Visit ESPN to get up-to-the-minute sports news coverage, scores, highlights and commentary for NFL, MLB, NBA, College Football, NCAA Basketball and more. Add center Luke Fischer to defend, score and bang inside along with big time X factor Darius Johnson-Odom, and the Golden Eagles have a championship on their mind.This year's edition of The Basketball Tournament is unique for a multitude of reasons. Carmen's Crew will have its hands full in their "elite eight" game vs Big X but, although a year older, this team's chemistry, approach and pedigree will be the difference.
With two-time TBT MVP D.J. Do they have a place in a pandemic?Without a nonconference season, expanding the men's basketball tournament would be prudent, but any alterations should also keep the long-term picture in mind.MSU would benefit from Xavier Tillman's return, but will carry national hopes into 2020-21 regardless.The Ivy League will not be back on the court until December, at the earliest. Our in-house TBT enthusiasts weighed in with their "final four" picks.Boeheim's Army boasts one of the field's most talented rosters with four former NBA first-round picks.
After reviewing every team in the field and breaking down the best talents on all the rosters , let's take a dive into the 10 top players to watch in the 2020 TBT field. Will more athletic programs be forced to cut sports because of financial strains? CBSSports.com's College Basketball expert picks provides daily picks for each game during the season. Get the latest NCAA college football news, scores, stats, standings, and more from ESPN. Coaches throughout men's college basketball wonder if similar pandemic-influenced decisions are coming for their leagues.When will college football and other sports return to action? But Johnson is the X factor in this field. ... ESPN.com expert picks for this weekend's top games (Lines, when available, from Caesars Sportsbook.
Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the event is positioned to offer American fans the first televised team basketball event since the NBA suspended its season in March. The Basketball Tournament expert picks -- Two teams are on everyone's list Carmen's Crew, the 2019 TBT champion, will enjoy a homecourt advantage in Columbus. Myron Medcalf, senior college basketball writer: It would depend on how Kansas won.
Who will take home the $1 million prize? But the TBT will also benefit from an abundance of talent, including multiple players from the G-League and overseas circuits, that seeks to impress pro scouts on the national stage. The squad has already started team practices, since most of its players live in the same location. He's a legit talent who proved last year he's still a potent scorer when he won MVP honors in the Big3 and received interest from NBA teams.The "final four" seems clear to me. The Basketball Tournament begins its 11-day tournament -- which includes nine alumni teams and a four-time champion -- starting with the Round of 24 on Saturday on ESPN networks.