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Kevin Sweeney

101 Things to Know About the 2025 Men’s College Basketball Offseason

Kevin Willard Basketball Kyle Neptune Xavier NBA NCAA Texas Darian DeVries Richard Pitino Rick Pitino

Perhaps no sport’s offseason is harder to follow than college basketball. Nonstop player movement, coaching changes and recruiting wins bombard you all spring, not even slowing down for the previous season’s Final Four to conclude. But after all the chaos of April and May and some quiet time to digest it all in June and July, the march to Nov. 3 is very much underway. We’re officially 101 days from the college hoops season tipping off, and Sports Illustrated will help you catch up on everything you might have missed this spring. Consider this the SparkNotes to the college hoops offseason, the 101 names and storylines that will shape the 2025–26 season when it tips off in three months. 

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