More than 200 days will have passed between the end of the 2024-25 men's college basketball season and the beginning of the 2025-26 campaign.

As the offseason has unfolded -- with the final wave of recruits making their commitments, veteran players finding new homes via the portal and reports coming out of early practices -- the Bilastrator has been evaluating what to expect when the new season tips on Monday, Nov. 3.

From a first team that shares only three selections with the AP's preseason picks to an all-defensive team (that no governing body actually awards at a national level), let's run through my preseason All-America teams.

First team

Braden Smith , Purdue

The best point guard in college basketball dished out 8.7 assists per game last season (second in the nation) to earn

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