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The college basketball season is still months away, but on Wednesday we got a whole bunch of clarity as to what the season ahead will look like. Thatās because Wednesday at midnight was the deadline for college players who hadnāt signed with agents to remove themselves from the NBA Draft.
And while plenty of big names elected to stay in, plenty of others removed their names all together and will return to campus for another season. When you add in transfers and the commitments of virtually every big-time high school player, it means we really do know what the 2017-2018 season will look like.
We ran a āWay Too Early Top 25ā right after the Final Four. Here is our updated version now that the draft deadline is over.
16. Alabama
We had Alabama higher than virtually any other outlet in our āWay Too Early Top 25ā after the Final Four, and after watching five-star signee Collin Sexton dominate for a week at the Ball Is Life All-American Game (where he earned MVP honors) we might not have had them high enough. Sexton is truly a game-changing talent and future lottery pick, who combined with returnees like Braxton Key and Donta Hall, as well as fellow freshman John Petty, could push Alabama not only to the NCAA Tournament, but potentially into the second weekend.
FoxSports reports
And while plenty of big names elected to stay in, plenty of others removed their names all together and will return to campus for another season. When you add in transfers and the commitments of virtually every big-time high school player, it means we really do know what the 2017-2018 season will look like.
We ran a āWay Too Early Top 25ā right after the Final Four. Here is our updated version now that the draft deadline is over.
16. Alabama
We had Alabama higher than virtually any other outlet in our āWay Too Early Top 25ā after the Final Four, and after watching five-star signee Collin Sexton dominate for a week at the Ball Is Life All-American Game (where he earned MVP honors) we might not have had them high enough. Sexton is truly a game-changing talent and future lottery pick, who combined with returnees like Braxton Key and Donta Hall, as well as fellow freshman John Petty, could push Alabama not only to the NCAA Tournament, but potentially into the second weekend.
FoxSports reports
