NCAA basketball 2024-25 predictions: will Cooper Flagg live up to the hype?

Cooper Flagg is the most exciting college prospect since Carmelo Anthony .

The most successful programs will be the ones that are able to retain their top talent for more than one season .

John Calipari at Arkansas , Eric Musselman at Southern California and Mark Pope at Kentucky will look to bounce back.

The NCAA needs to establish guidelines that will help get NIL back to the way it was originally intended.

Rutgers’ men’s team features two players Ace Bailey and Dylan Harper who may be top-five selections in the 2025 NBA draft.

The rest of the teams in the Big 12 need to watch out. The University of California San Diego men shocked the Big West last year finishing second .

The women’s national player of the year will be Paige Bueckers , UConn guard.

JuJu Watkins will look to build off of her incredible freshman campaign in which she lit up the scoresheet nightly with averages of 27.1 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.3 steals per game.

Duke 's Cooper Flagg will be the no-brainer No 1 overall pick for the Blue Devils .