Hoops HQ Contributors

Seth Davis, Hoops HQ's Editor-in-Chief, is an award-winning college basketball writer and broadcaster. Since 2004, Seth has been a host of CBS Sports and Turner Sports's March Madness NCAA basketball tournament. A writer at Sports Illustrated for 22 years and at The Athletic for six, he is the author of nine books, including the New York Times best sellers Wooden: A Coach’s Life and When March Went Mad: The Game Transformed Basketball.

Alex Squadron is a staff writer for Hoops HQ. His byline has appeared in SLAM, the New York Post, The Athletic, Sports Illustrated and SB Nation.

Eden Laase has been covering women’s basketball exclusively for the last four years. Before that she spent time as a beat writer covering Gonzaga men’s basketball, college hockey in Colorado, and high school sports in Michigan. Eden’s work has appeared in Sports Illustrated, Just Women’s Sports, Yahoo, the Boston Globe and more.

Jeff Goodman is a long-time college basketball reporter who has worked for ESPN, CBS and FOX. He is currently the co-owner of the Field of 68, a college basketball network that covers the sport year-round and also features the nightly college basketball show After Dark.

Krysten Peek joins the Hoops HQ team as a senior contributor after 10 years at Yahoo Sports, extensively covering basketball at the high school, college and NBA levels. She is also a color analyst for NBA...

Eric Prisbell is an award-winning college basketball writer who has covered virtually every angle of the fast-evolving college athletics landscape for several national outlets. A writer at The Washington Post, USA Today and Sports Business Journal for 17 years, he has...

Jonathan Wasserman serves as the Lead NBA scout and draft insider for Bleacher Report and NBA TV. He is Hoops HQ's NBA draft correspondent.

Justin Perri is a leading sports data analyst and betting expert with a focus on statistics. He got his start at CBS SportsLine in 2021, is in his third season as the lead college basketball betting analyst at ShotQualityBets, and hosts live-betting streams on YouTube and Twitter. He is graduate of Hamilton College with a degree in Physics.

Brad Wachtel, Hoops HQ's lead Bracketologist since 2024, has two decades of experience projecting NCAA Tournament brackets. His NCAA Tournament analysis has appeared on countless outlets, including the Field of 68, SiriusXM College Sports, the Sports Grid, the Asbury Park Press and the Newark Star-Ledger. He is a former men's basketball administrator at Rutgers and director of operations for The Hoop Group.

Brett Friedlander is a sportwriter who has won 26 national, state and regional awards, covered 13 Final Fours, The Masters golf tournament, a Super Bowl and a World Series, and is the author of the book “Chasing Moonlight: The True Story of Field of Dreams’ Doc Graham.”

Chris Dortch has been editor and publisher for Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook — considered the “bible” of college hoops — for the last 26 years. His work has appeared in Sports Illustrated, The Sporting News, NBA.com, ESPN.com, The Athletic, Lindy’s, Athlon’s, the Washington Post, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and SECSports.com.

Aaron Bracy has covered sports in Philadelphia for the Associated Press and several other outlets for nearly three decades. His website, Big5Hoops.com, is a leading voice for coverage of the Philadelphia Big 5. His first book, A Soaring Season: The Incredible, Inspiring Story of the 2003–04 Saint Joseph’s Hawks (Brookline), will be available wherever books are sold on March 1, 2025.

Rapheal Davis is a distinguished former college basketball player and media personality, known for his outstanding tenure as a three-time team captain at Purdue University under Coach Matt Painter. With four years of experience as a studio and color analyst for the Big Ten Network and two years covering high school basketball, Rapheal brings a wealth of knowledge and passion to the sport.

If you love college basketball, you probably have heard or seen Debbie Antonelli on ESPN or CBS. A 3 year starting guard  and captain at NC State, Debbie helped lead the Wolfpack to 4 NCAA Tournaments, 2 sweet 16s, 2 ACC regular  season titles and one ACC Tournament title. Her 37 year broadcasting career landed her in the  Naismith Hall of Fame and winner of the Curt Gowdy Media Award, Women’s Basketball Hall of  Fame, North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame, NC State’s Ring of Honor with her banner in the  rafters at Reynolds Coliseum. She has also been recognized with 2 Emmy Awards.

Tristan Freeman has been the lead writer and editor at FanSided's Busting Brackets since 2018. He is regular contributor to Sports Illustrated, Bleacher Report, Field of 68 Daily, Sleepers Media and HoriZone Roundtable. He is a longtime member of the US Basketball Writers Association.

Mit is a college sports attorney based in Kansas City. He currently represents numerous universities, NIL collectives, businesses, athletes and agents in NIL and other college sports-related matters, and is often sought out by the media and others for his expertise in those areas.