Candid Coaches: Who will be the best college basketball player in 2025-26?

Posted Oct 4, 2025
College basketball has had a fortunate run this decade in returning First Team All-Americans. And so it gets that again with not just one well-known stud, but two. Braden Smith of Purdue and JT Toppin of Texas Tech both earned First Team status here at CBS Sports when we published our All-America honors in the lead-up to the 2025 Final Four. (CBS Sports)

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