2025 Jordan Brand Classic: Team Air
The 2025 Jordan Brand Classic, held Friday night in Washington, D.C., featured a high-profile high school showcase filled with athleticism, energy, and future NBA potential. Team Air pulled away for a 141–124 win in a high-scoring affair, with several prospects leaving strong impressions on scouts in attendance. This is part one of a two-part breakdown,…
Elevator Doors: Space vs Showmanship vs Sacrifice
We have reached the end of the NBA regular season. With all 82 games in the books and the glorious playoffs in front of us, it is now time to argue about individual recognition. Awards season in the NBA is much like what we see in Hollywood – months of campaigning, jockeying, prognosticating, and agenda-setting…
2025 NBA Draft: Extended Mock Draft 4.1
The 2025 NBA Extended Mock Draft 4.0 arrives with all eyes on the “Capture the Flagg” sweepstakes, as teams await the May 12 NBA Draft Lottery to determine who lands the coveted No. 1 pick. In a year headlined by generational talent at the top, several franchises have gone all-in to position themselves for a…
Elevator Doors: Agony
Basketball will break your heart. It’s Saturday, April 5. Duke is up double digits on Houston. It’s feeling inevitable. Duke is the most talented team with the most talented single player in all of college basketball. is doing whatever he wants. Aran Smith, the proprietor of this fine website, is texting with me, asking how…
2025 NBA Draft: Extended Mock Draft 3.1
With the NCAA season now complete, our 2025 Extended Mock Draft 3.1 dives into the top 30 first-round prospects, complete with in-depth analysis and NBA comparisons for each player as draft boards begin to take shape. 1. Utah Jazz 6-8 205 SF/PF Duke Fr. Cooper Flagg enters the 2025 NBA Draft as one of the…
Stock Watch: Final Four
Following Florida’s impressive victory Monday night, we take an immediate look at the players who improved—and those who may have damaged—their draft stock over Final Four weekend, including standout performances from the national championship stage in San Antonio. Stock Up 6-9 220 SF/PF Duke Fr. The headliner didn’t make it to Monday, but with the…
National Championship Preview: Florida vs. Houston, Plus Top 5 Prospects to Watch
Why Florida Prevails: Guard Play and Offensive Versatility Florida enters Monday night’s national championship as a one-point favorite, largely due to their dynamic backcourt and explosive offensive attack. Led by veteran guard Jr., who leads both teams in scoring at 18.5 PPG, the Gators have the ability to speed up the game and stretch defenses…
Stock Watch: Sweet Sixteen/Elite Eight
The second weekend of March Madness delivered as advertised with four one seeds reaching San Antonio for the first time since 2008, which makes for an incredible level of competition and excitement. The following are the players that helped their cause in the rounds of Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight, and a few that had…
Sweet Sixteen Preview: Midwest Region
(1) Houston vs. (4) Purdue Houston played a brand of basketball in round one that was typical, but their margin of victory against SIUE was what impressed me most. Remember, I said that that first round matchup could be closer than anticipated. Boy was I wrong. Houston nearly doubled SIUE in points in round one,…
Sweet Sixteen Preview: West Region
The San Francisco region features 3 chalk teams and one surprise (Arkansas) team. Florida figures to have the inside track but it won’t be easy, with a couple of tough match ups awaiting them. Sweet 16 Matchup: (1) Florida vs. (4) Maryland These two teams have taken a similar path since the beginning of the…
Sweet Sixteen Preview: South Region
#1 Auburn vs. #5 Michigan In what should be a really intriguing contest the Big Ten Conference Tournament Champion is taking on the Southeastern Conference Regular Season Champion. Led by National Player of the Year candidate , the Tigers surround him with prolific shooters. This leads to a difficult choice for defenses: take away the…
Sweet Sixteen Preview: East Region
Aside from BYU knocking off Wisconsin in the Round of 32, the East region provided elite matchups all weekend as the chalkiest region in the tournament. It now leads to an exciting second weekend ahead as tournament favorite Duke attempts to reach the Final Four for the first time under Jon Scheyer. The Blue Devils…
Stock Watch: NCAA Tournament
Often imitated (NBA, NCAA Football), never replicated, March Madness is once again showcasing why it’s the greatest sporting event on the planet. A number of first weekend games (Florida vs UConn in particular) possessed Final Four level excitement and competitiveness. The following is a breakdown of some of the top prospects that have used this…
NCAA Power 16 Rankings
Take a breath, college hoops fans. These three days of rest are much needed after a chaotic opening weekend that likely did some damage to a lot of your brackets. Even without any crazy first round upsets, the NCAA Tournament still delivered and now leaves us with the “top” 16 teams of the 2025 college…
2025 NCAA Tournament Bracket
South East Auburn (1) Duke(1) Alabama St.(16) Auburn Duke Amer/MSM(16) Louisville (8) Creighton Baylor Miss. St. (8) Creighton (9) Auburn Duke Baylor (9) Michigan (5) TexasA&M Oregon Oregon(5) UCSD (12) Michigan Oregon Liberty(12) Texas A&M (4) TexasA&M Arizona Arizona (4) Yale (13) Auburn Duke Akron (13) Ole Miss (6) MichSt. Ala BYU(6) NorthCarolina(11) UNC…
Elevator Doors: March Madness for Procrastinators
March Madness is upon us. For most regular readers of NBADraft.net, you’re all set. You’re plugged in. You have well-informed opinions, multiple brackets, a list of draft sleepers a mile long, and a working knowledge of Lipscomb’s defensive strategies. However, you are the top 0.1%. Everyone else has no idea what’s going on. Many sports…
NCAA Tournament Preview – East Region
From a pure college basketball perspective, or from the perspective of NBA fans looking to see the next pool of young stars, the East region is by far the most captivating. , the undisputed top prospect in the draft, sounds like he’s going to give it a go following an ankle injury in the ACC…
NCAA Tournament Preview — West Region
Why Florida Advances to Final Four Florida enters the tournament as the hottest team in the country with health and momentum on their side. The Gators core of Jr., , , and , matches up with any team in the bracket favorably. Florida has proven themselves all year with quality wins over Auburn, Alabama, Tennessee,…