Michael Porter Jr. still a likely candidate for one-and-done season at Mizzou
Missouri Tigers player Michael Porter Jr. answers questions from members of the media during SEC Media Dayl on Oct. 18, 2017, at the Omni Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. Mandatory Credit: Christopher...
View ArticleBreaking down Marvin Bagley III’s debut with Duke
Photo: CBS Sports.com Much-ballyhooed freshman Marvin Bagley III made his Duke debut on Friday night, and man, this is what it must have been like to watch Artis Gilmore. (If Artis was 18 years old, of...
View ArticleHow did Deandre Ayton look in his Arizona debut?
Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images. Arizona’s Deandre Ayton is among the next wave of top NBA Draft picks who made their college debuts over the weekend. Marvin Bagley III looked like Artis Gilmore in...
View ArticleScouting takeaways from Kansas-Kentucky in the Champions Classic
Embed from Getty Images Here are some scouting takeaways from last night’s Kansas-Kentucky matchup in the Champions Classic in Chicago, which the Jayhawks won, 65-61: Kentucky Kevin Knox has a...
View ArticleProvidence has look of NCAA Tournament team in 2K Classic tournament win
Embed from Getty Images Providence had a terrific showing in the 2K Classic this week, taking the title with a 90-63 win over Saint Louis on Friday night. The Friars manhandled the Billikens, leading...
View ArticleLaVar Ball’s take on President Trump lacks understanding of China’s legal system
Embed from Getty Images LaVar Ball doesn’t understand the larger circumstances of his son’s and two other UCLA basketball players’ detainment in China on suspicion of shoplifting. The elder Ball...
View ArticlePatrick Ewing has unbeaten Georgetown looking much-improved, despite soft...
(KENT SMITH/NBAE/GETTY IMAGES) Georgetown was expected to be awful in Hoyas legend Patrick Ewing’s debut season as head coach. Many doubted Ewing because he’s a first-time head coach, hasn’t spent any...
View ArticleAfter ridiculous ban lifted, Braxton Beverly leads NC State to upset of Arizona
Kevin Jairaj/USA TODAY Sports A summer class almost cost Braxton Beverly the chance to play this season. NC State fans are sure glad the NCAA finally dropped its ridiculous ban of the star freshman....
View ArticleLSU’s Tremont Waters is one of the most spectacular playmakers in the country
AP Photo/Marco Garcia Everybody from Connecticut already knew how nasty Tremont Waters is. Now, the rest of the college hoops-watching country is finding out, too. The LSU freshman point guard went off...
View ArticleUConn looked like itself again in win over Oregon at PK Invitational
Connecticut guard Jalen Adams, center, drives to the basket against Oregon forward Keith Smith, right, during the second half in an NCAA college basketball game at the Phil Knight Invitational...
View ArticleDespite Florida loss, Gonzaga proves it’s one of nation’s elite
Ohio State’s C.J. Jackson (3) guards Gonzaga’s Josh Perkins (13) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game during the Phil Knight Invitational tournament in Portland, Ore., Thursday,...
View ArticleKevin Ollie has some soul-searching to do after UConn’s humiliating 102-67...
Ollie’s offense has sputtered despite plenty of individual talent. (AP Photo/Timothy J. Gonzalez) Kevin Ollie has some soul-searching to do after UConn’s lackadaisical performance in a 102-67...
View ArticleThanks to its loaded backcourt, Rhode Island is a legit NCAA Tournament threat
Embed from Getty Images For the first time since Lamar Odom was a high schooler, blissfully unaware of the existence of the Kardashians (the good old days), the Rhode Island Rams are in solid shape for...
View ArticleMike Hopkins’ zone works to perfection as Washington stuns Kansas, 74-65
Embed from Getty Images Washington looked outstanding in a commanding win over No. 2 Kansas in Kansas City on Wednesday night. The Huskies are in their first year under former future Syracuse head...
View ArticleWhat would the All-Time Big East Standings look like?
Long live the old Big East. No disrespect (actually, scratch that—disrespect) to the ACC and the Big Ten, but in our humble opinion, the Big East was the greatest basketball conference of all-time....
View ArticleOklahoma’s Trae Young draws Steph Curry comparisons, but is he the best...
Embed from Getty Images They compare him to Steph Curry, with his pleasant, easy, satin-smooth stroke and Oklahoma farmland-range. He’s also got Curry’s jack russell terrier-like shiftiness and...
View ArticleThanks to its incredible backcourt, Arizona State’s dream season is for real
Embed from Getty Images Arizona State is off to an unbelievable start, one that even the most diehard Sun Devils fans couldn’t have dreamed up unless they had an Xbox controller in their hands. ASU...
View ArticleTrae Young, not Marvin Bagley, should be the No. 1 pick in next year’s draft
Embed from Getty Images Real quick: Who was the No. 1 pick in the 2009 NBA Draft? If you guessed Blake Griffin, you got it. If you knew that Hasheem Thabeet was the No. 2 pick that year, you’re a real...
View ArticleIvy League Roundup: Yale, Penn, Princeton earn victories on Friday night
Embed from Getty Images Six of the eight Ivy League members saw action Friday night, with the home teams winning the three games. Yale 78 Brown 72 Yale, after a challenging out of conference road...
View ArticleIvy League Roundup: Penn, Princeton win big, BC downs Dartmouth
Embed from Getty Images There was a pair of league games, with one Ivy team playing out of conference, and three (Harvard, Yale and Brown) not scheduled, as the week came to a close on Saturday. In the...
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