“I wanted to work smarter. I was killing my body. I was never fresh. I was never feeling my best. Coming into the summer, I wanted to feel my best in order to go harder on the floor, go harder in the weight room. “Less is more sometimes.” -Tyler Kolek

Stanford women’s basketball’s big bet? Degrees over dollars will buy blue chip talent “I have no idea what I want to do after basketball stops,” Swain said. “But with the degree I’ll be able to make certain decisions I need to make.” www.sfchronicle.com/sports/colle... RESPECT

"Hoiberg's doing this while overseeing a Nebraska team that, according to my sources, at best ranks 15th (& potentially as low as 17th) in the league in NIL ... Hoiberg's NBA experience -- as a player & a coach -- has been massive in offsetting some of Nebraska's disadvantages"

Today's Court Report leads on the feel-good story of the season so far: Nebraska. I also get into Yaxel Lendeborg's growing case vs. Cam Boozer for NPOY. And I obtained Mick Cronin's contract. He secretly signed an extension in May; UCLA never disclosed. What to know + how much he's being paid.

It's chef's-kiss perfect that college basketball teams are all too willing to play games in NBA arenas, and now the NBA is open to finding a way to get its games on college campuses.

Only in CJs articles do we get such niche stuff like this about Kylan Boswell manipulating the floor, ensuring he could take a rim protector out of the picture if Mirkovic and Wagler switch spots. Great stuff

No. 14 Michigan routed No. 18 Notre Dame, 93-54, today in the Shamrock Classic. That’s: -Michigan’s largest win over a ranked opponent in program history -Notre Dame’s largest loss since the 2002 NCAA tournament and largest loss to a ranked team in program history

Column: everything’s bigger in Texas, including the flops. A season that began at No. 1 looks like it will end without a playoff berth. bit.ly/3M3lAnS

AJ Dybantsa's second-half awakening is a good sign BYU, but the bigger deal is the emergence of Silas Demary Jr. for UConn. He's the kind of player who should ensure the Huskies are Final Four material again after last year's letdown. Column on Connecticut's slim win over BYU in Boston last night.

Enjoyed this @richarddeitsch.bsky.social pod with Robbie Hummel on NBA on NBC coverage podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... NBC, Amazon both doing some unique stuff with their NBA broadcasts. Really enjoying more X's and O's focus and all of that.

Article on Shaka "Smart likes to preach “Giannis posture” — everyone in the program must have the body language of Giannis ... — so he struck a deal with Ighodaro. For each time he dropped his head, every member of the staff was going to do a 1 minute plank" www.nytimes.com/athletic/680... ($)

Preach! "Army was never going to beat Duke, just like New Haven was never going to beat PSU But having these games offers up variety & camaraderie on a level no other sport can equal. Giving mid-majors an opportunity to host these types of games in fact adds to [CBB's] appeal"

As Army honors Coach K with a banner, Jon Scheyer sets another example for how big schools should treat scheduling—and has evolved Duke's reputation in the process. "[We] want to be in these types of games. ... Most importantly, doing games that haven't been done before." Story from West Point:

Great Braden Smith feature from @jeffborzello.bsky.social Braden Smith is chasing an NCAA title -- and an NBA future www.espn.com/mens-college...

Great read from Tim Keown In search of the real Nikola Jokic www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

Why is Penn State basketball playing a road game at small-school New Haven? Thank you, I had been wondering about this www.pennlive.com/penn-state-m...

Loved the last section "Wicket passing Isaiah Hartenstein is keeping flashy passes practical." The through the legs pass in this scenario seems super effective.

“Players get offers 10 times higher than in Europe, so it is a very easy decision ... for the players and their families" -MISKO (prominent agent in Europe) College basketball opens a new season with an influx of international talent abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireS...

Andrew Wiggins: how a shy NBA player negotiated growing up a star in the social media era www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/n... Good read. Makes me think of NIL era, people try to force these kids to be all up on social media even if it's not their thing.

Great feature on Boozer twins in Washington Post ($) The twin sons of a former Duke star are the program’s next great hope www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

Missed this weeks ago, but Courier Journal in Louisville had surveyed ACC players at media day ... 20 of 27 players were AGAINST NCAA tournament expansion. Lot of coaches say they want to do it for the players, but players don't want it? sports.yahoo.com/article/acc-...

Superb prose from @joevardon.bsky.social Interesting look at NBA second apron. Good quotes from Larry Nance II www.nytimes.com/athletic/676...

Georgetown was notorious for soft schedules. That’s no longer the reality. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/... ($)

"When we were at our lowest, the man didn't blink': What Cade Cunningham is building in Detroit Good read from @vincegoodwill.bsky.social Oklahoma State grind prepared Cade? Didn't run to blueblood and take easy way out www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

“The amount of money that Caitlin Clark has made the league is insane, & she’s getting 0% of it because we have no rev share,” Collier says. “She gets less than $80,000 a year, & she’s bringing in, like, hundreds of millions of dollars. It’s insane. -Napheesa Collier www.glamour.com/story/wnba-w...

"A lot of times early in the season in basketball you don’t know your real problems. And we have real problems. I don’t care where we’re ranked — we have real problems. It allows us to go back to practice, eat our humble pie and try to get better so we can have a great season.” -Matt Painter

"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.” 😂😂😂