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#pcbb Links of the Day 12/23/15

#pcbb Links of the Day 11/25/15

Preseason Bracketology All the Rage This Week

After 7 months of “way too early” preseason projections it’s now pretty timely to be making preseason projections — if for no other reason than the preseason ends tonight. This week has seen lots of different publications come out with their preseason bracketology — something that people might argue is still way too early — and there has been a bit of a dichotomy about where Providence stands in regards to the NCAA Tournament following the 2015-16 season. It appears that dichotomy stands between the human based projections and those generated by data and computer programs.

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#pcbb Links of the Day 11/7/15

Ben Bentil Named a Breakout Star for 2015-16 Season by NBC Sports

Rob Dauster continues to be one of the pro-Providence, pro-Big East and very much pro-Kris Dunn national media members. Dauster released a list of players he believes will be “Breakout Stars” in college basketball this season and he included Ben Bentil, along with other Big East players Josh Hart (Villanova), Jalen Reynolds (Xavier) and Isaac Copeland (Georgetown) on his list.

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#pcbb Links of the Day 10/29/15

Kris Dunn Named Top Player in College Basketball by NBC Sports

The national attention and praise for Kris Dunn keeps rolling in as College Basketball Talk at NBCSports.com named Dunn the top player in college basketball for the 2015-16 season. This is the second major national publication to declare Dunn the top player this year as CBS Sports did the same earlier this month. In addition to these accolades Dunn has also been named to Preseason All-American teams by Blue Ribbon College Yearbook, Sporting News and CBSSports.com. Blue Ribbon and CBSSports.com were First Team proclamations while Sporting News placed Dunn on their Second Team. You can find all of Dunn’s honors on his microsite created by Providence’s athletic department.

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