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Xavier coach Chris Mack knows his team’s capable of big things this season. They have size, athletic wings, a sharpshooter and one of the nation’s best point guards in senior Tu Holloway. So it’s understandable that Mack wasn’t completely pleased by Friday’s 14-point win over Georgia. Yes, that’s a double-digit win over an SEC team.…
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Some people crave football (or a nap) after Thanksgiving. The Obamas go for hoops. President Barack Obama and his family watched Oregon State beat Towson 66-44 on Saturday, making it the third-straight year they’ve watched the Beavers play a D.C.-area team. Last year, Oregon State beat Howard. In 2009, it topped George Washington. The president…
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College hoops still waiting on crucial detail from NBA lockout
Nov 26, 2011, 2:49 PM EDT
The NBA’s millionaires and billionaires finally agreed to start making money again. It probably won’t officially happen until Christmas Day, which leaves college basketball as the only hoops attention for the next month. (Small cheer.) I can hear it now? “And? What’s this mean for me, Mike? Can you leave me alone while I watch…
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PHILADELPHIA – He may not be as physically imposing as DeJuan Blair or Gary McGhee. He hasn’t been part of a team that has made a run in the NCAA tournament. He hasn’t even completed a full semester of college, yet. But Friday night, a breakout 15-point, 10-rebound performance from freshman big man Khem Birch…
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UConn’s loss to Central Florida season’s biggest upset yet
Nov 25, 2011, 5:14 PM EDT
For UConn, it certainly was “Black Friday”. Keith Clanton scored 20 points and UCF closed the game on 35-13 run as the Golden Knights knocked off No. 4 UConn 68-63 in the semifinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis. Marcus Jordan added 16 points, seven boards and seven assists for UCF. Its a big win for…
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NEW YORK – There are a lot of reasons that college is one of the greatest times of a young man’s life. You find yourself as person. You discover your calling in life. You figure out what you want to do to earn a living. And that’s to say nothing of the acceptability of the…
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Arizona’s Sean Miller at odds with freshman Sidiki Johnson
Nov 25, 2011, 9:08 AM EDT
According to a report from Bruce Pascoe of the Arizona Daily Star, freshman forward Sidiki Johnson’s days at Arizona could be numbered. Johnson was recently suspended indefinitely for “violations of team policy,” the school said in a release this past Monday. He did not return with the team to Arizona, following the Wildcats’ 67-57 loss…
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After UCLA’s 69-58 opening night loss to Loyola Marymount on Nov. 11, sophomore center Josh Smith took to Twitter to vent his frustrations. “Just lost to some straight bums lol…” Smith tweeted, before removing it a short time later. Now, nearly two weeks after that tweet was sent out, the Bruins sit miserably at 1-4,…
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After nearly transferring, ‘Cuse’s Waiters thriving off the bench
Nov 24, 2011, 2:53 AM EDT
NEW YORK – There was a while back in April where it seemed like Dion Waiters was all but out the door. Waiters didn’t play as much as he wanted to as a freshman. Coming in as a top 30 recruit nationally, Waiters expected to make an immediate impact as a freshman. But with Syracuse…
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NEW YORK – It’s now well into Feast Week, which means we are officially in the midst of the college hoops season. And while it’s still early, it’s not too early to begin making judgements on the outcome of the handful of games that have been played. A consensus opinion is a rarity in March,…
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I don’t think anyone truly expected what we saw out of Missouri at the CBE Classic in Kansas City this week. The Tigers started out the week on Monday with an impressive, 87-58 win over Notre Dame. But no one truly expected the Irish to be all that good this season, so the win didn’t…
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There’s one thing that needs to be made clear: Duke’s Austin Rivers is a very skilled basketball player. You don’t become the number one-ranked player in the nation, get named a McDonald’s All-American, and become the ACC’s Freshman of the Week in your first seven days on the job if you’re not skilled. And following…
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Tennessee St. player gets heartwarming visit from his Army mom
Nov 23, 2011, 8:23 AM EDT
Redshirt freshman MJ Rhett got a surprise in the locker room before his Tennessee State team took on North Carolina in Chapel Hill on Tuesday night. His mom, an E-5 sergeant in the national guard: “When I saw her, I was in disbelief,” the younger Rhett told Jeff Eisenberg of Yahoo. “I hadn’t seen her…
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Wednesday’s Shootaround: Buzzer-beater, double OT in Maui, Missouri impresses
Nov 23, 2011, 4:21 AM EDT
Coastal Carolina 60, Clemson 59: The Tigers suffered their second bad loss of the season, losing to the Chanticleers when Chris Gradnigo tipped in his own miss at the buzzer: Maui Invitational No. 8 Memphis 99, Tennessee 97 2OT: See here. No. 6 Duke 82, No. 15 Michigan 75: Duke is a much more disciplined…
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Maybe now we know why Josh Pastner won’t schedule Tennessee. No. 8 Memphis, who came into the Maui Invitational as one of the favorites, lost to Michigan in the first round as the Wolverines ran offense and defense that was simply too complex for them. In Tuesday’s bounce back game against Tennessee, the Tigers opened…
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Blogger Spotlight: Ken Pomeroy’s life as a tempo-free icon (or something like that)
Nov 22, 2011, 4:00 PM EDT
Ken Pomeroy didn’t invent tempo-free stats – that would be Dean Smith – but he’s become synonymous with them because of his site, kenpom.com, a daily requirement for any college basketball writer and most fans. If your team earns some kenpom love, it’s a good sign they’re headed for success in March. If their rating…
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The 2011-2012 season was already looking bleak for Arizona State. After being picked to finish 9th in the preseason Pac-12 media poll, the Sun Devils have fallen to 1-2 on the season, including a loss at home to lowly Pepperdine, 66-60. But Herb Sendek and company could get a boost, depending on the NCAA’s ruling…
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Tuesday’s Shootaround: The Maui, CBE and Legends all on the same time
Nov 22, 2011, 5:00 AM EDT
Legends Classic No. 22 Vanderbilt 64, Oregon State 62: See here. NC State 77, Texas 74: See here. Maui Invitational No. 15 Michigan 73, No. 8 Memphis 61: Everyone has always said that once John Beilein gets “his guys” into this Michigan program, that the Wolverines would be tough to beat. Well, guess what. He’s…
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Vanderbilt leaves the Legends Classic with two crunch-time victories
Nov 22, 2011, 4:17 AM EDT
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – We cannot yet fully judge this Vanderbilt for their performances on the court. Until their team is complete and Festus Ezeli makes a healthy return to the lineup, we cannot know how good this team is going to be. Ezeli is a big-time rebounder and a very talented defender around the…
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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – It’s not a difficult argument to make that J’Covan Brown had been the best player in the country for the first two weeks of the season. He came into the game leading the nation in scoring at 29.3 ppg while adding 5.3 rpg, 7.7 apg and committing just seven turnovers. He…
