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All things considered, Jim Boeheim’s Tuesday wasn’t all bad. Until the questions started. Roughly 48 hours after longtime Syracuse assistant Bernie Fine was fired when a third sexual-abuse allegation surfaced, the Orange coach got a vote of confidence from his boss and watched his team crush Eastern Michigan, 84-48. Added bonus: the home crowd gave…
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Roy Williams has ‘no use’ for UNC fans who ditch their tickets
Nov 29, 2011, 8:47 PM EDT
North Carolina’s loss Saturday wasn’t the only thing aggravating coach Roy Williams. He’s also mighty miffed at the UNC booster who sold his tickets to a few UNLV fans. And Williams is now looking for them. Here’s the deal: Some Carolina fans are part of the Rams Club, which makes it easier to obtain tickets…
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Most college hoops fans will be watching one, if not all the ACC/Big Ten Challenge games Tuesday night. Smart readers already know what to expect from those games – because they’ve read this and this – so let’s overlook those here, shall we? How about the rest of Tuesday? (All times ET; TV info courtesy…
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The ACC/Big Ten Challenge kicks off their 13th installment this evening, but for the first time in its history, every team from both conferences will be participating. The Big Ten added their 12th member in Nebraska during the summer, which means that instead of having one of the ACC teams forced to watch from the…
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Bradley Beal keeps this up, he’ll be top freshman of 2011-12
Nov 29, 2011, 1:30 PM EDT
Anthony Davis is awesome. Quincy Miller’s a natural scorer. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist never stops. Cody Zeller is making Indiana respectable again. But Bradley Beal may just be this season’s best freshman. The Florida guard turned in his second double-double of the season during Tuesday’s win against Stetson, tying career bests in points (22) and rebounds (10)…
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Big Ten’s bound to win its 3rd straight Challenge vs. ACC
Nov 29, 2011, 10:30 AM EDT
The Big Ten didn’t win any of the first 10 ACC/Big Ten Challenges. Now they’re headed for a third-straight “title.” Next up? A little respect. OK, not really. I’m sure college hoops fans will continue dogging the conference for its style (read: slow play). But remember, the ACC’s doing its best to match that deliberate…
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Jim Boeheim kept a low profile Monday. He won’t have that option today. Barely 48 hours after Syracuse fired longtime assistant coach Bernie Fine after another allegation of sexual-abuse surfaced, Boeheim will be on the sideline as the No. 4 Orange play Eastern Michigan. He’ll then hold a press conference afterward. Guessing most questions won’t…
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Tuesday’s Shootaround: Xavier wins, St. Mary’s rolls in the second half
Nov 29, 2011, 4:27 AM EDT
No. 11 Xavier 82, No. 19 Vanderbilt 70: See here. That link is to what we’ve written on Vanderbilt coming out of this game, but Xavier’s back court needs to get recognition after their performance on Monday night. Tu Holloway and Mark Lyons are, simply put, as good as any duo in the country. Yes,…
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Nothing takes the luster off a marquee matchup like an injury to an elite player. Though I doubt Wisconsin fans are too bummed out the thought of not facing Harrison Barnes. Barnes, North Carolina’s leading scorer and a preseason All-American, badly sprained his ankle during Saturday’s loss to UNLV and left afterward on crutches. He…
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When it comes to college athletics, calling a team “controversial” generally means that they are playing by the Jim Calhoun rules of recruiting. Not so with Vanderbilt. The Commodores, who are probably as clean as a program can be playing at the high-major level, are the most controversial team in the country not because of…
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So you know how Duke has that reputation of being nothing but a bunch of jump shooters? That may not be changing anytime soon. The Blue Devils landed a commitment from Matt Jones, one of the best shooters in the Class of 2013, on Monday night. Jones is a top 20 recruit nationally. “After long…
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Ray McCallum’s so good, he scores even when he’s not trying to. Watch what happens when the Detroit guard came off a screen during last week’s game against Austin Peay: Turned out to be a big bucket, too. The Titans won 94-93. McCallum, a sophomore guard averaging 13.1 points a game, may not have a…
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It’s not March. It just feels that way with all the solid college basketball games this week. Both the ACC/Big Ten Challenge and the Big East/SEC Invitational are this week and Saturday’s a biggie, capped by new No. 1 Kentucky vs. North Carolina. Yes, I’m downright giddy. Xavier at Vanderbilt, 7 p.m. (ESPN2) The night’s…
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The latest development in the sexual-abuse allegations surrounding former Syracuse assistant Bernie Fine – who was fired Sunday night – amplifies the situation a notch. Now federal agents are involved. The U.S. attorney took the lead the investigation Monday and Syracuse police will turn over their records to them. This video details why this move…
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UCLA has returned to the mainland, but their trip to Maui was not quite as pleasant as the Bruins had hoped. After beating Chaminade in the opener, UCLA had a moral victory as they rallied from 20 down to make it interesting against Kansas before losing 72-56. In the third-place game against Michigan, the Bruins…
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Villanova biggest disappointment in disappointing Big East
Nov 28, 2011, 1:58 PM EDT
The Big East has been one of the most disappointing conferences in the country this season. UConn lost to Central Florida over the weekend after spending their first five games of the year struggling to put away their season-opening cupcakes. With Alex Oriakhi struggling and neither Shabazz Napier or Jeremy Lamb ready to play the…
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Player of the Week: Mike Moser, UNLV Less than three weeks into the season, its already quite apparent who the most influential transfer in the country is. After seven games, Moser is leading the Rebels in scoring, rebounding, blocks and steals. He ranks third in assists. In three games last week — wins against Cal…
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Indiana’s off to a 6-0 start for the second-straight season. But this 6-0 start feels a little different for Tom Crean’s team. It feels more substantial. More developed. More promising. It’s just … better. Maybe it’s that the Hoosiers pulled away for a 75-59 win against in-state rival Butler, a team that assumed the title…
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A sexual-abuse scandal at Penn State ended the career of college football’s most celebrated coaches. Could the same happen at Syracuse? The school fired longtime assistant Bernie Fine on Sunday, not long after a third person raised allegations that Fine sexual molested him in a Pittsburgh hotel room nine years ago. Fine, 65, was in…
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Syracuse fired assistant coach Bernie Fine Sunday night, not long after a third man accused him of sexual molestation in the early 2000s. Fine, 65, denied the allegations, but was put on paid leave less than two weeks ago when allegations by two first surfaced about the assistant sexual molesting them in the ‘80s and…
