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Notre Dame coach Mike Brey makes prediction about timing of Irish exit from Big East
Oct 17, 2012, 12:06 PM EDT
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NEW YORK, N.Y.—Notre Dame is headed to the ACC and, now, the only question that remains is when that move will happen. On Wednesday at Big East Media Day in New York City, Irish coach Mike Brey weighed in. “I think the chances that we stay another year are higher than not,” Brey said. “My…
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Throughout the month of October, CollegeBasketballTalk will be rolling out our previews for the 2012-2013 season. Check back at 9 a.m. and just after lunch every day, Monday-Friday, for a new preview item. To browse through the preview posts we’ve already published, click here. To look at the rest of The Lists we’ve published, click here. For…
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Connecticut to break ground on new $32 million basketball facility
Oct 17, 2012, 10:28 AM EDT
The University of Connecticut will soon begin construction on a $32 million basketball facility after raising close to $24 million of private funds, the school announced Tuesday. With 75% of the project funded, ground can be broken on the project, and the school expects to pick up the tab for the remaining $8 million. “UConn…
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Pac-12 preview: Influx of talent should result in an improved product
Oct 17, 2012, 9:00 AM EDT
Throughout the month of October, CollegeBasketballTalk will be rolling out our previews for the 2012-2013 season. Check back at 9 a.m. and just after lunch every day, Monday-Friday, for a new preview item. To browse through the preview posts we’ve already published, click here. To look at the rest of the Conference Previews we’ve published, click here.…
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- An awesome story about what Nerlens Noel did to show his support for a young Kentucky fan battling cancer (We have ourselves a #RefereeGuy Vinny Swope Reference!) – Sign me up for this: Butler is auctioning off a chance to walk the beloved Butler Blue II out to the Hinkle Fieldhouse court for the…
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Be careful, coaches. You don’t know who the kids you recruit are talking to. Twitter, facebook, smart phones and national exposure camps and big-time AAU tournaments have made elite amateur basketball a very small world. Now, superstars from Southern California and Toronto and everywhere inbetween not only compete against each other dozens of times, they…
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I don’t gamble all that much, because when I do gamble, I’m normally left without any money rather quickly. When you’re simply giving money to the house time and time again, it’s really easy to make the decision to, you know, stop just giving away those hard-earned greenbacks. But the good folks over at William…
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Trevor Mbakwe’s career at Minnesota has been anything but simple. When he first transferred into the program, he was forced to sit out for an entire season while an assault case worked its way through the Florida courts. He was accused of assaulting a woman while at Miami-Dade Community College in April of 2009, and…
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Jim Boeheim and Syracuse grab commitment from Philadelphia native BJ Johnson
Oct 16, 2012, 4:06 PM EDT
Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim has secured his third commitment from the Class of 2013, as Philadelphia native BJ Johnson has committed to the Orange, multiple outlets are now reporting. Johnson is the next in a long line of Philadelphia prospects to sign with Syracuse, including in recent years Scoop Jardine, Rakeem Christmas, and Dion Waiters.…
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Since John Thompson III took over the Georgetown program back in 2004, his most successful teams have had two things in common: a steady, veteran presence in the back court to lead the team and versatile, playmaking big men who can dissect a defense by throwing that backdoor bounce-pass that has become a staple of…
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Steve Lavin makes return to St. John’s sideline for good after prostate cancer surgery
Oct 16, 2012, 1:29 PM EDT
JAMAICA, N.Y.–As St. John’s head coach Steve Lavin jogged out of the tunnel during his introduction at the Red Storm’s Midnight Madness festivities Friday night, McFadden & Whitehead’s hit song “Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now” boomed in the background, fittingly marking Lavin’s first big, public moment with the team in nearly a year. Lavin underwent…
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Mountain West Preview 2012-13: San Diego State and UNLV fight it out at the top
Oct 16, 2012, 12:00 PM EDT
Throughout the month of October, CollegeBasketballTalk will be rolling out our previews for the 2012-2013 season. Check back at 9 a.m. and just after lunch every day, Monday-Friday, for a new preview item. To browse through the preview posts we’ve already published, click here. To look at the rest of the Conference Previews we’ve published, click here.…
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Saint Louis guard Kwamain Mitchell to miss six weeks after foot surgery
Oct 16, 2012, 10:59 AM EDT
Saint Louis point guard Kwamain Mitchell will be in a cast and walking boot for up to six weeks after undergoing successful surgery on a fractured left foot Monday, the school announced in a release. “Kwamain is an important part of our team,” Billikens’ interim head coach Jim Crews said in a statement. “There is now an…
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Coach Mark Turgeon might have missed out on the Harrison twins earlier this fall, but he wouldn’t miss twice in a row. Top-50 guard Roddy Peters announced Tuesday that he would be headed to Maryland to play for Turgeon and the Terrapins, choosing the rising ACC school over Kansas, Xavier, and Georgetown. Peters is a…
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Throughout the month of October, CollegeBasketballTalk will be rolling out our previews for the 2012-2013 season. Check back at 9 a.m. and just after lunch every day, Monday-Friday, for a new preview item. To browse through the preview posts we’ve already published, click here. To look at the rest of the Top 25, click here.…
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- Yesterday College Basketball Talk released season preview list of the 15 players with breakout potential in 2012-13. We also published part-2 of the 2012-13 CBT Unified All-Name Team. Trust me, you do not want to go any further until you check it out – In unquestionably the most disgusting piece of news today, the house of…
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Non-profit, eh? USAToday.com reported Monday that the NCAA has now surpassed $500 million in net assets, including a $260 million endowment fund. The information provided is a result of “an examination of the NCAA’s previous audited financial statements and membership reports, its federal income tax returns and a series of interviews and e-mails with association…
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Looks like another Tobacco Road team is picking up the preseason hype in the Atlantic Coast Conference. North Carolina State was tabbed by the conference coaches as the preseason favorite, the ACC released today. The Wolfpack got eight of a possible 12 first-place votes, beating out Duke (three) and and North Carolina (one). That’s some…
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Bowling Green head coach Louis Orr woke up to some upsetting vandalism on his house on Sunday. Reportedly, Orr, who is entering his sixth season as coach of the Falcons, found the words “white power” and a swastika written on the outside of his home in chalk. Bowling Green police are investigating the incident, according to…
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In one of the more eye-raising events of the day, Bob Knight is selling all three of his national championships rings from his time at Indiana, as well as his gold medal from the 1984 Olympics, various trophies, jackets and other memorabilia. It all started when Knight contacted Steiner Sports, a company that evaluates and auctions…
