Men's Freshman of the Year contenders: a new-look top 3, Mikel Brown Jr. returns

Men's Freshman of the Year contenders: a new-look top 3, Mikel Brown Jr. returns

Darius Acuff Jr. makes a big leap, Mikel Brown Jr. reenters -- and Darryn Peterson plummets down the rankings.

ESPN analysts rank Nate Ament among Freshman of the Year contenders

There have been several first-year superstars in college basketball this season, including a afew in the Southeastern Conference who are making their teams better in their first season out of high school. Among them is Tennessee freshman forward Nate Ament, whom ESPN analysts Jeff Borzello and Myron Medcalf listed in their ranking of the Top 10 standout freshmen from around the country at No. 8 – one of two SEC players in their Top 10. Here is w…