40 under 40: Rising Stars

For those of us of a certain age (51 and rising fast), the effort to find bright, exciting, up-and-coming young faces never gets old. So for the second consecutive year, The Athletic is publishing our list of 40 influential people in men’s college basketball who are under the age of 40. Our intent is to spotlight not only the most visible candidates (head coaches, broadcasters, players), but also a wide array of assistant coaches, writers, executives, administrators, bloggers, numbers crunchers and power brokers who give the sport its texture and flavor — and who themselves have a bright future.