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Brian Hamilton

Staff writer Brian Hamilton joined Sports Illustrated in 2014 after working at the Chicago Tribune for eight years. He primarily covers college football and college basketball.

Articles From This Author

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College Basketball

Can Louisville compete for a national title without Donovan Mitchell?

By Brian Hamilton
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College Basketball

Could Tom Izzo win his second national title this season?

By Brian Hamilton
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College Basketball

The case for high schoolers being invited to the NBA draft combine

By Brian Hamilton
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College Football

SI's post-spring college football Power Rankings

By Brian Hamilton
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College Basketball

Is Minnesota's Amir Coffey ready for a sophomore leap?

By Brian Hamilton
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College Basketball

Cincinnati could be primed to contend for an AAC title

By Brian Hamilton
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College Basketball

Is it time for Press Virginia's postseason breakthrough?

By Brian Hamilton
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College Basketball

Which programs have lost key pieces to the NBA?

By Brian Hamilton
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College Football

Northwestern's ambition clear with extensions for Fitzgerald, Collins

By Brian Hamilton
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College Basketball

Assessing which CBB programs made the best coaching hires

By Brian Hamilton
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College Basketball

Kentucky's Bam Adebayo will stay in the NBA draft

By Brian Hamilton
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NBA

Jimmy Butler must be superhuman for the Bulls

By Brian Hamilton
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College Basketball

Redemption: UNC creates new ending in championship path

By Brian Hamilton
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College Basketball

Gonzaga-North Carolina is far from a David-Goliath matchup

By Brian Hamilton
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College Basketball

North Carolina seals out Oregon late, gets back to title game

By Brian Hamilton
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College Basketball

Oregon's secret to surviving Chris Boucher injury

By Brian Hamilton
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College Basketball

Jordan Bell, Oregon stun Kansas in Elite Eight

By Brian Hamilton
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College Basketball

Florida-Wisconsin end worth the wait; other Sweet 16 thoughts

By Brian Hamilton
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College Basketball

Can anybody stop Kansas's offense?

By Brian Hamilton
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College Basketball

Kansas found its killer instinct in its Sweet 16 rout of Purdue

By Brian Hamilton
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College Basketball

Oregon wins thriller over Michigan to advance to Elite Eight

By Brian Hamilton
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College Basketball

Oregon's Brooks a force in star-studded Midwest Regional

By Brian Hamilton
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College Basketball

How Motley grew into the centerpiece Baylor needed

By Brian Hamilton
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College Basketball

Josh Jackson emerging as complicated March star for Kansas

By Brian Hamilton
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College Basketball

Illinois makes a savvy decision by hiring Brad Underwood

By Brian Hamilton
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College Basketball

No. 11 USC led for all of 76 seconds, but still knocked off No. 6 SMU

By Brian Hamilton
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College Basketball

Key takeaways from Day 1 of the NCAA tournament

By Brian Hamilton
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College Basketball

Scott Drew loves Baylor, but will other schools come calling?

By Brian Hamilton
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College Basketball

NCAA Tournament 2017: Justin Jackson hoping to bring UNC a happy ending

By Brian Hamilton
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College Basketball

Its tourney dreams realized, Northwestern ready for new era

By Brian Hamilton
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College Basketball

March Madness bracket analysis: Midwest Region

By Brian Hamilton
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College Basketball

Illinois starts new era swiftly firing John Groce

By Brian Hamilton
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College Basketball

Luke Kennard's emergence as Duke's steady hand

By Brian Hamilton
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College Basketball

Win over Duke a reminder UNC has unfinished business

By Brian Hamilton
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College Basketball

Luke Kennard or Justin Jackson as ACC's best?

By Brian Hamilton
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College Basketball

The long, winding journey of former top recruit Semi Ojeleye

By Brian Hamilton
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College Basketball

Finnish star Lauri Markkanen feels at home in Arizona

By Brian Hamilton
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College Basketball

Big Ten teams don't know how to improve tourney seeding

By Brian Hamilton
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College Basketball

Marquette gets important win for NCAA tournament hopes

By Brian Hamilton
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College Basketball

A weekend behind the scenes with Villanova's Josh Hart

By Brian Hamilton
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College Basketball

Now balanced, Cincinnati looks capable of deep March run

By Brian Hamilton
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College Basketball

Villanova shows its resolve in road win over Xavier

By Brian Hamilton
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College Basketball

The Ethan-vention: Happ's rise to stardom at Wisconsin

By Brian Hamilton
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College Football

Can new Notre Dame assistants save Brian Kelly?

By Brian Hamilton
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College Basketball

Coach Jeff Capel hopes Duke is 'through the storm'

By Brian Hamilton
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College Football

What QB Johnson reveals about Clemson's recruiting future

By Brian Hamilton
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College Basketball

Bam's Beginnings: Adebayo's journey to Kentucky

By Brian Hamilton
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College Basketball

Crean turns to defense to reset IU in Big Ten race

By Brian Hamilton
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College Football

'Let's be legendary': Clemson finally nabs national title

By Brian Hamilton
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College Football

How is Clemson same, different from 2016 title game?

By Brian Hamilton
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