"I think there is a lot of corruption. There is more point shaving, if you want to call it that, going on than what has come out," he said. "Talking to some coaching friends, they know of some things that have happened that have not come out, and I think it's very dangerous." -Tim Jankovich

The 18-team Atlantic Coast Conference received just four bids to the NCAA Tournament in 2025, an unacceptably low number for the conference's leadership. The league adopted a schedule change to help. www.wral.com/story/acc-me...

If you're looking for ONE piece of CBB content to give you a 30,000-foot view of the sport heading into the season, this is it. 18,000 words on 101 teams. The best 101 teams. An annual labor of love, and I'm giddy to share it with you. Come take the tour and let me know what ya think!

Nice read Chip on shoulder drives Purdue basketball's Braden Smith to hopeful NCAA title, NBA future www.jconline.com/story/sports...

"The NBA season opens Tuesday, and the league’s opening night rosters show a record 135 players who were born outside the U.S. They come from 43 countries — tying a record — and 71 are from Europe, the most ever from that continent" apnews.com/article/nba-...

The NBA is at its international peak, but British players are still struggling to break through www.cnn.com/2025/10/20/s...

"The only American who is both under the age of 35 and healthy for this season to finish in the top 14 in BPM was Dallas’ Anthony Davis."

2025 had 14 coaching changes at HM level. 2026, more or less? Seems like a lot of guys on retirement watch per @jeffborzello.bsky.social guide www.espn.com/mens-college...

apnews.com/article/tenn... March Madness in October? Top programs using exhibitions to cash in and check team chemistry

Hate this "The future of European basketball, it is increasingly clear, runs through the UAE Inside the billion-dollar Middle East race to control the future of basketball www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

“If someone puts their name in the portal, I say, ‘You’re not coming back,’ because it’s not going to be transactional,” Calipari said. “That last place you’ll be at, they’ll be loyal to you? No, you’re a mercenary.” apnews.com/article/ncaa...

Big news in #ncaaw, South Carolina WBB standout PF tore her ACL and will miss the season. Damn, too many ACL injuries in WBB. gamecocksonline.com/news/2025/10...

Good read on new Iowa MBB HC Ben McCollum, "Your favorite coach's favorite coach" A glimpse inside the mind of Iowa basketball’s Ben McCollum: 'I don’t get a lot of sleep' www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports...

How is Louisville basketball approaching revenue sharing, new GM role? Pat Kelsey explains sports.yahoo.com/article/loui... Interesting read

ACC basketball's lack of talent is hurting more than attrition of Hall of Fame coaches sports.yahoo.com/article/acc-...

Good profile of new Utah MBB HC Alex Jensen. Maybe one of the new coaches from this past coaching cycle that I knew least about, just because he spent most of his time as an NBA assistant. www.deseret.com/sports/2025/...

Great read @jaredweissnba.bsky.social on Wemby. Working on D, don't read about that much "He defends a 1-on-1 sequence against every player in the gym w/o a breather. Once he’s taken everyone on, he sprints down to the other end of the court & goes right back into it. www.nytimes.com/athletic/667...

Tom Izzo quote ... Says a lot about the average CBB coach. Lot of shadyness in NIL/portal era? “I still love my job. I don't respect my profession right now,” Izzo continued sports.yahoo.com/article/couc...

If ACC coaches complain about the NET next week, A10 commissioner Bernadette McGlade nailed how it actually works here. The ACC needs to win more games against quality opponents and lose fewer games it should win. Full stop. It’s refreshing when people in power acknowledge reality.

Interesting read from @theathletic.com We get a Don Meyer reference too What does a spotless locker room have to do with success? For these coaches, everything “The whole idea is to leave every place a little better than you found it.” www.nytimes.com/athletic/667...

Good read on Steph White/Fever in @washingtonpost.com For dinged-up Fever without Caitlin Clark, ‘we over me’ is a winning mantra "White has done a masterful job of adjusting as her roster changes, giving different defensive looks & tinkering with the offense www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

Geno Auriemma was helping Dan Hurley after some of his issues last year via @jeffborzello.bsky.social www.espn.com/mens-college...

Great read from @jaredweissnba.bsky.social What is ‘the CLA?’ Inside the revolutionary coaching method quietly fueling the world’s best athletes www.nytimes.com/athletic/666... ($)

This Will Wade interview was great. No coach speak from him. “The relationships matter. First off, they have to trust that you’ll pay the bill. There’s a lot of people that don’t pay the bill.” 😂😂😂

"sales of WNBA signatures increased 938% from 2023 to 2024, & they’re on pace for an 89% increase from 2024 to 2025. Ionescu’s line is the most popular on the site: The Sabrina 1 & 2 had more than 8,000 sales in 2025, a year-over-year increase of 157%"

Rather than treating his athletes as if they were college students, he treated them like professionals. In a world of Name, Image and Likeness and revenue sharing, Tang said his approach of expectations without grace led to disappointment. www.cjonline.com/story/sports...

Wagner basketball coach Donald Copeland is being investigated for mistreating players and verbally abusing several of them. NY Post nypost.com/2025/09/24/s...

Florida will have some big lineups this year Why wing might wind up the perfect spot for Florida basketball F Thomas Haugh in 2025-26 www.gatorsports.com/story/sports...

You consistently hear from coaches how international players are so appreciative of everything, yet U.S. kids often so entitled. Grassroots basketball effect? NC State HC Will Wade on Musa Sagnia, who they signed from Maxi Banresa in the Spanish ACB

There's no way there is really a stat on this, is there?! "The lifting part that most correlates to win shares is lower body strength through deadlifts and those sort of things. We increased that by 65%" -NC State MBB HC Will Wade What?! 😂 insidepacksports.com/s/16949/nc-s...

"I think that those (former) guys are seeing what is turning into the problems that we’re all gonna have ... and that’s entitlement I think they’re seeing it at their level, and they don’t like it, either. ‘So don’t be entitled, guys, because it ain’t gonna make it"

Hamilton: Wofford basketball debacle is shady at best, damning at worst www.postandcourier.com/sports/hamil...

www.dailybreeze.com/2025/09/19/h... How Eric Musselman became USC basketball’s social-media showman

Respect the outliers! "It's an exceptionally extreme zig where nearly everyone else is zagging, as last year's points per game was the second-highest we've seen since 1995 and as non-steal percentage reached a record low."

Last year, Drake & Ben McCollum had 38 shot clock violations. Instead of harming them, it enabled an unusually high control of game speed. Will this pace work at Iowa? How does Pep Guardiola make sense as an influence? New & free @basketunderreview.bsky.social www.basketunderreview.com/corn-math/

Nice read on Karl Smesko. Was giving big schools fits at FGCU. Now wnba transition going very well sports.yahoo.com/article/atla...

Nice article on Dominique Malonga from ESPN Could you imagine if she went to MIT & played D3?! 😂 "She dreamed of studying computer science at Harvard or MIT or Stanford. That way she could still play NCAA basketball. But Parker's offer was too good to pass up www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...

At USF, the words of late basketball coach Amir Abdur-Rahim resonate within the football program apnews.com/article/amir...

Column: Alex Golesh and his family arrived in America with $400 and a work ethic. That's basically it. A football know-nothing from Russia became a coach, and now he leads the trendiest team in the country, South Florida. bit.ly/4migTTR

in my professional opinion, the single biggest place where gambling interests represent a major risk to *the integrity of the competition itself* is with mid-major men's basketball.

College basketball news: Three college players at Fresno State and San Jose State last season (Mykell Robinson, Steven Vasquez, Jalen Weaver) have banned from the sport after being busted for "manipulating their performances" in certain games last season. NCAA release: www.ncaa.org/news/2025/9/...

[CBB] "has gotten older ... but at the same time I believe the player development piece & recruiting guys that we really believe in gives you a chance to build trust. Those relationships are very valuable ... when you talk about culture, buy-in & program pride" -TJ Otzelberger

Rhode Island MBB using AI to recruit?! Is this becoming a thing? I have a lot of questions. www.golocalprov.com/sports/URI-B...

Interesting read Family over basketball: Why Florida assistant coach Carlin Hartman won't coach his son Florida basketball assistant Carlin Hartman loves his job, but loves his son more. That's why Joseph Hartman, a top-100 recruit, won't play for his dad. www.dailycommercial.com/story/sports...

"[Its] "never about him. Everything that he talks about is about the team ... Everything. For someone highly-ranked coming in here to not only talk about it, but only really be concerned about the welfare & the benefit of the team, is ... rare" -Hubert Davis on Caleb Wilson

Virginia basketball landed Thijs De Ridder and Johann Grünloh as international recruits and they've arrived in Charlottesville motivated to succeed. dailyprogress.com/sports/colle...

"The game in our country is undertaught and probably overplayed, if that makes sense," Krzyzewski told USA TODAY Sports www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Damn, can't believe its been 20 years. This Illini team was so fun to watch. Deron Williams, Dee Brown, Luther Head. Phew! Illinois basketball greats of 2005 gather for sweet reunion, championship regrets aside chicago.suntimes.com/college-spor...

Really fun read. No one in CBB media is finding these type of unique story ideas like @statsbywill.bsky.social Montana had great year, Seattle a bad one. But you dive deep and its crazy to see how sometimes things can come down to luck.

The REAL evaluators go off the beaten path. Brad Underwood finding hidden gem in Keaton Wagner. "A reason Wagler was not more highly recruited was that he did not participate in any of the shoe circuits. Instead, he stayed loyal to former OK State guard Victor Williams’ team