While there are tons of reasons to get excited about the fast-approaching college basketball season, the opportunity to watch a highly-regarded freshman class take the court for the first time is near the top of the list.
Here are some—but by no means all—of the freshmen we’re looking forward to seeing on the collegiate hardwood:
Mikaylah Williams & Aalyah Del Rosario (LSU)
The program that ended last season No. 1, brought in the No. 1 transfer class and begins this season No. 1 also is welcoming the No. 1 recruiting class to Baton Rouge, headlined by No. 1 recruit Mikaylah Williams. Williams, in short, is starting her college career at the very, very top, and she has the tools to stay there.
It might sound like a cliché, but Williams does not look like a freshman. Both physically and emotionally, she not only is prepared for the rigors of college basketball, but also for the challenge of contributing to the reigning national champion. At 6-foot-0, Williams profiles as a modern big guard, capable of running the offense or getting buckets off the ball. When opponents are preoccupied by the likes of Angel Reese, Hailey Van Lith, Aneesah Morrow and Flau’jae Johnson, Williams is equipped to take advantage. With her size, strength and skill, Williams also possesses…
