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Who are the top men's college basketball players? Kentucky's Tshiebwe? Gonzaga's Timme? We held a fantasy draft

The 2022-23 men's college basketball season is fast approaching -- and with it, the inevitable lists of best players. Instead of the traditional rankings, however, ESPN's team of Jeff Borzello, John Gasaway and Myron Medcalf considered a different approach this time around: What if they held a college basketball mock draft, with each building a fantasy team of eight players, including five starters and three reserves?

Armed with stats and their expertise, the would-be GMs chose a draft method (snake) and an order (determined by birthday). There were also two stipulations. One, each general manager couldn't draft more than one player from a particular team.