Joey Loose

Chicago

Contributor for @BustingBrackets on @FanSided; Maker of your favorite CBB maps; Go Pack 🧀 Cubs 🐻 Valpo 🛡️; fan of both SDSUs

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Articles

NCAA Basketball: Alabama, Florida and Gonzaga rise in latest WTE power ranking for 2025-26

3 days ago | bustingbrackets.com | Joey Loose

Obvious excitement comes from sports when the games are actually being played, but the college basketball season seems to bring news every month on the calendar. Two months have already passed since Florida cut down the nets as national champions but there’s been no shortage of happenings in this sport from every corner of the country. Dozens of teams have changed head coaches while other programs have experienced other types of personnel changes.
Why Sean Miller of Texas was the best hire in the SEC this offseason

1 week ago | bustingbrackets.com | Joey Loose

It’s very hard to top a season where 14 of the 16 teams in the SEC advanced to the NCAA Tournament. The level of basketball in that league was at a phenomenal level and it’s no surprise to see the national champion coming from the SEC. Florida was far from the only team making headlines last season and those headlines have certainly continued into the offseason.
Why Phil Martelli Jr. of VCU was the best hire in the A-10 this offseason

1 week ago | bustingbrackets.com | Joey Loose

The college basketball universe is constantly changing and the A-10 is certainly evidence of that. It feels like just yesterday that this league was regularly putting several teams into the Big Dance, though the days of Temple and Xavier are long gone and it’s more of a challenge to compete in this league. As such, these teams feel added pressure to compete. Two teams fired their head coaches and honestly both made really exciting hires.
Mississippi State lands intriguing mid-major forward

1 week ago | bustingbrackets.com | Joey Loose

Nearly two months after the completion of the NCAA Tournament there are still a long list of names in the transfer portal. This part of the season seems never ending with constant roster churn, but there are still notable players finding their next homes. One of the more prominent decisions was made on Wednesday with Brandon Walker finding home at Mississippi State.
USC and Eric Musselman land another talented backcourt piece

1 week ago | bustingbrackets.com | Joey Loose

The college basketball offseason sometimes feels like a whirlwind. There has been no shortage of movement in recent months, either through the coaching carousel or the transfer portal, affecting players and programs across the nation. Kezza Giffa was a major part of Alan Huss’s breakthrough at High Point, but Huss left the program and Giffa has now found a new home in the Big Ten.
Why Darian DeVries of Indiana was the best hire in the Big Ten this offseason

1 week ago | bustingbrackets.com | Joey Loose

Now even more of a misnomer, the Big Ten has swelled to 18 schools and there’s intriguing basketball from this conference on a regular basis. This league has had a long eventful history of basketball prowess, while a few legendary coaches still roam the sidelines. Not everyone has been so blessed, as four schools were forced into head coaching searches this offseason.
Why Ross Hodge of West Virginia was the best hire in the Big 12 this offseason

1 week ago | bustingbrackets.com | Joey Loose

A few years ago the Big 12 was in a great place as a basketball conference even with just ten members. Fast forward and another round of realignment has increased that number to 16, with the conference boasting eight new members after saying goodbye to prominent programs in Oklahoma and Texas. Considering Arizona’s recent strength, the rise of BYU, and Houston’s place as an elite program, the conference is doing more than fine in its new form.
Why Will Wade was the best hire in the ACC this offseason

1 week ago | bustingbrackets.com | Joey Loose

This has been an extraordinarily busy offseason in the ACC. It’s not just that the transfer portal has been in full swing, but five different ACC programs made head coaching changes in recent months. This is a conference that featured a handful of current or future Hall of Famers, but much of that revered talent is now gone from the league. However, we may have seen part of that next wave coming into action.
Texas A&M benefits from NBA Draft decision to land all-league caliber transfer guard

1 week ago | bustingbrackets.com | Joey Loose

Even after the NCAA Tournament ends in early April there’s a lot going on in the sport of college basketball, especially with the advent of the transfer portal. What has occupied airwaves in more recent days has been NBA playoffs, though the NBA draft isn’t too far down the line. As dozens of players prepare for their professional futures, one player has decided to stick it out in college ball for another season and that’s already having a domino effect.
Florida brings back key piece from national title run for to increase repeat odds

1 week ago | bustingbrackets.com | Joey Loose

Nearly two months ago Todd Golden coached Florida to their first national championship in nearly two decades, and the third title in the program’s history. As the offseason has chugged along, the Gators have looked more and more like a team that could potentially repeat as champions, and Tuesday’s news certainly cemented that point. After flirting with the NBA Draft process in recent weeks, 6-11 forward Alex Condon affirmed that he would return to the Gators for his junior season.