Matthew Winick

The international revolution is very clearly here in college basketball.25% of all starters in the Final Four were born outside of the United States. There were 403 players born outside of the U.S. and Canada that played over 25% of a Division-I team's possessions last year, which is

Many of my deep dive articles start with me being wrong or off-base about something, and this one is no different.Xavier's addition of Mike Nwoko on April 8 was one of the very first Power Conference adds of the transfer portal cycle, and my initial reaction was far from

With the 2026 NBA Draft quickly approaching on June 23 and franchises across the league finalizing their big boards, let's visit the concept of team needs…

Predicting how players in the 2026 NBA Draft will turn out is an imperfect science, but identifying a player's archetype and their potential impact in the…

With Round 1 of the 2026 NBA Draft complete, theScore contributor Matthew Winick hands out initial grades for each team's incoming rookies.👉 Jump to:ATL …

With the 2026 NBA Draft complete, theScore contributor Matthew Winick hands out initial grades for each team's incoming rookie.👉 Jump to:ATL

We aren't even five years deep into college basketball's true "transfer portal era." While we learn more about how to recruit a transfer portal class, the intricacies of how money is involved, and how to analyze a team's overall haul, there's still lots of learning on

In 2026, analytics in basketball are being used at an all-time high. And yet, it's possible that our general understanding of analytics in basketball is falling to a new low.In a way, I can understand where the disconnect is coming from. The NBA's high-profile analytics

It's been nearly a week since my transfer portal rankings came out, and though I have over 130,000 words written on over 1300 players, I still feel like there is so much more to say.Namely, while my rankings do break down every player and touch on how

In what has been a wild offseason filled with giant player salary increases, reclass freshmen, droves of international talent, and the late, court-ordered implementation of fifth-year players, tons of things are sure to fall under the radar.Combine that with all the players who switched teams and that