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Debbie Antonelli

  • Basketball Analyst, ESPN Press Room
  • Host, Nothing But Net with Debbie Antonelli
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Debbie Antonelli: Change the NET Ranking and Save the Walk-On Player

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By Debbie Antonelli
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Still with me? You’ll notice that under the NET, every point counts. A team which leads by 30 in crunch time still has an incentive to get shots up and play their stars. There is no “garbage time” in college basketball, just extra minutes to rack up stats and increase your NCAA Tournament stock. In a blowout win vs. Abilene Christian last week, BYU freshman forward AJ Dybantsa played 34 minutes, including 18 in the second half, on the way to his highest-scoring game of the season (35 points).
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Debbie Antonelli’s Notebook: UConn’s Hype, SEC’s Depth and Transfer Stars

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By Debbie Antonelli
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The AP voters are projecting another Southeast steamroll. Of the top 12 teams in the preseason poll, six hail from the SEC, namely No. 2 USC, No. 4 Texas, No. 5 LSU, No. 6 Oklahoma, No. 8 Tennessee and No. 12 Ole Miss. Vanderbilt (No. 19) and Kentucky (No. 24) round out the top 25, leaving just half of the conference unranked — a worthy follow-up to a 2024-25 campaign which saw 10 SEC teams qualify for the NCAA Tournament.
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Top 10 Performances From Opening Week of the 2024-25 Men's College Basketball Season

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By Eden Laase Verified, Sam Lance, Seth Davis, Debbie Antonelli
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Among the many remarkable performances so far, here are my top 10: 49 points, 11 rebounds, 3 blocks, 20-22 FG, 2-2 3PT The sensational big man started off his final season — and Player of the Year campaign — with the best performance of his career. His 49 points were the second-most in a single game in Creighton history. He also became the first player to make 20 field goals on 90 percent shooting since Bill Walton in the 1973 NCAA championship game.
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