Posts by Steve Silverman

Steve Silverman covers the Colorado Buffaloes and other programs in the mountain states for The Next from his perch in Boulder. He has covered Ivy League basketball for IvyHoopsOnline.com for many years, focusing on the Princeton women's basketball program.

A basketball player shoots a jump shot over the out-stretched hand of a defender.

No. 1 seed UNLV falls in the semifinals of the Mountain West Conference Tournament

March 12, 2025

UNLV coach Lindy La Rocque: ‘When you’re at the top, when you get knocked off, the fall is long and hard and it hurts’

The NCAA Tournament championship trophy at the 2023 title game

Is the NET ranking system working the way it’s supposed to?

March 11, 2025

NCAA’s Rick Nixon: ‘We’ve heard the complaints’

A basketball player hangs in the air and shoots over an outstretched defender.

Milahnie Perry is lifting the Air Force Falcons to new heights

March 11, 2025

Head coach Stacy McIntyre: ‘That pull-up jump shot is phenomenal’

The front entrance to the Thomas & Mack Center is shown with banner for the Mountain West Conference Tournament.

Mountain West Tournament roundup: Sights and sounds from Day 1 in Las Vegas

March 10, 2025

All three higher seeds prevailed in first round matchups in Las Vegas

Six Colorado basketball players stand at center court with the head coach of the team.

As postseason approaches, Colorado is still searching for answers

March 3, 2025

Coach JR Payne: ‘It’s been complicated from day one’

Two Colorado State basketball players sit at a table waiting to answer questions from the media after CSU's game against San Diego State.

At Colorado State, the Ronsiek sisters are priming the Rams for a run at an MWC title

January 3, 2025

Emma Ronsiek: ‘I definitely think this can be a special year.’

Jordan Jones dribbles the basketball for Denver.

Connected defense, 3-point shooting and hand sanitizer: How the Denver Pioneers are becoming competitive again

December 17, 2024

Jordan Jones: ‘I definitely think we can contend’

A group of Louisville Cardinals women basketball players celebrates on the sideline after defeating the Colorado Buffaloes at the CU Events Center.

At Louisville, a heralded freshman class promises to lift the Cardinals to new heights

December 1, 2024

Under Jeff Walz’s leadership, a blended group of freshmen and veterans is coming together fast

Air Force forward Jayda McNabb and Northern Colorado forward Aniah Hall jump to to control the ball in the opening tip off at center court of a basketball game.

In the Rocky Mountains, Front Range rivalry games add spice to the nonconference schedule

November 20, 2024

Local Colorado programs use the non-conference season to build their profiles, create rivalries, and hunt wins

Lior Garzon and Nyamer Diew smile with the arms around each other on the basketball court at the University of Colorado Special Events Center.

Colorado is coming together as one big, international family

November 1, 2024

Nworie: ‘We actually are together as one, as a family’