College basketball rankings: Duke vs. Gonzaga pits Paolo Banchero and Chet Holmgren in matchup of top freshmen
Gonzaga's 83-63 obliteration of UCLA stood out enough to be noticed recently partially on the grounds that it was only the 43rd time in school b-ball history that the groups positioned first and second in the Associated Press Top 25 survey played one another. However, actually Friday night's standoff among Gonzaga and Duke was consistently the really intriguing matchup on paper.
It's Chet Holmgren versus Paolo Banchero.
Notwithstanding one more gathering in the 2022 NCAA Tournament, this will be the sole game this season highlighting the two possibilities presently expected to be chosen first and second in the 2022 NBA Draft. Sensible personalities can differ on which one ought to and will go first. Be that as it may, now simultaneously, essentially everyone has Holmgren (Gonzaga) and Banchero (Duke) falling off of the board first and second in some request.
Both are frontcourt stars - however altogether different.
Holmgren is a 7-foot, 195-pound focus who edge ensures on guard and floats on offense. He can score at the edge or step away and reliably thump down jumpers that full distance to the 3-point line. Banchero is a 6-10, 250-pound forward who is enormous and solid and talented and flexible. He's averaging 17.8 focuses and 8.0 bounce back per game. The two first year recruits project as conceivable future NBA All-Stars. So seeing them on the court with one another in a main 10 matchup is an exceptional Black Friday treat.
Gonzaga stays No. 1 in Friday morning's refreshed CBS Sports Top 25 And 1 every day school ball rankings. Duke is No. 7. Also, Iona — indeed, Iona! — is No. 23 after Thursday's 72-68 triumph over Alabama. Rick Pitino's Gaels entering the rankings, joined with Alabama dropping to No. 24, caused Ohio State, Seton Hall and LSU to drop one recognize each, no issue of their own. That implies LSU is currently what adds up to No. 27 in the Top 25 And 1.
