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What the Patriot League lacked this season in overall talent it made up for in drama down the stretch. Bucknell headed into the final few weeks of the season with a three game lead in the conference standings over both Lehigh and American. But Player of the Year CJ McCollum of Lehigh drilled a last-second…
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Bo Ryan on win over Minnesota: ‘This is Big Ten basketball’
Feb 29, 2012, 1:09 PM EDT
I believe there is an old proverb: If it shoots like Big Ten basketball and plays defense like Big Ten basketball, it must be Big Ten basketball. Bo Ryan echoed that sentiment after his team’s 52-45 victory over Minnesota on Tuesday night. After a dismal first half shooting performance (19%), the No. 15 Badgers used…
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I’m not sure if you guys heard about this or not, but the Ohio Valley was pretty thoroughly dominated by one team this season. The Murray State Racers? That ring a bell? Anyone? After running through the OVC slate with just a single loss for the second time in three years, Steve Prohm’s club is…
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Recruiting rundown: Kansas hosts blockbuster recruiting weekend
Feb 29, 2012, 12:02 PM EDT
The largest and most talent-filled college basketball recruiting weekends typically occur during weekends on campuses while big football games are played, or during Midnight Madness events at the beginning of the season. With that in mind, Kansas’ loaded crew of recruits that took in its thrilling victory over Missouri was exceptional for an in-season weekend…
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Over the next 13 days, the brackets will start to take shape. Teams with no at-large aspirations will make one final push at the post-season. Teams on the bubble will look to assert themselves as worthy members of “The Big Dance”, and contenders will start priming their engines for a national Championship run. While “March…
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Weber State loses Big Sky title; will it cost us a chance to see Damian Lillard?
Feb 29, 2012, 11:00 AM EDT
There’s an argument to be made that Damian Lillard is the best point guard in the country. Better than Kendall Marshall, better than Scott Machado and maybe even better than the Tyshawn Taylor that has graced our presence over the last month and a half of the season. He may be the best NBA prospect…
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Belmont’s off to the Ohio Valley next season, which means the Bruins get to spend their final two seasons in the A-Sun dominating the league (35-3 vs. conference foes) and then trying not to stumble in the conference tournament for that automatic bid. And where will they try to clinch the tournament title this season?…
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Buh bye, Xavier. That’s the only way we can react after seeing St. Louis dismantle the Musketeers in the second half, using a 22-2 run to open the second half and spark the Billikens to a 70-59 win over the Musketeers on Tuesday night. Xavier is now 18-10 overall and 9-5, tied for third, in…
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Let’s play a modified version of blind resume for a moment. Suppose you’re a No. 4 or No. 5 caliber NCAA Tournament team. You’re Wichita State, an upstart mid-major that’s playing their best basketball at the right time. You’re elated that you’ve shot up the dozens of bracketology boards. You’re a real team! A Regional…
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Indiana hadn’t beaten three top 5 teams in the same season since Bob Knight’s famed ’76 squad – the last college basketball team to finish a season unbeaten – did it. Tuesday night’s 70-55 win against Michigan State matched that in a big way. Not only was it the Hoosiers toppling another powerhouse (Kentucky and…
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Over the next 13 days, the brackets will start to take shape. Teams with no at-large aspirations will make one final push at the post-season. Teams on the bubble will look to assert themselves as worthy members of “The Big Dance”, and contenders will start priming their engines for a national Championship run. While “March…
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- The Carrier Classic will be back next year, it just won’t be in San Diego. That’s a shame, because the climate and beautiful dusk sunset provided for a fantastic and unique environment – I don’t usually read bubble breakdowns, but when I do, I read Andy Glockner’s – Marquette-transfer Jerron Maymon has become the most consistent play for the Tennessee…
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Story paints UCLA’s Ben Howland as cruel coach who coddled stars, ignored issues to detriment of program
Feb 29, 2012, 3:45 AM EDT
When word started leaking out on Tuesday that Sports Illustrated had George Dohrmann working on a story about UCLA men’s basketball, the immediate reaction from most was that the Bruins had committed some kind of violation that SI’s resident bloodhound had sniffed out. Not the case. What was hyped on twitter as a potential bombshell…
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Here’s a score that requires a double-take: Duke 79, Wake Forest 71. Yes, the No. Blue Devils – tied with UNC atop the ACC — turned in a less-than-impressive result against one of the league’s worst teams. Much of that is because they blew most of a 23-point lead in the second half before making…
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Cheating a bit with the photo of the day post, but it couldn’t be helped. Call me a sucker for a famous face in the crowd. And when it’s for Delaware women’s hoops? Well, call that the Elena Delle Donne effect. The female hoops star has been garnering national attention thanks to her stellar all-around…
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Have we dogged Vandy’s Brad Tinsley so much that he’s now underrated?
Feb 29, 2012, 12:06 AM EDT
The biggest concern for Vanderbilt all season long has been the point guard spot. The Commodores have two pros on the wing in Jeff Taylor and John Jenkins. They have a first-round pick manning the paint in Festus Ezeli. Lance Goulbourne has been severely underrated this season at the four spot for the Commodores. The…
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Miami will have Reggie Johnson for NC State game after all
Feb 28, 2012, 10:25 PM EDT
Reggie Johnson’s indefinite suspension lasted a whopping one game. Now he’ll be back to assist the ‘Canes in their push for the NCAA tournament. The NCAA restored the center’s eligibility Tuesday night, just two days after Miami’s upset of Florida State. Johnson didn’t play during that game due to an investigation revealing that his family…
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Connecticut’s freefall continues. A 72-70 loss Tuesday to Providence dropped the defending NCAA champs to 17-12 overall and 7-10 in the Big East – and further worsened their chances of even making the 2012 tournament field. Is that prospect the one thing that could rush Jim Calhoun’s return the sideline a little bit? It’ll play…
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Thanks to a dominating 70-55 win for No. 18 Indiana in Assembly Hall on Tuesday night, we are going to have to wait until Saturday to see if No. 5 Michigan State will be able to win the Big Ten’s outright regular season title. Draymond Green looked every bit the all-american he is, finishing with…
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The investigative sports journalist whose recent work has gotten a national championship winning football coach fired and coaxed a former NFL agent to tell the world he paid a number of college football players is back at it again. Twitter and message boards are abuzz over reports that Sports Illustrated’s George Dohrmann will publish a…
