Friday, December 11, 2015

2016 NBA Draft Rankings, 2nd Edition

The 2nd edition of the 2016 NBA Draft Rankings looks a lot like the first.  Things stayed mostly the same up top, but several highly-recruited freshmen are improving quickly and looking to climb the ladder.  Michigan State's Denzel Valentine is without question the Player of the Year at this point in  the season.

2015-2016 PLAYER RANKING LIST





Rank Player Position Team Height Weight Year
1 Ben Simmons SF LSU 6'10” 240 Freshman
2 Denzel Valentine PG/SG Michigan St. 6'5” 220 Senior
3 Daniel Hamilton SF/SG UCONN 6'6” 175 Sophomore
4 Trevon Bluiett SG/SF Xavier 6'5 205 Sophomore
5 Jamal Murray PG/SG Kentucky 6'5” 180 Freshman
6 Caris LeVert SG Michigan 6'7" 200 Senior
7 Wayne Selden SG Kansas 6'5” 230 Junior
8 Cheick Diallo PF Kansas 6'9” 218 Freshman
9 Romelo Trimble PG Maryland 6'3” 175 Sophomore
10 Demetrius Jackson PG/SG Notre Dame 6'1” 195 Junior
11 Buddy Hield SG Oklahoma 6'5” 208 Senior
12 Carlton Bragg Jr. PF/SF Kansas 6'9” 220 Freshman
13 Raymond Spalding PF Louisville 6'9” 200 Freshman
14 Kris Dunn PG Providence 6'3" 205 Junior
15 Jakob Poeltl C Utah 7'0” 235 Sophomore
16 Taurean Waller-Prince SF Baylor 6'7" 215 Senior
17 Dorian Finney-Smith SF Florida 6'8" 218 Senior
18 Malcolm Brogdon SG Virginia 6'5” 217 Senior
19 Sheldon McClelland SG Miami 6'5" 200 Senior
20 Ben Bentil PF/SF Providence 6'9” 235 Sophomore
21 Jaylen Brown SF California 6'7” 217 Freshman
22 Henry Ellenson PF Marquette 6'10” 230 Freshman
23 Gary Payton II PG Oregon St. 6'3” 175 Senior
24 Damion Lee SG Louisville 6'6" 200 Senior
25 Ron Baker SG/PG Wichita St. 6'3” 222 Senior
26 Michael Gbinije PG/SG Syracuse 6'7” 200 Senior
27 Malcolm Hill SF/SG Illinois 6'6” 230 Junior
28 Kevin Hervey SF/SG UT-Arlington 6'7” 210 Sophomore
29 Josh Hart SG Villanova 6'5” 205 Junior
30 Grayson Allen SG Duke 6'5” 205 Junior
31 Dillon Brooks SG/SF Oregon 6'5” 205 Sophomore
32 Tyler Dorsey PG Oregon 6'4” 180 Freshman
33 Jaron Blossomgame SF Clemson 6'7” 215 Junior
34 Jamel Artis SF Pitt 6'7” 220 Junior
35 Anthony “Cat” Barber PG N.C. State 6'2” 170 Junior
36 Monte Morris PG Iowa St. 6'2” 170 Sophomore
37 Melvin Johnson III SG VCU 6'5" 165 Senior
38 A.J. English SG Iona 6'4” 190 Senior
39 Tyrone Wallace PG/SG California 6'5” 200 Senior
40 Malik Beasley SG Florida St. 6'4” 185 Freshman
41 Gary Clark SF Cincinnati 6'7” 215 Sophomore
42 John Egbunu PF Florida 6'11” 255 Sophomore
43 Patrick McCaw PG/SG UNLV 6'7” 185 Sophomore
44 Isaiah Briscoe SG/PG Kentucky 6'3.5” 200 Freshman
45 Danuel House SG/SF Texas A&M 6'7" 195 Senior
46 Jarrod Uthoff SF Iowa 6'8” 208 Senior
47 Nigel Hayes SF/PF Wisconsin 6'7” 250 Junior
48 Tyler Unis PG Kentucky 5'9” 155 Sophomore
49 Troy Williams SF Indiana 6'7” 206 Junior
50 Jalen Reynolds PF Xavier 6'9” 222 Junior
51 Dedric Lawson SF Memphis 6'8” 195 Freshman
52 Bennie Boatwright SF/PF USC 6'10” 220 Freshman
53 Kyle Wiltjer SF Gonzaga 6'10" 240 Senior
54 Devin Thomas PF Wake Forest 6'9” 240 Senior
55 Domantas Sabonis PF Gonzaga 6'11” 210 Sophomore
56 Michael Young SF/PF Pittsburgh 6'9” 235 Junior
57 Ryan Anderson SF/PF Arizona 6'9" 230 Senior
58 Isaac Hamilton SG UCLA 6'5” 185 Junior
59 Tonye Jekiri C Miami 7'0” 235 Senior
60 Marcus Paige PG UNC 6'1" 175 Senior






















On the Radar





Peter Jok SG Iowa 6'6” 200 Junior

Charles Cooke SG Dayton 6'5” 192 Junior

Ivan Rabb SF/PF California 6'11” 210 Freshman

Caleb Swanigan PF Purdue 6'9” 260 Freshman

James Webb III PF Boise St. 6'9” 198 Junior

Gavin Ware F Mississippi St 6'9” 268 Senior

Brandon Ingram SF Duke 6'9” 195 Freshman

Diamond Stone C Maryland 6'10” 246 Freshman

Deyonta Davis PF/C Michigan St. 6'10” 245 Freshman

Tyler Lydon SF/PF Syracuse 6'8” 205 Freshman

Malachi Richardson SG Syracuse 6'6” 190 Freshman

Armani Moore SG Tennessee 6'5” 215 Senior

Vincent Edwards SF Purdue 6'7” 200 Sophomore

Isaiah Taylor PG Texas 6'1” 170 Junior

Quenton DeCosey SG/SF Temple 6'5” 180 Senior

Devin Robinson SF Florida 6'8” 180 Sophomore

Dwayne Bacon SG Florida St. 6'6” 209 Freshman

George King SG Colorado 6'6” 220 Sophomore

Kelan Martin SF Butler 6'6” 215 Sophomore

Justin Jackson SF UNC 6'7” 185 Sophomore

Kendrick Nunn SG Illinois 6'3” 180 Junior

Dwayne Morgan PF UNLV 6'8” 190 Sophomore

Justin Bibbs SG VT 6'5” 205 Sophomore

Jordan Price PG/SG La Salle 6'5” 230 Junior

Octavius Ellis PF Cincinnati 6'10” 230 Senior

Keita Bates-Diop SF Ohio St. 6'7” 190 Sophomore

Shavon Shields SF Nebraska 6'7” 219 Senior

D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera SG/PG Georgetown 6'3” 218 Senior

Frank Mason PG Kansas 5'11” 185 Junior

Thomas Welsh PF/C UCLA 7'0” 245 Sophomore

Johnathan Motley PF Baylor 6'9” 230 Sophomore

Stephen Zimmerman C UNLV 6'11” 214 Freshman

Marcus Georges-Hunt SG Georgia Tech 6'5" 218 Senior

Wes Washpun SG/PG N. Iowa 6'1” 175 Senior

Dejounte Murray SG Washington 6'5” 175 Freshman

Isaac Haas C Purdue 7'0” 297 Sophomore

Quinton Chievous SG/SF Hampton 6'6” 215 Senior

Josh Scott PF Colorado 6'10" 215 Senior

Jae'Sean Tate SF Ohio St. 6'5” 190 Sophomore

Jaquan Lyle PG Ohio St. 6'5” 230 Freshman

Daniel Ochefu C Villanova 6'11” 245 Senior

Jameel McKay PF Iowa St. 6'9” 215 Senior

Georges Niang SF Iowa St. 6'8" 230 Senior

Terry Allen PF/SF Richmond 6'8” 240 Senior

Jordan Tolbert F SMU 6'7” 225 Junior

Stefan Moody PG Ole Miss 5'10” 179 Senior

Nick Faust SG Long Beach St. 6'6" 175 Senior

Anthony Gill SF Virginia 6'8” 230 Senior

Alex Poythress SF Kentucky 6'7" 239 Senior

2015-2016 College Basketball Rankings, 2nd poll

As expected there were huge jumps and falls in the 2nd edition of this season's College Basketball Top 50 Rankings.  With so little information to go on early in the season, the rankings will likely change drastically until I can get a good feel for every team in the country worth watching.

Maryland and Oklahoma redeemed themselves from some disappointing early performances, rising from 20th and 17th respectively back into the top 10.  Syracuse took the biggest dive from #4 all the way down to #29, while West Virginia, Kentucky, and Texas A&M took some big falls as well.

Here's the updated rankings.  I've included the first tier list of teams just outside the Top 50.

2016 Team Rankings
Games Seen Last




1 Kansas 3 11/25/15
2 Louisville 2 11/24/15
3 Xavier 4 11/29/15
4 Michigan St. 4 11/29/15
5 UNC 8 12/06/15
6 Maryland 5 12/08/15
7 Virginia 3 12/08/15
8 Purdue 2 11/22/15
9 Oklahoma 2 11/29/15




10 Miami 5 12/08/15
11 Villanova 2 11/22/15
12 Utah 3 11/22/15
13 Vanderbilt 4 12/09/15
14 Baylor 2 12/06/15
15 Iowa St. 3 12/10/15
16 Duke 4 11/22/15
17 Georgetown 3 11/22/15
18 UCLA 3 12/03/15
19 Cincinnati

20 West Virginia 3 12/08/15
21 Kentucky 4 12/09/15
22 Wisconsin 3 11/29/15
23 Florida 2 12/08/15
24 Colorado 2 11/17/15
25 Oregon 1 11/16/15
26 Butler 2 11/22/15
27 Dayton 5 12/09/15
28 SMU 2 12/08/15
29 Syracuse 4 11/27/15
30 Texas A&M 2 11/27/15
31 Arizona 2 11/27/15
32 Iowa 4 12/10/15
33 Gonzaga 4 11/27/15
34 Pittsburgh 1 11/13/15
35 George Washington 1 11/16/15
36 Texas 1 11/13/15
37 Texas Arlington 1 11/23/15
38 Providence 5 11/29/15
39 UCONN 3 12/08/15
40
Wichita St.
2 12/09/15
41 Monmouth 2 11/27/15
42 Notre Dame 2 12/08/15
43 Illinois 3 11/28/15
44 Richmond 2 11/27/15
45 California 2 11/27/15
46 N. Iowa 2 11/21/15
47 Memphis 3 11/27/15
48 VCU 2 11/22/15
49 South Carolina 1 11/23/15
50 Wake Forest 1 11/23/15









On The Radar



Temple 3 11/22/15

Tulsa 2 11/23/15

Florida St. 2 11/20/15

Arizona St. 1 11/24/15

Boise St. 2 11/27/15

UNLV 3 12/09/15

Michigan 3 12/08/15

Evansville 1 11/26/15

Louisiana Tech 1 11/24/15

USC 2 11/27/15

St. Joseph's


Kansas St. 1 11/24/15

Tennessee 1 11/16/15

Ohio St. 3 11/27/15

Georgia Tech 1 11/16/15

N.C. State 2 11/24/15

Indiana 4 11/25/15

James Madison


Albany 1 11/13/15

New Mexico St.


Arkansas LR


Oral Roberts


San Diego St. 3 11/27/15