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Player of the Week: Mike Moser, UNLV The UNLV transfer has been one of the nation’s most surprising stars this season, and this week he once again showed why he is such a dangerous and versatile threat. In two games this week, Moser averaged 22.5 ppg, 16.5 rpg and 2.5 spg while shooting 15-29 from…
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The NCAA is fed up with rowdy fans, irate coaches, mouthy players, and pretty much all unruly behavior. And its college basketball officials are starting to do something about it. The latest example came during St. Mary’s 80-66 win at BYU on Saturday night when fans started throwing items on the court – they’d already…
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Forget Murray State’s 21-0 start. The Racers just hit college basketball’s big time with this little ditty. The “Murray State Anthem” by Trubz ‘N’ Matlock won’t win any awards for its lyrics or production value, but it certainly gives it a shot. Bright lights! Babes! Dunks! And it definitely wants you know that Murray State’s…
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Cody Zeller put on a ‘dunk highlight show’ against Hawkeyes
Jan 30, 2012, 8:45 AM EDT
Cody Zeller did this a lot Sunday vs. Iowa. And by “a lot”, I mean pretty much every time he shot the ball. Indiana’s fabulous freshman scored a season-high 26 points, hit 11 of 12 shots and ensured the No. 16 Hoosiers ran away from Iowa, 103-89, a score that’s not usually associated with the…
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The Renardo Sidney era at Miss State ends after this season
Jan 29, 2012, 9:53 PM EDT
Mississippi State spent the last two seasons wondering if Renardo Sidney was ever going to be a factor and found out this season that it didn’t really need him. And that’ll be the end of it. The often troublesome forward will leave the Bulldogs after this season, according to Zagsblog. He could transfer (unlikely given…
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Even with Ryan Boatright back, UConn can’t get it together
Jan 29, 2012, 8:00 PM EDT
Ryan Boatright sat out Connecticut’s last three games because of an NCAA investigation, but was cleared in time to play Sunday against Notre Dame at home. Time couldn’t have been better, either. The Huskies were 1-2 without the freshman guard, losing close games to Cincinnati and Tennessee. The one win was at Notre Dame. So…
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Blogger Spotlight: Duke’s defense, potential and the Devil nobody hates
Jan 29, 2012, 9:40 AM EDT
Once again, Duke’s doing its thing in college hoops. The Devils are a Top 10 mainstay, feature an offense that can stroke the 3 and a post players who focus on rebounding and ensuring those perimeter shooters get their shots. And in case you missed it, they’re also atop the ACC standings, tied with Florida…
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Two days after Tony Wroten’s 22 points led Washington over Arizona State, he carried both the bright spots of his game that have drawn praise and freshman struggles that have drawn criticism into Saturday’s matchup with Arizona. The Good: Wroten finished with 17 points, five rebounds, and four assists. He was impressively athletic, showed he…
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Ryan Boatright won’t be suspended. Well, anymore. As Kevin Duffy, a UConn beat writer, first reported, the Huskie’s freshman point guard will be allowed to play tomorrow against Notre Dame after being reinstated by the NCAA. Duffy also provided a thorough timeline of Boatright’s eligibility issues. It begs the question: if a player wasn’t suspended,…
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It was the second court storming of this Saturday, Jan. 28th in college basketball. After Kansas fell to Iowa State in Ames, Colorado State followed suit 700 miles to the west, scoring an upset over No. 12 San Diego State, 77-60, in Fort Collins, Colo. “I about got trampled here. Our students have been phenomenal,”…
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What’s it like ending a 41-game losing streak? “Unreal.” And I’m sure Marcus Damas is understating it. Towson’s sophomore forward says his teammates never stopped working hard or believing they could win, despite the longest losing streak in D-I history. After a 66-61 win against UNC-Wilmington on Saturday, Damas and his can finally enjoy themselves.…
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Playing their third straight game without the services of starting center Fab Melo, Syracuse escaped with a 63-61 win over West Virginia at the Carrier Dome on Saturday afternoon. What everyone is going to remember is the missed goaltending call, which is fair. The goaltend was as obvious as the no-call was atrocious: And, as…
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March Madness is right around the corner. Once the Super Bowl ends, most every casual college hoops fan in the country tunes into the sport, mostly in an effort to brush on what’s happening so they can win their NCAA tourney pool. But for those who follow the sport closely, they already know this season…
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Video: The Big East at its worst since it expanded to 16 teams
Jan 27, 2012, 6:05 PM EDT
It’s easy to scoff at the Big East right now. Syracuse is the big, bad bully of the a bunch of underwhelming or overachieving teams, depending on who you follow. What happened to UConn and Louisville (not to mention Pitt)? Are Seton Hall and Cincinnati for real? And are Georgetown and Marquette really the best…
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Game of the Weekend: Sat. 1:30 pm: No. 16 Mississippi State @ No. 13 Florida At the end of the day, the SEC is Kentucky and every body else. That’s not an insult directed at the rest of the league, the Wildcats are just that good. The battle for second place is where the intrigue…
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There can be only one tempo-free king (and he’s in Lawrence)
Jan 27, 2012, 1:20 PM EDT
Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan is occasionally hailed as the tempo-free king because the Badgers are consistently one of the nation’s best at offense and defense, regardless of pace. But the real champ? Bill Self. Over the last decade – including all nine seasons at Kansas and his last year at Illinois – Self’s teams boast…
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You may not know much about Murray State beyond its 20-0 start or its thrilling upset against Vandy in the 2010 NCAA tournament. (Maybe the Racers were in your bracket.) But know this: Winning isn’t new to the Racers. They’ve won the Ohio Valley 22 times (15 since 1988), been to the Big Dance 14…
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Wisconsin presidential vs. Indiana, but will it last in Big 10?
Jan 27, 2012, 10:05 AM EDT
On a night when Republican presidential hopefuls took the stage for a debate in Florida, prior to that state’s Jan. 31 primary, the Wisconsin Badgers made a case for another kind of votes, those in the AP Poll, on Thursday night in Madison. For those who clamored for a rematch of LSU and Alabama in…
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No. 25 Wisconsin 57, No. 17 Indiana 50: Its really unfair to judge Indiana too heavily on what happened in the Kohl Center on Thursday night. You don’t win on the road in the Big Ten this season, and while the Badgers have struggled early on in the season in their own building, this is…
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North Carolina State didn’t have much go right against North Carolina. The Wolfpack’s 74-55 loss was it lowest point total this season as they were unable to stick with the Heels inside – Tyler Zeller went for 21 and 17 – or during most of the second half. But here’s something that did go their…
