Why Texas Tech's JT Toppin Will Push To Play in 2026-27 Despite ACL Tear A rule change could work in the Red Raiders forward’s favor. Sports Illustrated · Jul 9
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 East Suspends Duncan Powell for Role in Providence-St. John's Fight Powell's hard foul of Red Storm forward Bryce Hopkins sparked an on-court brawl between Providence and St. John's. Sports Illustrated · Feb 15
Providence-St. John's Brawl Results in Six Ejections, 19-Minute Delay The two teams came to fisticuffs after Providence's Duncan Powell fouled Red Storm forward Bryce Hopkins under the basket. Sports Illustrated · Feb 14
Ranking the 15 Best Power Forwards in Men’s College Basketball for 2025 Texas Tech’s double-double machine JT Toppin and Duke phenom Cameron Boozer headline college basketball’s deepest position group. Sports Illustrated · Oct 9, 2025
Men’s College Hoops Coaching Carousel: North Carolina’s Hubert Davis Leads Hot Seat Tracker After a wave of exits, pressure mounts on coaches from bluebloods to rebuilds. Plus, the list of big names who could retire. Sports Illustrated · Oct 2, 2025
Men’s Basketball Transfer Portal: Notes on 11 Major Commits Ahead of Recruiting Dead Period Power-conference programs benefited from the active early period driven by the looming House settlement and addition of agents to the process. Sports Illustrated · Apr 2, 2025
Rick Pitino, St. John's Nab Conference Rival's Star Forward in Transfer Portal The Red Storm appear set to add an intriguing name. Sports Illustrated · Mar 31, 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
Providence Basketball Star Bryce Hopkins Ruled Out for Rest of Season The junior forward, who’s one of the most productive players in the Big East, tore his ACL Wednesday. Sports Illustrated · Jan 4, 2024
Men’s College Hoops Preview: The Big East Is Loaded From Rick Pitino’s arrival at St. John’s to UConn’s bid for back-to-back national titles, the Big East is must-see TV this season. Sports Illustrated · Oct 17, 2023
The streak is over. Kentucky beats Providence for first NCAA Tournament win in four years. GREENSBORO, N.C. — For the first time in four years, Kentucky has won an NCAA Tournament game. Tribune News Service · Mar 18, 2023
John Clay: Providence’s Bryce Hopkins is a nightmare waiting to happen for Big Blue Nation It’s the worst-case scenario. For the second straight year, Kentucky suffers a first-round knockout in the NCAA Tournament. Last year, Saint Peter’s. This year, Bryce Hopkins. Tribune News Service · Mar 14, 2023
Dom Amore: Lifted by hellacious home crowds, UConn men rise to Big East level toughness STORRS, Conn. — This was a complete reversal of fortune, a 180. This time, it was Providence coach Ed Cooley who was talking about his team’s lack of toughness, about getting knocked off its game by the crowd, about, as he put it, “a BS effort” by his team. Tribune News Service · Feb 24, 2023
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Feb 19, 2023 After Providence loss, Villanova’s NCAA Tournament aspirations are looking even more bleak PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Another litmus test for Villanova was here in a season that has had plenty of them.
Sports Illustrated · Feb 13, 2023 Kentucky, UNC Lead Hoops Teams Feeling February Stress From the bubble to the battle for the top seeds, these schools are under pressure down the stretch.
Tribune News Service · Jan 5, 2023 No. 4 UConn has no answer for Bryce Hopkins and Providence; loses second straight, 73-61 PROVIDENCE, R.I. —Providence forward Bryce Hopkins was fouled on a fast break with the Friars leading UConn by nine points in the second half of Wednesday’s game at Amica Mutual Pavilion. As he stood at the free throw line, a packed-house of about 14,000 remained on its feet, where a…
Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 28, 2022 Sweet-shooting Cam Christie leads Rolling Meadows past St. Patrick, into York quarterfinals There’s a special joy in watching a beautiful jump shot. Rolling Meadows senior Cam Christie has owned one of those pretty jumpers since he was a freshman, and, over the last few years, he has grown to 6-6.
Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 1, 2022 Transfer portal treasures: Where the 10 best locals are headed The busy, active and heavily talked about transfer portal in college basketball this spring has included dozens of former Illinois prep products who are on the move.
Tribune News Service · Feb 24, 2022 Five things you need to know from Kentucky’s 71-66 win over LSU LEXINGTON, Ky. — Five things you need to know from the No. 6 Kentucky Wildcats’ 71-66 win over the LSU Tigers in an SEC men’s basketball game at Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center in downtown Lexington: