According to Joe Lunardi of ESPN, the top overall seed goes to Michigan, while Oklahoma State is expected to be the first team out and Oklahoma is likely to be the last team in. As for Virginia, Lunardi projects the Cavaliers to be a No. 6 seed, facing No. 11 Belmont.

Less than three weeks later, Mark Pope's team returns to the mix. Kentucky has won four straight games, all by double-figures, including 12-point victories over Indiana and St. John's.

The start of the season hasn't been ideal for some teams, and the high preseason expectations have turned into doubt.

While it appears likely that the Lakers star will play on Christmas Day, some other fantasy-relevant players are facing extended absences.

Midland High held a 48-41 lead going into the fourth quarter of the Flushing Winter Classic consolation game, but Hamady outscored the Chemics, 25-4, to run away with the win. Jacoby Lind scored 28 points for Midland High, with Bennett Smith adding nine points.

The Rockets have rolled through a tough schedule, going 3-0 in the Greater Catholic League-Coed, and beating Elder by 15. Tarik Fadel averages 17.6 points, four rebounds and four assists. Grant Waters averages 13.4 points per game and has 22 made 3-pointers in seven games.

Steven Pearl calls their 8-4 mark "solid" given the circumstances, pointing to valuable learning experiences against elite competition as Auburn prepares for SEC play.

Plainfield, No. 1 in the NJ.com Top 20, escaped No. 13 Linden with a 64-61 win. Gordon made sure of it. He got the ball in the final seconds and dribbled down the court, looking to set up the last shot.

NASHVILLE—It appears that Vanderbilt basketball didn’t get the memo.  Just about everyone in the SEC has gotten worse relative to where it was a year ago. Perha

It hasn’t been documented as much as with the football team, because the men’s basketball team is actually good, but UNC men’s basketball turned over nearly an entire roster between last year and this one.