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List of Division 1 Basketball Colleges

Men’s basketball recruits looking to compete at the highest collegiate level—and have the physical measurables and athletic skills to back it up—should highly consider NCAA Division 1 basketball colleges during their recruiting process. Student-athletes who compete at D1 basketball schools not only meet highly competitive recruiting guidelines set by these elite schools but are also among the best student-athletes in the nation. Unfortunately, while being a top basketball player on your high school or club team may help you stand out in a crowd, potential recruits should be prepared for the highest level of competition among not only high school athletes, but also current student-athletes competing at junior colleges with basketball programs, as these players are often recruited by four-year D1 basketball schools too. Check out our Nike basketball camp article.

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There is an extremely high caliber set for student-athletes who land roster spots on D1 basketball teams. Getting to the D1 level—and staying there—requires an extremely high level of dedication, passion for the sport and hard work. However, the payoffs of competing at Division 1 basketball colleges is well worth the effort. Top D1 basketball schools are among the most popular in the nation, and many student-athletes—and their non-athletic peers alike—recognize and root for powerhouse Division 1 basketball programs like University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill and Duke University. Athletes who have the talent, physical measurables, drive and academics will be rewarded with well-funded athletic facilities, experienced coaches to take their game to the next level and even a chance at a partial or fully funded athletic scholarship offer. Likewise, players at top D1 basketball colleges will have a chance to enjoy national recognition and respect from dedicated fans. Learn more about the basketball recruiting rankings process. 

How many colleges are in Division 1 men’s basketball?

Student-athletes looking to compete at the highest collegiate level have plenty of options. But just how many colleges are in Division 1 men’s basketball? There are currently more than 350 Division 1 basketball colleges in the nation—these 351 NCAA D1 basketball colleges are comprised of the most elite basketball players, and potential recruits should be prepared to work hard on and off the court to land a roster spot at one of these Division 1 basketball programs.

When narrowing down your target list, it’s important to consider several factors. First and foremost, student-athletes who have their sights set on attending one of these D1 basketball schools should explore a complete list of D1 basketball colleges, be prepared to meet or exceed competitive recruiting guidelines, and stay up to date on D1 basketball rankings. For a complete list of Division 1 basketball colleges, including their location and corresponding athletic conference, look at our catalog of Division 1 basketball rankings and D1 basketball schools list below. Is there an AAU boys basketball team near me?

Men’s D1 basketball rankings

Several organizations offer NCAA Division 1 men’s basketball rankings, including the NCAA, USA Today Sports and the Associated Press Top 25 Poll. Here are the top D1 basketball schools, according to the NCSA Power Rankings:  

  1. Stanford University
  2. University of Florida
  3. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  4. University of California – Los Angeles – UCLA
  5. University of Michigan
  6. Princeton University
  7. University of California – Berkeley
  8. Georgia Tech
  9. Harvard University
  10. Florida State University

While the NCSA Power Rankings offer a good overview of top D1 basketball schools, student-athletes who hope to compete at one of the 350+ Division 1 basketball colleges shouldn’t limit their search to only the most elite Division 1 basketball programs. Instead, they should consider several factors when researching D1 basketball teams, including athletic and academic caliber, school size, location, and cost, as well as their own personal preferences.

Full list of D1 basketball colleges

Alcorn State University

Alcorn State, Mississippi

Mid South

Southwestern Athletic Conference

NCAA D1

American University

Washington, District Of Columbia

North East

Patriot League

NCAA D1

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

South East

Southeastern Conference

NCAA D1

Bellarmine University

Louisville, Kentucky

Mid East

Great Lakes Valley Conference

NCAA D1

Belmont University

Nashville, Tennessee

Mid East

Ohio Valley Conference

NCAA D1

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

New England

Atlantic Coast Conference

NCAA D1

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

New England

Patriot League

NCAA D1

Bradley University

Peoria, Illinois

Great Lakes

Missouri Valley Conference

NCAA D1

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island

New England

Ivy League

NCAA D1

Bryant University

Smithfield, Rhode Island

New England

Northeast Conference

NCAA D1

Bucknell University

Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

North East

Collegiate Water Polo Association

NCAA D1

Butler University

Indianapolis, Indiana

Great Lakes

Pioneer Football League

NCAA D1

Campbell University

Buies Creek, North Carolina

Mid East

Pioneer Football League

NCAA D1

Canisius College

Buffalo, New York

North East

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

NCAA D1

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina

South East

Atlantic Coast Conference

NCAA D1

College of Charleston

Charleston, South Carolina

South East

Colonial Athletic Association

NCAA D1

Davidson College

Davidson, North Carolina

Mid East

Pioneer Football League

NCAA D1

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois

Great Lakes

Big East Conference

NCAA D1

Drake University

Des Moines, Iowa

Mid West

Pioneer Football League

NCAA D1

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

North East

Colonial Athletic Association

NCAA D1

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

Mid East

Atlantic Coast Conference

NCAA D1

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

North East

Northeast Conference

NCAA D1

Elon University

Elon, North Carolina

Mid East

Colonial Athletic Association

NCAA D1

Fairfield University

Fairfield, Connecticut

New England

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

NCAA D1

Florida A&M University

Tallahassee, Florida

South East

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

NCAA D1

Furman University

Greenville, South Carolina

South East

Southern Conference

NCAA D1

Georgetown University

Washington, District Of Columbia

North East

Patriot League

NCAA D1

Georgia Tech

Atlanta, Georgia

South East

Atlantic Coast Conference

NCAA D1

Gonzaga University

Spokane, Washington

West Coast

West Coast Conference

NCAA D1

Hofstra University

Hempstead, New York

North East

Colonial Athletic Association

NCAA D1

Howard University

Washington, District Of Columbia

North East

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

NCAA D1

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, Indiana

Great Lakes

Missouri Valley Football Conference

NCAA D1

Indiana University

Bloomington, Indiana

Great Lakes

Big Ten Conference

NCAA D1

Iona College

New Rochelle, New York

North East

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

NCAA D1

La Salle University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

North East

Atlantic 10 Conference

NCAA D1

Lafayette College

Easton, Pennsylvania

North East

Patriot League

NCAA D1

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas

Mid South

Southland Conference

NCAA D1

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

North East

Patriot League

NCAA D1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia

Mid East

Atlantic Sun Conference

NCAA D1

Lipscomb University

Nashville, Tennessee

Mid East

Atlantic Sun Conference

NCAA D1

Manhattan College

Riverdale, New York

North East

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

NCAA D1

Marist College

Poughkeepsie, New York

North East

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

NCAA D1

Merrimack College

North Andover, Massachusetts

New England

Northeast-10 Conference

NCAA D1

Miami University

Oxford, Ohio

Great Lakes

Mid-American Conference

NCAA D1

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, New Jersey

North East

Northeast Conference

NCAA D1

Niagara University

Niagara University, New York

North East

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

NCAA D1

Ohio University

Athens, Ohio

Great Lakes

Mid-American Conference

NCAA D1

Penn State

University Park, Pennsylvania

North East

Big Ten Conference

NCAA D1

Pepperdine University

Malibu, California

West Coast

Mountain Pacific Sports Federation

NCAA D1

Presbyterian College

Clinton, South Carolina

South East

Big South Conference

NCAA D1

Providence College

Providence, Rhode Island

New England

Big East Conference

NCAA D1

Purdue University

West Lafayette, Indiana

Great Lakes

Big Ten Conference

NCAA D1

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, Connecticut

New England

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

NCAA D1

Rider University

Lawrenceville, New Jersey

North East

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

NCAA D1

Rutgers University

Piscataway, New Jersey

North East

Big Ten Conference

NCAA D1

Saint Peter's University

Jersey City, New Jersey

North East

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

NCAA D1

Samford University

Birmingham, Alabama

South East

Southern Conference

NCAA D1

Siena College

Loudonville, New York

North East

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

NCAA D1

St. Francis College

Brooklyn Heights, New York

North East

Northeast Conference

NCAA D1

Stanford University

Stanford, California

West Coast

Pacific-12 Conference

NCAA D1

Stetson University

DeLand, Florida

South East

Atlantic Sun Conference

NCAA D1

Stonehill College

Easton, Massachusetts

New England

Norteast Conference (NEC)

NCAA D1

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York

North East

Atlantic Coast Conference

NCAA D1

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

North East

American Athletic Conference

NCAA D1

Texas A&M University

College Station, Texas

Mid South

Southeastern Conference

NCAA D1

The Citadel

Charleston, South Carolina

South East

Southern Conference

NCAA D1

Towson University

Towson, Maryland

North East

Colonial Athletic Association

NCAA D1

Troy University

Troy, Alabama

South East

Sun Belt Conference

NCAA D1

Tulane University

New Orleans, Louisiana

Mid South

American Athletic Conference

NCAA D1

United States Military Academy

West Point, New York

North East

Atlantic Hockey Association (Division I for men's ice hockey)

NCAA D1

United States Naval Academy

Annapolis, Maryland

North East

Collegiate Water Polo Association (Division I)

NCAA D1

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida

South East

Atlantic Coast Conference

NCAA D1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

South West

Pacific-12 Conference

NCAA D1

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, Indiana

Great Lakes

Missouri Valley Conference, Pioneer Football League

NCAA D1

Villanova University

Villanova, Pennsylvania

North East

Colonial Athletic Association

NCAA D1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

Mid East

Atlantic Coast Conference

NCAA D1

Wagner College

Staten Island, New York

North East

Northeast Conference

NCAA D1

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Mid East

Atlantic Coast Conference

NCAA D1

William & Mary

Williamsburg, Virginia

Mid East

Colonial Athletic Association

NCAA D1

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, South Carolina

South East

Big South Conference

NCAA D1

Wofford College

Spartanburg, South Carolina

South East

Southern Conference

NCAA D1

Xavier University

Cincinnati, Ohio

Great Lakes

Big East Conference

NCAA D1

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut

New England

Ivy League

NCAA D1

How Many Division 1 Basketball Teams Are There in the NCAA?

The NCAA basketball season is fast approaching. In fact, teams already began practice on September 28th and the season tips off on November 6th! As a huge hoops fan, I for one cannot wait for the year to begin. While the beginning of the year is always a great chance to see your favorite team finally back in action, it also gives you a chance to see some of the year’s top contenders for a coveted spot in the Final Four.

Obviously, not every team can make the Final Four, let alone the NCAA Tournament. With only 68 slots reserved for the tournament, there will be a lot of upset teams ending their seasons on a low note. The simple fact of the matter is that Division 1 basketball consists of several hundreds of teams all looking for success on different levels. For some, it may be trying to end the season with a winning record, for others the Final Four is there only measure on whether or not they had a productive season.

But exactly how many Division 1 college basketball teams are there? The number is pretty staggering and even I, as a self-proclaimed die-hard fan, was surprised at the total.

Yes, you read that right, 353!

These 353 teams are broken up in 32 total conferences with an average of 11 teams per conference playing to both win their conference regular season championship – an honor given to the team with the best in-conference record at the end of the year – and to try and win their conference tournament championship for a trip to the “Big Dance”, the NCAA Tournament. NCAA basketball has come a long way from their first season in 1924, when there were only 8 conferences total!

Let’s take a brief trip down memory lane, shall we? I want to take a look at the number of conferences at the beginning of each decade to show you the rapid growth of the sport over the years. Keep in mind, the first year of NCAA Men’s Division 1 Basketball was 1924:

  • 1930: 9 conferences
  • 1940: 11 conferences
  • 1950: 17 conferences
  • 1960: 18 conferences
  • 1970: 19 conferences
  • 1980: 29 conferences
  • 1990: 34 conferences
  • 2000: 32 conferences
  • 2010: 33 conferences
  • 2019: 32 conferences

One of the most attractive aspects NCAA Division 1 Basketball that draws in so many fans is that each of the 351 teams has a chance at making the NCAA Tournament at the beginning of each year. Yeah, they may not win it all but how many other college sports give their teams the right to play, and sometimes beat, some of the best teams in the country for a chance to win it all.

NCAA Division 1 Football gives what they call the Power Conferences (5 conferences total) the opportunity to play for a national title.

While it would be next to impossible to list all 351 schools, I still wanted to give you, the reader, a chance to do some research on this topic. So below is a link to each conference homepage, with a list of all of the conference champions from last season, so you can see all 351 of the teams somewhere in there and each respective conference champion.

  • Conference: 2018-19 Conference Tournament Champion
  • America East – Vermont Catamounts
  • American – Cincinnati Bearcats
  • Atlantic 10 – Saint Louis Billikens
  • ACC – Duke Blue Devils
  • Atlantic Sun – Liberty Flames
  • Big South – Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs
  • Big 12 – Iowa State Cyclones
  • Big East – Villanova Wildcats
  • Big Sky – Montana Grizzlies
  • Big 10 – Michigan State Spartans
  • Big West – UC Irvine Anteaters
  • Colonial – Northeastern Huskies
  • Conference USA – Old Dominion Monarchs
  • Horizon League – Northern Kentucky Norse
  • Ivy League – Yale Bulldogs
  • MAAC – Iona Gaels
  • Mid-American – Buffalo Bulls
  • MEAC – North Carolina Central Eagles
  • Missouri Valley – Bradley Braves
  • Mountain West – Utah State Aggies
  • Northeast – Fairleigh Dickinson Knights
  • Ohio Valley – Murray State Racers
  • Pac 12 – Oregon Ducks
  • Patriot League – Colgate Raiders
  • SEC – Auburn Tigers
  • Southern – Wofford Terriers
  • Southland – Abilene Christian Wildcats
  • Southwestern – Prairie View A&M Panthers
  • Summit League – North Dakota State Bison
  • Sun Belt – Georgia State Panthers
  • West Coast – Saint Mary’s Gaels
  • WAC – New Mexico State Aggies

As we mentioned at the beginning of the piece, the only way for a lot of these teams to make it to the NCAA Tournament is to win their conference tournaments. So while a team like Duke could technically lose their conference tournament, if they still have a good enough year otherwise, the tournament voters can reward them with what is called an “at-large bid” or a spot in the tournament based on the rest of their season resume. This can include different measurable aspects like strength of schedule, key wins, overall wins, etc.

Unfortunately, a team like North Dakota State from the Summit League just isn’t going to have enough opportunity to earn their spot in the tournament through any other way but to win their conference and earn an “automatic bid” which is given to each conference tournament winner prior to the tournament. A lot of teams live by the motto, “win and you’re in”, literally.

If you have a favorite team, what is their likelihood of making it to the NCAA Tournament each year? Are you a part of a tortured college basketball fanbase? Drop a comment below!

College Basketball Teams 2022 for Men and Women: Current School News

Filed in Articles by TMLT Editions January 5, 2022

College basketball teams

Have you had sleepless nights and wondered how you can do well in any of the college basketball teams?

Today is your lucky day because I've laid out everything you need to know to start your dream of becoming a basketball player.

Why should I choose basketball?

Basketball is an exciting sport suitable for people of all skill levels and ages as it is popular all over the world.

A standard basketball team consists of five players per side. You can also play 2v2 or 3v3 games, or you can play by yourself. You can play basketball on the indoor court all year round.

The main goal of the game is to score points by shooting the ball through the hoop. Use defensive strategies to prevent other teams from scoring.

You can play basketball in a playful and competitive way. Either way, it's a great way to build strength, coordination, and muscle endurance. In addition, you have the opportunity to become part of a team or a larger community.

Before we talk about college basketball teams, read on to learn more about how the physical, emotional, and social benefits of playing basketball can improve your overall health and well-being.

You will also learn how to start if you want to start the game.

Health benefits of basketball

Basketball has many starts and stops. Although it is not very popular in aerobics, it is still a great exercise that can help you.

1. Strengthening muscular endurance.

Playing basketball requires agility, strength and endurance. You must use high-intensity, short-term muscle contractions to move quickly and change direction.

You also need muscular endurance, that is, the ability of a muscle to apply force repeatedly over a long period of time. You can increase your muscular endurance by playing basketball and exercising to increase the strength of your lower and upper limbs.

You can also focus on strengthening your core and back muscles. This will positively affect your stamina, energy, level and performance.

2. Strong bones.

Participation in team sports such as basketball can bring unique physical and mental health benefits. A 2018 study from reliable sources showed that team sports have a positive effect on bone strength.
Compared to sedentary people, people who play handball and football have higher bone mineral density.

3. Improved balance and coordination.

Playing basketball requires you to develop hand-eye-foot coordination while maintaining balance as you move. During the game, you need to move your body quickly when jumping, panning or changing direction.

Basketball requires motor skills such as shooting, passing and dribbling. You also practice rebounding and defense. Maintaining a strong body makes all of these movements easier to perform.

4. Develop basic motor skills.

Playing basketball gives teenagers the opportunity to develop the motor skills they need to develop. A 2018 study points to the effectiveness of basketball in improving the basic motor skills children need to master.

Playing basketball helps improve coordination, flexibility and endurance. It also promotes speed, agility and strength.

These skills have been shown to positively influence healthy body weight and more exercise. It can improve cardiorespiratory health and increase self-esteem.

5. Improve body composition.

In a 2018 study, researchers found that playing basketball had a positive effect on overall body composition. In this study, untrained men trained in street basketball for 3 months, which had a positive effect on overall health and body composition.

After training, these people increased their muscle mass and decreased their percentage of body fat.

6. Keep your heart healthy.

Regular exercise can help improve heart health and overall health. According to a 2019 study, basketball increases resting heart rate, which has a positive effect on cardiovascular health.

This is associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease.

7. Burn calories.

Regular exercise can help improve heart health and overall health. According to 2019 studyyear, basketball increases resting heart rate, which has a positive effect on cardiopulmonary function.

This is associated with a lower chance of developing cardiovascular disease.

8. Improves spatial and bodily perception.

Basketball is a game that requires spatial awareness. You need to know where you need to make the perfect shot or play defensively.

When you have space and body awareness, you will know exactly where you need to be when your teammate or opponent shoots or passes the ball. As your spatial awareness improves, it also helps to maintain balance.

9. Boosts confidence

One of the best things about playing basketball is that it really boosts your confidence. As your confidence grows, so does your confidence in your skills.

Self-confidence allows you to face life with an improved attitude towards life and has a positive effect on all aspects of your life.

10. Promotes cardiovascular health.

Basketball is good for heart health! As you keep moving, your heart rate increases. It also helps build endurance, which is important when you want to make sure your heart is healthy. This will help reduce the risk of stroke and heart disease later in life.

What are the social benefits of basketball?

➢ Basket teaches homework

➢ Develop a strong sense of community

➢ Prevent drug abuse

➢ Improving communication skills

➢ Improving decision skills

➢ Teaching time

National Student Sports Association (NCAA), National Student Sports Association (NCAA), National the Collegiate Athletic Association (NAIA) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) govern collegiate basketball in the United States.

Each of these organizations is classified by the number and amount of scholarships for athletes. They hold different meetings to divide the top basketball teams into groups based on location.

Below are results, ideas, and information about the top men's and women's college basketball teams.

Best Men's College Basketball Teams

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For students and fans, these teams provide an incredible learning and viewing experience.

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1. Gonzag

first in the first Gonzaga the bulldog is on the list. The Gonzaga Bulldogs is an intercollegiate men's basketball program representing Gonzaga University as one of the colleges with basketball teams.

The Gonzaga Bulldogs play home basketball on campus at the McCarthy Sports Center in Spokane, Washington. Gonzaga received the WCC Player of the Year award with 15 players.

With the addition of senior point guard Andrew Nembhard, the Bulldogs' Mark Foer will top the list for most of this year, as they did last season.

2. ULCA

Second, the ULCA Bruins men's basketball team is on the list. The UCLA Bruins men's basketball program represents UCLA men's basketball as one of the colleges with basketball teams, Los Angeles as a member of the Pac12 Conference.

The team was founded in 1919 and has won a record 11 NCAA championships.

Last year, the Bruins were the second team to reach the semi-finals out of the top four, but this time the championship foundation should be stronger, which means they are the second-best college basketball team.

3- Kansas

Third on the list is the Kansas-Jayhawks men's basketball program, the University of Kansas intercollegiate men's basketball program in Division I of the NCAA, and the team competes in the Big 12 Conference.

KS is the most prestigious varsity basketball program in the nation, with a total of five national championships, six national silver titles, and the most conference titles in the nation. counts as one

4 - Michigan

Michigan Slot Machine The Wolverine basketball team is an intercollegiate basketball program representing the University of Michigan.

The school participates in the NCAA Division I Big Ten conference. The Wolverines will play a home basketball game at the Chrysler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Michigan won an NCAA championship plus 2 National Invitational (NIT) Championships, 15 Big Ten Conference titles, and 2 Big Ten Championship titles, as well as NIT titles.

Top ten leagues left vacant due to NCAA sanctions. The team is coached by former Michigan star Joanne Howard.

5. Texas

The Texas Longhorns represented the University of Texas at Austin in NCAA Division I. The Longhorns finished 17th in all NCAA I college basketball programs.

However, Texas is second only to Kansas in the Big 12 conference basketball program.

The Longhorns have won a total of 28 conference championships in men's basketball, have played in the NCAA Tournament a total of 35 times, and have made three Final Four appearances. NCAA (1943, 1947, 2003).

Texas ranks 6th in all Division I men's basketball programs in total NCAA tournament games won without winning a national championship.

6. Vilanova

The Villanova Wildcats basketball program represents one of the colleges with men's basketball teams. The Wildcats have won three national championships in 1985, 2016 and 2018.

They were still the worst seed to win the title as the No. 8 seed in the 1985 NCAA Tournament. Villanova reached the semi-finals in 1939, 1971, 1985, 2009, 2016 and 2018.

Their last four out of six appearances is the thirteenth in history. As of 2019year their NCAA tournament record is 65-37.

Villanova defeated six No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament. It is the sixth most common in history. Villanova also reached the semi-finals in 1939, 1971, 1985, 2009, 2016 and 2018.

Their last four appearances are their thirteenth in history. As of 2019, they have an NCAA tournament record of 65-37.

Villanova became the sixth player in history to win six No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament.

They also won the Big East Regular Season Championship eight times, but recently won four times in a row from 2014 to 2017.

They have also won the Big East Tournament four times (1995, 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2019), and by 2021 Villanova has won 1,817 and finished 19th on the Division I men's basketball team.

7. Purdue

Purdue Boilermakers Basketball is one of the colleges with draft basketball teams, participated in the NCAA Division 1 and is a member of the Big Ten League. Purdue Basketball has 24 of the top ten championships.

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Boilermakers hosted the NCAA Tournament Semifinals twice but still won the NCAA Championship despite being retrospectively named the Helms Sports Foundation and PremoPorretta Power Poll National Champion between 1931 to 1932.

Purdue University sent over 30 players to the NBA, including two first picks in the draft.

8. Duke

Duke Blue The Devils basketball team represents NCAA Division I College Basketball Duke University and competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

The team has won for the fourth time in history, now coached by Mike Krzyzewski.

Duke has won 5 NCAA championships, appeared in 11 championship games and has 16 final strengths. Duke has the highest NCAA tournament winning percentage of .755 NCAA.

Duke became the 21st Atlantic Coast Conference record holder and won 19 regular season ACC titles.
Prior to joining the ACC, Duke won the Southern Conference championship five times.

Duke has also finished season 1 in AP voting seven times and is the top all-week leader, ranking first in the nation in 1-week AP rankings.

In addition, Duke is the third longest-running series in AP Top 25 history, having appeared 200 times in a row from 1996 to 2007 and voted 231 times in Kansas since 2009to 2021 and 1966. At the bottom.

9. Baylor

The Baylor Bears men's basketball team represents Waco, Texas in Division I. They are also known as the "Bears".

Baylor competes in the Big 12 League. The team plays at home at the Ferrer Center. He is currently coached by American college basketball coach Scott Drew.

10. Illinois

Illini is considered one of the best colleges with a basketball team in men's basketball. is an NCAA level 1 college basketball team that plays in ten major league games.

The home game will be played at the University of Illinois State Farm Center at Urbana-Champaign.

Illinois hosted pre-match national and non-NCAA national championships awarded by the PremoPorretta Power Poll in 1915 and 1943.

Illinois has made 31 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship appearances, has appeared in 5 semi-finals and 9 elite quarter-finals, and has won 17 top regular season championships.

The team is currently led by Brad Underwood, appointed March 18, 2017. By the end of the 2017/18 season, Illinois had its 12th basketball program.

11. Memphis

The Memphis Tigers men's basketball team is the team that represents the University of Memphis in the NCAA basketball league, founded in 1912.

They are also called "tigers". The Tigers have been attending the American Athletic Conference since 2013.

In 2020, the Tigers had their 26th arena, Elma Roane Field House, and the team has played off-campus home games since the mid-1960s. In 2004, both teams moved to a new downtown location, the FedEx Forum.

The ESPN Department of Statistics and Information ranked Memphis as the 19th most successful basketball program on its list of 50 games, 50 goals in 50 games annually from 1962 to 2012. Team coach - Ryan Silverfield.

12. Oregon

The Oregon Ducks men's basketball team is an intercollegiate basketball program that competes in the NCAA Division I, is a member of the Pac-12 Conference, and represents the University of Oregon.

The Ducks play their home games at the Matthew Knight Arena, which can seat 12,364 people.

In 1939, under Howard Hobson, Oregon State won the first NCAA men's national basketball championship.

In 2017, under head coach Dana Altman, they again reached the semi-finals, the longest time between appearances in NCAA history (78 years).

The Ducks have competed 17 times in the NCAA Tournament and won 8 division championships.

13. Kentucky Wildcats

The Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team is an American college basketball team representing the University of Kentucky. In terms of two wins, Kentucky is the most successful NCAA Division I basketball program in history.

Kentucky leads all schools in total NCAA tournament appearances (59), NCAA tournament wins (131), NCAA tournament games played (184), NCAA Sweet Sixteen appearances (45), NCAA Elite Eight appearances (38) , total postseason tournament appearances (68) and regular season conference championships (53, of which 51 are Southeastern Conference (SEC) regular season championships).

In addition, Kentucky has played in 17 NCAA Finals (third all-time behind North Carolina and UCLA), 12 NCAA championship games (tied with UCLA for the first time), and won eight NCAA championships (only 11 behind UCLA). ).

14. Alabama

The Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team represents NCAA Division I men's basketball at the University of Alabama.

The program will be played at the Southeast Conference (SEC).

In the conference tournament title, the SEC only tracks longtime basketball team Kentucky, in total wins behind Kentucky and Arkansas.

This is also the SEC's fourth regular season conference title behind Kentucky, LSU and Tennessee.
In the Premo-Porretta Power Poll, Alabama was retroactively named national champion ahead of the NCAA Tournament in the 1929-30 season.

15. Houston

The Houston Cougars men's basketball team represents the University of Houston in Houston, Texas, in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.

The university is a member of the American Athletic Conference. The program has made the NCAA Tournament Final Four six times. It is the 10th largest Thailand in history.

Top Women's College Basketball Teams

Slot Machine The best women's college basketball teams in the country, everything is changing for the national championship and the right to showcase their talents on the big stage.

For aspiring colleges with basketball teams, attending one of the best women's basketball schools greatly increases your chances of making it to the WNBA.

In addition, other students attending these schools enjoy watching and cheering for the best team.

1. Baylor University

With three national titles including the 2005, 2012 and 2019 championships, she has been ranked among the top women's college basketball teams.

In addition to 10 conference championships, the school boasts a win rate of 661 and has reached the final four times.

Eight Bears were selected in the first round of the WNBA Draft. This is the seventh highest rate among all universities.

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University of Notre Dame

The University of Notre Dame boasts one of the top women's college basketball teams with a win rate of 750 and approximately 1,000 wins.

The school also has titles in two countries. From 2011 to 2019, the school has appeared in all but two of the finals, in a total of nine matches.

We have selected ten Irish fighters for the first round of the WNBA Draft.

3. Duke University

Although Duke has never won an NCAA title, it ranks the top women's college basketball teams because of the program's consistency over the years.

Duke has reached the final four times since 1999. The Blue Devils reached the final at 1999 and 2006 (where they lost in overtime).

This college basketball center produced 11 first-round picks, which rank fourth on the all-time list.

4. Mississippi State University

A relative newcomer to the ranks of the top women's college basketball teams, Mississippi State University recently made a splash on the national stage, reaching back-to-back NCAA Finals in 2017 and 2018 (losing both games).

Michigan State University is looking to return to the Final Four for the third time in team history in the 2020-2021 season, finishing fifth in the nation before entering the season.

In the WNBA Draft, they selected five Bulldogs in the first round, including the third pick in 2019.

5. University of Louisville

The University of Louisville was named one of the top women's college basketball teams based on three trips to the NCAA Final Four in 2009, 2013 and 2018. 90,003 90,002 The Cardinals finished sixth in the reduced national rankings in 2019-20 and retained that spot in 2020-21.

The WofL also performed well in the WNBA draft, seeing four players selected in the first round, including the first overall selection in 2009year.

6. University of Maryland College

In 2006, the University of Maryland at College Park won a thrilling overtime game to win the team's first NCAA title.

UMD will return to the Final Four twice more in 2014 and 2015, bringing their total national semi-final appearances to five.

Terrapins is also ranked among the best women's colleges. basketball teams with over 1,000 program wins, a win rate of 701, and development of eight first-round picks.

7. Stanford University

In addition to winning the 1990 and 1992 NCAA championships, Stanford University boasts the best college basketball teams with a win rate of 0.766.

Stanford, ranked among the top three women's college basketball teams in the 2020-21 season, is looking to return to the Final Four for the 14th time in team history - in third place all-time.

The school made 12 first-round picks in the WNBA Draft, which also finished third overall.

8. University of Connecticut

The University of Connecticut prides itself on being one of the best college basketball and women's college basketball teams in the past two decades.

Although the team won their first national title in 1995, their 2000 league title earned them 10 notable titles in 16 seasons. From 2014 to 2017, the team won 111 matches in a row.

The UConn Huskies also eliminated 25 WNBA players in the first round, 10 more than the next best team.

9. University of South Carolina

Recently won the NCAA Championship in 2017, making them one of the top women's college basketball teams in the country.

Although the March Madness was canceled in 2020, the school had to enter the tournament as the best team.

The University of South Carolina also made seven first-round picks in the WNBA Draft, placing first among all women's college basketball teams.

10. University of Tennessee

is one of the nation's college basketball teams, has more wins than any other school, and a winning percentage of 801.

Volunteers have won eight NCAA championships, including back-to-back wins in 2007 and 2008.

University of Tennessee Knoxville players have been selected in the first round of the WNBA draft 15 times, surpassed only by the University of Connecticut.

Best Men's Basketball Colleges in the US

Student-athletes have many options for men's college basketball teams, but not all of them are good.

Our mission at College Factual is to provide you with as much information as possible to help you make that decision. Our ranking of the best colleges for men's basketball is one of the tools we have developed to help in this regard.

1. University of Kentucky

2. Duke University

3. Northwestern University

4. University of Kansas

5. University of Louisville

6. Villanova University

7. University of Vanderbilt

8. Southern Methodist University

9. University of Northern Carolina in Chapel Hill

10. University Arizona

11. Miami University

12. University Baylor

13. University of Gonzaga

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15 Syracuse University

16 University of Florida

17 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

18 University of Notre Dame

19. The main campus of the university of Peredy

20. Visconsin University - Madison

21. Southern California University

22. University of Rice

24. University Wayke Forest

25. University of Michigan

26. University of Florida Florida

27 University of Virginia

28 University of South Carolina

29 University of Illinois Urbana

30 Creighton University

31 University of Cincinnati

Best women's colleges with basketball teams in the USA

1. Baylor University

2. Department University

3. University DUKA

4. University Elon

5. University of Florida

6. University of George Washington

7. Gonzaga University

8. Iowa State University

9. Marquette University

10. Mississippi State University

11. North Carolina State University

12. North-Western University

13. University of Ohio

14. Kuinnipak University

15. University of Rice

16. Standford University

17. Syracuse University

18. University of Connecticut

19. Women basketball in Iowa.

20 University of Louisville

21 University of Maryland

22 University of Miami

23 University of Michigan

24 University of Notre Dame

25. Oregon University

26. South Carolina University

27. Tennessi University

28. Texas University in Austin

29. Virginia University

30. Vanderbillet

How much costs to go to basketball college?

Now you know the whole list of colleges with basketball teams in the USA and now you will think about how much it costs to get into them. average cost of college basketball education.

Our researchers found that the average cost of college education in the 2017-2018 school year was $90,005 for public schools (in-state) $90,770 and $46,950 for nonprofit private schools, including tuition, fees, room, and board only.

School expenses continue to grow every year, even taking into account inflation.

Statistics and main results of the average cost of basketball colleges

➢Average total cost of public colleges: $ 25.290 (in a condition) $ 40.940 (outside)

➢ Media total cost of private colleges: $ 50,900

➢ more than 19.9 million according to forecasts, in the fall of 2018, students will enter American colleges and universities, with about 6.7 million people enrolled in two-year institutions and ➢13.3 million in four-year institutions.

➢ Most students pay between $6,000 and $15,000 for both public and private US schools.

➢ New England has the highest tuition fees in both two and four year public schools, averaging $5,370 and $12,990 Respectively

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What is the minimum height required for a basketball dunk?

Now let's look at a few things.

The hoop is 10 feet above the ground, but you need your hand to be above the hoop to dip the ball. In fact, your fingers should be at least 10 feet 6 inches high.

Now one more thing to consider is consistent coverage. On average, a 6 foot tall guy has 8 feet of standing reach. However, this is also affected by things like shoulder width and construction.

Another thing to consider is your weight. While weight won't determine how high you need to jump, it will determine how much force you need to apply.

The NBA now has great dunkers up to 5ft 6in, but they had exceptional vertical jumps.

What you need to do is calculate your height, standing reach and weight and enter them into the website below.

How many basketball scholarships are given each year?

If you'd like a college basketball recruiter to offer you a scholarship to play NCAA Division 1 basketball, you're not alone.

Nearly 4,500 players receive scholarships at the Division 1 men's level, while over 5,000 female basketball players have the opportunity to play in college basketball hoops.

is a bit harder to understand as these university programs allow full or partial student-athlete scholarships to be offered.

If you are one of the top players being hired to play D2 basketball, a college recruiter may offer you a "full" scholarship to cover all college expenses. If not, you may be offered any options (for example, semi-education with meals).

The NCAA requires that total stipends for the basketball program not exceed the equivalent of 10 full stipends for men or 10 full stipends for women.

College recruiters follow the same rules when they offer you scholarships from NAIA schools. The better athlete you are, the higher offer you can get.

The athletic scholarships offered for the D1, D2, and NAIA programs for women and men combined total over $2 billion.

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Do you get paid for college basketball?

As of November 10, 2021, the median annual salary for colleges with basketball teams in the US is $33,487 per year.

Just in case you need a simple payroll calculator, it's about $16.10 an hour. This is equivalent to $644 per week or $2,791 per month.

While Zip Recruiter sees an annual salary of $59,000 to $15,000.

Most college basketball salaries currently range from $21,000 (40,000th percentile) to $75,90 (50,500th percentile), with the highest paid workers (50,500th percentile) earning $25,000 annually at United States.

The average college basketball salary range varies (up to $19,000), which suggests there can be many opportunities for promotions and pay increases depending on skill level, location, and years of experience.

Judging from the recent ZipRecruiter job posting activity, the College Basketball job market in both Uyo, NG and the state is not very active with a few companies currently hiring.

College basketball in your area earns an average of $33,487 per year, or the same as the national median annual salary of $33,487.

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There are 8 Russians in the NCAA this season.

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Before the start of last season, I wrote this text. Then I talked to almost all the Russians who were preparing to compete in the NCAA - there were 11 of them at that time - and tried to understand why Russian youth began to leave more massively for American universities. There have never been such a number of Russians in the NCAA.

A year and a half has passed since then, and half of the guys have parted ways: Konstantin Dotsenko is now playing in the Loko farm club, Zakhar Vedischev plays at the heart of Krasnodar, Mark Tikhonenko signed a contract with Astana, Andre Toure recently played in Maykop in the second Super League, and Samson Ruzhentsev moved to the Serbian "Mega".

But some remained in America. They were joined by a few more guys who either just left Russia or got into the NCAA from American schools or the NJCAA. In this text, I will talk about all the Russians who play in the first division of the main student league in the world. If last season I wanted to explain why exactly they are leaving, now I have focused on their career.

If you prefer reading, then below is a large text with comments from the players themselves; but this time you have the opportunity not only to read, but also to watch a video about all of our in the NCAA. Inside is my story and a video interview with the guys.

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And now - the promised text about our guys in America.

What is the NCAA

The NCAA is the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States and Canada. It includes almost 1300 schools, colleges, universities and other educational institutions. The teams of these universities are represented not only in basketball - the NCAA also has competitions in American football, wrestling, fencing, bowling, softball, gymnastics, tennis and God knows what else.

But basketball is a very popular sport in the association. Both guys and girls have three divisions, which are ranked by strength. This text is only about those Russians who compete in the first, strongest, division.

The NCAA has a playoff called March Madness. When knockout games start, the whole country switches from professionals to students. Although during the season, the teams also have enough attention from fans: the clubs play in large and good arenas, many people come to the matches, the games are shown on television, and sometimes on national television. There are even universities whose fans spend the night in front of the arena in the hope of having time to buy a ticket.

So the NCAA is a really serious tournament, albeit a student one.

How many Russians are there

I spent an hour and a half of my life checking the composition of all the colleges that are represented in the first division. There are 358 of them. I broke my eyes, learned about the existence of several countries and even about the presence of basketball in these countries, but still I counted all the Russians.

I got eight people, and now we will get to know them better. The sequence on my list doesn't mean anything, it's just that way because I talked to the guys in that order.

I hope I haven't missed anyone. Please write in the comments if you know someone whom I have overlooked.

Nikita Evdokimov, Charleston Cougars

2021/22 stats: 2 games, 10.5 minutes avg. .5 assists, 1 loss

Evdokimov is the newest member of the NCAA Division I. He joined the Charleston Cougars - the name of the team of the University of Charleston from South Carolina - in early December last year.

This university belongs to mid-major. In the American system, there is a gradation of universities by strength - from low-major to high-major. Mid-major is the middle level. Most Russian guys perform at universities that fall into this category.

Before moving to the USA, Nikita played for the youth team of Lokomotiv-Kuban and for the national team. Last summer, the defender represented Russia under 20 at the Euro Challenger, even though he was only 18.

Evdokimov has an interesting story about how he fell in love with basketball. In fact, it is strange that he did not go to handball, because his dad is the famous Russian handball player Yegor Evdokimov. Six-time champion of Russia, champion of Spain, champion of Belarus, champion of Ukraine, participant of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. At the dawn of his career, Yegor Viktorovich played in his homeland, in the Chelyabinsk region, the city of Snezhinsk. Nikita was born there.

- I fell in love with basketball when I was 9 or 10 years old. My cousin and grandmother and I went on vacation to the Crimea. There was a playground where I constantly ran and played. Grandma suggested trying to sign up for basketball. And before that, I didn’t consider basketball as a sport at all ... But I went to a training session and instantly fell in love. Didn't miss it at all. Then Lokomotiv saw me at the Russian Championship. Together with a team from my city, from Chekhov, we took fourth place, and everyone was very surprised. I was seen by coach Petar Marinkovic, who called me to Loko, ”recalls Evdokimov.

He says that he could have been in the red-green system even earlier. He was invited to the Yug-Basket camp - this is a camp organized by the club and within which it looks for players in its youth system - but then Evdokimov was with relatives in the United States and could not come.

He ended up in the Loko system in 2017. True, Evdokimov says that, even while playing for Krasnodar, he often thought that he actually wanted to try his hand at American basketball. He has relatives living in the USA, he has been there more than once, and when the chance to move to the university appeared, he did not hesitate for a long time.

Evdokimov learned about the university's interest in him in advance, so he spent the summer with benefit: he trained individually with personal trainers in Moscow and Cyprus, where his father plays handball. There, the defender, at the request of the university coach, worked hard on three-pointers and performed at least 500 long-range shots a day.

Evdokimov will be coached at the College of Charleston by Pat Kelsey, a strong specialist who is widely known in college basketball. He once worked with Jeff Teague and Chris Paul.

Alex Kotov, Illinois State Redbirds

2021/22 stats: 12 games, 8 minutes avg. .9 rebounds, 0.4 assists, 0.1 blocks, 0.2 steals, 0.8 losses

Alex is not short for Alexander, but his passport name. He was not born in Russia, but in Canada, his parents went there to give birth to Alex. In this country, he lived the first year of his life, after which he left for Moscow. In memory of Canada, Alex has citizenship (he has a double one).

But he started playing basketball in Russia.

— I started playing basketball at Gloria when I was 10-11 years old. People came to my school - and I studied at an ordinary secondary school - who were looking for young guys who were ready to play basketball. They came into my class, saw that I was tall, did a couple of tests, asked me different questions and invited me to practice. I studied at Gloria for a long time, then I got into the MBA Junior Junior League, from there I was taken to the Super League. I played there for literally a year, and after graduating from high school I decided that it would be wise to go to the United States. I contacted Skryagin (Alexander Skryagin, ProFuturo Sports, - note "Interception"), because he was the only person who knows more about moving to the USA than me. We talked to him, I dropped my highlights to him, and he helped me find a school, - says Kotov.

Alex arrived in the US in 2017 and entered the Montverde Academy. This is a very famous program that prepares players for the NCAA. Kotov spent a year in Montverde and won the championship with this team, the result for the season is 35-0. Alex's partners then included, for example, RJ Barrett, who now plays for the New York Knicks in the NBA, and Turkish Efes center Philip Petrushev.

Alex left Montverde not immediately for the NCAA, but for the NJCAA. It is an association of junior colleges and is also often referred to as Juko. A common story for those who feel like they're not ready for the NCAA yet, but want to play hard and improve. Kotov spent two years in this association, after which he moved to the NCAA, to the Illinois State Redbirds team. This is also a representative university of the mid-major category.

Alex has six months left to study at the university, but he can play in the team for another two and a half years. This happened because the players have the right to use the redshirt option. In fact, this is the right of the player to extend his career at the university, even if he has already graduated from the university. Plus, there's also the "cancellation" of the season due to the coronavirus (this happened last year), which also doesn't count, as well as the "cancellation" of the season due to injury (this happened to Alex in his second year in the NJCAA).

In general, these rules are very complicated.

- Due to an injury in my second year at the NJCAA, I opted to save the year. That's plus one season. In addition, this year I had a lot of misunderstandings with the coach, it all started last year. I thought that it would be possible to influence it somehow, to establish relations with him in the summer, but it turned out to be much more difficult than I thought. Therefore, after a huge number of meetings, we came to the conclusion that this year it would be easier for me to also take the option to save the year. So this year I'm graduating from university, getting an education, but I still have, roughly speaking, two seasons to play in the NCAA, - says Kotov.

Victor Lakhin, Cincinnati Bearcats

2021/22 stats: 14 games, 14.1 minutes average

6.2 points (56.9% 2-pointers, 0% 3-pointers), 4.9 rebounds , 0.4 assists, 0.5 blocks, 0.7 steals, 1.2 losses

Lakhin is the only Russian who represents a high-major university. This means that the university where Vitya plays often goes to the "March Madness" and has a tangible chance of winning the NCAA.

And the story of Lakhin began in Anapa. The parents wanted to send their sons - Vitya and his brother Vasya - to some kind of team sport so that they would play together. And chose volleyball. But because of the coach, they did not last long in the volleyball section and eventually went to basketball.

Lahin started in fourth grade but quickly rose to the city team. And in the Krasnodar Territory, if you play for the city team, then you are in full view of the Lokomotiv scouts. Vitya did not play Loko on a permanent basis, but by the 7-8th grade he was regularly on the team to participate in the Russian championships. The Railroaders took him as a reinforcement player - this is a common practice in children's competitions.

Further - a matter of chance. Loko juniors played in the final stage of the Russian championship and met CSKA twice - in the group stage and in the semi-finals. Lakhin gave two good games and ... received an invitation from the "soldiers".

At first he did not think of moving anywhere and stayed to finish the season in the south. But summer came, and he still went to see it. He was offered to stay after the first practice. Vitya talked to his parents and a month later he arrived at CSKA.

- The first season was probably the most emotional, full of some moments, memories. Because my brother and I arrived for the first time in a big city. On the one hand, this is a great freedom, because there are no parents nearby, but, on the other hand, this is also a great responsibility. Because you have never done the things that your parents did for you before, like laundry, cleaning, all sorts of small things. Even a waste of money: you never thought about it before, you were given - you spent it. And here you have money, and you know that if you spend everything, then at the end of the month you won’t have any left, ”recalls Vitya.

Lakhin reached the final stage of the youth Euroleague with CSKA and spent a pretty good season overall. Alexey Zhukov, the head coach of the “army” CYBL, left to work as an assistant in Nizhny Novgorod, and Maxim Sharafan came to CSKA from Lokomotiv. He worked with Vitya for three years, and during this time Lakhin managed to understand that he wants to play in Russia only at the highest level - in CSKA - and if it doesn’t work out, then it’s better to leave.

- I realized that it would be very difficult for me to get into the base. This is a top club with the highest goals, and as a young player I need to be not even the same as everyone else, but better, because I have no experience. It was necessary here and now to show some level and bring results. Let's be realistic, there were no players who can immediately enter the CSKA system and show something like that for a long time. Probably the Swede was the last one. I realized that I can’t do that, and since my dream is to be in the NBA, I decided to move closer to this league, this Wednesday, to America. That's why I'm here, - says Vitya.

But not everything was so simple. Back in Russia, Lakhin managed to get injured. He fell in the game moment, and his knee hurt. The medical staff did not suspect anything, and Vitya continued to train. The state of health worsened, but then the pandemic came, everyone went into self-isolation, and the center just went home. The knee was still swollen, but the pain was slowly receding. Vitya did not train and therefore did not feel any signs of deterioration. He already knew that he was leaving for America, and just waited for all the permits.

The injury happened in February and the departure was due in September. In the summer, Lakhin himself did an MRI, which showed that he had . .. a torn meniscus. He took the results of the examination to the surgeon who scheduled the operation. Vitya went for it and began to recover in Russia, and he came to the USA with an already operated knee.

Everything should have been fine, but when he started running, the pain returned. Lakhin did another MRI, and it showed that the same meniscus was completely torn. The doctors said that it would take six months to recover. Therefore, Vitya simply missed his first season in the NCAA.

— All this time I didn't train, but I was always with the team: in scouting, in the locker room, in training. All lessons were online, and we lived in an apartment with the team. So that year helped me a lot, because even though I didn’t play, I was in the system and I knew the guys. It was my year of adaptation - to a new culture, to people, to new faces, to food. I had the same feeling as when I came from a small town to Moscow. You leave Russia for any other country - even to America, even to Italy, even to Spain - and you go through the same thing, Lakhin believes.

He adds that the Cincinnati had a new head coach at the end of last season and it was a difficult moment. A new specialist was appointed the day before Lakhin's departure to Russia, when he did not yet understand whether he would remain in the team for the next season or not. Whether to leave it, decided the new head coach. But in the end, the center managed to meet with him before departure and find a common language. The coach wanted to protect the Russians in the composition.

During the summer Vitya worked in the USA on his body and improved his skills. The season began in October, and in December, Lahin was the best freshman of the week in his conference. By the way, he has a situation similar to Alex: academically, Lahin is a sophomore, but he is considered a rookie in the team.

Andrey Savrasov, Georgia Southern Eagles

2021/22 stats: 14 games, 23.7 minutes average

11.9 points (51.5% two-pointers, 30% three-pointers, 73. 1% free throws), 6 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 0.4 block shots, 0.9 steals, 1 loss Andrey's first coach is a well-known Russian specialist Oleg Aktsipetrov.

— I remember that at first I had very different hobbies: football, basketball, taekwondo… But after the first two or three years of training, I realized that basketball is really mine, that I want to do just that. Slowly, I began to play for the sports school of the Admiralteisky district, for the Zenit Junior Junior League, played for the Russian national team U16, U18. We went to different tournaments, and somewhere the scouts saw my game and invited me to the USA, says Savrasov.

Andrey moved to America three years ago - in January 2019of the year. Now he is finishing his third year at the university, in the American education system it is possible to start studying in the middle of the academic year and, accordingly, then graduate also in the middle of the academic year.

Savrasov managed to play for the Texas Tech team, where he spent a year and a half. The first six months he did not play, he spent in redshirt mode - he trained, worked on his body, was with the team, but did not play for it. But the next season already played in the status of a freshman, that is, a freshman.

Andrei didn't get much playing time, but he still wanted to stay at the university. It was a high-major, and Savrasov wanted to prove that he deserved another role.

But then I talked to the head coach, and together they decided that it would be better to change the university in order to continue their career. The coach even helped find a new team, and that's how Savrasov ended up in Georgia, in the Georgia Southern Eagles team. This is a mid-major university.

Now in his second year with the new team, he is in the starting five and generally has a good role on the court. In theory, Andrei can play for the university for another two years, although he graduates from the university in a year.

Vladislav Goldin, Florida Atlantic Owls

2021/22 stats: 14 games, 16. 5 minutes avg. free throws), 5.5 rebounds, 0.4 assists, 0.6 block shots, 0.4 interceptions, 1.3 losses He played with his 2001, but at some point the team just fell apart and disappeared.

Goldin was sent to play by the year 2000, and the coach of this team turned out to be familiar with the coach of CSKA-DYBL. Vlad and another guy were offered to the "soldiers" - just to look at them. But the screening went well, and after one of the training sessions, Vlad was offered to move to Moscow. New school, new surroundings, heavy loads, training twice a day - Vlad says that the first six months in the capital were the most difficult time in his life.

- At that time, I probably did not quite understand where I was moving and how much it changed. To be honest, I didn't even really know what DUBL was. Wasn't very knowledgeable. Youth League, Junior Team, Superleague… I knew the tournaments where we played: first the Southern Federal District, then the Russian Championship. When I found out that I was already in Moscow and had to go to the CYBL team for a tryout, I even got scared. But they left me, and I trained at CSKA for another four years. Then he played for the Russian national team U18 and U19, after which he received an offer to try himself in America. I decided to take a chance and moved there to the Prep school,” says Goldin.

Prep school is short for preparatory school. In essence, this is an opportunity to play basketball in the USA before going to university.

In October 2019, Vlad entered Patnam School in Connecticut. This is a small private school about an hour from Boston. Together with the team, Goldin became the champion of America in the championship among preparatory schools.

After that, Vlad was called to Texas, to the Texas Tech team - to the same team where Andrey Savrasov had played for a year and a half. Goldin saw that this was a big and serious high-major team, saw the conditions for training and accepted their invitation without hesitation.

— In Texas, things are a little different. The way we played there was not like the way I played before, so the first experience was difficult. And then the head coach left us, replacing TexasTech with Texas. Most of the coaching staff left with him, and our team did not quite understand what to do. Only the assistant coach remained with us. And in the end, I decided to move to another team, to Florida, - say Goldin.

Due to the coronavirus, Vlad has the same situation as most student athletes: academically he is a sophomore, but the last sports season did not count, so he is a freshman in the team. Goldin has three years left to study, and he can play four more.

He himself says that his current team plays more European basketball, so he feels great there.

Alexander Glushkov, Appalachian State Mountaineers

2021/22 stats: 7 games, 4.7 minutes average

2 points (60% 2-pointers, 0% 3-pointers, 33.3% free throws), 1 .1 rebounds, no assists, 0.1 blocks, 0.1 steals, no losses

Born in Vladivostok, Glushkov started playing basketball at the age of 13 when he went to summer camp. I came home and told my father: "I want to play basketball." Parents sent Sasha to the section.

Glushkov's first coach is Eduard Sushko. After a year of working with him, Sasha was invited to the Spartak-Primorye system. He played in the Junior Junior League for a year, after which the entire management of the team and almost the entire squad moved to the PSC Sakhalin. At the same time, the base of the club remained in Vladivostok. Glushkov spent a year in the new club, after which he received an invitation from Moscow, from the IBA. His coach Alexander Antipov invited him.

And then it was a matter of chance, and a year later Sasha was already flying to the USA to study at school.

— I came to Moscow and played there for a year. When we were preparing for the Summer Spartakiad in Krasnaya Pakhra at the Trinta base, a coach from the USA arrived there. He was familiar with Alexander Antipov, because before that our guy had already played at the same school. He came just to relax, but he also wanted to look at the players. He probably liked me, and he invited me to school. I took the chance and got into high school. I spent 11-12 classes there, received several offers and decided that I would play in Appalachian State, says Glushkov.

Now Sasha is in his second year, but as you know, last year doesn't count. So Glushkov is considered a “freshman” in the team and can play for the university for another three and a half years, while he has two and a half to study.

When Sasha arrived at the university, he weighed about 90 kg. But now he has noticeably added muscle mass. He began to grow muscles during the last season, but he did the main work in the summer. Due to problems with visas, he could not go home to Russia, and he went to a friend in Houston. There he lived for a month, ate a lot and rocked. As a result, he entered the new season in excellent physical shape. True, the coach still does not really trust him.

Glushkov University is a mid-major who, last year, entered March Madness for the first time in 20 years. Sasha was not released then, but he nevertheless felt the atmosphere of the main student event of the year. Here's what he says about it:

- It was ... unbelievable (unbelievable - approx. "Interception"). Very cool feeling. 64 top teams, all at the highest level. We had two or three hotels, each floor was dedicated to a specific team. I don’t know how much it could be called the same “March Madness”, because, of course, all the measures were taken anyway. We had a quarantine, we had to be tested every day. And so everything was at the highest level,” recalls Glushkov.

David Didenko, UT Martin Skyhawks

2021/22 stats: 11 games, 17 minutes average

6.2 points (37.3% two-pointers, 37.8% three-pointers, 33.3% free throws), 3.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 0.3 blocks, 0.2 steals, 1.7 turnovers 90,003 90,002 David has probably the most atypical fate among all our guys who now play in the NCAA Division I.

Didenko was born in the north, in the city of Yakutsk. He remembers his childhood quite vividly: he says that the city authorities allowed not to go to school at -45 degrees Celsius, and if the thermometer was only -43, you had to pull yourself together, stick yourselves into a thick down jacket and stomp to school.

— I had a healthy down jacket, maybe five centimeters. I walked around like a big bubble. When I was 8 or 9 years old, we had -57 degrees in winter. Very cold. I didn’t leave the house for two days,” Didenko recalls.

In 2010, David ended up in the USA even before he started playing basketball. He was 10. His older sister was leaving for New York to study English, and David just went with her for a month.

While still in Russia, they found something for him to do in the USA. On the classifieds website, the family looked at a message from a Russian coach who lived there, his name was Boris Karebin. The coach was needed so that David would not just mess around in the States.

But the boy got so caught up in basketball that he eventually wanted to stay. Parents allowed, and he went to an American school. Karebin trained him in Brighton Beach, this is a Russian-speaking area, so immersion in American culture was gradual.

- I first lived in New York, where I arrived, and then I traveled. Lived in Florida, then studied in Georgia, in Tennessee. I travel a lot around the country - sometimes I live there, sometimes there. Somehow I quickly learned English, apparently because I was still young. Literally in a year. In Russia, I studied English for three classes, but could not learn it. Here I first lived with my sister, she pushed me to talk to people, and somehow everything turned out by itself, - says Didenko.

David spent his first year after school in Juko. Remember the story of Alex Kotov? This is the same league that prepares players who have not yet grown up to the NCAA. But already in the second year, Didenko ended up in the first division, at the University of Georgia.

He is currently a UT Martin Skyhawks player, where UT is the University of Tennessee. Accordingly, David now lives and studies in this state. He has a year and a half left at the university, and he can still play the same amount at the university level.

At the same time, he is 21 years old and automatically enters the NBA draft next year. In mocks - that is, expert predictions - he is not drafted, but he still has to play the whole season, so everything is in his hands.

Pavel Zakharov, California Baptist Lancers

2021/22 stats: 4 games, 10 minutes average

1.3 points (14.3% 2-pointers, 0% 3-pointers, 60% free throws), 1 .5 rebounds, 0.3 assists, 1 block shot, 0.3 steals, 1 turnover

Last on the list - not by value, but simply because he is the only Russian I could not contact - Pavel Zakharov from California Baptist Lancers.

Zakharov was born in Sør-Varanger, Norway. In Russia, Pasha played for the Zenit youth team and helped CSKA play in the youth Euroleague, and in 2018, after playing for the Russian U18 team at the European Championship, he left for the Montverde Academy. We talked about it a little earlier.

He was considered a four-star recruit. In American sports, when they want to talk about the prospects of a particular player, they talk about him in terms of stars, and four stars is very good. Such an assessment helped him get into the Gonzaga College in the NCAA - this is one of the top programs, which, for example, reached the NCAA finals last season, having suffered its first loss of the season in this very final. Pasha then did not go to the parquet. A year before, the team did not get into the "March Madness" only because the championship was stopped due to a pandemic.

Zakharov spent two seasons at this university and moved to the California Baptist Lancers in the summer of 2021. Most likely due to playing time, because, obviously, it was much more difficult to get it in Gonzaga. But even at the new university, he still has an average of 10 minutes on the floor and one and a half rebounds. By the way, about playing on the shields: the height of the Russian center is 213 centimeters, in America these guys are called seven-footers.


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