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Uncovering Why the 2014 NBA Draft Class Dwarfs This Year’s Class

By now, it’s become an involuntary refrain. “Next year’s draft class puts this one to shame!” Draft prognosticators preach it. College hoops analysts endorse it. Even casual fans…Read More

Minnesota’s Firing of Tubby Smith Shows Gophers Basketball Has Delusions of Greatness

Reasonable or not, Norwood Teague believes Minnesota University is conducive to championship-caliber basketball. Teague ruled on Monday that sporadic NCAA tournament appearances, subpar postseason success…Read More

2013 NCAA Tournament: First and Second Round Matchups, Schedule and Times

First Four (Dayton, Ohio) (All times Eastern) Tuesday’s games (3/19) North Carolina A&T vs. Liberty, 6:40 (truTV) Middle Tennessee vs. Saint Mary’s, 9:10 (truTV) Wednesday’s games…Read More

2013 NCAA Tournament: How the Committee Ranked the Teams 1-68

The selection committee is inviting you to scrutinize, over-analyze and lambaste the 2013 NCAA tournament bracket. The panel is even offering its own critics extra ammunition. Moments after the complete…Read More

2013 NCAA Tournament: Updated Busting Brackets-ology (March 17)

  East Midwest South West 1 Miami Louisville Kansas Gonzaga 2 Ohio State Indiana Duke New Mexico 3 Florida Georgetown Michigan State Michigan 4 Syracuse Kansas…Read More

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College Baskeball: Duke Takes Top Spot in Divided Coaches’ Poll

For the sixth straight week, the coaches’ poll has a change at the top. And for the third time…Read More

Behind Minnesota’s Slump: Lineup Confusion Holding the Gophers Back

The rickety Minnesota team over the last four games sure isn’t indicative of an outfit that has the…Read More

College Basketball: Kansas Tops Coaches Poll, Michigan Second

The coaches and writers disagree on the nation’s top team. Heck, the coaches, by and large, disagree…Read More

College Basketball Has No True No. 1 Team This Year

If there’s one takeaway from the first two months of college basketball that should stand out above…Read More

College Basketball Schedule: Wednesday’s Marquee Games to Watch

Game of the night: No. 8 Minnesota at No. 12 Illinois (9 p.m., BTN) With neutral court wins over Memphis…Read More

Recruiting Source: Tyus Jones, Jahlil Okafor Like Duke

Two of high school basketball’s top juniors have mutual interest in teaming up in college. They even…Read More

College Basketball: UCLA Drops Out, Kentucky Remains in Coaches’ Poll

It’s that time of year when the coaches’ poll–always good for a laugh–becomes…Read More

College Basketball: Kentucky Slips out of AP Top 25 Poll

Two losses to unranked teams–one breaking the nation’s longest standing home winning streak–has…Read More

ACC / Big Ten Challenge: Minnesota Smothers Florida State in Tallahassee

Minnesota was the ACC’s problem this week, but the Golden Gophers will be a thorn in the Big Ten’s…Read More

ACC / Big Ten Challenge 2012 Preview, TV Schedule

Parallel to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game over the last 15 or so years, the ACC/Big Ten Challenge…Read More

College Basketball Top 25: Duke Climbs to No. 2 in Newest AP Poll

After running the gauntlet in the toughest early-season tournament field at the Battle 4 Atlantis, Duke…Read More

Battle 4 Atlantis Reaction: Hot-Shooting Duke Sails Past Minnesota in Quarterfinals

Duke has faced quite the early-season test thus far, with even bigger challenges looming in the horizon.…Read More

Wisconsin Badgers land Nigel Hayes

The Wisconsin Badgers received a commitment yesterday from one of the top ten recruits in the state of…Read More

College Basketball 2012-13 Preseason Awards Projections

The college hoops season is right around the corner, and Busting Brackets is here to whet your basketball-starved…Read More

Minnesota Gophers land Alex Foster

The Minnesota Golden Gophers received their second pledge in the 2013 class yesterday after three-star…Read More