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UPDATE: NCAA President Mark Emmert said Tuesday that any APR bans would not be in effect until 2013, meaning UConn’s in the clear. Connecticut’s talented enough to repeat as NCAA tournament champions. But it may not get the chance. NCAA president Mark Emmert said Monday that among the proposals the D-I Board of Directors is…
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When a story about college hoops coaches using tempo-free stats on kenpom.com hits the N.Y. Times, that seems like a pretty good indicator those stats have gone mainstream. Only thing left is Andy Rooney bellyaching about their influence on the game. Thankfully, that won’t happen. No wonder. Seems tempo-free stats have yet to fully penetrate…
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2011-12 Missouri Valley Preview: Is this Creighton’s year?
Oct 24, 2011, 1:00 PM EDT
AWARDS Player of the Year: Doug McDermott, So., Creighton Picking between McDermott and Missouri State’s Kyle Weems for the Valley’s preseason player of the year award is, more or less, a coin flip, but I’m going with McDermott here. He’s coming off a freshman season where he led the Bluejays in scoring (14.9 ppg) and…
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Minnesota is a team that has quite a bit of talent on their roster. Trevor Mbakwe has a shot to be a first-team all-Big Ten big man. That’s what happens when you average a double-double. Ralph Sampson III joins him on the front-line giving Minnesota one of the best front court duos in the conference.…
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As of an October 27th meeting of the NCAA’s Leadership Council, the college basketball recruiting model could end up looking completely different. The proposed changes?: – Allowing unlimited communication via call, text, email, etc beginning June 15th of a prospects sophomore year. – Contact will be allowed during the July evaluation period. – Contact can…
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Swiperboy is getting serious about hoops. Tennessee’s Renaldo Woolridge has made more headlines during his career for his prowess behind the mic, rather than on the court. Not that it’s a lack of talent. He’s always looked the part of a star player. The 6-9, 220-pound forward has his dad’s build and a few flashes…
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Kentucky fans have dreamed of this day for almost 20 years. Booing Christian Laettner will be a delight. Even better? It’s all for charity. Duke’s legendary forward – who forever earned BBN enmity by stomping on a Wildcat and hitting the game-winning shot in perhaps the best college basketball game ever played – will be…
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Chris Mack only needed nine days to teach Kenny Frease a lesson. The Xavier coach indefinitely suspended his 7-foot center on Oct. 14 for what he termed “not fulfilling all the responsibilities of a Xavier basketball player.” Frease “had to prove” he wanted to be part of the team, so Mack’s message apparently didn’t need…
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Louisville gets the good word on Blackshear’s eligibility
Oct 22, 2011, 11:19 PM EDT
Louisville finally got the good word Friday – freshman Wayne Blackshear can play this season. Cardinals coach Rick Pitino confirmed Friday that the 6-5 McDonald’s All-American was cleared by the NCAA Clearinghouse and is a full academic qualifier. Pitino was always optimistic Blackshear would be cleared, but the news must’ve been a relief. He’s recovering…
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Bowling Green’s new arena gets equally impressive rap video
Oct 22, 2011, 5:05 PM EDT
See this joint? That’s the Stroh Center, Bowling Green’s brand-spanking new $30 million arena that opened last month. (Image is from Dave Spengler) The Falcons’s men’s and women’s basketball teams and volleyball teams will all play in those fancy new digs, which seats up to 4,700 for athletic events. As you might guess, the school’s…
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The College of Charleston got a huge boost on Thursday, as Adjehi Baru was finally cleared by the NCAA to play this season. Baru was rated as a top 60 recruit coming out of high school, and the importance of this decision cannot be understated for the Cougars. This is a team that was already…
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I can honestly say that this is a sentence that I never thought that I would write: the MAAC may be a two-bid conference this season. I’m not saying that for effect, either. If things break the right way, the MAAC may be deserving of an at-large bid. Why am I bringing this up now?…
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Jared Sullinger isn’t the only one who used an NCAA tournament loss for offseason motivation. Bernard Scott thought about Florida State’s Sweet 16 loss to VCU every day this summer. Consider the 72-71 overtime loss a big, nasty specter, hanging over his head. “It’s just been kind of haunting in the offseason,” James said at…
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Billy Gillispie’s college hoops rise could’ve been a Hollywood movie, but not one with a Disney ending. Maybe one by David Fincher. After rebuilding UTEP and turning Texas A&M into a Top 25 program, Gillispie got to the mountaintop at Kentucky, only to fail miserably after two seasons and bottom out with a drunken driving…
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Once again, Ohio State will be sitting at the top of every preseason Big Ten prediction and somewhere in everyone’s top ten when the polls come out. That’s what happens when you bring back your star center and your starting point guard, both of whom started as freshmen. Throw in a guy with a chance…
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Arizona has as much raw talent on their roster as any team in the Pac-10. Sean Miller has made sure of it with the way he has been recruiting since landing the job in April of 2009. The issue is how much of that talent is young. The Wildcats have four talented freshmen on their…
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All week long, the folks over at Grantland are running a series featuring writers pen 4,000 word arguments as to why their favorite team will win the national title. Matt Jones, the brains and the brawn behind Kentucky Sports Radio and the leader of the cult known as Big Blue Nation, was picked to provide…
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There will never be another Michael Jordan. There will never be another Larry Bird. And there will never be another Bird-Jordan McDonald’s commercial. But Stanford gave a shot. In an effort to promote the Cardinal’s upcoming scrimmage on Oct. 23, big men Dwight Powell and Josh Owens try to one-up each other with a series…
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Rick Pitino hasn’t minced words regarding Syracuse and Pitt bolting the Big East for the ACC. The Louisville coach has excoriated both school’s leaders at every turn (complete with a ‘Godfather’ reference) and saved plenty for the ACC. But his latest diatribe at Big East media day won’t earn him any fans. “My problem is…
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A Final Four run elevated Shaka Smart and VCU to national prominence. Now comes the hard part – staying in that spotlight. Smart was the main attraction at CAA media day Tuesday, befitting for a coach coming off an historic season – from First Four to Final Four is a feat few will ever match…
