NCAA.com | July 5, 2018 Here are the top 20 returning players in college basketball this season Carsen Edwards | Player of the Week Share In preparation for the start of the 2018-19 college basketball season in November, NCAA.com correspondent Andy Katz counted down the top 20 returning players in the nation. Twenty different schools and 10 conferences are represented by his 20 selections. The ACC and Big Ten conferences each have four representatives, and two each in the top five. MORE: Cronin says Cincy is past crushing NCAAT loss | Irish have chip on their shoulder Katz explained the reasoning behind his picks and interviewed some of his top 20 selections in the videos below via the @marchmadness Twitter account. Here's who made Katz's list: 1. Carsen Edwards, Purdue 2. Luke Maye, North Carolina 3. Caleb Martin, Nevada 4. Ethan Happ, Wisconsin 5. Kyle Guy, Virginia TOP 5!@TheAndyKatz reveals players #5 to #1 in his Top 20 Returning Players for 2018-19! pic.twitter.com/aTzbBFjmZ0 — NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) July 5, 2018 6. Tyus Battle, Syracuse 7. Markus Howard, Marquette 8. Rui Hachimura, Gonzaga 9. Shamorie Ponds, Saint John's 10. Ky Bowman, Boston College Jumping into the top 10… Here’s #10 to #6 on @TheAndyKatz’ Top 20 Returning Players! pic.twitter.com/iqwkn6T7fp — NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) July 4, 2018 11. Grant Williams, Tennessee 12. Juwan Morgan, Indiana 13. James Palmer Jr., Nebraska 14. Bennie Boatwright, Southern California 15. Mike Daum, South Dakota State Rounding out the first half of our countdown, @TheAndyKatz delivers #15 to #11 in his Top 20 Returning Players for 2018-19! pic.twitter.com/xUX4C4tKmr — NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) July 3, 2018 16. Kellan Grady, Davidson 17. Tremont Waters, LSU 18. Lindell Wigginton, Iowa State 19. Jontay Porter, Missouri 20. McKinley Wright IV, Colorado Turning the page to next year, let’s countdown the Top 20 Returning Players for 2018-19!@TheAndyKatz tips off his list with players #20 to #16! pic.twitter.com/Z08vE3u9gK — NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) July 2, 2018 The 2018-19 college basketball season opens Tuesday, Nov. 6 with the Champions Classic. That will feature a doubleheader in Indianapolis between Duke and Kentucky, and Michigan State and Kansas. How Duke's new head coach Jon Scheyer is already impacting the program after replacing Coach K New Duke men's basketball head coach Jon Scheyer talked to Andy Katz about the future of the program. Watch the full interview here. READ MORE Jaden Ivey: College basketball stats, highlights, best moments at Purdue Essential stats and highlights from Jaden Ivey's college basketball career at Purdue, where he averaged 17.3 points his sophomore season and led the Boilermakers to the Sweet 16. READ MORE NCAA Officiating Coordinator J.D. Collins announces retirement NCAA national coordinator of men's basketball officiating, J.D. Collins announced that he will be stepping down this fall. READ MORE