2012-13 College Basketball Previews
| CBSSports.com Dream Teams |
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We did it last year in the middle of the season, but we're going to take a crack this time prior to the start of the 2012-13 college hoops campaign. CBSSports.com's stable of college basketball writers -- Gary Parrish, Jeff Goodman, Matt Norlander and Jeff Borzello -- have again decided to put together their own college basketball dream team. In short, each writer has drafted a team of 13 players currently playing college basketball, a coaching staff and recruits to target in the Class of 2013.
As we did a year ago, there will be stipulations:
| Team-by-Team Analysis |
-- Team cannot have more than one player from a single school (i.e. must choose either Aaron Craft or Deshaun Thomas, not both).
-- At least four players on the team must hail from a non-BCS affiliated league.
-- Bench players must be projected as non-starters this season.
-- One player will be chosen to redshirt, since few programs use all of their 13 scholarships (unless your name is Rick Pitino -- and then you oversign each year).
Here’s how our captains picked their teams. Which do you think is strongest? Let us know on Twitter: @EyeonCBB.
Gary Parrish |
Jeff Goodman |
Matt Norlander |
Jeff Borzello |
| Starting lineup | ||||
| G | Isaiah Canaan | Phil Pressey | Isaiah Canaan | Isaiah Canaan |
| G | Michael Snaer | Michael Snaer | Aaron Craft | Michael Snaer |
| F | Shabazz Muhammad | Alex Poythress | Nerlens Noel | DeShaun Thomas |
| F | Doug McDermott | Doug McDermott | Doug McDermott | C.J. Leslie |
| C | Cody Zeller | Cody Zeller | Cody Zeller | Cody Zeller |
| Top three reserves | |||
| Phil Pressey | Gorgui Dieng | Phil Pressey | Phil Pressey |
| Trey Burke | Rotnei Clarke | Jamaal Franklin | BJ Young |
| James Michael-McAdoo | Aaron Craft | Gorgui Dieng | Gorgui Dieng |
| Two non-power league reserves | |||
| Tony Mitchell | Adonis Thomas | Mike Moser | Matthew Dellavedova |
| Mike Moser | Jamaal Franklin | Nate Wolters | Anthony Bennett |
| Two true "bench" players | |||
| Russ Smith | Katlin Reinhardt | Reggie Bullock | J.J. Moore |
| Geron Johnson | Grant Jerrett | Grant Jerrett | Ronald Roberts |
| Redshirt | |||
| Nerlens Noel | Josh Smith | Shabazz Muhammad | Ricardo Ledo |
| Head coach | |||
| Mike Krzyzewski | Bill Self | John Calipari | John Calipari |
| Assistant Coaches | |||
| Kenny Payne | Mike Hopkins | Chris Harriman | Mike Hopkins |
| Patrick Sellers | Russell Springmann | Russell Springmann | Russell Springmann |
| Bobby Lutz | Raphael Chillious | Yanni Hufnagel | Chris Jent |
| Recruits to target | |||
| Andrew Wiggins | Andrew Wiggins | Andrew Wiggins | Andrew Wiggins |
| Jabari Parker | Jabari Parker | Jabari Parker | Aaron Gordon |
| Julis Randle | Julius Randle | James Young | Kasey Hill |
| Austin Nichols | Aaron Gordon | Aaron Gordon | Keith Frazier |
