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NCAA Basketball: 15 underrated storylines to root for in 2020-21 season

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 18: Makur Maker #21 of Team Jimma looks on against Team Zion during the SLAM Summer Classic 2019 at Dyckman Park on August 18, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 18: Makur Maker #21 of Team Jimma looks on against Team Zion during the SLAM Summer Classic 2019 at Dyckman Park on August 18, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /
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DAYTON, OHIO – FEBRUARY 22: Obi Toppin #1 of the Dayton Flyers (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images) /

There is nothing better than a feel-good story occurring in NCAA Basketball. These 15 story-lines will have you cheering all season.

The story on the forefront of everybody’s mind is when will the 2020-21 season begin. Not only will the start of the season be a relief to college basketball fans, for they will be able to cheer on their favorite team and bring the normalcy they were once used to. If the NCAA Basketball 2020-21 season were to begin on time, it would represent that the situation we are all facing might indeed be coming to an end.

With this in mind, it goes without saying the story at the forefront of all NCAA fans is cheering for is the start of the ’20-21 season. If the NCAA moves to strictly play conference games in order to push the start date back, some, but not all of these storylines will be affected. It goes without saying everybody can benefit from a success story or two.

Regardless of what team you affiliate yourself with and if they win enough to occupy your attention until March, or if their bubble along with your dreams burst in December, these stories will fill the void for even the most disappointed fan.

After all, sports are entertainment and as humans, we use entertainment to temporarily escape the melancholy of our day-to-day lives. Whether it is Brad Pitt in a romantic comedy or Duke and Florida State battling for first place in the ACC, fans want to be caught up in the excitement.

These story-lines for 2020-21 will span throughout the season and have you looking forward to their next chapter on an almost nightly basis. So, if you have a favorite team already, you are looking for a new one, or you are a fan of basketball, there is something for everybody to cheer for.