Northern Colorado Bears

(19-14)

3rd in Big Sky

Ranking the best players in the NCAA men's basketball transfer portal

The men's basketball transfer portal is more crowded than ever, so we're here to help you determine the names you most need to know.

Sam Vecenie and CJ Moore360

March madness bracket prep: Strengths, weaknesses for all 68 teams, outlooks and more

Brad Evans, Field of 68 and The Athletic42

Bracket Watch: UConn No. 1 overall, and then chaos for 2024 NCAA Tournament

Brian Bennett183

SEC's Sankey doesn't envision P5-only NCAA Tournament, but 'things continue to change'

Kyle Tucker254

Mic Check college football quotes of the week: ‘It’s not about sex appeal, it’s about efficiency’

David Ubben28

Northern Colorado assistant reprimanded for tossing broken clipboard into stands

Offensive coordinator Max McCaffrey, son of Northern Colorado coach Ed McCaffrey, tossed the clipboard following an interception thrown by his brother Dylan.

The Athletic Staff

‘That kid is only 14?’: Class of 2025 standout Darryn Peterson impresses LeBron James and high majors

Peterson, one of the top rising ninth graders in the country, expects his recruitment to take off this fall.

Matthew Gutierrez48

Brennan: Welcome back to summer hoops. Remember that?

After a long hiatus, summer hoops are back. Eamonn Brennan checks in from the Under Armour Association summer calendar in Georgia.

Eamonn Brennan14

French big man Yohan Traore making quick impression on recruiting scene

Yohan Traore has made a quick impression on the recruiting scene, earning attention from schools such as Gonzaga, Kansas and Ohio State.

CJ Moore16

The Athletic’s plan to save the nonconference hoops season: 44 pods, 357 schools

With COVID-19 creating massive scheduling and logistical issues for college sports, we present our plan for men's and women's hoops.

The Athletic College Basketball Staff142

This Week in Mid-Major: Predicting conference tourneys, and our All-America team

With the second week of conference tournaments starting, Brian Bennett looks at who can claim the automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament.

Brian Bennett38

KenPom: The 12 teams enjoying their best seasons in modern college hoops history

Baylor, Rutgers and Penn State are among the programs reaching new heights.

Ken Pomeroy18

KenPom: Predicting the champion in all 32 college basketball conferences

A year ago, Ken Pomeroy correctly predicted who would win 21 of the 32 conference regular-season titles.

Ken Pomeroy37

Bracket Watch: With six weeks until Selection Sunday, away we go

Welcome to the first edition of The Athletic’s 2019 Bracket Watch! I’m taking over this year for Stewart Mandel, and I realize those are some serious high-tops to fill. What qualifications do I have for such an important task? Hardly any, other than a lifelong obsession with college basketball...

Brian Bennett184