Big 12 B-Ball News 2024-25

[Lobot]

Little third tier media rights deal going on here?

https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-sports/shows/college-basketball/releases/?view=110338-cbs-sports-and-big-12-expand-partnership-with-multi-year-agreement-for-additional-mens-college-basketball-games

[GoBearcats31]

Fran Fraschilla on Twitter/X:

As I get ready for the start of the season, I was ruminating on some random @Big12Conference thoughts:

1. I’m not sure anybody realizes how good Houston’s @EmanuelSharp_ will be. Combine him with LJ Cryer and @UHCougarMBK have more than enough perimeter offense to win it all. The defense & rebounding should be better than last year.

2. @CycloneMBB @TaminLipsey was 1st Team All @Big12Conference last year & was probably operating at 70% from late January on because of a major shoulder injury. Surgery seems to have fixed that issue.

3.I don’t want @BaylorMBB fans to get too excited but VJ Edgecombe reminds me an awful lot of a young Dwyane Wade. Had a chance to work D Wade out at @MarquetteMBB camp the summer before his freshman year.

4. @KUHoops @kj_atx Adams is STILL one of the most underrated players in the country. He’s one of those player, like Draymond Green, who’s actually better, the better his team is.

5. @GoBearcatsMBB is as deep as any team in the Big 12 outside of maybe Houston. I believe they are vastly underrated nationally. In my mind, they have seven or eight starters.

6. My best advice for the four new teams: Win your home games. @BYUMBB was 7-2 at home in 1st season & coasted into NCAA Tournament. @ArizonaMBB home court gives them the chance to be 9-1.

7. @WVUhoops got two all conference caliber starters in former @OSUMBB PG Javon Small & @DrakeUniversity transfer @Tucker_DeVries. A great start.

8. @KStateMBB has added great size upfront and I’m anxious to see how they play a “jumbo lineup” at times.

[GoBearcats31]

Preseason Big 12 Coaches Poll

1. Kansas (9 first-place votes) - 215 points
2. Houston (5) - 211
3. Iowa State (1) - 194
4. Baylor - 185
5. Arizona (1) - 179
6. Cincinnati - 140
7. Texas Tech - 135
8. Kansas State - 133
9. BYU - 116
10. TCU - 90
11. UCF - 83
12. Arizona State - 64
13. West Virginia - 62
14. Oklahoma State - 46
15. Colorado - 37
16. Utah - 30

Preseason All-Big 12 First Team
Caleb Love, Arizona
LJ Cryer, Houston
J’Wan Roberts, Houston
Tamin Lipsey, Iowa State
Hunter Dickinson, Kansas*
*- unanimous selection

Preseason All-Big 12 Second Team
Norchad Omier, Baylor
Jeremy Roach, Baylor
Keshon Gilbert, Iowa State
Dajuan Harris Jr., Kansas
Coleman Hawkins, K-State

Preseason Player of the Year: Hunter Dickinson, Kansas
Preseason Co-Newcomer of the Year: Jeremy Roach, Baylor
Preseason Co-Newcomer of the Year: Coleman Hawkins, K-State
Preseason Freshman of the Year: VJ Edgecombe, Baylor

[bearcatbret]

6th in the Big 12 is something, I hope that the team can live up to the hype and more.

[GoBearcats31]

Big 12 preview from CBS

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/big-12-expert-picks-2024-25-preview-projected-order-of-finish-preseason-predictions-top-players-to-watch/

Predicted 7th: "Cincy coach Wes Miller has hit big on in-house developments with Dan Skillings Jr. and Day Day Thomas and has a roster full of continuity on which to build that is a true rarity in today's college basketball. The Bearcats were fiesty at times in their first season in the Big 12 last year with wins at BYU and Texas Tech and an impressive Big 12 tourney win over Kansas, but more is expected after a 7-11 conference finish given all it returns. They have plenty of size with Aziz Bandaogo down low and scorers aplenty, including rising sophomore Jizzle James."

Garry Parrish and Jerry Palm picked them 6th; the other five picked them between 7 and 9 (the 9 was a dude I've never heard of)

[GoBearcats31]

Aziz, Simas, and Day Day will represent UC at Big 12 Media Day on 10/23 in Kansas City

https://big12sports.com/news/2024/10/16/basketball-player-attendees-revealed-for-2024-big-12-basketball-media-days-presented-by-sprouts-farmers-market.aspx

[GoBearcats31]

AP All-America team (preseason edition) includes Hunter Dickinson of Kansas and Caleb Love of Arizona

https://apnews.com/article/college-basketball-ap-allamerica-team-2b6f3922ae1bee8c6f8c8bb71449e2b1

[Lobot]

Basketball Media Days have begun this morning . Women’s basketball today. Guys tomorrow.

[GoBearcats31]

Aziz, Simas, and Day Day will represent UC at Big 12 Media Day on 10/23 in Kansas City
https://big12sports.com/news/2024/10...rs-market.aspx

Scott Springer says Day Day Thomas did not make the trip to Kansas City after aggravating his foot yesterday -- but should be okay.

Wes Miller to speak at 10:30, per Keegan Nickoson.

[Lobot]

Wes is up there now. You can see this live at ESPN+ and U. I'm sure it will be archived if you can't view it during work hours.

Looks like the players will up there at 2:08pm

[GoBearcats31]

Consensus #1 overall 2025 recruit AJ Dybantsa is trending towards BYU -- seems like the BYU folks are willing to throw a very significant bag his way.

[Lobot]

Consensus #1 overall 2025 recruit AJ Dybantsa is trending towards BYU -- seems like the BYU folks are willing to throw a very significant bag his way.

I heard $4.5M for one season

[Rufus]

I don't care what anyone else thinks but that is obscene. It's an obscene amount of money to pay to one player, and it's obscene because of the direction that amateur sports is headed today. How do they justify that to the other members of the team? How long is it going to be before they start having to cap the spending on players salaries.

[longtimefan]

I heard $4.5M for one season

For one year, will he bother to attend classes? Maybe it’s time to just let some guys jump straight to the NBA.

[swilsonsp4]

For one year, will he bother to attend classes? Maybe it’s time to just let some guys jump straight to the NBA.

The problem with that is the NBA doesn't want them. They're the ones who implemented the ban.