Players

Meet the elder statesmen of college ball. Plus: Mikel Brown Jr. takes up the mantle at Louisville, stories from Rick Pitino and shoutouts across the NCAA.

Latrell Wrightsell Jr. is back on the court only 11 months after rupturing his Achilles — and he's showing no rust

With the senior forward out until January with a broken arm, others will have to step up to help UNC bridge the gap through a tough non-conference schedule

Forget Neoklis Avdalas and Koa Peat — these under-the-radar talents had explosive games worth celebrating. Here are our 10 favorite surprise performances from opening week.

Koa Peat’s masterpiece against Florida, the Labaron Philon show at Madison Square Garden and more

Driveway pickup games against his NFL brother prepared Kentucky’s Otega Oweh to be a basketball star. Now, the SEC Preseason Player of the Year is primed for a deep Tournament run.

The senior guard, who transferred from Vanderbilt this offseason, has learned valuable lessons from his favorite anime

Tyler Lundblade walked on at Belmont and proved that self-belief can work miracles

The 6-foot-10 graduate forward, who followed coach Alan Huss from High Point to Creighton, has missed the last two years after undergoing a heart procedure

With the 2025 - 2026 season about to start, the Huskies look as dominant as ever. Here, Hoops HQ's Top 25.

At last, the Top 25. Hoops HQ delivers you the final installment of the Top 100 players in college basketball for the 2025-26 season.