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NCAA Division I men’s college basketball rosters, departures, newcomers for 2022-23

Between the one-time transfer waiver and the extra year of eligibility due to the pandemic-impacted 2020-21 season, keeping track of the comings and goings has become borderline impossible. As one coach said to me recently, it feels like every player in the country can find a year of eligibility if they really try. But keeping […]

NCAA Division I men’s college basketball rosters, departures, newcomers for 2021-22

Because it has been nearly impossible to keep track of rosters this offseason, we’ve decided to share a cleaner version of my roster changes research. (The actual one has cross-outs and underlines and capitalized names; it’s unreasonable to think anyone besides me can read it.) First, some guidelines. “Departed or expected to depart” players include […]

Will the March Madness ‘year of the underdog’ continue in the NCAA tournament Sweet 16?

Brackets are busted all over the college basketball universe as March Madness enters the Sweet 16, with the likes of Oral Roberts, Oregon State, Loyola Chicago and even past heavyweights that were not supposed to have the firepower to make it here, such as UCLA and Syracuse, surviving and advancing to the NCAA tournament regional […]

March Madness 2021: Best moments and biggest plays from the NCAA tournament

Sunday saw the end of No. 1 seed Illinois, which lost 71-58 to Loyola Chicago. The Ramblers’ 101-year-old chaplain, Sister Jean, offered up this analytics-heavy prayer before the game: According to ESPN Stats & Information, Loyola Chicago has not beaten a top-2 seed in the tournament since seeding began in 1979. It knocked off just […]

ESPN+ Week 16 college basketball viewers guide: Mid-majors in the spotlight

Between the No. 1 team in the country, a massive juggernaut in Kansas and a stingy West Virginia group, ESPN+ was filled with some enormous showdowns last week. ESPN’s streaming service will scale down the Power 5 action over the next seven days, but this is a perfect chance to get a good read on […]