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LSU's projected starting 5 of Madar, Niang, Luis, Santos and Dessert is older than the starting 5 of the WCF San Antonio Spurs.

With De'Aaron Fox sidelined, the Spurs started the youngest starting five in WCF history Monday night, with an average age of 22 years, 346 days (348 tonight).

LSU, with a team that is built largely on NIL-lured overseas pros and faith that the NCAA will continue to implode, has a projected starting five that is currently an average age of right around 23 years, 6 months. I didn't count days, so there might be a variation of up to half a month or so.

Even so, LSU's current starting five is, on average, half a year older than an NBA semifinalist's starting five. By the time the NCAA basketball season starts, the LSU starters will average around 23 years, 11 months, or nearly a year older than the current Spurs.

Figures below are rounded to the nearest month and arranged from youngest to oldest.

SAS Age LSU Age
Harper 20 yr, 3 mo Niang 22 yr, 0 mo
Castle 21 yr, 7 mo Dessert 23 yr, 2 mo
Wembanyama 22 yr, 4 mo Luis 23 yr, 5 mo
Champagnie 24 yr, 11 mo Santos 23 yr, 6 mo
Vassell 25 yr, 8 mo Madar 25 yr, 5 mo
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u/Tripl3Se7en — 1 day ago
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[Rothstein] Gonzaga and Kentucky have mutually agreed to discontinue their six-game series, per release.

u/Semper-Fido — 1 day ago
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Croatian basketball player Michael Ruzic to commit to LSU

Croatian basketball player Michael Ruzic will commit to LSU, On3 has learned. Ruzic did not go through the NBA Draft process again after withdrawing last year…

In his 2025 NBA Draft profile, Michael Ruzic was described as “tall with a high release point on his jumper, which is smooth and the highlight of his game. He can use that shooting threat as an advantage to cut as well, finishing around the basket with relative ease due to his length. That length also gives him defensive upside as a shot-blocker.”

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u/Melo_Beach — 1 day ago
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UConn to host Purdue in preseason exhibition game on 10/27/26.

Although it’s preseason , UConn continues to add to their insane non-con schedule.

u/BrownHawkDown — 1 day ago
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When will NIL be capped?

Rosters are getting closer and closer to 90M, and many colleges are not able to keep up. What do you think NIL will cap out at?
Or will this be like the MLB where teams have obscene payrolls and have to pay the luxury tax.

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u/Rumple444skin — 1 day ago
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The projected starting 5 that LSU and Coach Will Wade are trying to establish in college (None of them are currently eligible): Yam Madar (Hapoel) RJ Luis (NBA two-way) Saliou Niang (Virtus) Marcio Santos (Maccabi) Brice Dessert (Efes)

u/lovelymaddie1966 — 1 day ago
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[College Basketball Report] Will Wade and LSU are building the most unorthodox college basketball roster of all-time. Yam Madar (25, drafted in 2020) RJ Luis (23, G League) Brice Dessert (23, EuroLeague) Marcio Santos (23, EuroLeague) Mo Dioubate (22, Kentucky) Austin Nunez (23, UTSA)...

[College Basketball Report]

Will Wade and LSU are building the most unorthodox college basketball roster of all-time.

• Yam Madar (25, drafted in 2020)
• RJ Luis (23, G League)
• Brice Dessert (23, EuroLeague)
• Marcio Santos (23, EuroLeague)
• Mo Dioubate (22, Kentucky)
• Austin Nunez (23, UTSA)
• Abdi Bashir (22, Kansas State)
• Divine Ugochukwu (20, Michigan State)

u/lovelymaddie1966 — 2 days ago
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Are we overrating preseason rankings because of how unpredictable rosters are now?

I always get excited when the way-too-early rankings drop, but I’m starting to wonder how much they actually matter anymore.
With how much roster turnover there is — transfers, draft declarations, late eligibility changes — a team ranked top 10 in the preseason can look completely different by February.
Some teams look stacked on paper in the summer, but by the time conference play hits, chemistry becomes a real issue. Meanwhile, teams that weren’t even ranked can suddenly click once transfers settle in.
Do preseason rankings still have value, or are they just content for fans before we inevitably see half of them reshuffled anyway?

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u/Plenty_Indication288 — 1 day ago
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Per @GoodmanHoops :One Top 20 head coach to @TheFieldOf68 on LSU's Will Wade: “You’re being an idiot a**hole for the sake of being an idiot a**hole. What you’re doing is f***ing it up for everyone else."

Screenshot proof : https://imgur.com/a/wcHE95J

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>One Top 20 head coach to @TheFieldOf68 on LSU's Will Wade:

>“You’re being an idiot asshole for the sake of being an idiot asshole. What you’re doing is fucking it up for everyone else."

u/ConnorK5 — 2 days ago
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Jake Roberts

Been rewatching some old Jake Roberts promos lately and one thing that really stood out to me is how comfortable he was just slowing everything down.

Most promos now feel like they’re trying to hit a big line every few seconds or get the crowd chanting something. Jake didn’t really do that. He’d talk quietly, pause a lot, sometimes almost mumble, and somehow it made him feel even more intense.

There’s something genuinely creepy about some of those promos even today. Not in an over-the-top wrestling way either. More like listening to someone who’s completely calm but clearly dangerous.

People always talk about how great he was on the mic, but I don’t think enough gets said about how different he sounded from everyone else back then. He never felt like he was “cutting a promo” in the usual sense. streaming is made easier using https://sportsflux.live

u/kimettsunoyaiba — 2 days ago
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NCAA Map

I created a NCAA map that consists of every D1 D2 and D3 team in the country. Took me around 3 weeks to complete.

u/PattyOkane — 3 days ago