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By now, you’re surely sick of hearing about the demise of the Kentucky-Indiana rivalry. I’m sick of writing about it. I’ve done it three times already. But the fact that there is enough juice in this story to squeeze our four separate posts should tell you a thing or two about how important and meaningful…
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If you were paying attention, than Mark Lyons’ decision to transfer from Xavier to Arizona was about as surprising as finding out that people fake their identities online for profit. The current head coach at Arizona, Sean Miller, is the head coach that recruited Lyons to Xavier. Miller’s star point guard recruit at Arizona —…
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Missouri is quickly becoming Transfer U. under head coach Frank Haith. For the fifth time in the past year, Haith has landed a high-profile transfer, this time in the form of former Tulsa guard Jordan Clarkson, per CBSSports.com. Clarkson, who averaged 16.5 points and 3.9 rebounds for the Golden Hurricane as a sophomore, joins Earnest…
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The father of USC forward Evan Smith has been missing since Tuesday. Gavin Smith was last seen driving his black mercedes sedan (California plate number 6EKT044) near the family’s home in Oak Park, CA, about 35 miles from Los Angeles. He’s spent the last 18 years as an executive at 20th Century Fox. Gavin was…
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Wesley Witherspoon had an interesting Saturday. The 6-foot-9 combo-forward graduated from the University of Memphis early in the day, a ceremony that was attended by head coach Josh Pastner, who Witherspoon had not always seen eye-to-eye with. And as any kid would do, Witherspoon celebrated that night, apparently by heading out on Beale Street. How…
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At the end of the day, it is pointless to blame anyone for the end — temporary or not — of the Kentucky-Indiana rivalry. John Calipari doesn’t want to play non-conference games in road environments. He just doesn’t, and he never will, and nothing that Tom Crean or Indiana or, well, anyone could tell him…
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Read through the rest of our Early Entry breakdowns here. Will Barton, Memphis: Barton is a frustrating guy to see head to the NBA. He’s a terrific athlete and a guy that plays the game hard. He’s a defensive playmaker and a guy that can make a difference on the glass despite being just 6-foot-6. The…
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Read through the rest of our Early Entry breakdowns here. Indiana: The Hoosiers are going to be one of the top three teams in the country heading into next season, if not No. 1. The biggest reason why is their biggest player, Cody Zeller. Zeller had a chance to be a top ten pick in this…
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Read through the rest of our Early Entry breakdowns here. Anthony Davis, Kentucky: This one is obvious. Davis is a once-in-a-decade prospect, a game-changer on the defensive end of the floor with the skills and the coordination he had as a 6-foot-2 guard prior to a nine-inch growth spurt. Davis is a lock to go first…
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Illinois added Sam McLaurin to their roster for next season. McLaurin spent the past four years in the Coastal Carolina program, but thanks to an NCAA rule, since McLaurin has graduated with eligibility remaining, he can transfer to another program without penalty. The 6-foot-8, 230 lb, McLaurin was a good player for the Chanticleers. (Any…
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According to a report from Sam Amrick of SI.com, Kentucky’s Anthony Davis will be getting a shot as a replacement candidate to compete with Team USA in this summer’s Olympic Games in London. There has been quite a bit of speculation about Davis’ potential candidacy, but with the torn ACL that Derrick Rose suffered in…
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A good friend of mine is a Kentucky fan, and regardless of what our conversations start with, the topic always somehow turns to college hoops. And without fail, prior to April 2nd of this year, that friend always somehow managed to mention “Kentucky” and “No. 8″ in the same sentence. Kentucky fans like my friend…
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ESPN Gameday will look a little different next season. Hubert Davis, who has been an analyst for ESPN since 2008, has been hired by Roy Williams to replace Jerod Haase on UNC’s coaching staff. Haase took the head-coaching job at UAB. Davis, who graduated from UNC in 1992, will join CB McGrath and Steve Robinson…
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This week, Mike DeCourcy of the Sporting News started the process of breaking down the best players at each position across the country. He’s only made his way through the two back court positions, but it is already relatively easy to get a feel for the level of talent in college basketball this season. Tops…
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For just the second time in the history of the event, NC State will be a participant in the Jimmy V Classic, a double-header annually held at Madison Square Garden bearing the name of the former Wolfpack head coach. Jim Valvano, who unfortunately passed away after an elongated battle with cancer back in 1993, led…
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Butler had to make the jump to the Atlantic 10. They had no choice. When you are in a conference that is a perennial one-bid league and you have the chance to join a conference that can send their fourth or fifth place teams to the NCAA tournament, you almost always make the jump. If…
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Like Kentucky and Kansas, Duke and UNC, Syracuse is one of the few schools where college basketball — and not football — actually is king. It takes a special combination of having a tradition-rich history, a mediocre football program and a lack of professional teams in the region, but when the perfect storm forms, it creates…
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According to Andy Katz of ESPN.com, Butler’s move to the Atlantic 10 will become official on Wednesday. The Bulldogs have spent the past decade as the face of the Horizon League, reaching back-to-back national title games in 2010 and 2011. With a roster stocked with young talent and one of the brightest young coaches in…
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Ed Cooley continued his impressive recruiting run at Providence on Tuesday afternoon. With top 20 recruits Ricardo Ledo and Kris Dunn ready to enroll in the fall and Arizona transfer Sidiki Johnson already primed to join the Friars next season, Cooley has now brought in Wake Forest transfer Carson Desrosiers. Desrosiers is a 6-foot-11 center…
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Notre Dame knew it was a longshot, but that doesn’t mean that the news that forward Tim Abromaitis was denied a sixth-year of eligibility doesn’t hurt. There are few players in the country that are better students than Abro. He completed his undergraduate degree in three years. He finished a Master’s degree by the end…
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On Monday, we wrote about a story that has been festering on the Kentucky and Indiana message boards but hadn’t exactly seen the light of day nationally quite yet. Well, that changed Tuesday, as the potential disbandment of the Indiana-Kentucky rivalry — a game that has been played annually since the 60′s and has existed…
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It looks like the WAC may be on its last legs as a conference. There are eight current members. Nevada and Fresno State are following Boise State to the Mountain West for next season. Hawaii is for football, as well, while joining the Big West in hoops. Utah State and San Jose State will be…
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The defining moment of the 2011-2012 college basketball season was undoubtedly Kentucky winning the national title. It was the validation on Coach Cal’s career, the proof that the program he had developed in Lexington was simply a manufacturer of first round picks, but also a system that was capable of taking home a title. It…
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Josiah Turner will get another chance, but he needs to capitalize on it
Apr 30, 2012, 8:28 PM EDT
It looks like Josiah Turner will land on his feet. Or at least get a chance to. According to Adam Zagoria, Josiah Turner looks like he will be headed to SMU and their new head coach Larry Brown. “Josiah will land at SMU as long as the recent arrest doesn’t turn coach [Larry] Brown and others off…
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Doug Collins is the most decorated athlete in the history of Illinois State athletics. He was an all-american and averaged 29.1 ppg as a Redbird. He was the No. 1 pick in the 1973 NBA Draft, an Olympian, a four-time NBA all-star and a coach that took a team to the NBA playoffs six times…
