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Maryland men's basketball coach Gary Williams expects to see more parity in the ACC this season.

Very few college basketball teams get far into March without having a great backcourt. North Carolina had an outstanding combo with Ty Lawson and Wayne Ellington last year, both 1st round picks that took the Tar Heels to the title. This year there are some very good backcourts as well. Some are young and unproven, but could be lethal. Other backcourts are proven with plenty of experience and back for one more shot. Take a look at the top dozen backcourts in college basketball this year.

Top Dozen Starting Backcourts

By: Josh Cochran and Joel Steiner

By: Josh Cochran

Von WaferJosh Childress made waves in 2008 by leaving a comfortable lifestyle in the NBA for a huge, 3-year $20 million contract in Greece. This summer former Houston Rocket, Von Wafer followed Childress’s footsteps by signing a 2-year $10 million contract with Olympiacos. I had a chance to catch up with them before Olympiacos’ preseason game against the Cleveland Cavaliers Monday night:

It's been over 3 months since our last update and after relentlessly scouring hours of footage of players throughout the summer, here's an updated look at the: 2010 Big Board (Top 100 Prospects) heading into the season.Terrico White

By Joshua Motenko

Patrick Mills A source close to Patrick Mills informed NBADraft.net late Tuesday that Mills will most likely be waived by the Trailblazers this Friday so that they can sign Nigerian and former Spurs defensive standout Ime Udoka.

That means Mills, who is rehabbing in Oakland right now, would become a free agent.

While the sophomore class (2012) only produced 4 one and done players in last year's draft (Evans, DeRozan, Holiday and Mullens) and the class entered college without much hype, it is quickly developing into an extremely deep and talented class. A number of prospects have emerged giving this group a lot of intrigue. Look for this class to represent itself well in the next few (3) drafts with numerous first round picks.

NCAA Sophomore Rankings - Class of 2012