The highlights that make Cade Cunningham a top prospect (1:51), Oklahoma State star Cunningham to enter draft, Gonzaga, UCLA 1-2 in Way-Too-Early Top 25 college basketball rankings for 2021-22, 2021 men's college basketball recruiting class rankings: Chet Holmgren boosts Gonzaga to No. In his most dynamic performance, he scored 10 of his 40 points in overtime to help the Cowboys win at rival Oklahoma. 2 and No. Which men's college basketball prospects rose up and fell down the rankings? He’s a point guard. The coronavirus pandemic initially clouded Luka Garza's decision whether to stay at Iowa or leave for the NBA. 1 pick in ESPN's latest NBA mock draft, was named the Big 12 player of the year and Big 12 freshman of the year, the league announced Monday. But he said Cunningham is at the top. Cunningham knows the work is just beginning. “She’s everything,” the 6-foot-8 freshman point guard said Tuesday on a conference call after being named to the Associated Press All-America First-Team. “Making an investment in those players by doubling the salary cap we believe is a very strong signal that we’re serious about this,” Boston Pride chairman Miles Arnone told The Associated Press. On Monday, Cunningham became the fourth freshman ever chosen as the Big 12 Conference player of the year. And here we are, five days removed from Selection Sunday; and, though it’s still not officially official that Cunningham and the Cowboys can play in the 2021 NCAA Tournament, the pending status of the appeal of that postseason ban means they are eligible. The uncertainty of the 2020-21 college basketball season and NBA draft made a … The Oklahoma State freshman is a 6-foot-8 forward who can play on and off the ball and defend all five positions. That totality of skills is what makes him, I think, a super-high value for any NBA franchise out there.". After not fully committing to stay Cowboys or … Oklahoma State's Mr. 1 recruit in the […] At the same time, Arnone said the league is putting off adding an expansion franchise in Montreal until the 2022-23 season because of continuing uncertainties due to the coronavirus pandemic, particularly in Canada. That’s why Cunningham, a 6-foot-8 ballhandling guard, has been such a breath of fresh air this season. Oklahoma State Cowboy’s star freshman guard Cade Cunningham ( Jay Biggerstaff/USA Today Sports) The presumptive number one pick in the draft, Cade Cunningham has declared for the 2021 NBA Draft. Somalia's prime minister denounced a proposed extension of the president's term on Tuesday, piling pressure on President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed to hold elections as rival factions in the security forces drew up battle lines in the capital. Cunningham is the USBWA Freshman of the Week for the third … By the end of this, I think we’re going to see that Cade is clearly the top guy on NBA teams’ big boards.”. Cade Cunningham has announced he will enter the NBA draft after a dynamic freshman season that saw him named a first-team AP All-American. I still want to focus on tightening my handle, shooting the ball better, just getting more consistent at a lot of the things that I do now.". The Senate rejected the move, provoking the crisis. "We don't have as much time to just get in the gym and work. 1 overall pick of this year’s NBA Draft. Cade Cunningham is the most valuable kind of basketball player. "Throughout the season, I was just adding things on in my head," he said. NCAA prez Emmert given extension through 2025, SEC to ease protocols for vaccinated individuals, Seton Hall's Mamukelashvili NYC's top player, Bohannon to return to Hawkeyes for 6th season, Bipartisan athlete compensation bill reintroduced, Penn State lands point guard transfer Pickett, Wisconsin gives Chryst, five others extensions, Ranking men's college basketball's top 100 transfers, Pepperdine's Kessler Edwards declaring for 2021 NBA draft. Those are the guys I've got to try to outwork right now.". Sporting News has chosen Cunningham as its Freshman of the Year, joining such past winners as Duke’s Zion Williamson in 2019 and Ohio State’s Jared Sullinger in 2011. The executive will step down at the end of July, ‘Children shouldn’t be around teachers who are vaccinated,’ institution reportedly says, Democratic lawmakers describe new legislation as ‘Georgia lite’ after bill in neighbouring state. Kyle Boone, a college basketball writer who helps compile CBS Sports’ mock draft, said Cunningham is the top prospect. They soon will see him, too. "I think he fits regardless of what your roster looks like because his versatility allows you to play another point guard with him, play him at the point, he can post up, which we’ve shown this year, he can be a shooter.