Eric Fawcett and SI's Kevin Sweeney give their preseason predictions...with a twist. Instead of Final Four and championship picks, the guys dive into five big-picture trends they think will shape the season. Fawcett expects to see more zone defense and more scoring; Sweeney expects fouling to be up and shares insights from his reporting on that as well as the possibility for in-season player acquisitions that could shake up conference races.
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Scout Team: Darryn Peterson, AJ Dybantsa, Cam Boozer and Nate Ament
Scout Team’s preseason scouting series continues by breaking down some of the top freshmen in the loaded 2025 high school class. Darryn Peterson, AJ Dybantsa, Cam Boozer and Nate Ament will all be high picks in the 2026 NBA Draft, but all will get challenged and forced to adapt in
Kevin Sweeney
Scout Team: Braylon Mullins, Darius Acuff, Matt Able, Nik Khamenia & Isiah Harwell
While much of the talk has surrounded this 2025 high school class’s “Big 3”, there’s real depth of talent in this class. In this week’s Scout Team, Eric Fawcett and SI’s Kevin Sweeney dive into the film of a handful of those guys who could emerge as stars early in
Eric Fawcett
