Meet college basketball’s polarizing freshman class: First-year stars begin practicing with their new teams

Jan. 24. That’s when all the prophecies about last season’s fantastic freshmen came to life for the world to see. Houston’s Kingston Flemings erupted for 42 points on the road at Texas Tech. Illinois’ Keaton Wagler hit the flow state to eviscerate Purdue for 46 points in the Illini’s 88-82 upset win. It was the most points a visitor had ever scored at the house of horrors that is Mackey Arena. Not to be outdone, future No. 1 NBA Draft pick AJ Dybantsa put his name into the Holy War record books with a 43-burger in BYU’s win over hated…