Kris Dunn Gets it Done on Opening Night

Speculation began last April when Kris Dunn announced he would be returning to Providence College for another season instead of declaring for the NBA Draft.  Last night, Dunn proved the naysayers wrong.  He racked up 32 points, 8 steals, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists last night against Harvard en route to a 76-64 win on opening night.

Many critics are afraid that Dunn may get hurt this season and ruin his chances of being a lottery pick in next year's NBA Draft.  Instead, they may want to be afraid for the competition, because Kris Dunn is out to kill this season.  With a strong start on opening night, don't expect his momentum to slow down at all throughout the year.  Kris Dunn is ready to prove he is one of, if not the best point guard in college basketball.

Kentucky Continues Recruiting Domination

John Calipari made his magic work once again.  This time with 5 star recruit De'Aaron Fox, who decided to become the next star point guard that Calipari will groom for the NBA.

The 6 foot 3 point guard is ranked 7th in the ESPN 100.  The three schools that Kentucky beat out for his talents included LSU, Louisville, and Kansas.  Fox had said, "Kentucky made me a priority from day one, I think that's what the difference was."

Fox is an aggressive guard who not only plays great defense, but also plays at a fast tempo.  He will join Wenyen Garbiel and Sacha Killeya-Jones - the sixth and seventh ranked power forwards in the country respectively - in Kentucky's recruiting class.  But Calapari is not done yet.  It would not be a surprise if the Wildcats have a couple more top 100 recruits commit before the high school season is over.  But Fox will certainty headline this class no matter who else decides to become apart of Wildcat Nation.

First Look at the 2015-16 Harvard Crimson

No Wesley Saunders. No Kenyatta Smith.  No Siyani Chambers.  It sounds like a nightmare come true, but heads remain high as the Harvard Crimson enter the 2015-16 college basketball season.  Although they have lost an immense amount of talent, Tommy Amaker and the Crimson's coaching staff still believes that they have what it takes to not only contend, but to win in the Ivy League.

With gaping holes left in their rotation, it will be time for new players to assert themselves as the "go-to" players on the court.  After Harvard opened up their season on October 16th with their annual Crimson Madness, it is obvious who has the potential to fill these gaps in their lineup.

The first two players that come to mind are Evan Cummings and Agunwa Okolie; the senior leadership.  Harvard has lost a prodigious amount of leadership, that's not a question.  The question is, who will step up and become leaders on this year's team?  Cummings and Okolie are the obvious answer, the two seniors who will rule the front court will have to pick up responsibility and a scoring load.

Another player that comes to mind is freshman sharpshooter Corey Johnson.  The 6 foot 6 guard will fill the void left behind by pro-prospect Wesley Saunders.  In addition to being a threat beyond the arc, Johnson will also be a go to player on offense.  His combination of shooting ability and basketball I.Q. will serve him well as a freshman in the Ivy League.

Last, but not least; Zena Edosomwan. The 6 foot 9 beast is going to be Harvard's best player this year.  Although going from limited minutes to being their best player this year is a huge jump, Edosomwan is going to do such a thing.  Not only does he have a promising opportunity, he has the skill to match it.  Edosomwan is a superior to most of the athletes in the Ivy League, and he also has an ample collection of post moves that compliment his smooth mid range jumper.  After a dominant performance at Crimson Madness - winning the slam-dunk contest and scoring 22 of his team's 43 points in the inter-squad scrimmage - Zena Edosomwan is going to not only be a star on Harvard's team this year, but also a star in the Ivy League.

Even though Harvard lost so much talent, they still have potential to win the Ivy League title again this year.  Only time will tell if these players will be able to take advantage of the promising chance they have to fill the voids in the roster.  Although Harvard is going to struggle at times this year, it will definitely be fun to see them grow and find an identity as the season goes on. They open up their season this Friday at home against MIT, and have another game the next day at Providence against one of the nation's best point guards in Kris Dunn.