It’s here! Jim’s ninth annual Peek at Futures has arrived, just in time for the season to tip off on Monday. Feel free to hurl any insults at his overly populated portfolio…
Read moreQuick Peek At Futures - 2022-23
The eighth edition of Jim’s annual look at college hoops futures has arrived, just in time for the season!
Read moreThe Almanac: Year of the Big
We are thrilled to be launching THE ALMANAC in partnership with The Field of 68, Heat Check CBB and Verbal Commits! Check out details here (with pre-order link and discount code inside)
Read moreTop 40 Countdown: 2022-23 Preseason
Our one-stop hub for this year’s Top 40 countdown! Full listing of teams included, plus links to each daily tweet thread inside.
Read moreForecasting The Leap: How Good Are We At Predicting Team Jumps Into The Top 10?
The Creighton preseason hype train is rolling down the tracks, but the Bluejays were not even a top 25 team last year. How adept are we (preseason rankers) at predicting a leap into the nation’s elite for a team like Creighton?
Read moreFun with Finances 2.0: Basketball Budgets Revisited
Jim is BACK with his examination of college basketball budgets! Using data from the COVID-affected season of 2020-21, who are the biggest financial powerhouses in the college hoop landscape?
Read moreNEC 2021-22 Preview
The turbo-charged Bryant offense took the country by storm last year, but it was Mount St. Mary’s oversized, methodical style that earned the NEC’s auto-bid. Will one of those two reign in 2021-22? Plenty of challengers lurk if not…
Read moreTop 100 Players 2021-22
Our fourth annual Top 100 players list is here, ranking the best that college basketball has to offer and angering you in the process. Dive in and embrace debate…
Read moreRoot's (Power) Rankings, Edition 1
The first edition of Jim’s rankings have arrived! He takes a look at the Gonzaga/Baylor separation atop the country, who deserves to be behind them, and whether Tennessee will ever play basketball this season (plus much more).
Read moreQuick Peek at Futures - 2020-21
Jim’s annual investigation of the college hoops futures market is here! Last year’s lack of a tournament was a crushing blow, but he’s back to find some market value once again…
Read moreOhio Valley 2020-21 Preview
The bottom dropped out of the OVC last year, but the top remained highly competitive. Will Austin Peay break up the Belmont/Murray State party? And can the rest of the league bounce back from a dismal 2019-20?
Read moreMountain West 2020-21 Preview
San Diego State throttled the league last year, but a late loss to UNLV and Malachi Flynn’s professional departure leave the MWC wide open heading into 2020-21. Can younger upstarts like the boys from Vegas or Colorado State climb to the top of the standings? Or will SDSU and Utah State retain their hold on the league?
Read moreWCC 2020-21 Preview
Another year, another dominant Gonzaga squad. But the space behind them is wide open, with San Francisco and Pepperdine hoping to unseat the usual suspects of BYU and Saint Mary’s from their positions of power. And the “other” teams in this league continue to improve…
Read moreTop 100 Players 2020-21
It’s time for our third annual swing at ranking the 100 best players in the sport for 2020-21 (or to stir the pot - you decide). We Looking forward to the friendly feedback…
Read moreZonal Shift - Part 1
Over the past seven years of college hoops, zone usage throughout the sport has been on a steady decline. For a sport that thrives on stylistic differences, why has the zone defense been fading from view?
Read moreThe College Basketball Betting Market: ‘State of the State’
Where are we? How did we get here? To those seeking wisdom on the evolution of the college basketball betting markets, this crash course is for you.
Read moreDeadly From Deep: Top Shooting Teams in 20-21
Who will be the deadliest perimeter shooting teams in the country next season? Jim sought out the squads who will live most comfortably beyond the three-point arc in 2020-21…
Read moreFrom Fringe to Featured: 15 Breakout Boys
Combing the college hoops landscape for breakout candidates is a time-honored offseason tradition. I joined the hunt, identifying 15 players who could make the leap from sub-5.0ppg to double-digits in 2020-21.
Read moreIn Support of Transfers
One of several hot offseason topics in the college basketball world, the pending “one-time waiver” for every undergraduate athlete has plenty of supporters and detractors on each side. Jim is decidedly pro that change, and here’s why…
Read moreFun with Finances: Basketball Budgets
In the doldrums of the offseason, we pivoted off the basketball court to open up the accounting ledger. Using the most recent Department of Higher Education numbers, here’s a quick look at each team’s spending situation.
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