College Hoops Today: Newbies Pushing LSU to Relevance

Dedan Thomas Jr. has helped drive LSU forward. (LSU photo)

This week, for the first time in school history, Arizona is the unanimous No. 1 ranked team in the country; Xavier’s Malik Messina-Moore has really picked up his play over the last few games; and Gus Yalden continues to put up a ton of shots for Vermont. Other college basketball stories we’re tracking include…

Dedan Thomas Jr. Returns

Since finishing 21 games over .500 back in 2018-19, it’s been nearly all downhill for the Louisiana State Tigers.