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SI:AM | A Different Kind of Cinderella for NCAA Tournament

NIL and the transfer portal are slowly leaving behind the dreams of the traditional mid-major.

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Iowa Player Trolls Florida’s Todd Golden With Petty Celebration in His Face After Upset Win

Iowa snatched a win from the jaws of... an alligator.

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SI:AM | Big Ten Dominating Men’s NCAA Tournament as Power Conferences Fill Sweet 16

Six of the conference’s nine teams in the field have made it through to the Sweet 16.

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Revisiting Top 10 Men’s College Basketball Transfer Portal Classes

Which transfer portal classes in men's college basketball have overachieved—or underachieved—relative to their preseason ranking?

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Sports Illustrated’s 2025–26 College Basketball Preseason All-Americans

From the sport’s top returners to a handful of high-flying freshmen, here are SI’s selections of the top players in the country.

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Big Ten Men’s College Hoops Preview: Can Purdue Finally End League’s 25-Year Title Drought?

The nation’s deepest league looks ready to end its March misery if Purdue, Michigan or Illinois can finally finish the job.

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Top 10 Contenders for 2025–26 Men’s College Basketball National Player of the Year

Veteran stars like Braden Smith and JT Toppin will try to hold off elite newcomers such as Cameron Boozer and Darryn Peterson.

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Way-Too-Early 2026 NBA Draft Big Board: Three Vie for No. 1 Spot

Darryn Peterson, AJ Dybantsa and Cameron Boozer highlight a talent-rich lottery featuring a plethora of college players.

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Men’s Basketball Transfer Portal Rankings: Top Class Hauls and Best Team Fits

St. John’s added three-point shooting to address its glaring weakness, while Texas Tech built a roster that fits together well.

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Iowa Sharpshooter Josh Dix Will Transfer to Big East School

The Hawkeyes' roster turnover continues.

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What to Know About the Men’s Basketball Transfer Portal

More than 1,000 players have entered the portal since it opened Monday. Here are the top teams facing massive rebuilds, and top players to watch this spring.

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Drake Star Bennett Stirtz to Enter Transfer Portal, Follow Ben McCollum to Iowa

Standout Drake guard Bennett Stirtz is set to follow Ben McCollum to Iowa.

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Drake AD Cracked Perfect Joke After Losing Another Coach to a Bigger School

Drake Bulldogs' athletic director Brian Hardin made the perfect joke after Ben McCollum left to become Iowa's head coach.

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Iowa Hires Drake's Ben McCollum As New Head Men's Basketball Coach

McCollum's hiring completes a meteoric rise for the former Division II basketball coach.

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Iowa Finalizing Deal to Hire Drake's Ben McCollum

McCollum will be hired to replace Fran McCaffery.

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Drake AD Perfectly Trolls SEC After Bulldogs' NCAA Tournament Upset vs. Missouri

Brian Hardin, the Drake Bulldogs' athletic director, poked fun at the SEC after the historic NCAA Tournament victory vs. Missouri.

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Drake Coach Ben McCollum Cracked Perfect Joke About Fans Dressing Up As Him

Several Drake fans in the crowd dressed up like McCollum for the Bulldogs' win over Missouri.

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Drake Gets First NCAA Tournament Win Since 1971 With Upset Over Missouri

The No. 11 seed Drake Bulldogs are off to the round of 32.

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Men’s Hoops Coaching Carousel: Indiana Hires Darian DeVries, Latest on Top Open Jobs

Iowa also had interest in the West Virginia coach, while Virginia’s search nears conclusion with VCU’s Ryan Odom as the top candidate.

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SI:AM | Five Trendy March Madness Upset Picks

These men’s and women’s teams are poised to play spoiler this week.

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SI:AM | Every Team to Clinch a March Madness Berth Thus Far

Plenty of them are making their first-ever appearance in the NCAA tournament.

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NCAA Bubble Teams Breathe Sigh of Relief As Drake Wins MVC Tournament

Drake won the MVC tournament and secured a spot in the NCAA tournament, giving relief to bubble teams.

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‘D-II Drake’ Making Division I Men’s Basketball Take Notice

Coach Ben McCollum and four Northwest Missouri State players have led the Bulldogs to the top of the Missouri Valley Conference at 26–3 with an at-large NCAA tournament bid looming.

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Nine Candidates to Take Over at Indiana After Mike Woodson’s Departure

The Hoosiers have struggled to rejoin the elite programs in men's college basketball, but here is a list of experienced winners and up-and-comers that may be able to turn things around.

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Predicting When Men’s College Basketball Eight Unbeaten Teams Will Lose

Tennessee leads the final three high-major teams—all from the SEC—unblemished thanks in large part to transfer Chaz Lanier.

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