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Men's recruiting class rankings: Alabama is in the top 3

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Men's recruiting class rankings: Alabama is in the top 3

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NCAA Bracketology: Predicting the 2027 men's March Madness field

As Bracketology debuts two new features, we also look at why WAB is rewarding Memphis. Plus, UConn replaces Arizona as a 1-seed.

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Joe Lunardi

NCAA Bracketology: Predicting the 2027 men's March Madness field

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Men's AP Top 25 poll week 1 breakdown: Florida, Duke are 1-2

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Men's AP Top 25 poll week 1 breakdown: Florida, Duke are 1-2

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UCLA into top 10 of men's AP hoops poll; Florida still No. 1

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UCLA into top 10 of men's AP hoops poll; Florida still No. 1

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Thomas scores 20 points as No. 10 Houston dominates inside against California

— Dedan Thomas Jr. scored 20 points and had eight assists, Joseph Tugler added 16 points and four blocked shots and No. 10 Houston beat California 86-68 on Sunday night in the inaugural Caesars Lake Tahoe Classic.

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Dedan Thomas Jr. gets the bucket and the foul for Houston

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The Bilas Index: The best 65 men's basketball teams in 2026-27

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Jay Bilas

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2027 NBA draft rankings: Debuting the top 100 prospects

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Jeremy Woo

Bruce Branch III, Tyran Stokes & Stefan Joksimovic

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Men's conference power rankings: Can the Big Ten win again?

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Joe Lunardi

Men's conference power rankings: Can the Big Ten win again?

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Dedan Thomas Jr. scores 16 points and No. 10 Houston opens season with 94-55 win over La Salle

— Dedan Thomas Jr. scored 16 points, Corey Hadnot II added 14 and No. 10 Houston opened its season with a 94-55 win over La Salle on Monday night.

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Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Arizona State	0-0	-	3-0
BYU	0-0	-	3-0
Baylor	0-0	-	3-0
Kansas	0-0	-	3-0
TCU	0-0	-	3-0
Texas Tech	0-0	-	3-0
UCF	0-0	-	3-0
Utah	0-0	-	3-0
Houston	0-0	-	2-0
Oklahoma State	0-0	-	2-0
West Virginia	0-0	-	2-0
Arizona	0-0	-	2-1
Cincinnati	0-0	-	2-1
Colorado	0-0	-	2-1
Iowa State	0-0	-	2-1
Kansas State	0-0	-	2-1

Points Per Game

Dedan Thomas Jr.G #9

Assists Per Game

Dedan Thomas Jr.G #9

Field Goal Percentage

Delrecco GillespieF #23

Points Per Game

90.0

Tied-73rd

Rebounds Per Game

41.5

Tied-103rd

Assists Per Game

19.5

Tied-51st

Points Allowed

61.5

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Name	Pos	Status	Grade
Oneal Delancy	PG	Verbal	87
Darrell Davis	PG	Verbal	86
Derek Daniels	C	Verbal	85
Triston Hawthorne	PF	Verbal	82

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