2013-14 College Basketball Preview: Early Top 100 Players for Next Season

For college basketball enthusiasts, the beginning of the offseason is a dark period.

Naturally, our instincts tell us to disregard the rest of the sports world and begin speculating on what may be in store for next season.

After the annual unveiling of the very popular "Way Too Early Preseason Top 25," I figured it would only be fair to glorify the players just as much as we do the teams.

I was planning on waiting until we officially know who is returning to school to reveal my list, but to keep in the spirit of ultimate speculation, here goes my ridiculously early rundown of which 100 (plus 20) players have star potential next season.

Players Presumably Headed to the NBA

These are the players, who, while compiling my rankings, were excluded because of the expectation that they will not be returning to school. This does not include players who have already declared for the NBA Draft:

Isaiah Austin, C, Baylor

Trey Burke, PG, Michigan

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, SG, Georgia

Gorgui Dieng, C, Louisville

Tim Hardaway Jr., SG, Michigan

Cory Jefferson, PF, Baylor

Myck Kabongo, PG, Texas

Alex Len, C, Maryland

James Michael McAdoo, PF, North Carolina

Ray McCallum, PG, Detroit

Doug McDermott, SF, Creighton

Shabazz Muhammad, SF, UCLA

Nerlens Noel, C, Kentucky

Kelly Olynyk, C, Gonzaga

Adreian Payne, PF, Michigan State

Otto Porter, SF, Georgetown

Glenn Robinson III, SF, Michigan

Marcus Smart, PG, Oklahoma State

20 Players Just Below the Cut

The following are 20 players who just missed the cut from the Top 100 Players (alphabetically):

Omar Calhoun, SG, Connecticut

Justin Cobbs, PG, California

Damyean Dotson, SG, Oregon

Sam Dower, PF, Gonzaga

Tyreek Duren, SG, La Salle

Fuquan Edwin, SF, Seton Hall

Trae Golden, PG, Tennessee

Josh Huestis, PF, Stanford

Traevon Jackson, PG, Wisconsin

Grant Jerrett, PF, Arizona

DeAndre Kane, PG, Marshall

Khyle Marshall, PF, Butler

Jarrell Martin, PF, LSU

TJ McConnell, PG, Arizona

Johnny O'Bryant, PF, LSU

Nik Stauskas, SF, Michigan

Chris Walker, PF, Florida

Travis Wear, PF, UCLA

Briante Weber, SG, VCU

Talib Zanna, PF, Pittsburgh

No. 100-91

100. David Laury, PF, Iona

99. Jake Odum, SG, Indiana State

98. Roy Devyn Marble, SF, Iowa

97. Will Sheehey, SF, Indiana

96. Trevor Releford, SG, Alabama

95. Jerrelle Benimon, PF, Towson

94. Okaro White, SF, Florida State

93. Melvin Ejim, PF, Iowa State

92. Bryce Cotton, SG, Providence

91. Siyani Chambers, PG, Harvard

No. 90-81

90. Jamil Wilson, SF, Marquette

89. D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera, SG, Georgetown

88. Olivier Hanlan, SG, Boston College

87. Anthony Lee, PF, Temple

86. Jerami Grant, PF, Syracuse

85. Dwight Powell, PF, Stanford

84. Akil Mitchell, PF, Virginia

83. Quinn Cook, PG, Duke

82. Angel Rodriguez, PG, Kansas State

81. Kasey Hill, PG, Florida

No. 80-71

80. Davante Gardner, C, Marquette

79. Sam Thompson, SF, Ohio State

78. JayVaughn Pinkston, SF, Villanova

77. Perry Ellis, PF, Kansas

76. Jason Brickman, PG, LIU-Brooklyn

75. Evan Smotrycz, PF, Maryland

74. Dorian Finney-Smith, SF, Florida

73. Kaleb Tarczewski, C, Arizona

72. Kyle Casey, PF, Harvard

71. Ryan Arcidiacono, PG, Villanova

No. 70-61

70. Anthony Drmic, SG, Boise State

69. Wayne Selden, SG, Kansas

68. LaQuinton Ross, SF, Ohio State

67. Markel Starks, PG, Georgetown

66. Chris Jones, PG, Louisville

65. Willie Cauley-Stein, C, Kentucky

64. JaKarr Sampson, SF, St. John's

63. Marcus Paige, PG, North Carolina

62. Ryan Boatright, SG, Connecticut

61. Yogi Ferrell, PG, Indiana

No. 60-51

60. Sam Dekker, SF, Wisconsin

59. AJ Hammons, C, Purdue

58. Wayne Blackshear, SG, Louisville

57. Kevin Pangos, SG, Gonzaga

56. Ryan Anderson, SF, Boston College

55. Semaj Christon, PG, Xavier

54. Juvonte Reddic, PF, VCU

53. Jordan Adams, SG, UCLA

52. CJ Wilcox, SG, Washington

51. Nick Johnson, SG, Arizona

No. 50-41

50. Eric Atkins, PG, Notre Dame

49. Khem Birch, C, UNLV

48. TJ Warren, SF, NC State

47. Rasheed Sulaimon, SG, Duke

46. Dwayne Evans, SF, Saint Louis

45. Dominic Artis, PG, Oregon

44. Jahii Carson, PG, Arizona State

43. James Young, SG, Kentucky

42. CJ Fair, SF, Syracuse

41. LeBryan Nash, SF, Oklahoma State

No. 40-31

40. Alex Poythress, SF, Kentucky

39. Scottie Wilbekin, PG, Florida

38. Noah Vonleh, PF, Indiana

37. Spencer Dinwiddie, PG, Colorado

36. Patric Young, C, Florida

35. Jarnell Stokes, PF, Tennessee

34. Branden Dawson, SF, Michigan State

33. Tyler Haws, SF, BYU

32. Montrezl Harrell, PF, Louisville

31. Andre Hollins, PG, Minnesota

No. 30-21

30. Jerian Grant, SG, Notre Dame

29. Sean Kilpatrick, SG, Cincinnati

28. Rodney Hood, SF, Duke

27. Markel Brown, SG, Oklahoma State

26. Treveon Graham, SG, VCU

25. Aaron Harrison, SG, Kentucky

24. Kyle Anderson, PG/SF, UCLA

23. Alex Kirk, C, New Mexico

22. Andrew Harrison, PG, Kentucky

21. Chane Behanan, PF, Louisville

No. 20-11

20. Keith Appling, PG, Michigan State

19. Vander Blue, SG, Marquette

18. Dez Wells, SF, Maryland

17. Mitch McGary, PF, Michigan

16. Joe Harris, SF, Virginia

15. PJ Hairston, SF, North Carolina

14. Jordan McRae, SG, Tennessee

13. Cleanthony Early, SF, Wichita State

12. Kendall Williams, PG, New Mexico

11. Aaron Gordon, PF, Arizona

No. 10-1

10. Julius Randle, PF, Kentucky

9. Andre Roberson, SF, Colorado

8. Joe Jackson, PG, Memphis

7. Reggie Bullock, SF, North Carolina

6. Jabari Parker, SF, Duke

5. Gary Harris, SG, Michigan State

4. Shabazz Napier, PG, Connecticut

3. Aaron Craft, PG, Ohio State

2. Andrew Wiggins, SF, Undecided

1. Shane Larkin, PG, Miami