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Kevin Sweeney

Kevin Sweeney

Staff writer

About Kevin Sweeney

Kevin Sweeney is a staff writer at Sports Illustrated covering college basketball and the NBA draft. He joined the SI staff in July 2021 and also serves host and analyst for The Field of 68. Sweeney is a Naismith Trophy voter and ia member of the U.S. Basketball Writers Association. He is a graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.

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With more than half of the NCAA men’s tournament Sweet 16 field set, Sports Illustrated provides live scores and updates on every game in the second round.
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Thirty-two teams advance to the second round on Saturday and Sunday. Here’s everything that happened to get there.
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With a depleted roster and no frontcourt depth, the No. 16 seed Saints had to ride a strategy that worked in the MAAC title game.
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The first day of the men’s NCAA tournament did not disappoint. Here’s everything we saw on Thursday.
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The NCAA tournament selection committee cited the Mustangs guard’s expected return as a reason to include them in the field.
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What will we see over the three weeks of the NCAA tournament? Here are Sports Illustrated’s picks for player of the year, best mid-major team to watch and Final Four projections.
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Beware of these top-four-seeded squads that have vulnerabilities or difficult matchups in the early rounds.
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The freshman class is loaded, mid-major talent stands out and at least one of these players will have a shining moment in the NCAA tournament.
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VCU lurks from the Atlantic 10, Santa Clara finally broke through to the tournament and Miami (Ohio) is back to avenge its MAC tourney loss.
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NCAA tournament expansion feels inevitable, so Sports Illustrated examined what this year’s field would be beyond the 68 teams that will play.
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Sports Illustrated writers make their round-by-round picks and select which teams will advance to the Final Four in Indianapolis.
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