Mark Cooper
@markcooperjr.bsky.social
Managing Editor for College Sports, The Athletic. Also making Connections: Sports Edition. Go play! https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/connections-sports-edition
Your turn: Pick your best players, coaches and teams of the last 25 years. We'll share the results next week. www.nytimes.com/athletic/649...
Make your picks for the best men’s college basketball players, coaches and teams of the last 25 years
As we make our picks for the best of the quarter-century in men's college basketball, we want to hear yours, too.
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July 18, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Your turn: Pick your best players, coaches and teams of the last 25 years. We'll share the results next week. www.nytimes.com/athletic/649...
We finished with the top 25 games — maybe the most difficult list of all. Kris Jenkins and Mario Chalmers 3s, Cuse-UConn 6OTs and so many other moments. www.nytimes.com/athletic/650...
Ranking the 25 best men’s college basketball games of the 2000s: Chalmers’ 3, 6 OTs and more
More than 100,000 games over the last 25 years were whittled down to the best of the best.
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July 18, 2025 at 8:16 PM
We finished with the top 25 games — maybe the most difficult list of all. Kris Jenkins and Mario Chalmers 3s, Cuse-UConn 6OTs and so many other moments. www.nytimes.com/athletic/650...
Jim Root ranked the top 25 teams that didn't win a title, from Cooper Flagg's Duke to Frank Kaminsky's Wisconsin and many others: www.nytimes.com/athletic/649...
College hoops’ 25 best non-champs since 2000, from Cooper Flagg’s Duke to Wichita State
Great college basketball teams often see their dreams denied in the volatile environment that is March Madness.
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July 18, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Jim Root ranked the top 25 teams that didn't win a title, from Cooper Flagg's Duke to Frank Kaminsky's Wisconsin and many others: www.nytimes.com/athletic/649...
2000-01 Duke or 2011-12 Kentucky? @brendanmarks.bsky.social made that tough call in ranking the top 25 teams: www.nytimes.com/athletic/649...
Ranking the 25 best college basketball teams of the 2000s: Which blue blood comes out on top?
Seven teams that won it all since 2000 do not appear — meaning seven others that fell short of winning a national title made the cut.
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July 18, 2025 at 8:16 PM
2000-01 Duke or 2011-12 Kentucky? @brendanmarks.bsky.social made that tough call in ranking the top 25 teams: www.nytimes.com/athletic/649...
The top 25 coaches of the last 25 years, via @cjmoorehoops.bsky.social.
1. Bill Self
The rest … www.nytimes.com/athletic/649...
1. Bill Self
The rest … www.nytimes.com/athletic/649...
Ranking men’s college basketball’s top 25 coaches of the 2000s: Bill Self, Roy Williams top list
The NCAA Tournament is one-and-done chaos — regular-season success should matter more when judging college basketball coaches.
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July 18, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The top 25 coaches of the last 25 years, via @cjmoorehoops.bsky.social.
1. Bill Self
The rest … www.nytimes.com/athletic/649...
1. Bill Self
The rest … www.nytimes.com/athletic/649...
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February 9, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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Thank you so much!
February 9, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Thank you so much!