Men’s college basketball predictions for 2025-26: Final Four, national champion and more
At long last, it’s here: the start of the men’s college basketball season. And while opening night isn’t…
NCAA Tournament expansion was tabled, but we should still scrutinize how the field is picked
The main reason a majority of college basketball fans did not want the NCAA Tournament field expanded is…
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…