Matt's Draft Journal

Potential picks in the upcoming NBA Draft Markus Howard, Marquette and Ja Morant, Murray State will face off in a matchup made for March Madness Another year of the NCAA Tournament kicked off on Tuesday as this year's edition commenced in the form of the "First Four" games that took place over a 2-day span. The winners of those games — Arizona State, Belmont, Fairleigh Dickinson, and North Dakota State — earning the right to advance to the round of 64 that is often seen as the unofficial, official beginning of the tournament. With that being said it isn't to dismiss the teams who played in the "First Four" matchups, as there were numerous talented individuals on the floor who are productive players with the potential to project to the next level. Speaking of the next level, the present moment presents a prime opportunity to assess the legit prospects who project to be in the NBA at this time next year. Many of the prospects who currently play colleg

Brandon Clarke of Gonzaga had an All-American caliber year (Photo Credit: Tyler Tjomsland/The Spokesman-Review) The college basketball season is quickly coming to a close as after today the only portion of the 2018-2019 campaign that remains is the NCAA Tournament to make the mark on this year's version of March Madness. While eligible teams and players have an opportunity during the post-season to make an everlasting mark on this season during the month of March, the regular season schedule which began in early-November offered individuals across college basketball four full months to make an impact and impress opposing players, coaches, analysts, and fans from across the country. Down below Matt's Draft Journal presents the players whose play throughout the course of the season felt most deserving of recognition, distinguishing themselves amongst their peers in the sport of college basketball as All-Americans. With two lists of six players each earning All-American

Though the weather in some parts of the country may portray an image that feels more like Christmas, the top of the calendar has now counted into March. As the season soon sees spring in it's sight, the draft scene for this specific time of the year is a significant one for the major professional sports leagues that is Major League Baseball (MLB), the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the National Football League (NFL). With regard to MLB, while spring training games have recently begun for all 30 teams across the league, draft prospects playing at the college level are now a couple weeks into their regular season, as some of the top high school players across America eligible for the upcoming draft will also soon begin their senior season of play. Relevant to the NBA Draft, March Madness which normally sees several prospects surge their draft stock is now unofficially underway as college conference tournaments will take place over the next couple of weeks, ushering i