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(12-21)

11th in MVC

Ranking the best players in the NCAA men's basketball transfer portal

The men's basketball transfer portal is more crowded than ever, so we're here to help you determine the names you most need to know.

Sam Vecenie and CJ Moore359

March madness bracket prep: Strengths, weaknesses for all 68 teams, outlooks and more

Brad Evans, Field of 68 and The Athletic42

Bracket Watch: UConn No. 1 overall, and then chaos for 2024 NCAA Tournament

Brian Bennett183

SEC's Sankey doesn't envision P5-only NCAA Tournament, but 'things continue to change'

Kyle Tucker254

Will UIC basketball be able to compete in the Valley? Coach Luke Yaklich answers

Brian Hamilton12

‘That kid is only 14?’: Class of 2025 standout Darryn Peterson impresses LeBron James and high majors

Peterson, one of the top rising ninth graders in the country, expects his recruitment to take off this fall.

Matthew Gutierrez48

Brennan: Welcome back to summer hoops. Remember that?

After a long hiatus, summer hoops are back. Eamonn Brennan checks in from the Under Armour Association summer calendar in Georgia.

Eamonn Brennan14

French big man Yohan Traore making quick impression on recruiting scene

Yohan Traore has made a quick impression on the recruiting scene, earning attention from schools such as Gonzaga, Kansas and Ohio State.

CJ Moore16

My First Year: Illinois-Chicago coach Luke Yaklich on managing the season, what’s next and borrowing from Damian Lillard

Yaklich was the top assistant for John Beilein and Shaka Smart before getting his first collegiate head coaching job.

Brian Hamilton4

Colorado State is just Niko Medved’s latest rebuild: This Week in Mid-Major

The 10 best mid-major teams in college basketball, Utah State's Neemias Queta is healthy and terrorizing opponents and a great buzzer-beater

Brian Bennett31

The Athletic’s plan to save the nonconference hoops season: 44 pods, 357 schools

With COVID-19 creating massive scheduling and logistical issues for college sports, we present our plan for men's and women's hoops.

The Athletic College Basketball Staff142

More conferences delay start of season for fall sports

The conference, which does not sponsor football, will not play nonconference opponents during the fall.

Brian Hamilton and Dana O'Neil9

Shot Takers: Imagining the Final Four, good (and bad?) coaching hires and more

Brian Hamilton and Dana O'Neil discuss the hot topics on the college basketball scene.

Brian Hamilton and Dana O'Neil32

‘It’s a perfect scenario’: And now the work begins for Luke Yaklich at UIC

The former Michigan and Texas assistant is getting his first college head coaching job, back in his home state.

Brian Hamilton20

KenPom: The most likely contenders in all 32 conference races

Using his ratings sytem, Ken Pomeroy breaks down each conference race and identifies the favorites and possible contenders.

Ken Pomeroy36

Mid-major Power Rankings: Nevada comes full circle, reclaims top spot

This is the season’s final edition of mid-major power rankings and will therefore weigh more heavily a team’s chances of playing Cinderella in the Big Dance rather than reacting to the results of this past week. 1. Nevada (26-5, 15-2): It’s fitting, really. The Wolf Pack owned...

Matt Craig15

Mid-major Power Rankings: St. Bonaventure returns to elite -- and top-5 -- form

1 Rhode Island (22-4, 14-1): Another week, another E.C. Matthews injury scare. But don’t let that distract from a near-upset against 11-17 La Salle, in which they got abused on the boards 48-30. (Last week: 1) This week: Rhode Island is at home twice this week and should clinch the A10...

Matt Craig13