July 6, 2024
By Grant Hughes, 247Sports: Backcourts win the big games in March. UConn’s trio of guards — Tristen Newton, Cam Spencer and Stephon Castle — helped the Huskies bulldoze their way to a second-straight national championship.
The three combined for 46 points in the Huskies’ 75-60 win over Purdue in the title game and chipped in 18 rebounds and 12 assists. There’s a handful of backcourts with championship-level potential entering the 2024-25 season. We ranked the top 10.
Return-or-go decisions factored heavily into these rankings. Two teams on this list — Arizona and North Carolina — returned conference players of the year at the guard spot. Others, including Duke and Alabama, are also poised to benefit heavily from veteran leadership opting to stay on campus.
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