The start of the men’s college basketball season is right around the corner and fans are in store for some marquee opening-week matchups beginning on Monday. Here are five must-watch games for the first week of the season: The defending champions kick-off the season with a top-15 showdown in Las Vegas. Leading scorers Walter Clayton Jr. (18.3 PPG), Alijah Martin (14.4 PPG) and Will Richard (13.3 PPG) have all departed, but the return of forwards Alex Condon and Thomas Haugh to go along with 247 Sports’ sixth-ranked transfer class could lead to another deep run. The Wildcats bring in a pair of five-star recruits in Koa Peat and Brayden Burries. Although the departure of leading scorer Caleb Love (17.2 PPG) to the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers is a huge hole to fill, there is a lot of young talent on this Arizona team to give Florida a challenge. Following a first-round NCAA Tournament exit to cap a disappointing campaign in which it began as the preseason No. 1 team, Kansas heads to Chapel Hill to face the TarRead More
Five must-watch games of opening week of men’s college basketball season
