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Jamie Dixon downplays potential Pitt-Penn State basketball series
With news of Pitt and Penn State possibly starting up another annual football series, you knew it was a matter of time before things switched to the basketball side. The Post-Gazette's Sam Werner did a great interview with Jamie Dixon at the ACC meetings. So be sure to read the ...
College Basketball: Time For Court-Storming To End
Mike DeCourcy of The Sporting News had a piece the other addressing a few questions about college basketball, including Andrew Wiggins, Dick Vitale's recommendation to appoint a college basketball "czar," and this: 3. Speaking of czars, let’s say Mark Emmert gave you free rein to ban fans from storming the ...
Some Odd IU-Purdue Football/Basketball Scheduling
Within the past week, IU's 2014 Big Ten basketball schedule was announced. As is common each year, IU will play certain teams only once. Unfortunately, one of those teams this year is one of our biggest rivals, Purdue. As stated in this article by Alex Bozich, IU will play Ohio ...
Big Ten Basketball 2013 Review, pt. I
I listed the teams in a bit of a final power poll format, but I found it a little difficult to rank at the top within conference, because Michigan, Ohio State, and Indiana each had different high points in the last few weeks of the season. So, I considered them ...
Kentucky Basketball: Reviewing John Calipari's Media Availability Of Tuesday
With the final recruit signed and no further additions likely for next year, John Calipari opened the 2013-14 campaign yesterday by laying out his vision for the team. The theme for the coming season would seem to be, "chasing perfection," two words he used in his press conference yesterday. Naturally, ...
Big Ten Basketball schedule 2013-2014: The single-play winners and losers
In case you missed it, we know Ohio State is only getting one crack at four teams in conference play next season. They get Michigan and Northwestern at home, and have single road trips to Indiana and Wisconsin. Only playing Wisconsin in the Trohl Center is a tough break, but ...
Ohio State basketball to play Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin just once in 2013/2014
The Ohio State men's basketball season may feel a little bit different than it has in recent seasons. Per a spokesman for the basketball team, the Buckeyes will not take the return trip to Ann Arbor during the 2013-2014 Men's basketball season, instead only hosting their arch rival. Of course ...
Kentucky Basketball: Andrew Wiggins Selects Kansas, Basketball Universe Shocked
So the word has been given, and Andrew Wiggins has chosen the Kansas Jayhawks as his school for (most likely) then next year. Here is the tweets from Grant Traylor: Andrew Wiggins will be attending Kansas — Grant Traylor (@GrantTraylor) May 14, 2013 Announcement at 12:09 pm that he will ...
Kentucky Basketball: Handicapping Andrew Wiggins' Selection
This was linked yesterday, I think by Wild Weasel (corrections welcome), and it deserves a comment. Jeff Borzello, Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander all believe Andrew Wiggins wind up at Florida St., while Jeff Goodman predicts Kansas. All I can say is, all these guys predicting Florida St. are going ...
Kentucky Basketball: Why Waiting For Andrew Wiggins Is Good For UK
Before I delve into this, let me qualify my remarks. I want Andrew Wiggins at Kentucky. Wiggins will be very successful anywhere he goes, but his skills are best displayed here at UK. I personally believe he will be in Blue and White when all is said and done tomorrow ...
Kentucky Basketball: Andrew Wiggins Sets The Date
The word has finally come that Andrew Wiggins will announce his college choice Tuesday, May 15th arund 12:15 PM. No big press conference, no hat-picking, just his family and one member of the media, according to reports. As to the whys and wherefores of waiting until the penultimate day of ...
Mountain West basketball to have unbalanced league schedule
With Utah State and San Jose State joining the Mountain West, and conversely Boise State and San Diego State staying, the basketball side of things gives the league 11 members. With 11 teams, creating a basketball schedule is not very easy as if the league had eight, nine or even ...
Utah State building basketball practice facility
Utah State has always been a basketball school, last two years being an exception, and with the move from the WAC to the Mountain West the school is upping their commitment to the hardwood. The school is in the process of adding a basketball and volleyball facility. This move allows ...
Kentucky Basketball: It's Round Table Time Again
I meant to post this last week, but time got the best of me. Once again, we are doing a short, two-question round table for our front-page authors. As usual, I offered my response before I read the others. Now that last year’s results have had time to cool, what ...
2013-14 College Basketball Early Season Tournaments And Events: Mid-Major Edition
Our colleague Chris Dobbertean does a phenomenal job of tracking all of the early season tournaments and events over at Blogging The Bracket. Using Chris' list here are where your mid-major squads are slated to play early next season. America East Hartford Hawks- Hall of Fame Tip Off (Nov 23-24) ...
Kentucky Basketball: Noel, Goodwin both first rounders in mock draft
Nerlens Noel and Archie Goodwin both chose to forego their sophomore seasons and pursue their dreams of playing in the NBA. According to Ford, Noel is still the No. 1 overall pick in 84.8 percent of the draft scenarios. He says that "high-ceiling players like Noel hard to come by." ...
Mountain West basketball tournament could see changes
With the Mountain West bringing in Utah State and San Jose State to the fold this fall, it provides a predicament to the conference basketball tournament since the two additions give the league 11 teams. Eleven teams is an awkward number for a conference tournament and it likely would add ...
Kentucky Basketball: Nerlens Noel Is His Brothers' Keeper
We’ve already mentioned this in the Quickies back around Derby day, but it’s definitely worth highlighting in a front-page article. The upshot is, Nerlens Noel is a really good kid who walks the walk. First, consider this tweet: This is just freakin’ awesome about Nerlens Noel. So impressed … Nerlens ...
Top five ACC games for Pitt basketball in 2013
Pitt's ACC schedule was released a couple of weeks ago. Here are the top five games on the schedule as I see them: 5. Maryland: The Terrapins have been a bit up and down, but they're a program that I've always respected. If they were staying in the ACC, I'd ...
2013-14 college basketball rankings: New Mexico, Boise State getting mentioned
Now that the early entrants for the NBA Draft is in the books there are multiple sites who are updating their latest pre-pre-pre-season top-25 rankings for the 2013-14 season. Boise State and New Mexico are both getting early season respect, well one poll leaves New Mexico out of their top ...
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