Kent St. 67, Akron 63

Kent St. 67, Akron 63

Akron 68, Kent St. 54

Akron 68, Kent St. 54

...the Flashes in a MAC Championship Basketball game in which Kent State Golden Flashes beat the Akron Zips 74 - 55

MAC ShootAround: Yearning to be a two-bid league again

Theodore A. Wagner/Icon SMI Kent State swept Akron in three meetings last season, but both teams made the postseason. Soaring over the competition By Kyle...

North Carolina, Illinois lead early '09 rankings

With the 2008 recruiting season in the books, Antonio Williams ranks ESPN.com's top 10 2009 basketball recruiting classes.

UCLA's class could help Bruins to another Final Four

With the late signing period coming to an end, Antonio Williams ranks ESPN.com's top 25 2008 basketball recruiting classes.

McDonald's All-American Game Matchups

Bob Gibbons goes in depth on the probable matchups in the 2008 McDonald's All-American Game.

Kent State crushes Akron to complete season-long dominance of MAC

Haminn Quaintance scored 16 points and Kent State crowned a dominant conference season by beating Akron 74-55 in the MAC championship Saturday night to reserve a slot in the NCAA tournament.

Kent St. 61, Akron 58

Kent St. 61, Akron 58

Aminu, Landesberg, Dunigan shoot up latest ESPN 150

Taking into account performances from senior seasons, Bob Gibbons reworks the Class of 2008 ESPN 150.

Whose brackets will get busted?

Here is a viewers' guide and breakdown of the BracketBusters matchups this weekend.

2008 McDonald's All-American Game Roster

Check out the rosters for the 2008 McDonald's All-American Game in Milwaukee.

Missouri Valley, Horizon showcase BracketBusters weekend

The Missouri Valley Conference and the Horizon League will take center stage in late February on ESPN's BracketBuster weekend, the network announced Monday.

Kent St. 75, Akron 69

Kent St. 75, Akron 69

Patton settling the troops at NIU

Ricardo Patton took a doormat Colorado program to six postseasons in 11 years. Now he's got to turn around the NIU program, writes Dana O'Neil.