College basketball’s All-Firecracker Team

Posted Jul 3, 2011
In honor of the Fourth of July, here’s Yahoo! Sports’ All-Firecracker team – guys I expect to catch fire in 2011-12. Harrison Barnes, North Carolina – Barnes finished the season on a high note by leading the Tar Heels to the Elite Eight. If he makes the kind of strides that people are expecting, Barnes could be the top player in college basketball this season and the No. 1 pick in the 2012 NBA Draft. (Yahoo! Sports)

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