REGENSBURG (David Hein's Eye on the Future) - The NBA once again set a record this season with 113 international players on opening night rosters. Given that fact and the reality that most of those players arrived through the NBA Draft, it should be no surprise that college hoops continue to get more global. And this season will see a strong group of new internationals entering the collegiate game.

Colleges are truly recruiting from everywhere in the world - with high schools doing a good job bringing in youngsters from abroad even before they can enter the NCAA game. The site Rukkus.com last week ran a fantastic interactive map plotting the hometown of all 5,176 players on the 351 Division I basketball rosters. You can easily spend hours going through the map - believe me, I know since I did it. But delving a bit deeper into the map shows just how crucial the world has become for the college game.

And college basketball fans will see just the latest crop of internationals this season. Here is a primer on some guys to watch as college basketball tips off on Friday.

Lauri Markkanen (FIN) - Arizona

Markannen starred at this summer's FIBA U20 European Championship and the Finn power forward is already rising up NBA mock drafts. DraftExpress for example has Markannen in the lottery at No. 13 but he could go higher once he shows off his all-around game against the athletic American collegians.

Omer Yurtseven (TUR) - North Carolina State

The big Turkish center will have to wait nine games before he can play for the Wolfpack fans as he serves a suspension. But there is no reason to think that Yurtseven will not be a force from the very beginning.

Killian Tillie (FRA) - Gonzaga

The main stat Gonzaga fans should watch for Tillie is minutes played. The versatile Frenchman has been dealing with injuries the last two seasons and it forced him out all of last season. When healthy, Tillie has always performed at a high level, and that should be the same for the Zags, who also hope to get big contributions from Japan’s Rui Hachimura. The other international addition in Spokane is the big center Jacob Larsen, who was dealing with injuries himself last season.

Richard Freudenberg (GER) - St. John's

Freudenberg joins a St. John's line-up that already includes internationals such as Federico Mussini of Italy and Spaniard Yankuba Sima. The German will be able to show his excellent athleticism and length and he will only get better at shooting getting tips from head coach Chris Mullin and assistant Mitch Richmond.

Eric Vila (ESP) - Texas A&M

In a move that was kind of under the radar, the Aggies brought in a superb all-around talent in Vila. The Girona native still has areas where he must improve but he definitely has the athleticism and length to play the US collegiate game.

Harry Froling and Tom Wilson (AUS) - Southern Methodist University (SMU)

SMU will get some more Australian flair and another Froling on campus in Dallas. Harry's older twin sisters Alicia and Keely both played at SMU with Alicia coming back for her junior season. In addition to having his sister nearby, Harry Froling will also his junior Australian teammate Tom Wilson on the team. It won't take long for Mustangs fans to fall for the Aussie duo.

Jack White (AUS) - Duke

While Froling and Wilson enter SMU with a good amount of fanfare, Jack White arrives at Duke with zero pressure to produce given the monster freshman class Coach K has brought in with Harry Giles, Jayson Tatum, Frank Jackson, Marques Bolden and Javin DeLaurier. But don’t be surprised if White’s minutes rise throughout the season with his workman’s mentality and strong base of skills.

Dejan Vasiljevic (AUS) - Miami (Fla)

Okay, one more Aussie if you don't mind. Vasiljevic will likely get more run than White given he’s landed at Miami of Florida, where he will be able to have a bigger impact. DJ brings his bulldog attitude to the Hurricanes and everyone knows he can shoot, but he will be even more valuable if he can be successful getting to the basket.

Sam Timmins (NZL) - Washington

And let's stay in Oceania for just one more guy. Of course it will be interesting to see what Tai Wynyard will be able to do at Kentucky, but you can expect bigger production from Timmins at Washington. Timmins was nominated for the Tall Blacks senior team for the FIBA Oceania Championship 2015 but was one of the final cuts. Timmins also showed his all-around skill set by winning the title at the FIBA 3x3 U18 World Championship 2015.

Justin Jackson (CAN) - Maryland

Jackson has been on the international radar since 2012 when he broke out at the FIBA U17 World Championship as a mature 15-year-old. The Canadian verbally committed to UNLV way back in 2014 but reopened his search after Runnin’ Rebels coach Dave Rice was fired. Jackson finally makes his collegiate debut and will bring his 7-foot-3 wingspan and point guard mentality to the Terapins.

Koch Bar (SSD) - Bradley

Most of those guys are pretty well-known names but let's get one in there you might not know. Bar is a shot-blocking machine who has been in the United States for about two years and went to high school last season at Arlington Country Day in Florida. The Abyei, South Sudan native will have a big impact in the paint on defense and rebounding. Bradley is a good spot for him to develop his game offensively as well and it will be interesting to see how he advances.

One more …

William McDowell-White (AUS) - Fresno State

I do want to throw in a name who college basketball fans won't see for a while but could impact the season later McDowell-White needs to catch up on his academics and will not play until the second semester. But he could play a major role at Fresno State.

David Hein

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