Ranking the top 50 rivalries in men’s college basketball, from Duke-Carolina to Wofford-Furman
For every shining moment college basketball celebrates from the beginning of March through early April, the groundwork was…
What if college basketball ran conference realignment? We sorted all 364 teams to find out
Money drives nearly everything. In college sports, that means football is the overarching power under which all other…
Tyran Stokes or Jordan Smith Jr.? College hoops coaches on their favorite players in 2026
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. — When it comes to the 2026 recruiting class, two players have separated from the…
What we’re hearing about college basketball budgets in revenue-sharing era: ‘Money-dump year’
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. — Have we maybe, finally, reached the peak of college basketball spending? It depends who…
What we heard from coaches about NCAA Tournament expansion
The 2026 NCAA Tournament is 238 days away and we still don’t know how many teams will take…
Ranking the 25 best men’s college basketball games of the 2000s: Chalmers’ 3, 6 OTs and more
Editor’s note: All week, The Athletic is looking back at the best of the first 25 years of the 2000s in…
Make your picks for the best men’s college basketball players, coaches and teams of the last 25 years
All week, The Athletic is looking back at the last quarter century of men’s college basketball to rank the…
Ranking men’s college basketball’s top 25 coaches of the 2000s: Bill Self, Roy Williams top list
In college basketball, most coaches are judged by their success in March and April. It’s a slightly flawed…
Ranking men’s college basketball’s top 25 players of the 2000s: Carmelo Anthony takes No. 1
What defines “best” anyway? That’s the question I’ve asked myself in selecting the top 25 men’s college basketball…
Players Era Festival 2025 schedule: St. John’s, Houston, Auburn lead field battling for millions in NIL money
Matchups have been set for the most anticipated regular-season event of the 2025-26 college basketball season, sources told…
Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel lead five Duke players picked in 2025 NBA Draft; SEC has 13 stars selected
The SEC rode a strong second round to the top of the charts in the 2025 NBA Draft,…
How rival college hoops coaches see the 2025 NBA Draft’s first-round prospects
Throughout the year, NBA scouts ask questions of the college coaches who face the prospects they’re evaluating to…