Kevin Sweeney

3 weeks ago | charlotteobserver.com | Kevin Sweeney

The player pool for the 2025 NBA draft received quite the shake-up as several prospects elected to return to college. Fewer players than usual were even testing the waters as NIL deals make the rush to pro basketball less urgent, and many of those (even potential first-rounders) elected to withdraw from the draft ahead of Wednesday's NCAA deadline.

3 weeks ago | si.com | Kevin Sweeney

The player pool for the 2025 NBA draft received quite the shake-up as several prospects elected to return to college. Fewer players than usual were even testing the waters as NIL deals make the rush to pro basketball less urgent, and many of those (even potential first-rounders) elected to withdraw from the draft ahead of Wednesday’s NCAA deadline.

4 weeks ago | si.com | Kevin Sweeney

After more than two months of near nonstop roster turnover, we have a much clearer picture of what the 2025–26 men’s college basketball landscape looks like. The deadline for players to withdraw from the NBA draft was Wednesday, so a number of schools now know which players will be on campus this fall. Here is Sports Illustrated’s updated way-too-early top 25. The Cougars already looked like a strong contender for the No. 1 spot before Milos Uzan made the surprise decision to return to school.

1 month ago | si.com | Kevin Sweeney

The decision deadline for players to withdraw from the NBA draft and return to college basketball has come and gone. All in all, most players who seemed on the fence on staying versus going ended up heading back to school, including several players you’d expect to be among the sport’s best players in 2025–26. Which teams had the best and worst deadline? Here’s a look at those who are smiling and those with work to do as the dust settles.

1 month ago | si.com | Kevin Sweeney

Florida’s hopes of repeating as men’s basketball national champions in 2025–26 just got a whole lot more real. In one of the biggest transfer portal commitments of the offseason, the Gators reeled in Arkansas Razorbacks transfer guard Boogie Fland. Fland, who once seemed likely to go one-and-done, withdrew his name from the NBA draft last week and officially made his commitment to Florida during an official visit early this week.