Throughout the preseason, coaches and members of the media have debated about who they think will be the best player of the 2019-20 men's college basketball season.
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But we wanted you, the fans, to decide.
krikyasport.com college basketball insider Andy Katz compiled a 16-player bracket of freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors that are bound for great seasons in 2019-20. He seeded the players based on his expertise, but it was your expertise and opinions that voted Kentucky's Tyrese Maxey as the fan’s Preseason Player of the Year.
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Here is the final bracket:
The primary voting was conducted on the Twitter account using four rounds of polls over two weeks, beginning on Sunday, Oct. 20. The final poll was conducted on Tuesday, Oct. 29, and the winner was announced on Friday, Nov. 1. The player with the most fan votes in each poll advanced to the next round. Voting also took place in March Madness & Stories.
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Here's how the voting played out:
Voting schedule:
Sunday, Oct. 20: Eight first-round polls
Wednesday, Oct. 23: Four second-round polls
Saturday, Oct. 26: Two semifinal polls
Tuesday, Oct. 29: Final poll
Friday, Nov. 1: Winner announced
Sunday, Oct. 20
No. 1 Cassius Winston (Michigan State) vs. No. 16 Reggie Perry (Mississippi State) |
No. 8 Cole Anthony (North Carolina) vs. No. 9 Tre Jones (Duke) |
No. 4 Jordan Nwora (Louisville) vs. No. 13 Jarron Cumberland (Cincinnati)|
No. 5 Lamar Stevens (Penn State) vs. No. 12 Devon Dotson (Kansas) |
No. 2 James Wiseman (Memphis) vs. No. 15 Nico Mannion (Arizona) |
No. 7 Markus Howard (Marquette) vs. No. 10 Anthony Edwards (Georgia) |
No. 3 Myles Powell (Seton Hall) vs. No. 14 McKinley Wright IV (Colorado) |
No. 6 Kerry Blackshear Jr. (Florida) vs. No. 11 Tyrese Maxey (Kentucky) |
Wednesday, Oct. 23
No. 1 Cassius Winston (Michigan State) vs. No. 8 Cole Anthony (North Carolina) |
No. 3 Myles Powell (Seton Hall) vs. No. 11 Tyrese Maxey (Kentucky) |
No. 7 Markus Howard (Marquette) vs. No. 15 Nico Mannion (Arizona) |
No. 4 Jordan Nwora (Louisville) vs. No. 12 Devon Dotson (Kansas) |
Saturday, Oct. 26
No. 1 Cassius Winston (Michigan State) vs. No. 4 Jordan Nwora (Louisville) |
No. 7 Markus Howard (Marquette) vs. No. 11 Tyrese Maxey (Kentucky) |
Championship!
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Tuesday, Oct. 29
No. 1 Cassius Winston (Michigan State vs. No. 11 Tyrese Maxey (Kentucky) |
