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The relationships like the one Shaka Smart has with point guard Kam Jones allow him to keep Marquette winning without using the transfer portal.

Shaka Smart Is the Only Major Coach Not Using the Transfer Portal. He's Still Winning.
BYU guard Egor Demin holds the ball in one hand about to throw a pass during a game.

NBA Draft Watch: Prospects on the Rise
The newfound emphasis on three-pointers from teams like Illinois is one reason why offense is exploding so far this season.

Hoop Thoughts: Breaking Down the Offensive Explosion in College Basketball
UConn coach Geno Auriemma is surrounded by former players after becoming the all-time wins leader in college basketball.

For Geno Auriemma, Setting the All-Time Record Was Something to Be Celebrated and Shared
Doug Gottlieb picked up his first win as a college head coach when his Green Bay Phoenix beat Western Illinois.

A Head Coach's Diary: A Long Bus Ride, A Rough Night's Sleep, A First Win
Kentucky women's basketball

The First-Ever Hoops HQ Women’s Basketball Stock Report
Great Crossing High School basketball player Malachi Moreno commits to the UK men's basketball

Faux Pelini: Advice for the Newest D1 Basketball Commits
Men’s College Basketball Top 25 Rankings

Men's Top 25 Rankings
St. John's guard RJ Luis Jr. holds the ball in his left hand and looks up.

St. John's Is Off to a Good Start, but Things Are About to Get Real
Hunter Dickinson dunks the ball in a game against Michigan State.

Top Five Candidates for Player of the Year, Freshman and Transfer
Mock NBA draft

2025 NBA Mock Draft: Cooper Flagg, Rutgers Duo Top Star-Studded Class
Women’s College Basketball Top 25 Rankings

Women's Top 25 Rankings
Braden Smith

Inside the Big Ten: Purdue Rolls, Wisconsin Channels History
Indiana forward Mackenzie Mgbako is off to a hot start

Picks Against The Spread: 5 Games to Bet

Eden Laase

Eden Laase

Eden Laase has been covering women’s basketball exclusively for the last four years. Before that she spent time as a beat writer covering Gonzaga men’s basketball, college hockey in Colorado, and high school sports in Michigan, where she co-founded the region's first subscription-based website. Eden’s work has appeared in Sports Illustrated, Just Women’s Sports, Yahoo, the Boston Globe and more. She’s a former Association for Women in Sports Media scholarship winner and member of the Sports Journalism Institute class of 2017, and was recently was named an honorable mention for the inaugural Billie Jean King Excellence in Women’s Sports Coverage award.
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UConn coach Geno Auriemma is surrounded by former players after becoming the all-time wins leader in college basketball.

For Geno Auriemma, Setting the All-Time Record Was Something to Be Celebrated and Shared

No college basketball coach has won more games than Auriemma. He's the first to say he didn't do it alone.

By Eden Laase
Women’s College Basketball Top 25 Rankings

Women's Top 25 Rankings

Eden Laase's rankings for Week Two. The top eight remain intact, but upsets shake up the rest.

By Eden Laase
UConn coach Geno Auriemma standing on the sideline during a game with his arms folded.

In His 40th Season at UConn, Geno Auriemma Hopes The Future Looks Like the Past

Auriemma, 70, wants another title. It has been eight long years since his last one.

By Eden Laase
Women's Fast Break

Women’s Fast Break: South Carolina’s Rocky Start, Freshmen To Watch

Our team of experts runs the floor and answers some burning questions on women's college hoops

By Eden Laase, Debbie Antonelli and Dylan Manfre
Kelly Graves

Oregon Coach Kelly Graves Has His Star Guard, and His Sights on the Final Four

With the addition of Deja Kelly, the Ducks are entering a new chapter

By Eden Laase