Who makes men’s college basketball’s all-decade 1990s lineups? Laettner, Shaq and more
Editor’s note: As the World Cup continues in the United States for the first time since 1994, The Athletic is looking back at ...
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Way-too-early SEC basketball tiers: Florida and Texas headline college basketball’s best league
The Big Ten was the best conference in college basketball last season, but the SEC is primed to regain that ...
Where will the revamped Pac-12 rank in college basketball’s mid-major conference hierarchy
The revamped Pac-12 has a long road ahead if it wishes to reclaim the league's prior status as a high-major ...
Will the NCAA Tournament expand again, and who are basketball’s most powerful coaches?
The college basketball offseason is here, and whether you like it or not, so is NCAA Tournament expansion. Last week, the ...
Sam Funches Invited to USA Basketball’s U18 Training Camp
From the Gonzaga Bulldogs 2026 recruiting class, four-star center Sam Funches will participate in the 2026 USA Basketball U18 National ...
College basketball’s top coaches lukewarm on NCAA Tournament expansion
Even as NCAA power brokers are ready to expand March Madness for the men's and women's tournaments to 76 teams, ...
UC Irvine adds basketball’s tallest player in 7-9 Florida transfer Olivier Rioux
The tallest player in college basketball has a new home. Former Florida 7-foot-9 center Olivier Rioux committed to UC Irvine ...
College basketball’s best Year 1 coaches for the 2025-26 season
The Year 1 hit rate on college basketball coaching hirings seems to be improving in the NIL era. Last spring, we had ...
Ranking college basketball’s top 2026-27 players in transfer portal by position
Nearly 80 of the top-100 players in the 2026 transfer portal have flown off the board, but there are still ...
Ranking college basketball’s top 100 transfers as visits and commitments ramp up
The transfer portal is humming along, and it's a good time to hit free agency. Evan Miya has forecasted a ...