NCAA Basketball: 5 most watchable defenses for 2019-20 season

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - APRIL 06: Head coach Bruce Pearl of the Auburn Tigers reacts in the first half during the 2019 NCAA Final Four semifinal against the Virginia Cavaliers at U.S. Bank Stadium on April 6, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /

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COLUMBUS, OHIO – MARCH 22: Head coach Mike Hopkins of the Washington Huskies reacts as they take on the Utah State Aggies during the first half of the game in the first round of the 2019 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Nationwide Arena on March 22, 2019 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /

No. 1 – Washington

As much as it pains me to do this, I can’t argue with the stats. Despite ranking near the bottom in every offensive watchability stat last season, Mike Hopkins‘ Huskies had one heck of a defense. Ranking inside the top 5 in all three defensive Watchability stats–including second in block percentage–Hopkins 2-3 zone rivaled the best of his mentor Jim Boeheim’s defenses.

And they’re gonna be even better this year. Hopkins snatched one of the best big-man recruits in the country, Isaiah Stewart, right out from under the nose of his alma mater Syracuse; he also landed hometown superstar Jaden McDaniels. With these two moves, Hopkins has arguably one of the best frontcourts in college basketball history, making the backline of that zone as terrifying as a Stephen King book.

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Look for the Huskies to easily surpass the already insane defensive numbers they put up last season and once again be the most watchable defense in the country.

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