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We are in a new era.
College basketball is back to being older, wiser and more experienced again. Credit NIL, the transfer portal, the COVID-19 extra eligibility year, and some common sense on the NBA Draft early entry process.
The draft deadline was May 31. And for the second straight season, the consensus National Player of the Year winner is back. After the 2022-23 season, Kentucky’s Oscar Tshiebwe returned upon winning all of the player of the year awards. Now, Purdue’s Zach Edey decided to do the same for the 2023-24 season.
A shocking first round exit may not have been the deciding factor in either decision, but it did weigh on each. Tshiebwe and Kentucky lost to Saint Peter’s in a No. 2 vs. No. 15 game in the first round of the 2022 NCAA tournament. Edey and Purdue became the second team ever to lose as a No. 1 to a No. 16 when the Boilermakers lost to Fairleigh Dickinson in the first round in March.
The transfer portal isn’t completely settled yet. There are also some grad transfers who can still find a new home. Still, as of June 1, we finally have a better idea on some of the rosters. So, it’s time for our latest Power 36 for the 2023-24 season.
NCAA tournament-bound contenders as well: Baylor, Saint Mary’s, Iowa State, TCU, Virginia, Xavier, St. John’s, Oregon, Arizona State, Utah, Kansas State, Clemson, Dayton, Syracuse, Boise State, New Mexico, Memphis.
Andy Katz is an NCAA.com correspondent. Katz worked at ESPN for 18 years as a college basketball reporter, host and anchor. He’s covered every Final Four since 1992, and the sport since 1986 as a freshman at Wisconsin. He is a former president of the United States Basketball Writers Association. Katz can also be seen covering college basketball on Big Ten Network, Fox and FS1. Follow him on Twitter at @theandykatz. Follow his March Madness 365 weekly podcast here.
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