NBA Draft Winners and Losers: What the Thunder’s Draft Could Mean for OKC’s Key Players A look at the biggest winners and losers from the 2026 NBA draft with all 60 picks in the rearview. Sports Illustrated · Jun 25
NBA Draft 2026 First-Round Grades: Hornets, Bulls Reach While Top Draft Picks Rate Highly The top five teams all receive top marks for their selections with plenty of value throughout the first round. Sports Illustrated · Jun 24
Ranking All Eight Men’s March Madness Sweet 16 Games From sleeper showdowns to Final Four previews, here’s how every Sweet 16 game stacks up. Sports Illustrated · Mar 24
SI:AM | Big Ten Dominating Men’s NCAA Tournament as Power Conferences Fill Sweet 16 Six of the conference’s nine teams in the field have made it through to the Sweet 16. Sports Illustrated · Mar 23
Inside Florida’s Late-Game Gamble and How It Backfired to End Repeat Title Hopes The Gators’ plan to foul, avoid a three and extend the game unraveled in 4.4 seconds and a final possession never materialized. Sports Illustrated · Mar 23
Ranking the Best 68 Men’s Basketball Players in the March Madness Field The freshman class is loaded, mid-major talent stands out and at least one of these players will have a shining moment in the NCAA tournament. Sports Illustrated · Mar 16
Revisiting Top 10 Men’s College Basketball Transfer Portal Classes Which transfer portal classes in men's college basketball have overachieved—or underachieved—relative to their preseason ranking? Sports Illustrated · Feb 17
Big Ten Men’s College Hoops Preview: Can Purdue Finally End League’s 25-Year Title Drought? The nation’s deepest league looks ready to end its March misery if Purdue, Michigan or Illinois can finally finish the job. Sports Illustrated · Oct 16, 2025
Top 10 Contenders for 2025–26 Men’s College Basketball National Player of the Year Veteran stars like Braden Smith and JT Toppin will try to hold off elite newcomers such as Cameron Boozer and Darryn Peterson. Sports Illustrated · Sep 24, 2025
Way-Too-Early 2026 NBA Draft Big Board: Three Vie for No. 1 Spot Darryn Peterson, AJ Dybantsa and Cameron Boozer highlight a talent-rich lottery featuring a plethora of college players. Sports Illustrated · Jun 27, 2025
Men’s Basketball Transfer Portal Rankings: Top Class Hauls and Best Team Fits St. John’s added three-point shooting to address its glaring weakness, while Texas Tech built a roster that fits together well. Sports Illustrated · May 1, 2025
What to Know About the Men’s Basketball Transfer Portal More than 1,000 players have entered the portal since it opened Monday. Here are the top teams facing massive rebuilds, and top players to watch this spring. Sports Illustrated · Mar 26, 2025
Drake Star Bennett Stirtz to Enter Transfer Portal, Follow Ben McCollum to Iowa Standout Drake guard Bennett Stirtz is set to follow Ben McCollum to Iowa. Sports Illustrated · Mar 25, 2025
Drake’s Bennett Stirtz Made an Absurd Running Three-Pointer Off One Leg vs. Missouri Bennett Stirtz breaks out against Missouri. Sports Illustrated · Mar 21, 2025
Sports Illustrated · Mar 17, 2025 Ten Teams That Could Make Cinderella Runs in the 2025 Men’s NCAA Tournament From UC San Diego in its first Big Dance to an experienced No. 14 UNC Wilmington, these teams could spring some upsets.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 17, 2025 West Region Breakdown: Top-Seed Florida Likely Pick to Win NCAA Tournament Kansas has the toughest draw amid a roller coaster Big 12 season, while Colorado State could bust brackets.
Sports Illustrated · Dec 17, 2024 Ranking Top 10 Men’s College Basketball Transfers Through First Month The portal has driven change to rosters across the country, and many of those players have exceeded expectations with their new teams.
Sports Illustrated · Dec 10, 2024 Predicting When Men’s College Basketball Eight Unbeaten Teams Will Lose Tennessee leads the final three high-major teams—all from the SEC—unblemished thanks in large part to transfer Chaz Lanier.