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I’m usually not all that enthralled by the music videos that the fans of college hoops programs make in an effort to get their songs to become their team’s “anthem” for that season. Whether its the corny lyrics, the poor production quality or selecting a played-out song (how many people made Black and Yellow remixes?),…
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There are few coaches in the country that give as good of a quote as Bob Huggins, and after what he termed the worst performance from one of his teams in 30 years of coaching, it should come as no surprise that we got some gold from the West Virginia head coach. When asked about…
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For 37 minutes, Minnesota played nearly flawless basketball. With their tournament lives hanging in the balance, the Gophers flustered No. 6 Michigan State defensively, beat the Spartans to every loose ball and were just good enough offensively to take a 58-52 lead on Julian Welch’s jumper with 3:27 left in the game. Michigan State didn’t…
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With win over A&M, Kansas controls its own Big 12 destiny
Feb 23, 2012, 12:29 AM EDT
Word has been getting around that there are now not only two, but three guarantees in life: death, taxes, and the newest addition, Kansas winning the Big 12 title. Fate took a step in that direction on Wednesday night, as the No. 4 Jayhawks avoided a loss in an important trap game, outlasting Texas A&M…
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Temple to the Big East is a good thing for hoops … kind of
Feb 22, 2012, 7:46 PM EDT
In these crazy times that we call “conference realignment”, basketball — and, well, everything that makes college sports great — takes a back seat to that cold hard cash football. And the need to fill the void left by West Virginia, who will bolt for the Big 12 this fall after agreeing to a $20…
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When it comes to selecting all-league, all-american, all-world teams, there are usually a few easy choices (See: Thomas Robinson, Anthony Davis), but filling out the last few spots on various teams can be difficult. Take the CAA. Michael Litos, who runs CAA Hoops, blogged yesterday about his picks for player of the year, all-league team,…
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Jim Calhoun to have back surgery, miss at least 2 more games
Feb 22, 2012, 2:12 PM EDT
Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun won’t be back on the sideline in the next week. But the rest of the season remains a possibility. Calhoun, 69, will have back surgery Monday for his spinal stenosis, the school announced Wednesday. That rules him out for Saturday’s home game against Syracuse and Tuesday’s trip to Providence as he…
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All times ET. Television guide via here. Game of the Night: West Virginia @ No. 20 Notre Dame, 7 p.m. (ESPN2) There was a time this season where it looked like the Mountaineers were going to be the second best team in the Big East. That was before they lost five out of six, nearly playing…
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Royce White can hoop, but it’s ‘secondary’ to everything else
Feb 22, 2012, 12:35 PM EDT
Royce White’s showcased his remarkable all-around skills all season. He’s the rare player who leads his team in pretty much every stat – 12.9 points, 9.1 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.1 blocked shots – which is one of the primary reasons why Iowa State is one of the nation’s surprise teams. At 19-8…
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Recruiting rundown: San Diego St. adds to stockpile; Nerlens Noel, Shabazz Muhammad set visits
Feb 22, 2012, 12:01 PM EDT
There’s little doubt that the San Diego State men’s basketball program is running on all gears right now. They’ve been extremely successful in what was expected to be a down season, and have talent waiting in the wings for next year in the form of two high-major transfer forwards in J.J. O’Brien (Utah) and Dwayne…
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Darrion Pellum’s been one of the few bright spots for Hampton this season. Especially when he pulls off plays like this against Maryland-Eastern Shore: Not only does Pellum throw it off the backboard, but he does it with a defender swiping at the ball. That’s some skill. Pellum, a 6-6 senior, leads Hampton (9-18) in…
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Ohio State spent Tuesday night throttling Illinois. Big deal, right? Plenty of teams do that to the Illini lately, including Nebraska. It’s notable because it was yet another solid effort from the Buckeyes’ defense. It’s the 11th time in 15 Big Ten games that they held an opponent below 1 point per possession, which is…
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Seton Hall all but punched their ticket to the tournament
Feb 22, 2012, 10:00 AM EDT
It was just one of those nights for Jordan Theodore. The Seton Hall senior point guard couldn’t make a mistake if he tried, as he went for 29 points (on 8-11 shooting from the floor, including 5-5 from three) while adding five assists and four boards. He scored 17 of those points in the second…
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Colorado St. keeps bubble hopes alive with a win vs. New Mexico
Feb 22, 2012, 9:30 AM EDT
No. 18 New Mexico went into Tuesday’s game against Colorado State as arguably the hottest team in the country. They had won seven games in a row. Those seven wins came by an average of 19.3 ppg. The last two, which came in the span of four days last week, were against San Diego State…
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Thanks to the collapse of Cleveland State without the services of D’Aundray Brown, who is battling a groin injury, Valparaiso would have gone home as Horizon League regular season champs even if they hadn’t pulled out an overtime win against lowly Loyola (IL) on Tuesday night. With Valpo backing into their league title — they…
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- Andy Glockner, Brendan Prunty, Dan Wolken and Eamonn Brennan provide the bubble watches for us today – Kentucky is clearly a favorite to win the National Championship. But what about New Mexico? What about Michigan? What about Wichita State? All three of those teams are part of Luke Winn’s “Magical Eight” – Dana O’Neil tells us about the…
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While teams like Seton Hall and Kansas State picked up important bubble wins on Tuesday, the majority of the teams playing for their NCAA Tournament likes faltered. Here’s a quick recap of what happened on Tuesday. Northwestern: At this point, its tough not to feel terrible for the Wildcats. With a chance to pick up…
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Florida wins, but may have lost Will Yeguete for the season
Feb 22, 2012, 2:06 AM EDT
I’ve never doubted the talent on No. 12 Florida’s roster this season. With Erving Walker, Kenny Boynton, Mike Rosario and Brad Beal surrounding a post presence like Patric Young, ability isn’t the issue. Consistency is. Just three days after going into Fayetteville and beating Arkansas by 30 — something that no one does — the…
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This was going to be the moment for Mississippi State. This was going to be where they turned it all around. The Bulldogs were heading into Tuesday night’s game with Kentucky on a three-game losing streak. Those three losses? To LSU, Georgia and Auburn. Not exactly a murderer’s row and a far cry from what…
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Binghamton picks up their first win, a costly loss for Vermont
Feb 21, 2012, 11:28 PM EDT
Heading into Tuesday night, there was one team in the country that was still without a victory: the Binghamton Bearcats. Given that America East co-leader Vermont was coming to town, there were only a handful of people that expected Binghamton to change that trend, and only one that didn’t wear a Binghamton basketball jersey. That…
