3 Arizona took a giant leap from 12 after beating Duke and had three first-place votes. 2 Purdue moved up a spot with two easy opening wins and received seven first-place votes.

1 and received 51 first-place votes from a 62-person media panel in the poll released Monday, but the rest of the AP Top 25 was filled with teams moving up and down.

The first poll of the 2023-24 is no different. The first Associated Press men’s basketball poll of the regular season is typically a jumble of teams swapping positions as preseason expectations meet the reality of playing actual games. The 6-10, 215-pound froward averaged 8.4 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks per game in conference play as LUHI finished the year ranked No. Ndiaye, a three-star prospect currently playing a prep year at Putnam Science Academy, was a NYSSWA All-State selection last season after helping Long Island Lutheran to a 24-3 record, including a 10-2 mark in the National Interscholastic Basketball Conference. Cummings, the younger brother of Pitt standout Nelly Cummings, enters his senior season at Lincoln Park with 1,482 points and 186 three-pointers in his career. He made 75 three-point field goals while helping the Leopards to WPIAL and PIAA Class 4A titles a year ago. In other Panther news, Brandin Cummings and Amdy Ndiaye recently signed national letters of intent to join the program.Ĭummings, a four-star guard prospect from nearby Lincoln Park High School, was a Pittsburgh Post Gazette Fab 5 and 4A Co-Player of the Year selection after averaging 23.1 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game as a junior. He went 7-of-12 from the field, including 4-of-7 from three-point range as Pitt topped the century mark for the first time since the 2016-17 season. He is the third Pitt freshman to collect ACC Rookie of the Week accolades, joining Trey McGowens (2018-19) and Justin Champagnie (2019-20) who each earned the award twice during their freshman seasons.Ĭarrington opened his career with 18 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists in a 100-52 win over NC A&T to become just the second freshman in ACC history to record a triple-double in their college debut. The Baltimore, Md., native recorded a triple-double in the season opener and averaged 18.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 7.0 assists per game, while shooting 56.5 percent from the field, as Pitt opened the season with a pair of lopsided wins. PITTSBURGH - Pitt freshman guard Carlton Carrington garnered ACC Rookie of the Week honors after beginning his Pitt career in dramatic fashion.

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