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Longtime Pacific head coach Bob Thomason to retire after next season
May 22, 2012, 12:02 AM EDT
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The 2012-2013 season will be the last in Pacific’s tenure in the Big West, as they prepare to move to the West Coast Conference. It will also be the last season in Bob Thomason’s tenure as the head coach of the Tigers. Thomason has run the program at his alma mater for the past 25…
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Over the past month, the preeminent discussion on the college basketball blogs has been the end result of realignment. For the most part, the big changes were made last summer. Missouri and Texas A&M jumped to the SEC. Syracuse and Pitt finalized their move to the ACC. West Virginia gobbled up a spot in the…
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There are those that will tell you college basketball has a transfer problem, that too many players transfer too quickly after expecting to start from the moment they set foot on campus. The thinking is that due to the deification of high school stars and the immediate success of talents like Kevin Durant, Kevin Love…
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Deniz Kilicli is one of the easiest college basketball players to recognize. That’s what happens when you to look strikingly similar to your team’s mascot. But Kilicli is more than just recognizable. He’s also one of the more likeable players you’ll come across. A 6-foot-9 Turkish import with a frame that’s chiseled out of stone,…
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With all the hand-wringing the media does in regards to the NCAA and their, at times, asinine rulebook, there may not be a rule in all of college basketball that has been able to unite the masses like the new early entry deadline. April 10th. This year, that was all of eight days after the…
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By the end of the 2013 season, the NCAA will have passed academic reforms that require Junior College players to have a 2.5 GPA in their transferrable credits in other to become eligible at a Division I school. Not only is that number a significant bump from the 2.0 GPA currently required, it is higher…
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That Anthony Davis guy, he had a pretty good year, no? He went to Kentucky, he blocked a bunch of shots, he won a national title and he’s on the brink of being named to the US Olympic team. Oh, he won a bunch of awards, too. So many, in fact, that he needs a…
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Murray State’s struggling to put together a good schedule, too
May 17, 2012, 9:15 PM EDT
It happens every single season. A mid-major program has a successful season, returns a couple of stars and all of a sudden cannot find a quality team willing to play them, let alone play them at home. We’ve written about the issues that Creighton is having scheduling opponents this season. Twice, actually. But the Bluejays…
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Earlier this week, Jabari Parker — a high school junior from Chicago — was put on the cover of Sports Illustrated, where he was dubbed the “Best high school basketball player since LeBron James.” And while Parker has the most unique back-story of an elite hoops recruit that I can remember, he’s not the first…
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Montrezl Harrell probably shouldn’t have signed a letter of intent
May 16, 2012, 10:30 PM EDT
On Tuesday, Amile Jefferson officially announced his intentions to attend Duke, leaving Devonta Pollard as the lone top 50 recruit that is uncommitted. But that doesn’t mean that Pollard is the only talented recruit who is still trying to figure out where they will play their college ball. Technically, Montrezl Harrell is still committed to…
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It’s only natural to think that, after an 8-23 season that saw his Texas Tech team go 1-17 in the Big 12, Billy Gillispie would want to start over with a new roster. Based on the way that players are defecting from his program, it seems like Gillispie is doing just that. For the sixth…
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It was a typical Wednesday afternoon for me when this tweet, from Matt Jones of Kentucky Sports Radio, popped up in my timeline: “Can anyone tell me why the water outside of Rupp Arena is red?” Sure enough, the water in Lexington’s Triangle Park fountain — which is located right next to Rupp Arena — was…
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If I were to say the name Leonard Washington to you, one of two things would probably pop into your head: You’d either a) recall one of the many iconic characters from Chapelle’s Show, or b) the kid from USC that gave Blake Griffin a shot to the jujubees. You might be surprised to find…
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I don’t think you’ll find much of an argument from anyone that Creighton is the best mid-major program in the country this season. They spent much of last year ranked, finishing second in a strong Missouri Valley Conference before winning the MVC tournament, advancing to the Round of 32 in the NCAA tournament and finishing…
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Jeff Hathaway has landed on his feet. After getting forced out as the athletic director at UConn prior to the 2011-2012 academic year, Hathaway has found a way to revive his career, taking over the same position at Hofstra. “In collegiate athletics, the name Jeff Hathaway means success on any number of levels: in the…
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Grad transfer rule has to remain as long as we have “student”-athletes
May 15, 2012, 10:58 PM EDT
I can honestly say that I can go either way when it comes to the graduate transfer exemption. For those that are unaware, the rule is simple: if an athlete completes their undergraduate degree with eligibility remaining, they can transfer to another school without being forced to sit out for a year so long as…
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Mark Gottfried as added yet another talented piece to the mix at NC State, as former LSU guard Ralston Turner officially decided to transfer into the Wolfpack program. Turner started 59 games in two years with LSU, averaging 12.3 points as a freshman and 9.1 points as a sophomore. “I felt like I knew coach…
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Believe me when I tell you that I probably hate talking about realignment more than any of you, and if I had any say in the matter, the structure of college sports would a) not completely change by the year 2015 and b) would prioritize college hoops over the money generated by college football. But…
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Donnie Tyndall had an impressive run in his time as the head coach at Morehead State. After going 12-18 over all and 8-12 in the Ohio Valley Conference in his first season with the Eagles, Tyndall never again finished below .500 for the season — a fairly impressive feat for a team that makes up…
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The wait for Amile Jefferson is finally over. The nation’s No. 24 recruit according to our Consensus Recruiting Rankings committed to Duke on Tuesday afternoon, picking the Blue Devils over NC State, Kentucky, Villanova and Ohio State. Jefferson joins Rasheen Sulaimon as the only two members of Duke’s 2012 recruiting class. “In the end, I…
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Creighton has the potential for a special season in 2012-2013. With Player of the Year favorite Doug McDermott back in fold, along with a roster that returns all but one player (Antoine Young) from last season’s 29-6 team, the Bluejays have the kind of talent that would put them on the level of Gonzaga, Xavier…
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Earlier Monday, we talked about a rule change involving the potential banning of decals put on the floor during some of the early season events. That’s not the only change that could end up being made: – The rules committee recommended “more stringent adherence to officiating guidelines regarding bench decorum by coaches and bench personnel…
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Earlier on Monday afternoon, the matchups for the 14th ACC-Big Ten Challenge were announced, and while we ended up with a couple of gems, we also got handed a couple of duds. Here is a rundown of the most watchable and the least watchable games, in quick preview form: No. 13 North Carolina at No.…
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Are we finally going to get rid of stickers on basketball courts?
May 14, 2012, 6:06 PM EDT
College Hoops kicked off the 2011-2012 season in memorable fashion, as North Carolina knocked off Michigan State 67-55 in the Carrier Classic, a game that was played on Veterans Day aboard the USS Carl Vinson and attended by the Obamas. It was, quite frankly, an awesome sight to see basketball getting played as the sunset…
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It is now official: Sterling Gibbs is headed to Seton Hall. “We’re excited to add Sterling to our family,” Seton Hall head coach Kevin Willard said in a statement. ”He’s the type of player that will contribute to our backcourt efforts over the next few years. He’s also a player that knows Seton Hall, its mission and…
