Another year over, a new one soon to begin. And yet: we're also in the middle of a season. Just like every year. Still, we have time to reflect. With 2024 soon to be out the door, the moment's come to rank and reflect on the year that was.

Between the transfer portal and NIL, college basketball has taken a hit. Change was needed, but the game has gone overboard.

It wasn't too long ago that Caitlin Clark was the name in college basketball. Now she's in the pros, and a new name has replaced hers in the college ranks: Cooper Flagg. ・The 18-year-old is a freshman at Duke so good that he was supposed to be still playing high school ball but he reclassified to qualify for college,