Sam Vecenie covers the NBA Draft, college basketball and the NBA for The Athletic. His podcast, the Game Theory Podcast, is regularly ranked among the top podcasts on iTunes. Previously, he worked for CBS Sports, SB Nation, Sporting News, and Vice. Follow Sam on Twitter @Sam_Vecenie

Conference play across college basketball has officially tipped off, with the top teams across the Big 12, SEC, Big Ten, ACC and more facing off on a night-to-night basis. With that comes several of the 2026 NBA Draft’s top prospects facing one another ...

HoopsHype’s third Aggregate 2026 Mock Draft highlights a potentially historic top five featuring Darryn Peterson, AJ Dybantsa, and Cam Boozer. As conference play heats up, we analyze a guard-heavy class and the impact of NIL on late-round decisions.

The college basketball season is well underway, with teams careening toward conference play following a few early-season tournaments. We have more information than we did weeks ago, both on the NBA and college basketball fronts, and while there's plenty of ...

Injuries have limited Darryn Peterson to just six games so far for Kansas. Jamie Squire / Getty Images It’s time for the first 2026 NBA Draft Big Board of the cycle, breaking down the top 100 prospects in what looks to be an exceptional class. The top ...

Darryn Peterson lodged the ball between his arms, but it simultaneously sandwiched into the hands of BYU big man Keba Keita, a fight for possession that ended in a whistle. It had long blown, a perceived battle of masculinity raging on in front of 16,