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With Juke Harris Addition, Tennessee Goes All-in to Capitalize on Rick Barnes’s Title Window

A loaded transfer class signals urgency in Knoxville as the Vols chase their first Final Four under a Hall of Fame worthy coach nearing the end of his run.

Sports Illustrated · May 4

Ranking the Top 10 Transfer Portal Classes in Men’s College Basketball

From Rick Barnes's about-face in Tennessee to Dan Hurley's expert reloading—and a surprise program's success—here are the top 10 transfer portal classes.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 22

Cal Hoops on Verge of Breakthrough, Stanford Trending up

Neither California nor Stanford has made the tournament in a decade, but that could change for both teams this year.

SuperWest Sports · Feb 3

Kenwood vs. Simeon for the city title: ‘We want to send Rob out too’

Simeon wants to send retiring coach Robert Smith out with a city championship. Kenwood coach Mike Irvin smiled and agreed.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 10, 2023

Kenwood big man Jaden Smith emerges in city semifinal win

The 6-11 junior had eight rebounds, three blocks and shot 7-for-7 on Thursday.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 10, 2023

Benet beats Kenwood, spoils Mike Irvin’s ‘guaranteed’ victory

Benet was faced with a unique situation on Saturday. It’s highly unusual for a high school coach to guarantee a victory against an opponent.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 22, 2023

New Jersey star DJ Wagner, the top player in the country, comes to town and takes down Kenwood

Camden, N.J. arrived with a full entourage of fans and security and were surrounded by autograph seekers before and after knocking off Kenwood 68-54.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 21, 2023

Officiating errors mar Kenwood’s overtime win against Curie

The final buzzer never sounded in Kenwood’s 73-70 overtime win against visiting Curie on Thursday.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 13, 2023

No. 1 goes down: Kenwood beats Simeon for the first time in history

Kenwood guard Dai Dai Ames calmly sank two free throws with five seconds left to seal the 46-43 victory.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 11, 2023

No. 3 Kenwood overpowers No. 2 Joliet West: ‘They talked a lot and we talked back’

Two of the state’s best seniors and best teams clashed in the finale of the Chicago Elite Classic on Saturday at Credit Union One Arena.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 4, 2022