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Elon seven-footer Matt Van Komen overcomes numerous injuries, sets sight on finishing college career with flurry
The center has spent time in the Pac-12, WCC, Division II and now the CAA
2024-25 NEC Preview: CCSU and Wagner are the teams to beat
Sam gives his predictions on the league standings, and potential award winners come season’s end.
2024-25 Atlantic 10 Women’s Basketball Preview: Richmond with an opportunity to repeat
Can a program go back to back in the A10 for the first time since 2016?
Big Sky preview: Northern Arizona seeks to get over hump
The Lumberjacks have played in the conference title game each of the last three years and are now the preseason favorites
South Florida head coach Amir Abdur-Rahim tragically dies at 43
Abdur-Rahim previously coached Kennesaw State to their first ever NCAA Tournament berth.
2024-25 Ivy League Preview: Princeton eyes a run at another title
The Tigers have been among the league’s best for the past several years and look to get back to the Big Dance
The Other Top 25: Memphis begins year in top spot
Five different teams received first-place votes, and the Tigers were not one of them
OVC Preview: Is Little Rock the runaway favorite?
With most of its highlight players from last season gone, a new-look OVC is led by its few continuities
2024-25 Atlantic 10 Men’s Basketball Season Preview: A return to two-bid status
Don’t call it a comeback!
Sugar Rodgers stresses adaptation as keys to her success on and off court
The former WNBA all-star enters her third season as an assistant with William & Mary
2024-25 MAAC Season Preview
Sam Federman’s 2024-25 MAAC Season Preview features nearly 30,000 words of analysis, featuring quotes from every coach and breakdowns of every team.
Cam Sparrow looks to lead Coppin State turnaround after 2-27 season
Sparrow started 24 games as a freshman and will have a bigger role in year two
Senior guard Erik Reynolds II looking to lead a historic season for St. Joe’s
Reynolds will have a chance to stake his claim in the St. Joe’s record books as he returns to Hawk Hill for his fourth season.
The current realignment era: a bleak reality for college basketball
Why the attempted revival of the Pac-12 and the demise of the WAC and the Mountain West have led to this mess
San Francisco seeks to write next chapter in program’s storied history
The Dons return major pieces of core from last season’s NIT team and look to take next step
Conference USA Preview: Can WKU repeat as champions?
A conference consistently ravaged by the transfer portal looks to its continuity to find success
Ron Jirsa brings 40 years of experience to Eastern Kentucky
The veteran coach joins the staff of his former player for his latest stop
American University poses major threat to dethrone Colgate in Patriot League
American University has the depth and experience needed to challenge for the conference championship
Boise State, San Diego State, Colorado State and Fresno State head to Pac-12
These four Mountain West schools are moving to help rebuild the former power conference
Memphis releases four members of coaching staff
The Tigers say goodbye to three assistants and one advisor just two months before start of season
Showdowns among NCAA Tournament teams highlight first week of season
The latest episode of the Mid-Major Madness Podcast looks at some of the marquee matchups from the first week
UMBC guard Ace Valentine aims to be ‘irreplaceable’
Valentine established himself as the starting point guard by the end of his freshman season and looks ready to break out in Year 2
Sophomores Darren Buchanan Jr. and Jacoi Hutchinson should form a dynamic duo for George Washington
With the graduation of James Bishop IV and the loss of Garrett Johnson to injury, GW will need both of them to step up to be competitive in the A10