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The Ivy League is the only conference in the country that determines the recipient of their automatic bid through regular season standings. There is no Ivy League tournament. The winner of the regular season gets a bid to the Big Dance, and the structure couldn’t be more ideal. There are eight teams in the Ivy…
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Texas A&M t-shirt company is still getting acquainted with the SEC
Apr 17, 2012, 8:00 PM EDT
It appears that even Texas A&M fans struggle when it comes to figuring out who is in the new SEC. Aggieland Outfitters, which is, quite obviously, an online apparel store for Texas A&M gear, was forced to recall some t-shirts on Tuesday. The problem? The shirts, which you see to the right and can be…
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As we all suspected would be the case, five of Kentucky’s underclassmen declared for the NBA Draft on Tuesday evening. Freshmen Anthony Davis, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and Marquis Teague and sophomores Terrence Jones and Doron Lamb are all going pro, but it wasn’t without some drama. “Anthony, Doron and Terrence have decided to put their names…
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Larry Brown to SMU isn’t as bad as everyone is making it out to be
Apr 17, 2012, 5:47 PM EDT
According to a report from ESPN.com, Larry Brown has officially agreed to become the next head coach of the SMU Mustangs. Current Illinois State head coach Tim Jankovich has been offered a job as the “coach-in-waiting”, while the rest of Brown’s staff will be made up by super-recruiter Jerrance Howard (who cut his teeth as…
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One of the big questions coming into this offseason was how the Big East’s tournament would look in 2013. With West Virginia heading to the Big 12 and UConn spending next March on sabbatical, how would the Big East put together a 14 team tournament? Would there be just two double-byes? Would the bottom two…
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Earlier on Tuesday afternoon, Dana O’Neil of ESPN.com broke down the academic reforms that the NCAA ratified back in October. The system isn’t exactly being overhauled, but there will be some significant changes that are made. Here is a list of the changes that will be implemented, beginning in 2015: – Incoming freshmen will be…
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It’s now official: Deshawn Painter will be playing his final season of college basketball at Old Dominion. Painter, who spent the past three seasons at NC State, will be enrolling at the Norfolk, VA, school to be closer to his family. His great-grandmother is sick. “It was really tough,” Painter said of the decision to…
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Every year, there seem to be a couple of players that are simply adored by every single media member that covers college basketball. This year, it was guys like Robbie Hummel, Kim English, Thomas Robinson and Nate Wolters. (Well, at least one media member was crushing on Wolters this season.) One guy that would have…
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Eloy Vargas made one Kentucky fan the most popular girl in her high school and gave her a night she won’t soon forget. On Saturday afternoon at an autograph signing, Vargas was approached by Natascha Richardson with an out-of-the-ordinary request. “It was my turn to get an autograph and I was just like, what are…
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On Friday evening, Alex Oriakhi, the nation’s most sought-after transfer, officially made his commitment to play his final season at Missouri. And while the former UConn big man let the decision-making process play itself out, it turns out that Missouri was the desired destination all along. “This is where I wanted to go from the…
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San Francisco transfer Perris Blackwell had found a landing spot. The 6-foot-9, 240 lb Blackwell was one of six Dons to leave the USF program back in March, but he was undoubtedly the hottest commodity. Blackwell averaged 12.7 points and 6.1 boards as a starter this past season, helping to lead the Dons to the…
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This decision should come as no surprise. Marc Spears, an NBA writer for Yahoo.com, tweeted out on Monday afternoon ”decided to enter the NBA Draft after receiving release from Alabama.” Mitchell, a junior, was suspended from the Alabama team in early February and, ultimately, given the boot after the season ended. Most expected that he would…
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Kentucky’s five stars to hold press conference Tuesday afternoon
Apr 16, 2012, 5:08 PM EDT
The five Kentucky Wildcat underclassmen that saw major minutes this past season — Anthony Davis, Terrence Jones, Doron Lamb, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and Marquis Teague — will hold a press conference on Tuesday afternoon to announce their intentions for the NBA Draft. The general consensus: all five are going pro. Anthony Davis will likely be the…
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Damontre Harris the latest player handcuffed by transfer rules
Apr 16, 2012, 4:55 PM EDT
Damontre Harris, South Carolina’s starting center that averaged 6.8 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.3 blocks (he was 19th in the nation in block percentage), has been given a release to transfer out of the program. This is not uncommon nor all that unexpected. South Carolina is in the midst of a coaching change — Frank…
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Read through the rest of our Early Entry breakdowns here. Will Barton, Memphis: Let me preface this by saying that I like Will Barton. A lot. He plays hard. He’s a competitor. He’s quotable and honest and interesting to write about. And he’s got all the tools to be an NBA wing. He’s athletic, he’s got…
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Early Entry: Who regrets their decision to return for the ’11-’12 season?
Apr 13, 2012, 12:00 PM EDT
Read through the rest of our Early Entry breakdowns here. Harrison Barnes, North Carolina: Before Kendall Marshall injured his wrist, Barnes was having a good season, but not one that would convince scouts that doubted his potential to change their mind on his ability to create off of the bounce. After Marshall’s injury, Barnes went back…
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Early Entry: Who made questionable, but understandable, decisions?
Apr 13, 2012, 11:00 AM EDT
Read through the rest of our Early Entry breakdowns here. J’Covan Brown, Texas: Brown is never going to be a great NBA prospect. 6-foot-2 guards that are shoot-first and have a history of attitude problems aren’t exactly the NBA ideal. But Brown is coming off of a breakout season where he carried a group of Longhorn…
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Read through the rest of our Early Entry breakdowns here. Trey Burke, Michigan: Once Michigan was knocked out of the NCAA tournament, rumors started flying that Burke would be putting his name into the NBA Draft. The combination of a great freshman campaign and a relatively weak point guard class could have been enough to…
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Thomas Robinson had the easiest early entry decision to date
Apr 13, 2012, 9:00 AM EDT
As a junior, Thomas Robinson grew from a high-volume, higher-energy reserve into arguably the nation’s most productive and competitive front court player. There is a reason that he was the first consensus first-team AP All-American since Blake Griffin. Anthony Davis can’t even make that claim. As good as Robinson was, his potential as an NBA…
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How much of a distraction will the lawsuit against Jim Boeheim be?
Apr 12, 2012, 11:15 PM EDT
It seems like Jim Boeheim is going to regret his initial reaction to the molestation allegations against former Syracuse assistant Bernie Fine for a long time. If you’ve forgotten, when two former Syracuse ball boys — Bobby Davis and Mike Lang — first accused Fine of molesting them, Boeheim came out and, more or less,…
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Tom Izzo shows why his players love him at Derrick Nix’s press conference
Apr 12, 2012, 8:12 PM EDT
On Thursday afternoon, Tom Izzo provided yet another example of why he is one of the most popular coaches in the college ranks. Izzo reinstated senior big man Derrick Nix after Nix pleaded guilty to a charge of impaired driving stemming from an arrest in which he was caught with weed in his car. Well,…
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UNC plays pick-up with students, get shown up by an eight-year old?
Apr 12, 2012, 7:07 PM EDT
One of the coolest traditions in college basketball happens down at Chapel Hill, but it has nothing to do with the Dean Dome, Roy Williams or the rivalry with Duke. When they have free time during the offseason, the Tar Heel stars head out and play pickup ball with the students that occupy the stands…
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Shabazz Muhammad had plenty to say during his national television appearance to announce his commitment to UCLA. In addition to confirming earlier reports that he would be headed to UCLA, Muhammad said the reason he wanted to go to UCLA was the “challenge” of rebuilding the program after “how bad they were” in recent years.…
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Coach Cal strikes again: Noel makes Kentucky a favorite in ’13
Apr 11, 2012, 10:17 PM EDT
Think about this: prior to Wednesday night’s recruiting special where Nerlens Noel and Shabazz Muhammad announced where they will be spending one season before heading to the NBA, John Calipari already had signed three recruits that would likely make up the best recruiting class any coach in the country had ever put together. Archie Goodwin…
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Did we really expect this to play out any other way? Nerlens Noel, the nation’s No. 1 recruit, has officially committed to Kentucky, showing off a UK shaved into the back of his trademark flat-top haircut. Noel’s commitment will keep the peace in Lexington after the Wildcats missed out on Shabazz Muhammad. He picked Kentucky over…
