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Forget the recruiting acumen and the point-guard development. John Calipari’s best coaching attribute is his ability to get incredibly talented, potentially ego-centric player to play damn good defense. Getting future pros to run and shoot is easy. Getting them to play defense? That’s like getting Democrats and Republicans to agree on a health care bill.…
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By now you’ve been watching basketball most of the day thanks to the 24-hour hoops marathon. But there are quite a few games that aren’t part of the marathon. It’s just that most of ‘em aren’t the ones most people care about. Here’s a few that you should. Middle Tennessee at UCLA, 11 p.m. (Primeticket)…
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The Carrier Classic was a great event not just because it was a game played in a unique setting between two powerhouse college basketball programs. What made it so special was that the game’s purpose was to honor the our nation’s true heroes on Veteran’s Day. After the game, Tar Heels power forward John Henson…
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Lost Monday night amid the excitement for the 24-hour college hoops marathon and yet another Jerry Sandusky development was an upset Providence pulled off against Fairfield. Yes, you read that correctly. The Friars hail from the Big East. The Stags play in the MAAC. Yet the Big East squad was a 7.5-point underdog by virtue…
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UPDATE: Tuesday was the night. Congrats to Coach K. There’s no guarantee Mike Krzyzewski’s record-breaking 903rd career victory happens Tuesday night. No. 6 Duke is only a six-point favorite against Michigan State, which might be why he’s downplayed the game a bit the last few days. (Then again, that’s also his style.) But that win…
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It was just after 10 p.m. PT Monday night that Kevin Pangos started trending on Twitter. No surprise there. Twitter loves guys who can shoot the 3. Last year was all about Jimmer Fredette and his ridiculous shooting skills. He has a worthy successor in the Gonzaga freshman, who hit 9 of 13 beyond the…
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Tuesday’s Shootaround: Yes, we were awake for the entire Marathon. Were you?
Nov 15, 2011, 6:27 AM EDT
UNLV 71, Nevada 67: A disturbing trend is starting to emerge with UNLV. After building up leads against teams they are more talented than, the Rebels struggled late and allowed their opponent to keep things closer than they should be. It happened when they played Grand Canyon during the weekend, and it happened on Monday…
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You’ve read the viewer’s guide, you’ve stocked up on chips and you’ve got your supply of coffee or Mountain Dew or Red Bull or whatever. You’re ready for 24 hours of college basketball. You’ll be glued to the TV, no doubt. But who only uses a TV nowadays to watch hoops? Bust out the laptop…
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UPDATE: Nelson has been suspended indefinitely, according to ESPNLosAngeles. UCLA’s season began with an embarrassing home loss to Loyola-Marymount, a team that won just 11 games last season. Coach Ben Howland called it a “a bad loss” for the then-No. 17 Bruins. Didn’t take long for things to get worse. Howland met Monday with junior…
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Ready for a delicious hoops onslaught starting at midnight? Good. Because there aren’t many morsels to enjoy in the hours beforehand. Monday’s loaded with games, but you might be better off getting a nap or two to stay up for the start of ESPN’s 24-hour hoops marathon, which kicks off with Washington State at Gonzaga.…
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Here’s to hoping that all of you college hoopheads out there were able to get a good night’s sleep on Sunday, because Monday night brings with it the now-annual College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon. What that means is that for a full 24 hours — actually, its closer to 30 if you’re like me and willing…
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Billy Kennedy’s first Texas A&M victory wasn’t perfect – star wing Khris Middleton is out four weeks with an injury – but it hardly mattered. It was a relief just to be on the sidelines. Kennedy, hired over the summer to replace Mark Turgeon, announced last month he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and had…
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Games of the Week: George Mason 92, Rhode Island 90 OT It was a wild one in at the Patroit Center on Friday night. With both Jamil Wilson of Rhode Island (38 points) and Ryan Pearson from George Mason (28 points, 12 boards) were in a groove offensively, the two teams saw the lead change…
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Louisville can’t shake the injury bug. But it remains to be seen if it derails the Cardinals’ Final Four hopes. Junior forward Mike Marra tore the ACL in his left knee during Sunday’s win against Lamar, making him roughly the 53rd Cardinals to suffer a serious injury in the last 12 months. OK, maybe it…
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That’s how you greet a guy playing his first game since getting shot. Cynics might say Arizona assistant Emanuel Richardson’s giving Kevin Parrom a bear hug because the junior wing helped the Wildcats avoid a loss to Ball State on Sunday. Forget that. Parrom was shot in the leg while visiting his mother in September…
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100-year-old ex-Dayton coach recalls when a player’s mom had to wash their jerseys
Nov 13, 2011, 9:47 PM EDT
Dayton basketball’s been around since 1903, but didn’t take hold until Tom Blackburn arrived in 1947. By his third season, the Flyers were the NIT runner-up, back when the NIT was the main event. When he died in 1964, he’d won 352 games and an NIT crown. Now get this: the coach before Blackburn, Jim…
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How about we let senior Lance Goulbourne sum up how No. 7 Vanderbilt played against Cleveland State? “I’m just embarrassed,” Goulbourne said. The Commodores had plenty of skeptics entering this season. Not because of their talent (three NBA-caliber players) but because of their decent-to-poor defense and sometimes maddening effort. And that was before Sunday’s 71-58…
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Southern Illinois couldn’t be further from its 2007 Sweet 16 run. Losing one’s opener to a D-II team will do that. A 64-63 loss to Ohio Dominican is the latest setback for the Salukis and coach Chris Lowery, who were the class of the Missouri Valley barely five years ago. But the ensuring seasons have…
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Mike Krzyzewski’s almost there. One more win – whether it’s Tuesday against Michigan State or later this season – and he’ll pass his former coach and mentor as the all-time wins leader in men’s D-I hoops. Not that it’s a surprise. Bob Knight’s been waiting for this to happen for years. Maybe that’s why Knight…
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Last year, Evansville shocked the world when they went into Hinkle Fieldhouse and knocked off Butler. But that Evansville team was coming off of a dreadful, 3-15 performance in the Missouri Valley. The Bulldogs were coming off the first of their two national title game appearances. The Purple Aces notched what could legitimately be titled…
