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Beyond the arc: Conference USA wants multiple NCAA bids

There’s really no true offseason for college basketball. Here are three things that caught our college basketball writer and AP Top 25 voter’s attention in the last week:

TRENDING UPWARD

Nevada finished the 2017-18 season as a Sweet 16 team and was ranked No. 24 in the final AP poll. Expect the Wolfpack to check in significantly higher when the first poll comes out for the 2018-19 season. Not only did Caleb Martin, Cody Martin and Jordan Caroline return, but Eric Musselman landed five-star forward Jordan Brown.

ADDING EXPERIENCE

Kentucky coach John Calipari is the poster boy for the one-and-done process, regularly turning over his roster with a fresh group of five-star freshmen.