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NCAA Basketball: Way-too-early preseason mid-major top-25 for 2019-20 season

By Tristan Freeman

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MARCH 16: The Utah State Aggies celebrate their victory over the San Diego State Aztecs in the championship game of the Mountain West Conference basketball tournament at the Thomas & Mack Center on March 16, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Utah State won 64-57. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MARCH 16: The Utah State Aggies celebrate their victory over the San Diego State Aztecs in the championship game of the Mountain West Conference basketball tournament at the Thomas & Mack Center on March 16, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Utah State won 64-57. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images) /
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CLEVELAND, OH – MARCH 18: Melvin Johnson III #31 of the Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners is patted on hte back by head coach Brooks Thompson as he walks to the bench in the second half against the Ohio State Buckeyes during the second round of the 2011 NCAA men’s basketball tournament at Quicken Loans Arena on March 18, 2011 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH – MARCH 18: Melvin Johnson III #31 of the Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners is patted on hte back by head coach Brooks Thompson as he walks to the bench in the second half against the Ohio State Buckeyes during the second round of the 2011 NCAA men’s basketball tournament at Quicken Loans Arena on March 18, 2011 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /

23. Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners

2018-19 season record: 17-15 (11-7 in Conference USA)

Like how the MAAC was, Conference USA was a jumbled mess for most of conference play. The Roadrunners would’ve been the clear 2nd place team had they not lost four of their final six regular season games.

But with all of the other top teams in the league losing their best players, Texas-San Antonio has a legit chance of reigning supreme next season. That’s because they return both of their 20 ppg scorers in rising juniors Jhivvan Jackson and Keaton Wallace. Jackson, who led the team in scoring a year ago didn’t surprise anyone with his production by Wallace improved by nearly 10 ppg this past season. His best game was going for a career-high 45 points in the overtime win over Marshall.

The sophomore duo was great this year but the Roadrunners needed both of them to perform well in order to win games. There were times where the supporting cast wouldn’t hold up and contribute enough. With their third-leading scorer Nick Allen graduating, Pepperdine transfer Knox Hellums will be called upon to be a good enough shooter to give Jackson and Wallace that other threat.

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