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espn.com - ESPN Fantasy - Fantasy women's basketball mock draft: When to draft Napheesa Collier and others
Fantasy women's basketball mock draft: When to draft Napheesa Collier and others
ESPN

Draft season in fantasy women's basketball is rolling along as we head to the start of the regular season. Now they you've had time to process the biggest free agent moves, scan the player rankings and watch how rosters are taking shape, it's time…

espn.com - André Snellings - Fantasy women's basketball frontcourt rankings tiers: Plan your strategy for draft day
Fantasy women's basketball frontcourt rankings tiers: Plan your strategy for draft day
ESPN

Good rankings and projections are the backbone of any fantasy women's basketball draft, but they don't tell the complete story. Sometimes it helps to group similar players together to have a backup plan when your top choice disappears from the top…

si.com - Joshua Schulman - Grading Each of Kansas Basketball's Transfer Additions This Offseason
Grading Each of Kansas Basketball's Transfer Additions This Offseason
Sports Illustrated

Kansas got off to a slow start in the transfer portal this offseason, but it has made several additions over the past few weeks to make up for the mass exodus the roster suffered this year. The Jayhawks currently have nine scholarship players on…

globalnews.ca - Rylee Cohen - From review to reversal: Kleisinger back as women's basketball coach at U of R - Regina
From review to reversal: Kleisinger back as women's basketball coach at U of R - Regina
Global News

Days after the University of Regina found itself in a controversy over its decision not to bring back Michaela Kleisinger as head women's basketball coach, the school reversed course. “The University of Regina has determined that certain…

sbnation.com - Mike Rutherford - Men's college basketball top 25 rankings for 2026-27 with transfer portal closed
Men's college basketball top 25 rankings for 2026-27 with transfer portal closed
SB Nation

There is still a ton of moving and shaking to take place over the weeks ahead, but for now, we have a decent idea of what the top rosters in college basketball are going to look like heading into the 2026-27 season. Here are the 25 best … at…

cbssports.com - Gary Parrish - College basketball rankings: Arkansas rises as John Calipari adds to loaded Razorbacks recruiting class
College basketball rankings: Arkansas rises as John Calipari adds to loaded Razorbacks recruiting class
CBS Sports

Most would agree, even with the benefit of hindsight, that it was still time for John Calipari and Kentucky to divorce after 15 seasons following five years of zero trips to the Sweet 16. That said, it's hard to argue against the point that…

si.com - Kevin L. Smith - Archbishop Stepinac Boys Basketball's Faces Sanctions After Chipotle Nationals Appearance
Archbishop Stepinac Boys Basketball's Faces Sanctions After Chipotle Nationals Appearance
Sports Illustrated

The Archbishop Stepinac boys basketball team in New York recently received news that head coach Patrick Massaroni will remain with with the team after being offered the same position at IMG Academy (Florida). Massaroni and the Crusaders could face…

si.com - Owen Lenson - Pitt Basketball Makes Coaching Staff Additions
Pitt Basketball Makes Coaching Staff Additions
Sports Illustrated

After much speculation, the Pitt Panthers are sticking with Jeff Capel for his ninth season with the program. Capel is coming off the worst season during his tenure, finishing 15th in the ACC with a 5-13 conference record and 13-20 overall. Keeping…

si.com - Killian Wright - Remaining Transfer Portal Targets for Mizzou Basketball
Remaining Transfer Portal Targets for Mizzou Basketball
Sports Illustrated

The deadline to enter the college basketball transfer portal closed Tuesday, meaning no new players can enter the portal. Missouri now fully knows which players are available to target and which aren't, and can effectively fill the last three open…

si.com - ​Kevin Connelly - Ranking the Surprising College Basketball Names Appear on NBA Draft Early Entry List
Ranking the Surprising College Basketball Names Appear on NBA Draft Early Entry List
Sports Illustrated

The dust of the transfer portal has mostly settled and now everybody's attention in the college basketball world has shifted to the NBA Draft and which players will withdraw and return to school. The conversation became more intense on Monday…

espn.com - ESPN staff - 2026 NBA draft: Latest mock drafts and team predictions
2026 NBA draft: Latest mock drafts and team predictions
ESPN

The 2026 NBA draft class is full of NBA-ready talent, including top prospects Darryn Peterson, Cameron Boozer, Caleb Wilson and many more. But first, the lottery on May 10 will determine the complete draft order, and the combine will occur shortly…

cbssports.com - Matt Norlander - College basketball coaching carousel grades, four years later: The best and worst from the 2022 hiring cycle
College basketball coaching carousel grades, four years later: The best and worst from the 2022 hiring cycle
CBS Sports

In 2017, I went to my editors and made the pitch: Let's resist vapid clickbait fodder and stop 'grading' hirings before these coaches have even led one practice with their new teams, let alone been on the sideline for a single game. You can't…

si.com - Kenneth Teape - Iowa State Basketball in Field of Way-Too-Early Bracketology
Iowa State Basketball in Field of Way-Too-Early Bracketology
Sports Illustrated

The Iowa State Cyclones wrapped up their 2025-26 men's college basketball season about a month ago when they were defeated by the Tennessee Volunteers in the Sweet 16. It was a disappointing end to what was an incredible season overall for the…

sbnation.com - Ricky O'Donnell - NBA mock draft 2026: Update after college basketball entry deadline with final lottery odds
NBA mock draft 2026: Update after college basketball entry deadline with final lottery odds
SB Nation

The 2026 NBA Draft class has been hyped for years. The big pay off is finally coming on May 10 with the drawing of the draft lottery, and now the odds for the ping-pong balls have been finalized. The Washington Wizards, Utah Jazz, and Indiana…

si.com - Alejandro Danois - From Lawn Business to Basketball Empire: Brionne Gillion's Rise Fuels Team Breakdown Success
From Lawn Business to Basketball Empire: Brionne Gillion's Rise Fuels Team Breakdown Success
Sports Illustrated

This is the next installment of our continuing series on Northern Virginia's Gillion Academy, which is among the country's premiere national high school basketball programs in only its first year of existence. Earlier pieces in the series included…

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