| - Back from my brief stint on the bench, I'm back, and it feels good. College Basketball, possibly the best basketball being played right now, is a wonderful thing. Freshman seem to be taking over the game. Some of them are phenoms. Players that come around once in a lifetime. We thought last years' class was good with Oden, Durant, Hawes, Budinger and the rest of the gang. Well I'm about to take you on a tour of the best freshman class,(in my opinion), in a long time. - I'd like to start in Manhattan, Kansas, in a school called Kansas State University. Michael Beasley is leading the nation in scoring with 27.2 a game while averaging 15.5 rebounds a game. In their last game scouts said he played poorly, i didn't know that 13 and 10 was poor. The guy has big man skills, slashing skills, shooting skills, leadership ability and is playing alongside Bill Walker, another solid frosh, on a team playing sleeper. Oh hes good, and watch out because he's coming to a city near you, if your team is as bad as mine, the Knicks. - Not to far below Mr. Beasley is the second leading scorer in the Nation, from Indiana, Eric Gordon. Averaging 27 points, 3.5 boards and 3.5 assists, he already the go-to-guy for a top 25 ranked ball team. Had his "worst" night lately as well, finishing with 20 points, 3 boards and 2 assists. He is the next NBA star guard. Kind of reminds me of a young Paul Pierce, just better. - Derrick Rose, who is playing PG for the Memphis Tigers, is proving early that he can be a pass-first point guard with tremendous scoring ability. Averaging 16.6 points, 5 boards and 4 assists, he is jumping out as the captain of a top 5 team. Memphis relies on this high-flyer from Chicago to lead them to the holy Final Four. - USC will put their fate in the hands of super-frosh OJ Mayo. This kid is super athletic and has a knack for scoring. 21 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists are this kids stats. He showed us that he can take a game into his own hands against Kansas when he scored the teams first 5 points and had 5 steals to start the game. He is a defensive maven and what we call a true all-around ball player. - Possibly the most over looked freshman is Kevin Love. Because he is playing for a stronger team, he doesn't need to take over games. That doesn't stop him from being the player of the game in all of the games of the CBE Invitational. Averaging 19.5 and 10 a game, he is the true meaning of a post player. His amazing rebounding ability and outlet passing ability have pro-scouts craving his teamwork style of play. He also has guard like handles which makes him even more dangerous. |
- Donte Green of Syracuse is playing out of his mind. Alongside Johnny Flynn, The Orange have found their rhythm and are playing pretty well. He is scoring 20 points a game while also averaging 8.8 rebounds. He had huge games against both Washington and Ohio State and looks to continue a great year.
- Jerryd Bayless who is averaging 18 points, 4.5 boards and 5.5 assists a game for Arizona, is proving that there was a reason for Chase Budinger to stay another year. While Coach Lute Olson is gone, Budinger and Bayless are playing very well together and developing a chemistry that should take them deep into the dance.
That's all for now, if you want to read more about this years Freshman class, check out the College Basketball section of rivals.com.
Adam Ehrenreich
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