Once-fired Monson: 'I enjoy life again'
Andy Katz...an acknowledgment of how much Dan Monson helped put Minnesota in the position it is today. Tubby Smith, one of the best hires an athletic director has pulled off in the last decade, has put...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 26, 2009Huggins has Mountaineers primed for big season
Andy Katz...Anderson and Shane Clark. West Virginia lost just Alex Ruoff. "I told our guys and told the...offseason suspension), and role players John Flowers, Wellington Smith and Kevin Jones rotating inside. Well, that's...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 23, 2009Looking ahead to six holiday tournaments
Andy KatzHere's a quick glance at the early-season tournaments either owned by ESPN or in partnership with ESPN that announced their pairings Tuesday. For a wo...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 04, 2009O'Neill has plenty of work to do at USC
Andy Katz, ESPN.comYour job? Keep as many recruits as you can, re-recruit your own team and deal with NCAA allegations while recruiting for the future. It's been quite a first 40 days for new USC coach Kevin O'Neill.
Story | Conversation | July 30, 2009Cincinnati joins UK, Arizona as recruiting winners
Andy KatzKentucky gets the nod for having the best recruiting class from the late-signing period and as well as the one with the most NBA-level talent. Cincinn...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 01, 2009O'Neill to keep USC staff intact
Andy Katz...forward from Fairfax High in Los Angeles). Evan Smith, a small forward from Calabasas High in California...should be the top scorer, North Carolina transfer Alex Stepheson should be the anchor in the post...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 29, 2009Booker puts on a show at USA trials
Andy Katz...3-point shooting of David Potter (23 3s made), Demontez Stitt (18), Andre Young (30) and Tanner Smith (15). Add incoming freshman guard Donte Hill as another potential 3-point threat, too. "We'll move...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 18, 2009Two recruits want out of commitments
Andy Katz, ESPN.comUSC continues to suffer the fallout of the investigation into possible NCAA violations and coach Tim Floyd's subsequent resignation.
Story | Conversation | June 11, 2009Public "conviction" led Floyd to bolt USC
Andy KatzTim Floyd said in his resignation statement that he no longer had full enthusiasm for the USC job. But it was the appearance that he had been "convi...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 11, 2009NBA pre-draft combine list comes out
Andy Katz...Saint Mary's* B.J. Mullens, Ohio State Jeff Pendergraph, Arizona State A.J. Price, Connecticut Tyler Smith, Tennessee* DaJuan Summers, Georgetown Jermaine Taylor, Central Florida Jeff Teague, Wake Forest* Hasheem Thabeet, Connecticut Marcus Thornton...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 15, 2009John Wall sweepstakes continues
Andy Katz...18 or more points in five of those games. As it stands now, Duke can put Nolan Smith next to Scheyer and have Elliot Williams on the floor to give the Devils three ball handlers...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 07, 2009Aztecs expect Thomas to suit up for SDSU
Andy KatzSan Diego State expects Malcolm Thomas to have a major impact on the Aztecs next season. That point was made abundantly clear to the 6-9 forward and ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 30, 2009That's right -- a revised top 25 already
Andy Katz, ESPN.comWith the various underclassman decisions, much has changed over the past few weeks. With that in mind, here's a look at Andy Katz's new top 25 for the 2009-10 season.
Story | Conversation | April 27, 2009Jayhawks the team to beat ... for now
Andy Katz, ESPN.comThere will be plenty of movement between now and November, but Kansas tops next season's initial Top 25.
Story | Conversation | April 10, 2009SEC: Everyone but Tennessee has work left to do
Andy Katz, ESPN.comThe 2008-09 college basketball season is almost two months old. And the nonconference portion of the schedule is nearly complete. So it's time to take a look at where the Pac-10 stands with conference play on the horizon.
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