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Even with 65 voters, the AP’s preseason Top 25 is still guesswork. It’s a solid sample size, but taken at face value, only die-hard hoops fans know how each team changed from last season. How do those voters account for the massive turnover at Kansas, Kentucky, Arizona and Pitt? Do they give too much value…
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A dip was unavoidable for Butler. After making the national title game two years in row, it was impossible to think this team was going to be able to remain as nationally relevant as they were the past two seasons. Title game or no title game, Butler is still Butler; a mid-major program in the…
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Mark Gottfried continues his hot recruiting, lands TJ Warren
Nov 3, 2011, 9:30 AM EDT
Mark Gottfried has certainly earned his paycheck thus far in his NC State tenure. With Rodney Purvis and Tyler Lewis, who currently sit at 11th and 58th, respectively, in the Consensus Recruiting Rankings, already committed to join the Wolfpack in 2012, Gottfried landed a player he absolutely had to get on Wednesday. TJ Warren, a…
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North Carolina, Kentucky and Connecticut are the front-runners for this year’s title. All three are loaded with future NBA players at every position, feature long, intimidating defenders down low and elite scorers. Know what else they have in common? A lack of point-guard depth. The news of Ryan Boatright’s suspension leaves UConn with only sophomore…
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Conference realignment, coaches caught up in a Ponzi Scheme, and stories about conditioning. Something tells me you’re bored by all that, and ready for one of the most anticipated college basketball seasons in a decade. Whether you’re an ardent fan that’s eagerly awaiting story lines to play out or an NBA fan hoping to be…
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Maryland finally got the good word on 7-foot-1 center Alex Len. Now comes the hard part – waiting for him to take the court. The NCAA cleared the Ukrainian center to practice, but he must miss the Terps’ first 10 games. That means his first action will be Dec. 28 against Albany. He’s still a…
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What happens when 2,400 fans throws hundreds of toilet paper rolls onto a basketball court? This. That’s the TP game at John Brown University, an annual event where fans celebrate the Golden Eagles’ first basket of the first home game by chucking toilet paper and covering the court. It always earns the home team a…
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AWARDS Player of the Year: Thomas Robinson, Jr., Kansas Robinson has not had an easy time since he’s been in Lawrence. In addition to being stuck behind The Morrii on the Jayhawk’s depth chart over his first two seasons, Robinson had to spent last season coping with the fact that his mother and both of…
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For folks in the college basketball world, Movember went viral when Vermont’s Evan Fjeld grew out a spectacular mustache to help raise money and awareness for cancer. Fjeld’s mother passed away just days before his Vermont team won the 2010 America East Championship. Fjeld has since shaved the ‘stache, however, but he’s not alone in…
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UConn’s back court depth may take a hit as it appears Ryan Boatright will be held out of athletic competition pending a review of his eligibility. The statement from the school: University of Connecticut men’s basketball freshman Ryan Boatright will be held out of intercollegiate competition while the school works cooperatively with the NCAA in a review…
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March is five months away. Thousands of college basketball games will be played before Selection Sunday. Yet two things seem pretty clear in early November. North Carolina and Kentucky are loaded, and the Tar Heels and Wildcats are heavy favorites to reach the Final Four in New Orleans. So it’s no surprise that UNC and…
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Robbie Hummel can relax a little bit. That knee is OK. Purdue’s senior swingman played his first game Tuesday night in nearly two years, showing off his reliable shot, some toughness and best of all, stability. He scored 18 points, grabbed seven rebounds and handled a few odd falls. They were to his left knee…
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Don’t be surprised if Louisville loses its exhibition Thursday to Bellarmine prep. The Cards will be rolling out a M*A*S*H* unit. Coach Rick Pitino announced Tuesday that junior point guard Peyton Siva won’t play because of a concussion, while junior wing Mike Marra is out due to a lingering back injury. That leaves Louisville without…
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Yeah, that’s a loaded title. But think about it. Every year there is a team in each conference who performs better than expected. Every year there is a team that catches us off guard and makes us feel like morons for not expecting better of them. Every year, there is a “darkhorse” or a “sexy…
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In 2009, Scottie Reynolds led Villanova to the Final Four after the Wildcats finished fourth in a Big East that was as loaded at the top as any league in recent memory. But it wasn’t the presence of Reynolds — or Dante Cunningham, Corey Fisher or Corey Stokes — that made that Villanova team so…
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Washington State would’ve loved to have guard Klay Thompson back for his senior season. Goes without saying when the 6-5 wing might’ve led the nation in scoring. But the Cougars might miss center DeAngelo Casto even more. As Percy Allen notes at the Seattle Times, without the athletic forward around – he bolted for the…
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AWARDS Player of the Year: Jorge Gutierrez, Sr., Cal Jorge Gutierrez might be the best player in the country that you’ve never seen play. And that’s assuming you’ve even heard of him. Gutierrez is a tough-as-nails, 6’3″ combo-guard from Cal that is the kind of player that doesn’t have a weakness in his game. He…
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Nobody ignores Wisconsin anymore. Bo Ryan’s squad may not play fast, but it seems they’ve finally earned people’s respect in preseason rankings. I slotted the Badgers No. 12 in our preseason Top 25, while AP voters placed ‘em 15th. Not bad. Still. The Badgers lost Jon Leuer from last year’s 25-9 team. Who steps into…
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Bobby Knight has made a name for himself in many ways throughout his illustrious career. For starters, he’s arguably the greatest college basketball coach of all-time. If his 902 career wins — which will remain the most in the sport until Mike Krzyzewski breaks the record this year — don’t convince you, maybe his three…
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The AP preseason All-America team boasted its first freshman last season. But it’s younger than ever this year. This is the future. Wisconsin’s Jordan Taylor is the lone senior on a team filled with sophomores – Ohio State’s Jared Sullinger, North Carolina’s Harrison Barnes, Kentucky’s Terrence Jones and UConn’s Jeremy Lamb. That’s only slightly different…
