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• Murphy, Freeman help Auburn end skid while dealing Kentucky third straight loss, 75-74
KeShawn Murphy totaled 25 points and 10 rebounds, and Elyjah Freeman tipped in a miss with 1.4 seconds left as Auburn ended a five-game losing streak by handing Kentucky a third straight loss, winning 75-74 on Saturday night. Tahaad Pettiford made two free throws with 14 seconds left to pull Auburn within a point. Kentucky turned it over, but Mouhamed Dioubate blocked an attempted layup by Kevin...2026
• NBA Teams Treating 2026 Draft As Window For Franchise Player Amid Thin Future Classes

League sources are increasingly flagging the 2026 NBA Draft as a critical acquisition window, warning that the 2027 and 2028 classes lack the star-level talent that franchises covet, elevating the stakes of this year's lottery considerably. That urgency has tangibly influenced front-office behavior. Teams such as the Utah Jazz and Washington Wizards moved with notable competitive aggression at the...2026
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• Hall has 24 points as Auburn beats No. 16 Florida 76-67 for first win in Gainesville since 1996
Keyshawn Hall scored 24 points, including 22 in Auburn’s dominant and stunning first half, and the Tigers upset No. 16 Florida 76-67 on Saturday for the program’s first win in Gainesville since 1996. Auburn used 7-0, 8-0 and 12-0 runs en route to a 15-point halftime lead in a matchup of 2025 Final Four teams, building enough of a cushion to withstand the Gators’ frantic rally after the break. De...2026
• Scouts See 2026 NBA Draft Opening Up After Top Five Picks

Darryn Peterson holds the top spot in ESPN's updated 2026 NBA mock draft, followed closely by AJ Dybantsa and Cameron Boozer. The three elite prospects have separated themselves at the top while scouts see significant variance beyond the first five selections. The draft lottery remains five months away, but all three top contenders are performing at impressively high levels in college. Peterson at...2026
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• AJ Dybantsa Ranked No. 1 In The Athletic's First 2026 NBA Draft Big Board

AJ Dybantsa claimed the top position in the first 2026 NBA Draft Big Board released this week by Sam Vecenie of The Athletic. The BYU wing moved ahead of Kansas guard Darryn Peterson and Duke forward Cameron Boozer in rankings that showcase what NBA personnel and analysts consider an exceptional draft class. The 6-foot-9 Dybantsa is averaging 23.1 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.8 assists while shootin...2026
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• Caleb Wilson, Kingston Flemings Lead Freshman Class Below 2026 NBA Draft's Elite Tier

While the 2026 NBA draft features a historically strong top tier, league evaluators view the depth beyond the elite prospects as comparable to an average draft year. NBA teams expect big-money NIL compensation to continue driving mid-tier prospects back to college, creating uncertainty about the overall class strength, according to ESPN's updated rankings. The consensus around the NBA remains that...2025
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• Kingston Flemings Rises To No. 7 In The Athletic's 2026 NBA Mock Draft

Houston guard Kingston Flemings has emerged as a major riser in the 2026 NBA Draft class, climbing to the No. 7 overall projection in an updated mock draft from The Athletic. The 6-4 guard is averaging 15.3 points, 3.6 rebounds and five assists while shooting 61 percent from the field and 52 percent from 3-point range. Scouts contacted for the updated projections spoke on the condition of anonymit...2025
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• Kingston Flemings Rises To No. 7 In The Athlteic's 2026 NBA Mock Draft

Houston guard Kingston Flemings has emerged as a major riser in the 2026 NBA Draft class, climbing to the No. 7 overall projection in an updated mock draft from The Athletic. The 6-4 guard is averaging 15.3 points, 3.6 rebounds and five assists while shooting 61 percent from the field and 52 percent from 3-point range. Scouts contacted for the updated projections spoke on the condition of anonymit...2025
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• Darryn Peterson Projected No. 1 Overall In ESPN's First 2026 NBA Mock Draft
Kansas freshman Darryn Peterson has emerged as the projected No. 1 overall pick in ESPN's first 2026 NBA Mock Draft released Tuesday. The guard is averaging 21.5 points through two games but has missed recent contests due to a hamstring injury. According to ESPN draft analyst Jeremy Woo, Peterson's "dynamic three-level scoring, impressive physical tools, defensive tenacity and competitive intangib...2025
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• 10 breakout sophomore candidates poised to make an impact in the 2025-26 men’s college basketball season

Photo by Milad Payami/FIBA via Getty Images Which players will make the leap from “good” to “great” as sophomores? Here are 10 candidates to keep an eye on. It’s long been said that the most important offseason for a college basketball player is the one that occurs between their freshman and sophomore seasons. For this reason, “breakout sophomore” has been a phrase attached to coverage of...2025
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• Men’s college basketball rankings: Breaking down the top 25 teams after NBA Draft declaration deadline

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Here’s our early top 25 rankings for the upcoming men’s college basketball season. After two months of portal madness and dozens of stay-or-go NBA Draft decisions, we finally have a pretty clear picture of what most rosters are going to look like for the 2025-26 men’s college basketball season. With that in mind, let’s update some early rankings. 1. Hou...2025
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• College basketball’s 6 biggest winners and losers from NBA Draft withdrawal deadline

Here the biggest winners and losers from the 2025 NBA Draft college withdrawal deadline. The strength of the 2025 NBA Draft class was always going to be threatened by the NIL money flowing through college basketball. Now that college players have the opportunity to make millions per season and offer themselves up to the highest bidder via the transfer portal at the end of every year, the allure of...2025
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• NBA Draft combine 2025 winners and losers, starring Ace Bailey, Duke recruit, and more

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Here are our winners and losers from the 2025 NBA Draft Combine. CHICAGO — The NBA Draft Combine might never have quite as much star-making power as its NFL counterpart, but make no mistake: a good week of measurements, athletic testing, and interviews can change a young basketball player’s life forever. It was only a few years ago when Santa Clara sen...2025
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• NBA mock draft 2025: Instant projection after Mavs win Cooper Flagg sweepstakes

Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images The 2025 NBA draft lottery is settled. Here’s our instant mock draft. The 2025 NBA Draft lottery was always going to be one of the most meaningful of the 21st century. Teams at the bottom of the standings wrestled for position all season to increase their odds at landing the No. 1 overall pick and the rights to Duke super freshman Cooper Flagg. We now ...2025
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• AJ Dybantsa Ranked No. 1 In The Athletic's First 2026 NBA Draft Big Board
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• Caleb Wilson, Kingston Flemings Lead Freshman Class Below 2026 NBA Draft's Elite Tier
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• Darryn Peterson Projected No. 1 Overall In ESPN's First 2026 NBA Mock Draft
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• ESPN Ranks Darryn Peterson No. 1 In Historic 2026 NBA Draft Class
ESPN released its top 100 rankings for the 2026 NBA Draft class, headlined by Kansas freshman Darryn Peterson at No. 1, with BYU's AJ Dybantsa and Duke's Cameron Boozer rounding out the top three. The draft is regarded as one of the deepest in recent memory. Peterson, an 18-year-old guard standing 6-foot-6, has emerged as the front-runner for the top pick after a dominant senior year of high schoo...2025
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• Darryn Peterson Leads Consensus Top 3 In 2026 NBA Draft With AJ Dybantsa, Cameron Boozer
Kansas guard Darryn Peterson has emerged as the consensus top prospect in the 2026 NBA Draft, leading a class headlined by three potential franchise players, according to a comprehensive mock draft analysis. Peterson, BYU wing AJ Dybantsa, and Duke forward Cameron Boozer comprise an elite tier of prospects compared to Cooper Flagg's standing in the 2025 draft. Scouts expect robust tanking efforts ...2025
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• 6 men’s college basketball teams who got better this offseason, and 2 who got worse

Set Number: X164703 TK2 Here are some men’s college basketball teams that got better over the offseason ... and a couple that got worse. The men’s college basketball season is a sprint, not a marathon. No team plays more than 40 games including the postseason, and that’s all that’s needed for a national champion to be crowned. The offseason is starting to feel the same way: most of the tra...2025
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• Murphy, Freeman help Auburn end skid while dealing Kentucky third straight loss, 75-74
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• Darryn Peterson Leads Consensus Top 3 In 2026 NBA Draft With AJ Dybantsa, Cameron Boozer
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• NBA mock draft 2025: Instant projection after Mavs win Cooper Flagg sweepstakes
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• Final Four teams, ranked by likelihood of winning 2025 men’s national championship

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images The men’s NCAA tournament is down to four teams, and only the No. 1 seeds are still dancing. Let’s rank them by their championship chances. The top teams during the 2024-2025 men’s college basketball season always seemed a cut above the rest of the country. That idea was confirmed forever when all four No. 1 seeds reached the men’s Final Four for the fir...2025
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• A case for why each Final Four team could win the 2025 men’s basketball national championship

Rob Kinnan-Imagn Images A blockbuster Final Four featuring all No. 1 seeds is coming to San Antonio next weekend. There has been no college basketball season in recent memory where it felt like the gap between the sport’s four or five best teams and the rest of the country was as wide as the one we’ve seen over the past five months. With that being the case, it seems beyond fitting that ...2025
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• Sweet 16 teams, ranked by national championship chances in 2025 men’s March Madness

Photo by Lance King/Getty Images Let’s rank the 16 teams still standing in the 2025 men’s NCAA tournament by their national championship chances. The 2025 men’s NCAA tournament will certainly not go down in history for upsets and Cinderellas. The favorites held serve during the opening weekend of March Madness, setting up some high-powered matchups in the Sweet 16 and beyond. All four No. ...2025
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• 7 college basketball freshmen ready to ball in men’s March Madness bracket, ranked

Photo by Adam Ruff/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images These are the freshmen ready for a star turn in the 2025 men’s NCAA tournament. College basketball is an old man’s game now. There are fifth- and sixth-year seniors on contenders around the country thanks to this being the final “Covid year” season, which granted an extra year of eligibility to any player enrolled during the pandemic. The...2025
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• Why Tahaad Pettiford could be the X-Factor to Auburn’s March Madness run

John Reed-Imagn Images Auburn has been the top team consistently this college basketball season. The Auburn Tigers have been arguably the best team in college basketball this season, holding the No. 1 spot in the AP Top 25 for the last seven weeks as they’ve gone 25-2 in the loaded SEC. Auburn’s year started off with a marquee 74-69 victory over the Houston Cougars back in game No. 2 of th...2025
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• College basketball’s top-25 men’s teams, ranked, to start 2024-2025 season

David Butler II-Imagn Images The top-25 teams in men’s college basketball for 2024-2025 season, previewed by our experts Another chapter in college basketball begins on Monday as the 2024-25 season kicks off. Last April, UConn, led by head coach Dan Hurley, cut down the nets in at the national championship in Arizona, beating Purdue 75-60. With the transfer portal, new incoming freshmen...2024
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• March Madness’ 50 best players, ranked for 2025 men’s NCAA tournament

Rob Kinnan-Imagn Images Let’s rank the best players in the 2025 men’s NCAA tournament College basketball is in a state of transition, and so too is the idea of the modern college basketball star. The defining players in the 2025 men’s NCAA tournament do not fit in any particular box. They come from every corner of the world, in all shapes and sizes, each with their own idiosyncratic stren...2025
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• NBA draft player survey: Who's the most underrated prospect in this class?
Auburn's Tahaad Pettiford garnered the most votes while others vouched for their college teammates....2025
• Men’s college basketball top 25 rankings after transfer portal closed

Christine Tannous/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The team that came excruciatingly close to cutting down the nets in 2025 is the early favorite to get the job done in 2026. The moving and shaking is far from finished, but the closing of the transfer portal leaves us with more clarity about the landscape of the 2025-26 men’s college basketball season than we had three weeks ...2025
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• A case for why each Final Four team could win the 2025 men’s basketball national championship
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• 7 college basketball freshmen ready to ball in men’s March Madness bracket, ranked
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• Tahaad Pettiford withdraws from NBA Draft, will return to Auburn after Final Four run
Tahaad Pettiford will now very likely be a first-round pick in next year’s NBA Draft....2025

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• Hall has 24 points as Auburn beats No. 16 Florida 76-67 for first win in Gainesville since 1996
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• Darryn Peterson Projected No. 1 Overall In ESPN's First 2026 NBA Mock Draft
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• 2 shocking NBA Draft decisions had projected 1st round picks return to college for NIL bags

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images College basketball’s NIL money won out over the NBA Draft for 2 projected first-round picks The Name, Image, and Likeness money flowing through men’s college basketball has completely changed the landscape of the sport. Now NIL is impacting the NBA, too. The early entry withdrawal deadline to maintain college eligibility passed on Wednesday night, and...2025
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