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The top backcourts in college basketball?
The toughest thing to do in sports is to repeat. This is a fairly obvious maxim because it means winning not only once, but twice and doing it in back to back years. No kidding. Go climb another mountain after you’ve just climbed the firstThere is another maxim in college basketball and that’s guards win championships. The Duke Blue Devils enter this year like Johnny Chan at the height of his Holdem poker career. Chan won back to back titles and almost won a third losing in heads up action to Phil Hellmuth. Winning a poker tournament is probably the only tournament tougher to win than the NCAAs, much less going back to back. However, just as Chan was at the peak of his abilities the Blue Devils are loaded in the most premium spots on the court. They head the list of top backcourts:
Duke:
Not only does Nolan Smith return but he has help in transfer Seth Curry (maybe you’ve heard of his brother and he’s hyped to be just as good), Kyrie Irving one of the top five freshmen in the country, and a little used sophomore Andre Dawkins who came into school as one of the best guards in his class. It’s clear that Blue Devils will miss all First Team All ACC guard John Scheyer, but the sum of the parts replacing him may be greater than whole. With three players that can play either the two guard or the point guard spot, and a shooter like Nolan Smith looking to up his 17.4 ppg average as a senior, Duke will be setting the pace in every game it plays.
Michigan State
It seems like Kalin Lucas has been there forever. Two years ago he tried to match Tywon Lawson in the National Title game and came up just short. Despite tearing his Achilles tendon in the NCAAs last year , Lucas should be the pilot of the Spartans. He’s joined by junior Korie Lucas who filled in so admirably after the Lucas’ injury. Then Durrell Summers who also did his part returns along with top freshman recruit Keith Appling.
Villanova
It’s the Corey and Corey show for the Wildcats. Seniors Corey Fisher and Corey Stokes will have to step it up now that Scotty Reynolds has departed. Fisher’s All-Big East honors last year indicate he’s most likely to shoulder the load but don?t sleep on Stokes who improved as the year progressed. He’s a talented rebounder for a guard and with more playing time he’ll bump his scoring considerable. The Wildcats will also count on sophomores Dominic Cheek and Maalik Wayns to step it up with more minutes to go around.
Georgetown
Austin Freeman and Chris Wright maybe you heard of them? They return as seniors who have logged a lot of minutes together. Both average over 15 points last year and will be the foundation on which Hoya Nation is built. Expect a lot out of the pair and out of Georgetown this year.
Memphis
Obviously, there are a slew of programs (Pittsburgh, Illinois, Ohio State) with more experienced backcourts than Memphis but they have a history of freshmen guards burning it up. Derrick Rose and Tryreke Evans may not be on their roster but there is no reason to think three of the top 20 players in this year’s recruiting class won?t have an impact on the court. The star may be Will Barton, but it also could be Joe Jackson or Jelan Kendrick. Look for the young cats to surprise, just too talented not to.
Others:
Kevin Anderson at Richmond mandates that his backcourt makes the list. The do everything point guard is a handful for any opposition. Same goes for Jimmer Fredette at BYU and Juan Fernandez at Temple. Also, as mentioned Pittsburgh, Illinois, and Ohio State have experienced players that will make an impact this year.
