Deep backcourt leads way on an All-Senior preseason team for 2012-13
"Key senior" has become an oxymoron in college basketball, mainly because there just aren't that many.
As everyone who follows the sport knows, players bolt to the NBA as soon as they think they're a first-round pick. Not many hang around college campuses for four years; indeed, just one senior, North Carolina center Tyler Zeller, is projected as a lottery pick this year, and no more than five seniors are expected to go in the first round.
Still, there are some players who will be key seniors next season, just as Zeller and Kansas guard Tyshawn Taylor were this past season.
Today, we unveil our All-Senior preseason team for 2012-13. This isn't necessarily the 12 best seniors; instead, we look for a nice mix of frontcourt and backcourt players and pick a starting five that actually could be on the floor together.
There is a deep crop of senior guards for next season, making it difficult to decide who made the cut. That wasn't the case with the big men. There really aren't that many big-time big men who hang around for four years.
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Later this week, we'll unveil our All-Junior, All-Sophomore and All-Freshman teams.
The starters |
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C Jeff Withey, Kansas |
F Trevor Mbakwe, Minnesota |
G Isaiah Canaan, Murray State |
PG Pierre Jackson, Baylor |
G Rodney McGruder, Kansas State |
F Jack Cooley, Notre Dame |
F Alex Oriakhi, Missouri |
SG Kenny Boynton, Florida |
PG Vincent Council, Providence |
PG Matt Dellavedova, Saint Mary's |
SG Kevin Foster, Santa Clara |
SG C.J. McCollum, Lehigh |
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