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This year's college basketball Player of the Year race is going to be one for the record books.  There is, right now, a pretty clear frontrunner, but

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NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR POWER RANKINGS 2.0

After talking to a half-dozen NBA executives coming out of a loaded month of November, it’s time to unveil Field of 68’s Mock Draft 1.0 with

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FIELD OF 68 MOCK DRAFT 1.0

In college athletics in 2025, the offseason conversation is dominated by the transfer portal, and rightfully so.  A team's fortunes can change in the

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The college basketball National Player of the Year power ranking is fluid, yet six of the top ten players from the week 3 power ranking remain the

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It certainly wasn't very pretty on Wednesday evening, but as the saying goes, an ugly win will beat a pretty loss each and every time. That was the

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Hawkeyes talk win over Grand Canyon

If anyone was wondering why Bennett Stirtz was a preseason All American and how his game would translate to facing higher level competition, you can

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Bennett Stirtz shines in win over Rebels

While the 2025-26 college basketball season remains young, some transfers have already started the season very strong, making their impact felt

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Transfer Portal Impact Watch: Week 3 college basketball power rankings

The college basketball National Player of the Year power ranking is fluid, yet seven of the top ten players from the week 1 power ranking remain the

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College Basketball: National Player of the Year Week 3 Power Ranking

Bennett Stirtz is the straw that stirs the drink for the Iowa basketball team. Tavion Banks is potentially elevating himself from six man to starter

Stirtz and Banks help lead Iowa to victory

University of Iowa senior Bennett Stirtz has been named to the 2025-26 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Men’s College Player of the Year Watch

Bennett Stirtz named to Naismith Trophy Watch List

The college basketball season has finally arrived, and that means it is time to start the conversation about the sport's biggest individual award -

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College Basketball: National Player of the Year Week 1 Power Ranking

University of Iowa senior Bennett Stirtz has been named to the 2026 National Association of Basketball Coaches Division I Player of the Year

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Bennett Stirtz named to NABC Player of the Year Watch List

University of Iowa senior Bennett Stirtz has been named to the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Preseason Top 20 Watch List, the

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Bennett Stirtz named to Cousy Award Watch List

University of Iowa senior Bennett Stirtz has been named a CBS Sports Preseason Second-Team All-American, it was announced Tuesday by the

Bennett Stirtz named preseason All American

One year ago Bennett Stirtz was a second team all conference guard from a D2 school making the leap to the D1 level. Cam Manyawu was looking for

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Stirtz and Manyawu speak at Big Ten Media Day

 University of Iowa senior Bennett Stirtz has been named to the 10-player preseason All-Big Ten team, it was announced Tuesday by the

Bennett Stirtz named preseason All Big Ten

College basketball season is less than a month away. On Tuesday, the Big Ten released its preseason all-conference team, along with the preseason

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Preseason All-Big Ten Team, Player of the Year revealed

With the college basketball season approaching, there will be plenty debate over the top teams in the country early in the schedule, continuing

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Ranking the Top 100 players in college basketball ahead of 2025-26 season

The transfer portal is no longer just a tool to patchwork a college basketball roster, it is a driving force behind off-season roster building. We

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25 transfers poised to shape the 2025-26 college basketball season

1,131 players entered the NCAA Transfer Portal with just over half of those having committed elsewhere to this point of the offseason in college

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Dick Vitale names Top 5 Prime Time Players added from the Transfer Portal

ESPN's Jonathan Givony released a Top 10 mock and a Top 60 Big Board for a very early look at the 2026 NBA Draft on Friday. From there, though,

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2026 NBA Mock Draft: ESPN reveals five players to watch in the coming season

There were 59 selections made last night, with several signings coming since, to finish off the 2025 NBA Draft. Now, the morning after, experts and

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2026 NBA Mock Draft: ESPN releases first projections following 2025 picks

For the outside looking in, it seemed like it was a slam dunk that once Ben McCollum agreed to become the head coach at the University of Iowa that

Bennett Stirtz considered declaring for the NBA Draft

Iowa, following the coaching change from Fran McCaffery to Ben McCollum, has an all-new team following 18-plus portal transactions, plus a pair of

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Ben McCollum gives early impressions of Iowa's roster for '25-'26

With focus shifted on the upcoming football season, it's easy to overlook many of the offseason changes within the college basketball world. Transfer

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