedan Thomas, UNLV
3. Daniel Batcho, Louisiana Tech

12th Round
1. O'Mar Stanley, Boise State
2. Jaland Lowe, Pittsburgh
3. Isaac McBride, Oral Roberts
 
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Maybe something like...

1. WeAreDePaul
2. boilerzz
3. FaithPlusOne
4. ThePhog08
5. Necessary Roughness
6. JimboBBN
7. IUfanBorden
8. lurkeraspect84
9. WojoRising

I think the top 3-5 teams have higher floors than me. I took four freshmen and Solo Ball. I do think I have a very high ceiling, though.

FWIW, I love this freshmen class. Much, much better than last year's class. Shocking that Asa Newell wasn't taken. Love Derik Queen, too. Great skillset for a big man. But, I understand his numbers will be divided a bit with Julian Reese... and being a top 15 player in the Big Ten isn't easy.
Blocked. Reported. And I quit the league. Good luck keeping this alive without me.
 
Kobe Johnson, UCLA - Likely favorite for B1G DPOY and could contend for the national award. Dude is a pest

Ace Baldwin will be pretty hard to unseat. Outside of someone like Ryan Kalkbrenner, I would never bank on someone winning that award (which I'm sure you weren't, because otherwise you would have drafted Kobe Johnson). Too many players to consider in these maga conferences.

Zakai Ziegler is the reigning SEC DPOY, but that will be hard to defend with the likes of Johni Broome, Cliff Omoruyi, Lamont Butler, and Cam Matthews.
 
Ace Baldwin will be pretty hard to unseat. Outside of someone like Ryan Kalkbrenner, I would never bank on someone winning that award (which I'm sure you weren't, because otherwise you would have drafted Kobe Johnson). Too many players to consider in these maga conferences.

Zakai Ziegler is the reigning SEC DPOY, but that will be hard to defend with the likes of Johni Broome, Cliff Omoruyi, Lamont Butler, and Cam Matthews.
I had Ziegler each of the last few years. Was hoping to get him again but he was snagged earlier this time.
 
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Maybe something like...

1. WeAreDePaul
2. boilerzz
3. FaithPlusOne
4. ThePhog08
5. Necessary Roughness
6. JimboBBN
7. IUfanBorden
8. lurkeraspect84
9. WojoRising

I think the top 3-5 teams have higher floors than me. I took four freshmen and Solo Ball. I do think I have a very high ceiling, though.

FWIW, I love this freshmen class. Much, much better than last year's class. Shocking that Asa Newell wasn't taken. Love Derik Queen, too. Great skillset for a big man. But, I understand his numbers will be divided a bit with Julian Reese... and being a top 15 player in the Big Ten isn't easy.
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Final Draft Results
1st Round
1. Hunter Dickinson, Kansas
2. Cooper Flagg, Duke
3. RJ Davis, North Carolina
4. Mark Sears, Alabama
5. Johni Broome, Auburn
6. Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton
7. Kam Jones, Marquette
8. Kadary Richmond, St. John's
9. Caleb Love, Arizona
10. Alex Karaban, UConn

2nd Round
11. Oumar Ballo, Indiana
12. LJ Cryer, Houston
13. Tamin Lipsey, Iowa State
14. Ryan Nembhard, Gonzaga
15. Wade Taylor, Texas A&M
16. Braden Smith, Purdue
17. Hunter Sallis, Wake Forest
18. Jaxson Robinson, Kentucky
19. Johnell Davis, Arkansas
20. Great Osobor, Washington

3rd Round
21. Norchad Omier, Baylor
22. VJ Edgecombe, Baylor
23. Ace Baldwin, Penn State
24. Graham Ike, Gonzaga
25. Robbie Avila, Saint Louis
26. Mackenzie Mgbako, Indiana
27. Tyon Grant-Foster, Grand Canyon
28. Jackson Shelstad, Oregon
29. Josh Hubbard, Mississippi State
30. Matthew Murrell, Ole Miss

4th Round
31. Eric Dixon, Villanova
32. Bryce Hopkins, Providence
33. Dylan Harper, Rutgers
34. AJ Storr, Kansas
35. Tyson Degenhart, Boise State
36. Walter Clayton, Florida
37. J’Wan Roberts, Houston
38. JT Toppin, Texas Tech
39. Collin Murray-Boyles, South Carolina
40. Koby Brea, Kentucky

5th Round
41. PJ Haggerty, Memphis
42. Tucker DeVries, West Virginia
43. Zakai Zeigler, Tennessee
44. Coleman Hawkins, Kansas State
45. Donovan Dent, New Mexico
46. Malik Reneau, Indiana
47. Vlad Goldin, Michigan
48. Bruce Thornton, Ohio State
49. Chaz Lanier, Tennessee
50. Pop Isaacs, Creighton

6th Round
51. Tyrese Proctor, Duke
52. Aidan Mahaney, UConn
53. Markus Burton, Notre Dame
54. DJ Wagner, Arkansas
55. Caden Pierce, Princeton
56. Payton Sandfort, Iowa
57. Yaxel Lendeborg, UAB
58. Augustas Marciulionis, Saint Mary's
59. Ace Bailey, Rutgers
60. Dan Skillings, Cincinnati

Round 7
61. Jaylin Sellers, UCF
62. Grant Nelson, Alabama
63. Dawson Garcia, Minnesota
64. Nijel Pack, Miami
65. Keshon Gilbert, Iowa State
66. Mitchell Saxen, Saint Mary's
67. Max Shulga, VCU
68. Kon Knueppel, Duke
69. Andrew Carr, Kentucky
70. Tramon Mark, Texas

Round 8
71. Donnie Freeman, Syracuse
72. Ryan Conwell, Xavier
73. Zach Freemantle, Xavier
74. Tre Johnson, Texas
75. Chucky Hepburn, Louisville
76. Jeremy Roach, Baylor
77. Ian Schieffelin, Clemson
78. Chase Hunter, Clemson
79. Dajuan Harris, Kansas
80. Khaliff Battle, Gonzaga

Round 9
81. Deivon Smith, St. John's
82. Jamir Watkins, Florida State
83. Milan Momcilovic, Iowa State
84. Christian Shumate, McNeese State
85. Trey Townsend, Arizona
86. Kasparas Jakucionis, Illinois
87. Ante Brzovic, Charleston
88. Egor Demin, BYU
89. Steven Crowl, Wisconsin
90. Brooks Barnhizer, Northwestern

10th Round
91. Jonas Aidoo, Arkansas
92. Sebastian Mack, UCLA
93. Erik Reynolds, St. Joseph's
94. Cedric Coward, Washington State
95. Liam McNeeley, UConn
96. Cliff Omoruyi, Alabama
97. Seth Trimble, UNC
98. Darrion Williams, Texas Tech
99. Emanuel Sharp, Houston
100. Lamont Butler, Kentucky

11th Round
101. Maxime Raynaud, Stanford
102. Dedan Thomas, UNLV
103. Daniel Batcho, Louisiana Tech
104. Kimani Hamilton, High Point
105. Myles Rice, Indiana
106. Kanaan Carlyle, Indiana
107. Xaivian Lee, Princeton
108. Solo Ball, UConn
109. Julian Reese, Maryland
110. Earl Timberlake, Bryant

12th Round
111. Baye Ndongo, Georgia Tech
112. O'Mar Stanley, Boise State
113. Boogie Fland, Arkansas
114. Isaac McBride, Oral Roberts
115. Tamar Bates, Missouri
116. Trey Kaufmann-Renn, Purdue
117. Elliot Cadeau, UNC
118. JJ Starling, Syracuse
119. Jaland Lowe, Pittsburgh
120. Zvonimir Ivišić, Arkansas
Big first game 19 points already
 
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Big first game 19 points already

Brzovic looks like a stud. I saw a few moments of the Field of 68 tipoff game. Looks like a solid candidate for SoCon POY. 27 points, 9 reb, 4 ast, and 2 blocks is a heckuva an opening stat line to start the season.
 
Maybe shoulda drafted this guy


I know an Illinois guy that was talking him up. Kind of funny, he said, "He's Brandon Miller, but without the guns." I knew he had a high ceiling, but was more sold on Jakucionis.

This freshmen class is really, really good. There's a good chance we'll see 6-10 of them make 1st or 2nd Team All-Conference in the power leagues. I took 4 freshmen and I felt weird about it because I'm certain I've never taken more than 2. Asa Newell and Derik Queen are two other freshmen that had monster performances last night. Newell had 26 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. And Queen had 22 points, 20 rebounds, and 2 blocks.
 
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