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SEC football fans might not be pumped about adding Missouri and Texas A&M to the conference landscape. But hoops mostly love the idea of the Tigers and Aggies. Count John Calipari among them. The Kentucky coach – who’s led the Wildcats to SEC titles in each of this three seasons in Lexington and is coming…
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It’s hard to believe, but there was basketball at Houston before Hakeem (then Akeem) Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler had the Cougars in back-to-back Final Fours. Heck there was basketball at Houston before Elvin Hayes and Don Chaney did the same in the late ‘60s. Guy Lewis coached the Cougars into relevancy a few years earlier.…
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After an All-American freshman season at Ohio State, Jared Sullinger had a chance to enter the NBA and become a lottery pick. He passed, instead returning to school for a chance to become National Player of the Year and win a National Title. And while that was great for college hoops fans that wanted to…
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Former Baylor basketball player arrested for extorting RGIII
Jun 25, 2012, 3:07 PM EDT
A former Baylor basketball player has been arrested for trying to extort Robert Griffin III. Richard Khamir Hurd played four seasons as a walk-on for the Bears, averaging a career-high of 4.0 points as a freshman. But according to KWTX, Hurd was arrested on Friday night: A former Baylor basketball player was being held in…
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The summer of the transfer. That’s what the seven months between Kentucky cutting down the nets in New Orleans and the 2012-2013 season kicking off in November has turned into. It began when Bo Ryan tried to block former player Jarrod Uthoff from transferring to 26 different schools back in April and has continued to…
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Uh oh: is Providence’s Kris Dunn going to need shoulder surgery?
Jun 25, 2012, 11:39 AM EDT
Ed Cooley finally had the Providence basketball program going in the right direction, getting some excitement to surround the program for what feels like the first time since Ryan Gomes left. That excitement took a bit of a hit on Monday morning, however, when Kevin McNamara broke the news that Kris Dunn’s shoulder is injured:…
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Breaking down the draft: Most likely all-star outside the lottery
Jun 25, 2012, 11:15 AM EDT
Over the next couple of days, each of our writers here at College Basketball Talk will weigh on certain topics and prospects. Yesterday’s question? Who will be the steal of the second round? Today’s question? Most like to make the All-Star team without getting picked in the lottery: Eric Angevine: Since there are some guys who…
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After flip-flopping a handful of times over the last month, it looks like Villanova big man Markus Kennedy has finally made the decision to leave the Wildcat program after talking to Jay Wright. “We had a good talk,” Wright told Philly.com. “He’s a wonderful kid. I respect his decision, and support it. We wish him…
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Former Southern Miss guard LaShay Page officially transferring to South Carolina
Jun 24, 2012, 10:34 PM EDT
A move that was rumored to be in the works became official on Friday as former Southern Miss guard LaShay Page committed to South Carolina. With Page planning to graduate by completing his coursework at Southern Miss he would be eligible to apply for a waiver granting him immediate eligibility. With former Connecticut forward Alex…
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Hard work (and discipline) about to pay off for Weber State’s Damian Lillard
Jun 24, 2012, 8:28 PM EDT
With the NBA Draft just days away some players will have the dream of hearing their name called by NBA commissioner David Stern. One such player is Weber State guard Damian Lillard, who is regarded by many as the top point guard prospect in this season’s draft. Lillard devoted his three seasons in Ogden to…
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USA U17 team rolls in opening game of World Championships tune-up
Jun 24, 2012, 6:57 PM EDT
In preparation for the FIBA U17 World Championships that begin in Lithuania on Saturday, the USA U17 team played the first of two exhibition games in a tournament on the Canary Islands on Sunday. Led by a 26-point, 15-rebound effort from Chicago native Jahlil Okafor (2014), the Americans rolled to a 108-72 win over Latvia…
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New NCAA rule could pay dividends for Bashir Mason and Wagner
Jun 24, 2012, 4:49 PM EDT
One rules change that has been praised by college basketball coaches is that they’re now allowed to work with their returning players. Provided the players are enrolled in summer school, coaching staffs are allowed two hours of instruction per week with each player. Not allowing coaches to work out their current players during the off-season…
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UConn transfer Michael Bradley denied waiver by NCAA, cannot play immediately at Western Kentucky
Jun 24, 2012, 3:44 PM EDT
The process of handing out hardship waivers has become, to put it nicely, less than predictable. Western Kentucky center Michael Bradley, who transferred from Connecticut early last month, is the latest case, denied a waiver from the NCAA to play immediately for the Hilltoppers, Jeff Borzello of CBSSports.com is reporting. According to reports at the…
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NC State guard Lorenzo Brown to undergo exploratory surgery on injured knee Tuesday
Jun 24, 2012, 2:14 PM EDT
NC State rising junior Lorenzo Brown will have exploratory knee surgery Tuesday, but the severity of the injury is unknown, multiple outlets have reported. Brown, who averaged 12.7 points, 6.4 assists, and 4.3 rebounds per game in 2011-12, is a key returning starter for a Wolfpack team that advanced to the Sweet 16 this past…
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In wake of Sandusky verdict, Coach K weighs in on Penn State situation
Jun 24, 2012, 12:26 PM EDT
Few coaches are able to become such icons at a university, so engrained in the very fiber of an athletic program’s identity, as coach Mike Krzyzewski is at Duke. Considering his admittance into that rarified realm of collegiate sports, many have looked to Krzyzewski for comment on a situation that concerns another person in that…
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Former Top 100 center Michael Chandler signs with junior college Northwest Florida State (Fla.)
Jun 24, 2012, 11:06 AM EDT
Former Top 100 center Michael Chandler has signed with Northwest Florida State, a junior college in Niceville, Fla., the school announced Saturday. Chandler, who was originally a member of the Class of 2011, did not enroll in school during the 2011-12 year and will now spend two years at NWF. Qualifying academically has been the…
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Kim English makes bold prediction, thinks Missouri Tigers will win 2013 NCAA title
Jun 24, 2012, 9:26 AM EDT
Kim English was a key piece to Missouri’s 30-5 team this past season, though the Tigers fell short of expectations and lost in the Round of 64 of the NCAA tournament to underdog Norfolk State. English has now moved on, looking forward to forging a path as a professional, which begins with workouts that lead…
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Last week, the itinerant troubadours of NBC College Basketball Talk regaled you with the ballad of the NBA draft prospects. My own verse was about the centers, and I rated my top ten on their ability to succeed at the next level. At the time, Miles Plumlee was supernumerary to that effort. What a difference…
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According to recent rumblings from expansionpocalypse central, the CAA is making a bold move to preserve the league, shortly after deeming departing members Georgia State, VCU and Old Dominion ineligible for postseason play. Per the Watauga Democrat (no offense, but that’s probably the first and last time I’ll type those words in this space), the…
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The Pac 12 overall has been a bit of a disappointment in recent seasons. Even the league’s top teams have performed below expectations. Below even that level is the series of subpar seasons suffered by the Oregon State Beavers, a once-proud program that last made the NCAA tournament in 1990, and last won a game…
