David Gardner

Joined: Dec 17, 2013

David Gardner is a college sports editor at SI.com. He previously worked at CBS and Yahoo Sports, and his writing has been featured on Longform.org.

Underhanded Strategy: Florida's Canyon Barry, son of Rick, brings back the granny shot

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The Jayhawks' Frank Mason III hit a game-winning jumper to conclude the Champions Classic at Madison Square Garden. More thoughts from Kansas's win over Duke and Kentucky's win over Michigan State.

Reclaiming a lost season: E.C. Matthews returns to lead Rhode Island

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A year ago, E.C. Matthews tore his ACL in Rhode Island's first game of the season. Now he's back with a new perspective and ready lead the Rams to the NCAA tournament.

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Bill Self is pleased with what could be his most talented backcourt in years: Veterans Frank Mason and Devonte' Graham and No. 1 overall recruit Josh Jackson.

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With a stable of highly athletic guards, UConn coach Kevin Ollie is hoping to push the pace this season in Storrs.

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Ivan Rabb spent much of last season deferring to teammates, but he's ready to lead Cal back to the NCAA tournament himself this year.

The top six mid-major contenders this season

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Sports Illustrated previews the best college basketball teams from outside the power conferences using data from our College Basketball Projection System.