ESPN Search

Jay Bilas and Chad Ford examine the nation's top players from mid-major conferences, highlighting the best under-the-radar players and ranking mid-major prospects with the highest NBA draft stocks. Plus, rising prospects and key games to watch.

Story | Conversation | February 11, 2013

Here's a look at what each team in the Midwest region is losing after this year, what kind of recruiting classes they're bringing in and what it means to their hopes of making future NCAA tournaments.

Story | Conversation | March 13, 2012

They are the pests, the stoppers, the gamblers, the glass eaters and the rim protectors. Here are Fran Fraschilla's top defensive players for the 2011-12 college basketball season.

Blog | Conversation | November 08, 2011

Doug Gottlieb analyzes some of the top returning seniors in college basketball and projects how they may impact their teams in pursuit of March Madness success.

Blog | Conversation | July 26, 2011

Andy Katz updates his early top 25 after the NBA draft's early-entry deadline

Andy Katz takes a (very) early look at the top 25 for 2011-12 and finds some familiar names at the top.

Organizational strategy plays a large role in the draft, and more and more teams are using advanced metrics to guide their selections. Chad Ford gets access to three teams' metric-based top-10 lists and unveils those rankings, in addition to other notes.

Blog | Conversation | June 08, 2010

The Class of 2010 has wrapped up. Which freshmen will be arriving on campus with serious hype? Doug Gottlieb gives us his 10.

Story | Conversation | May 24, 2010

After attending the Nike Hoop Summit, Chad Ford breaks down some of the most promising 2011 draft prospects, including presumptive No. 1 overall pick, Harrison Barnes, a host of young European players and some of the other top high school seniors.

Blog | Conversation | April 12, 2010

The report card is out, and Doug Gottlieb has the final grades for some of the best mid- and high majors and the schools from the top six conferences.

Story | Conversation | April 09, 2010

For the first time in the 13-year history of the event, the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic will feature four ranked teams. What do you need to know before the fun begins Thursday night at MSG?

Fran Fraschilla scouts a few of the prime prospects taking the floor at MSG during the Coaches vs. Cancer games, offering his take on their NBA draft stock.

Blog | Conversation | November 18, 2009

There will be plenty of movement between now and November, but Kansas tops next season's initial Top 25.

With the deadline for college underclassmen to declare for the NBA now past, teams can take stock of what their rosters will look like in 2008-09. But it's not easy, since many players are just testing the waters and could return to school, writes Andy Katz.

With the late signing period coming to an end, Antonio Williams ranks ESPN.com's top 25 2008 basketball recruiting classes.

The Early Signing Period is underway, and it looks like Indiana and Texas will have the top 2004 classes.