Brendan Marks

Staff Writer, CBB

Brendan Marks covers Duke and North Carolina basketball for The Athletic. He previously worked at The Charlotte Observer as a Carolina Panthers beat reporter, and his writing has also appeared in Sports Illustrated, The Boston Globe and The Baltimore Sun. He's a native of Raleigh, N.C.

How do players feel about College Football 25? Ratings reaction, go-to play calls and more

College football players explain how they call plays, teams they use and what they think about their ratings in the new EA Sports game.

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Who are the ACC's best talents? Best road trips? We asked players those questions and more

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What we heard at Peach Jam: AJ Dybantsa's options, Dan Hurley's bragging rights and more

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College basketball confidential: Coaches share advice for high school recruits' decisions

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NBA fathers and sons relate to Bronny James scrutiny: 'He has to become his own player'

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Cam Boozer or AJ Dybantsa? Plus 10 more of the best players we saw at Peach Jam

With the next two recruiting classes believed to have as many as 10 future All-Stars, here’s a look at who caught our eye at Peach Jam 2024.

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Jim Phillips understands the game he's playing now, and ACC survival depends on it

Phillips swam against the current of change in college sports as long as he could. Were those efforts well-meaning, or wide-eyed?

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Jim Phillips: ACC 'will fight ... for as long as it takes' in defending grant of rights

With the ACC mired in four different lawsuits in three separate states, Phillips doubled down on the league's position at media days.

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College basketball confidential: Tampering, transfer portal free-for-all and what's next

Players, coaches, agents and collective reps are getting smarter about how to play the game as NIL and the transfer portal evolve.

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College basketball confidential: What's driving the rising costs in the transfer portal?

We asked 36 people across the sport — coaches, collective reps, players, agents — what the NIL landscape looks like in 2024 and what’s next.

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Preparing for NBA Draft with Kyle Filipowski: His fit in league, best Duke memories and more

The big man, projected to go in the first round, reflects on how he hopes to be remembered at Duke and looks ahead to life in the NBA.

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Imagining a mock 2024 NBA Draft using only college basketball's best prospects

Kentucky's Reed Sheppard and UConn's Stephon Castle lead our picks highlighting the top players from NCAA teams.

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Kansas State picks up former Illinois forward Coleman Hawkins: How he fits into Jerome Tang’s team

Hawkins averaged 12.1 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game while shooting a career-best 36.9 percent from 3 last season.

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The best year ever for NC State athletics? A look at the Wolfpack's accomplishments

The Wolfpack's run to the College World Series is capping off a banner year for the school's athletic teams.

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Virginia extends men's basketball coach Tony Bennett through 2030

If Bennett is still coaching on April 30th, 2026, another year is automatically added to the contract.

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SEC-ACC Challenge features UNC-Alabama rematch: What are the other top matchups?

The matchups for the second SEC-ACC Challenge were announced Wednesday.

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'Inch-by-inch'? Or an on-field dressing down? — The most famous (and infamous) sporting speeches

Last week, Man United manager Erik ten Hag took inspiration from the other type of football. Well, the dramatised version of it at least.

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NCAA committee recommends reducing men's basketball transfer window to 30 days

In October the NCAA shortened the transfer window from 60 to 45 days.

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Ven-Allen Lubin commits to UNC: How Vanderbilt transfer adds to Tar Heels' lineups

Lubin fills a major need and gives the Tar Heels a key piece across multiple lineups.

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Ian Jackson brings 'electric' scoring potential to UNC basketball as a freshman

The No. 8 recruit in the 2024 class should help the Tar Heels have one of the most talented backcourts in the country.

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Duke lands Tulane transfer Sion James, likely rounding out Blue Devils' 2024-25 rotation

Duke's playable roster is now essentially set for the 2024-25 season.

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How much are men's college basketball transfers really getting paid? Mailbag

With schools paying over $1 million for top hoops transfers, can mid-majors survive? And will more players pull out of the draft?

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What are the 5 best men's college basketball rosters right now? Mailbag

Marquette's ceiling, Syracuse's return to the NCAA Tournament and West Virginia's outlook are among the other topics addressed.