Tristan Freeman

1 week ago | bustingbrackets.com | Tristan Freeman

Many quality college basketball players have run out of eligibility from their 4th or 5th years. That includes stars from the most recent Final Four, such as Walter Clayton Jr. (Florida), LJ Cryer (Houston), Johni Broome (Auburn), and, of course, the presumptive No. 1 pick in the next NBA Draft, Cooper Flagg of Duke. But some returning stars from this past season are still set to return for next year.

1 week ago | bustingbrackets.com | Tristan Freeman

The transfer portal, in general, has become crazy for college athletes. Now, with NIL and revenue sharing, players have as much leverage as ever. The most important athletes in college football are at the quarterback position. Earlier this week, Tennessee starting quarterback Nico Iamaleava reported issues with the Vols program, including payments, etc. The relationship broke down, so they had to part ways, setting off a massive ripple effect in the sport this offseason.

2 weeks ago | bustingbrackets.com | Tristan Freeman

The 2024-25 college basketball season ended after Florida won the national title. But the arms race for 2026 has already started, with teams landing as many transfers as possible. Over 1,000 players have already entered the transfer portal, with a few hundred making early commitments to their respective teams. If you missed which top players have committed elsewhere, here’s a power ranking of the top portal commits. 100.

2 weeks ago | bustingbrackets.com | Tristan Freeman

The Florida Gators and Houston Cougars played a hard-fought battle for the 2025 college basketball national championship. It was a close game at halftime, with the Cougars up by three. But a strong start to the second half allowed them to go up by as much as 12 points. However, as with the other two games in the Final Four, the Gators went on a run of its own to eventually take the lead late. A last defensive stop allowed them to get the 65-63 win to get the national championship.

2 weeks ago | bustingbrackets.com | Tristan Freeman

The men’s Final Four had plenty of expectations, with all four teams being No. 1 seeds. And somehow, the games on Saturday overachieved everything that could’ve possibly occurred. In the first game, Walter Clayton Jr. and Florida came back from nine down at halftime to get the 79-73 victory. Duke and Houston followed up that thrilling game, as the Cougars were down by 14 at one point in the second half.