Kevin Sweeney
@ksweeneycbb.bsky.social
Sports Illustrated staff writer covering college hoops and the NBA draft. Northwestern alum. Also found on Field of 68 and the Scout Team Pod.
Last year’s Darryn Peterson vs. AJ Dybantsa battle swung many undecideds Peterson’s way.
This year’s made the answer obvious.
Even with his cramping woes, Darryn Peterson is the clear choice at the top of a loaded 2026 draft:
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This year’s made the answer obvious.
Even with his cramping woes, Darryn Peterson is the clear choice at the top of a loaded 2026 draft:
www.si.com/college-bask...
Darryn Peterson Is Clear No. 1 NBA Draft Pick After Outshining AJ Dybantsa
The Kansas guard’s ability to score from all three levels without forcing the game exposed a clear gap for the top prospects.
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February 1, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Last year’s Darryn Peterson vs. AJ Dybantsa battle swung many undecideds Peterson’s way.
This year’s made the answer obvious.
Even with his cramping woes, Darryn Peterson is the clear choice at the top of a loaded 2026 draft:
www.si.com/college-bask...
This year’s made the answer obvious.
Even with his cramping woes, Darryn Peterson is the clear choice at the top of a loaded 2026 draft:
www.si.com/college-bask...
Darryn Peterson.
January 31, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Darryn Peterson.
Bill Self going with Flory to guard AJ Dybantsa is an interesting wrinkle. No shot attempts from AJ in the first four minutes. Peterson with seven early for the Jayhawks. Entertaining start!
January 31, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Bill Self going with Flory to guard AJ Dybantsa is an interesting wrinkle. No shot attempts from AJ in the first four minutes. Peterson with seven early for the Jayhawks. Entertaining start!
Darryn Peterson vs AJ Dybantsa tips in 10 minutes. In case you missed their last matchup… it was electric. Fireworks to come today.
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#1 Ranked AJ Dybantsa (49 PTS) vs #2 Darryn Peterson (58 PTS) Was WAR! | SHOCKING ENDING!
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January 31, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Darryn Peterson vs AJ Dybantsa tips in 10 minutes. In case you missed their last matchup… it was electric. Fireworks to come today.
youtu.be/vPhvzCoVMLw?...
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Second straight second-half comeback for Seton Hall. Pirates hold serve in a much-needed one against Marquette. Three major road opportunities for Q1 wins in their next four. Incredible bounceback year in South Orange continues.
January 31, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Second straight second-half comeback for Seton Hall. Pirates hold serve in a much-needed one against Marquette. Three major road opportunities for Q1 wins in their next four. Incredible bounceback year in South Orange continues.
Road to the NCAAT for Virginia Tech gets a lot tougher after today. Every Q1 opportunity on their schedule in February/March is on the road. Probably will need to steal a couple to get in. Had opportunities today: They'll rue so many good looks missed from three.
January 31, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Road to the NCAAT for Virginia Tech gets a lot tougher after today. Every Q1 opportunity on their schedule in February/March is on the road. Probably will need to steal a couple to get in. Had opportunities today: They'll rue so many good looks missed from three.
Breaking my Bluesky absence to share my annual 1-365 national college hoops rankings, a labor of love (and maybe torture) few others would take on.
Your early guide to college hoops in 2025-26:
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Your early guide to college hoops in 2025-26:
www.si.com/college-bask...
Sports Illustrated’s Complete 2025–26 Men’s College Basketball Rankings From No. 365 to No. 1
The annual preseason list takes into account all offseason moves and predicts how the march toward the NCAA tournament will play out.
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October 27, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Breaking my Bluesky absence to share my annual 1-365 national college hoops rankings, a labor of love (and maybe torture) few others would take on.
Your early guide to college hoops in 2025-26:
www.si.com/college-bask...
Your early guide to college hoops in 2025-26:
www.si.com/college-bask...
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Fantastic write-up of Houston's beautiful game-winning inbounds play against Purdue last night from @ksweeneycbb.bsky.social www.si.com/inside-houst...
Inside Houston’s Last-Second Sweet 16 Winning Play
Milos Uzan was the third option on the drawn-up situation, but big man JoJo Tugler’s instincts made all the difference to advance the Cougars.
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March 29, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Fantastic write-up of Houston's beautiful game-winning inbounds play against Purdue last night from @ksweeneycbb.bsky.social www.si.com/inside-houst...
As I first reported on Twitter (down currently), Penn has parted ways with Steve Donahue after back-to-back 7th-place Ivy finishes, source told @sportsillustrated.bsky.social.
Donahue was 131-130 in nine seasons there.
Arguably the best job in the Ivy League.
Donahue was 131-130 in nine seasons there.
Arguably the best job in the Ivy League.
March 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
As I first reported on Twitter (down currently), Penn has parted ways with Steve Donahue after back-to-back 7th-place Ivy finishes, source told @sportsillustrated.bsky.social.
Donahue was 131-130 in nine seasons there.
Arguably the best job in the Ivy League.
Donahue was 131-130 in nine seasons there.
Arguably the best job in the Ivy League.
Louisiana is parting ways with longtime head coach Bob Marlin, per release.
Marlin had been at UL since 2010. Off to a 3-9 start this year.
Assistant Derrick Zimmerman will be the interim.
Coaches have been angling for this one behind the scenes for months already, if not longer.
Marlin had been at UL since 2010. Off to a 3-9 start this year.
Assistant Derrick Zimmerman will be the interim.
Coaches have been angling for this one behind the scenes for months already, if not longer.
December 19, 2024 at 10:03 PM
Louisiana is parting ways with longtime head coach Bob Marlin, per release.
Marlin had been at UL since 2010. Off to a 3-9 start this year.
Assistant Derrick Zimmerman will be the interim.
Coaches have been angling for this one behind the scenes for months already, if not longer.
Marlin had been at UL since 2010. Off to a 3-9 start this year.
Assistant Derrick Zimmerman will be the interim.
Coaches have been angling for this one behind the scenes for months already, if not longer.
🚨 Midseason Portal Rankings 🚨
A check-in on the 10 best/most impactful transfers in college basketball thus far, plus five mid-majors that struck gold with under-the-radar adds.
1. Chaz Lanier
2. PJ Haggerty
3. Adou Thiero
Full top 10 and more:
www.si.com/college-bask...
A check-in on the 10 best/most impactful transfers in college basketball thus far, plus five mid-majors that struck gold with under-the-radar adds.
1. Chaz Lanier
2. PJ Haggerty
3. Adou Thiero
Full top 10 and more:
www.si.com/college-bask...
Ranking Top 10 Men’s College Basketball Transfers Through First Month
The portal has driven change to rosters across the country, and many of those players have exceeded expectations with their new teams.
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December 17, 2024 at 6:25 PM
🚨 Midseason Portal Rankings 🚨
A check-in on the 10 best/most impactful transfers in college basketball thus far, plus five mid-majors that struck gold with under-the-radar adds.
1. Chaz Lanier
2. PJ Haggerty
3. Adou Thiero
Full top 10 and more:
www.si.com/college-bask...
A check-in on the 10 best/most impactful transfers in college basketball thus far, plus five mid-majors that struck gold with under-the-radar adds.
1. Chaz Lanier
2. PJ Haggerty
3. Adou Thiero
Full top 10 and more:
www.si.com/college-bask...
I’ll double this up…
The KenPom daily ratings archive dates back to the 2011-12 season.
Auburn’s net efficiency rating of 35.00 on December 15 is the highest any team has been at this point in the season… by far.
The next-best efficiency rating on this date: 31.40.
The KenPom daily ratings archive dates back to the 2011-12 season.
Auburn’s net efficiency rating of 35.00 on December 15 is the highest any team has been at this point in the season… by far.
The next-best efficiency rating on this date: 31.40.
December 15, 2024 at 2:54 PM
I’ll double this up…
The KenPom daily ratings archive dates back to the 2011-12 season.
Auburn’s net efficiency rating of 35.00 on December 15 is the highest any team has been at this point in the season… by far.
The next-best efficiency rating on this date: 31.40.
The KenPom daily ratings archive dates back to the 2011-12 season.
Auburn’s net efficiency rating of 35.00 on December 15 is the highest any team has been at this point in the season… by far.
The next-best efficiency rating on this date: 31.40.
When Overtime Elite came onto the scene, some expected more flash than substance.
3+ years later, the league is one of the top hoops incubators in the world... and just getting started.
"We try... to make it a place that has literally no weaknesses.”
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3+ years later, the league is one of the top hoops incubators in the world... and just getting started.
"We try... to make it a place that has literally no weaknesses.”
www.si.com/basketball/p...
Power Elite: How Overtime Went From Highlight Culture to Basketball Academy
With a league turning out five-star prospects, there’s no denying that OTE has fundamentally altered the hoops landscape.
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December 12, 2024 at 2:44 PM
When Overtime Elite came onto the scene, some expected more flash than substance.
3+ years later, the league is one of the top hoops incubators in the world... and just getting started.
"We try... to make it a place that has literally no weaknesses.”
www.si.com/basketball/p...
3+ years later, the league is one of the top hoops incubators in the world... and just getting started.
"We try... to make it a place that has literally no weaknesses.”
www.si.com/basketball/p...
Cooper Flagg comes in at No. 1 in my updated 2025 draft big board, but plenty of movement below him.
Check in on where I have Rutgers' star freshmen, the *other* Duke guys and more key names worth tracking:
www.si.com/nba/nba-draft-big-board-cooper-flagg-duke-baylor-rutgers
Check in on where I have Rutgers' star freshmen, the *other* Duke guys and more key names worth tracking:
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NBA Draft Big Board: Three Blue Devils in Top 10, Rutgers’ Dylan Harper, Ace Bailey Near Top
A month into the college basketball season, the freshman class has outproduced its high expectations.
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December 6, 2024 at 5:15 PM
Cooper Flagg comes in at No. 1 in my updated 2025 draft big board, but plenty of movement below him.
Check in on where I have Rutgers' star freshmen, the *other* Duke guys and more key names worth tracking:
www.si.com/nba/nba-draft-big-board-cooper-flagg-duke-baylor-rutgers
Check in on where I have Rutgers' star freshmen, the *other* Duke guys and more key names worth tracking:
www.si.com/nba/nba-draft-big-board-cooper-flagg-duke-baylor-rutgers
All told, I think 2-2 for Duke against Auburn, Arizona, Kentucky and Kansas is pretty impressive... and the only reason it doesn't feel like that is that they easily could be 4-0.
December 5, 2024 at 4:49 AM
All told, I think 2-2 for Duke against Auburn, Arizona, Kentucky and Kansas is pretty impressive... and the only reason it doesn't feel like that is that they easily could be 4-0.
The Isaiah Evans Game
December 5, 2024 at 3:16 AM
The Isaiah Evans Game
North Carolina started from as good a place as anyone this spring with what they were bringing back in the backcourt and the two five-stars incoming.
Just a massive whiff all spring that is translating onto the court now.
3:30 away from a 4-4 start in Chapel Hill.
Just a massive whiff all spring that is translating onto the court now.
3:30 away from a 4-4 start in Chapel Hill.
December 5, 2024 at 2:14 AM
North Carolina started from as good a place as anyone this spring with what they were bringing back in the backcourt and the two five-stars incoming.
Just a massive whiff all spring that is translating onto the court now.
3:30 away from a 4-4 start in Chapel Hill.
Just a massive whiff all spring that is translating onto the court now.
3:30 away from a 4-4 start in Chapel Hill.
Entertaining first half between UConn and Baylor. UConn still getting killed at the rim defensively (20 Baylor paint points,+ eight FTs) but looked better later in the half keeping drivers at bay. Getting the threes they want on the other end.
Big 20 mins ahead for both teams.
Big 20 mins ahead for both teams.
December 5, 2024 at 12:29 AM
Entertaining first half between UConn and Baylor. UConn still getting killed at the rim defensively (20 Baylor paint points,+ eight FTs) but looked better later in the half keeping drivers at bay. Getting the threes they want on the other end.
Big 20 mins ahead for both teams.
Big 20 mins ahead for both teams.
lol Dan Hurley is a crazy person
December 4, 2024 at 11:56 PM
lol Dan Hurley is a crazy person
The hijinks of early NET rankings… Syracuse lost by 26 to Tennessee last night and still climbed 18 spots overnight, from 178 to 160.
December 4, 2024 at 4:32 PM
The hijinks of early NET rankings… Syracuse lost by 26 to Tennessee last night and still climbed 18 spots overnight, from 178 to 160.
The ACC is now 0-9 against the SEC to start today’s ACC/SEC challenge.
And this isn’t just poor matchups… ACC teams are just 2-7 against the spread.
League is now 1-21 in games against the SEC as we wait on a final result between Kentucky and Clemson.
Disastrous.
And this isn’t just poor matchups… ACC teams are just 2-7 against the spread.
League is now 1-21 in games against the SEC as we wait on a final result between Kentucky and Clemson.
Disastrous.
December 4, 2024 at 4:32 AM
The ACC is now 0-9 against the SEC to start today’s ACC/SEC challenge.
And this isn’t just poor matchups… ACC teams are just 2-7 against the spread.
League is now 1-21 in games against the SEC as we wait on a final result between Kentucky and Clemson.
Disastrous.
And this isn’t just poor matchups… ACC teams are just 2-7 against the spread.
League is now 1-21 in games against the SEC as we wait on a final result between Kentucky and Clemson.
Disastrous.
Cards not at full strength, but 20+ point drubbings in Pat Kelsey’s first two big home games isn’t ideal as he looks to re-inject some energy into this Louisville program.
Ole Miss rolling tonight at the Yum! Center.
Ole Miss rolling tonight at the Yum! Center.
December 4, 2024 at 4:02 AM
Cards not at full strength, but 20+ point drubbings in Pat Kelsey’s first two big home games isn’t ideal as he looks to re-inject some energy into this Louisville program.
Ole Miss rolling tonight at the Yum! Center.
Ole Miss rolling tonight at the Yum! Center.
After years of explosive offenses, odd to see a Steve Forbes team be so offensively-challenged. Wake stuck on 44 with three minutes to go on the road at Texas A&M.
Good news? Wake’s early win over Michigan is aging quite nicely.
Good news? Wake’s early win over Michigan is aging quite nicely.
December 4, 2024 at 4:00 AM
After years of explosive offenses, odd to see a Steve Forbes team be so offensively-challenged. Wake stuck on 44 with three minutes to go on the road at Texas A&M.
Good news? Wake’s early win over Michigan is aging quite nicely.
Good news? Wake’s early win over Michigan is aging quite nicely.
Providence using Bryce Hopkins as a small-ball 5 tonight in his season debut feels as noteworthy as his 16 points, 5 boards and 4 assists.
Friars bounce back in a BIG way from Atlantis and blow out BYU.
Friars bounce back in a BIG way from Atlantis and blow out BYU.
December 4, 2024 at 3:51 AM
Providence using Bryce Hopkins as a small-ball 5 tonight in his season debut feels as noteworthy as his 16 points, 5 boards and 4 assists.
Friars bounce back in a BIG way from Atlantis and blow out BYU.
Friars bounce back in a BIG way from Atlantis and blow out BYU.
Grading what your concern level should be for five highly-ranked preseason teams who flopped during Feast Week:
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Men’s College Basketball Panic Meter After Feast Week Flops
Ranking how concerned should fans be for five top teams with disastrous results, including two-time defending champion UConn’s 0–3 trip to Maui.
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December 3, 2024 at 2:55 PM
Grading what your concern level should be for five highly-ranked preseason teams who flopped during Feast Week:
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www.si.com/college-bask...