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Isaac Trotter

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Ranking college basketball's best players by position: Top stars, breakout picks, transfers primed to erupt

These are college basketball's best players at their respective positions

Inside the college basketball positional groups primed for a big jump or step back in 2025-26

Selecting one position group from each of the five high-major conferences that is slated to get way better (or worse).

While Kentucky AD Mitch Barnhart mulls basketball games at Kroger Field here are other outdoor venues we want

UK vs. Louisville in front of 60,000 fans would be epic and here are more outdoor venues that might be fun to try

Rick Pitino says he wants to play at Louisville, so here are five other nonconference clashes we want to see

These five juicy nonconference matchups need to get added to the college basketball calendar quickly.

Dribble Handoff: Kansas' Darryn Peterson, Florida's Boogie Fland among splashiest roster additions for 2025-26

These are the college basketball team newcomers we think will have the biggest impact in 2025-26

UConn basketball roster breakdown: Starting lineup prediction, bench rotation, depth outlook for 2025-26

Dan Hurley's Huskies had a strong offseason in all three phases: the portal, the high school ranks and the retention wars

Dribble Handoff: Michigan State, Maryland among college basketball teams expected to regress in 2025-26 season

These are the college basketball teams that will struggle to meet last season's standard

101 Days Out: College basketball stars, new faces, contenders, storylines ahead of 2025-26 season

With college basketball's return a mere 101 days away, here are 101 nuggets, including the best offenses, defenses, cotenders (and pretenders), newcomers and way more.

Not all retention is equal in college basketball: The two positions where having returning players is key

Who you retain and what position they play might matter more in college basketball roster-building than ever before

Inside the Year 2 transfer jump: UConn's Tarris Reed Jr., Arkansas' DJ Wagner headline breakout candidates

Keeping a transfer for a second year has led to All-America-type seasons in the last two years, so who are the top candidates to make that leap for the 2025-26 season?

RJ Luis miscalculates market, transfers attract attention and more takeaways after 2025 NBA Draft

The early data on the 2025 NBA Draft is eyebrow-raising for the 2024 recruiting class and the 2024 transfer portal haul

Ranking ACC basketball teams by tiers: Duke, Louisville face challenges from splashy new hires

An early snapshot at each ACC team after the NBA Draft stay-or-go deadline and weeks of portal combat

Ranking Big East basketball teams by tiers: Can anyone catch UConn and St. John's in 2025-26 season?

An early snapshot at each Big East team after the NBA Draft stay-or-go deadline and weeks of portal combat

Ranking Big 12 basketball teams by tiers: Texas Tech, Houston, BYU pull ahead of Kansas

An early snapshot at each Big 12 team after the NBA Draft stay-or-go deadline and weeks of portal combat.

Ranking Big Ten basketball teams by tiers: Purdue, Michigan, Illinois at top of ultra-deep conference

An early look at each Big Ten team after the NBA Draft stay-or-go deadline and weeks of portal combat.

Isaac is a national college basketball writer for 247Sports. He previously covered Illinois for 247Sports and also spent time covering preps in Rochester, Minnesota.

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