2 weeks into another season of the most exciting, entertaining sport that the United States has to offer, college basketball is already off to a great start. Overflowing with thrilling games that regularly go down to the wire, boasting a very balanced field with plenty of championship contenders, college basketball is shaping up to be the most exciting sport in an incredible year for sports in Amercia.
For the first time since 1980, four teams ranked in the top 5 played head-to-head in the same night. The first game of the doubleheader pitted #1 Kentucky against #2 Michigan State. Michigan State prevailed 76-72 in a hard-fought close game. Kentucky's terrific freshman Julius Randle led all scorers with 27 points and added 16 rebounds in his third impressive performance in as many games for the Wildcats. Randle is quickly staking his claim for the top first-year player in the nation, an honor believed by most to be undoubtedly set for Kansas' star freshman Andrew Wiggins. Wiggins is widely considered to be the favorite to be selected #1 overall in next year's NBA draft. In the second game of the night, Wiggins' #5 ranked Kansas knocked off #4 Duke, 94-83. Andrew Wiggins had 22 points in a solid outing, but Duke's star freshman Jabari Parker, the #2 ranked recruit in the country behind Wiggins, led all scorers with 27 points and added 15 rebounds.
The only top 5 team not to play was defending champion Louisville, who are dealing with the losses of key players from last year, the suspension of top returning forward Wayne Blackshear, and the integration of a stellar recruiting class. It is already shaping up to be another extremely competitive, intense year in college basketball, the best sport in America
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