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Plus: Kansas routs Duke in the heavyweight matchup of the week
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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.
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.
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.
Dylan Manfre is a proud alum from Rider University, where he earned a bachelor's degree, and the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism, where he earned his master’s degree. He covered sports business for Sportico and has written for many local publications.
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.
Joey Dwyer is a junior at Lipscomb University. He got his start doing a Notre Dame basketball podcast from his basement as a 14-year old during COVID and is now aiming to make that 14-year old proud. Dwyer also works with VandySports.com covering Vanderbilt men's basketball, baseball and football in addition to his responsibilities with Hoops HQ.
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.
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.
Sam Lance is the Big 12 and Big East columnist for Hoops HQ. He also contributes to Adam Zagoria’s ZAGSBLOG.com, covering high school basketball and college recruiting, and The Field of 68.
Seth Davis 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.
Tristan Freeman is from Pittsburgh. His college basketball love began with the Panthers' glory days and has extended across the country to every team and conference in the years since. He is a versatile analyst who can cover and talk about everything, and he is glad to be part of a great outlet to continue to talk about the great sport and what it has to offer.
Plus: Kansas routs Duke in the heavyweight matchup of the week
Eden Laase's rankings for Week Four. Two new teams enter the top 10.
The Big Ten’s 20-game conference schedule opens Tuesday