Andy Katz

Andy Katz

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Andy Katz is a senior college basketball writer for ESPN.com. In addition to covering college basketball on a daily basis and breaking news for the site, Katz pens the "Daily Word" and "Weekly Word." Katz is also a regular analyst on College Hoops 2Night.

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Blog | May 11, 2007

Will coaching questions trump March Madness?

Andy Katz, ESPN.com

As conference play heats up and teams position themselves for the NCAA Tournament, three suddenly vacant coaching jobs have created a whole new race to the finish, Andy Katz writes.

Story | Conversation | February 15, 2006

Krzyzewski to decide Team USA future after Duke's season ends

Andy Katz, ESPN.com

Duke's Mike Krzyzewski said Friday night he's open to any position in USA Basketball but it was too early to discuss his future as national team head coach for the 2010 World Championships and the 2012 Olympics in London.

Story | Conversation | November 21, 2008

Bruins' Aboya taken to hospital for X-rays on injured hand/wrist

Andy Katz, ESPN.com

UCLA picked up a much-needed win Friday night but the mood after the game was decidedly down with the prospect that their most inspirational player could be out for the foreseeable future.

Story | Conversation | November 21, 2008

Duke delivers another November-to-remember performance

Andy Katz, ESPN.com

After an impressive sweep through Southern Illinois and Michigan at the 2K Sports Classic, the Blue Devils can pronounce that this edition is much better prepared for a march toward March, writes Andy Katz.

Story | Conversation | November 21, 2008

UCLA learns valuable lessons in New York

Andy Katz

NEW YORK -- UCLA headed home Saturday relieved that the news on senior forward Alfred Aboya was encouraging after X-rays on his left hand were negativ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 21, 2008

Henderson's 20 minutes of fame

Andy Katz

NEW YORK -- Regardless of what occurs when Duke plays Michigan on Friday night in the final of the 2K Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer (ES...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 21, 2008

Win over UCLA helps Michigan's mindset on and off court

Andy Katz, ESPN.com

Michigan's 55-52 win over No. 4 UCLA on Thursday night may have given a reprieve, for two hours at least, to a Wolverine State that has been gripped by melancholy of late, writes Andy Katz.

Story | Conversation | November 20, 2008

Welcome to the big show, Salukis

Andy Katz

NEW YORK -- Southern Illinois, desperate to get on a national stage prior to March, needed play in high-profile, televised nonconference games prior t...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 20, 2008

Broken wrist likely to sideline UNC forward Zeller for season

Andy Katz, ESPN.com

North Carolina freshman forward Tyler Zeller is likely gone for the season after undergoing surgery Wednesday to repair a fractured left wrist suffered when he fell attempting a dunk during Tuesday's win over Kentucky.

Story | Conversation | November 19, 2008

Stepheson must sit out season after appeal to play immediately denied

Andy Katz, ESPN.com

Alex Stepheson's appeal to play immediately at USC after transferring from North Carolina was denied by the NCAA.

Story | Conversation | November 19, 2008

Wild win sends UAB to NIT semifinals in NYC

Andy Katz

Mike Davis desperately needed a signature win at UAB, one that had lasting significance. But he had no idea it would come in such a bizarre circumsta...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 19, 2008

Heels hit road with no idea when Hansbrough will return

Andy Katz, ESPN.com

North Carolina players acknowledge that their early-season play, especially defensively, is taking the pressure off Tyler Hansbrough and Marcus Ginyard as they rehab injuries, writes Andy Katz.

Story | Conversation | November 18, 2008

Gauchos hope for reprieve with visit from UNC

Andy Katz

For those directly affected it will take months, if not years, to get over the fires that engulfed homes in the area surrounding UC Santa Barbara. ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2008

Kellogg returns to his roots in effort to lift UMass

Andy Katz, ESPN.com

Derek Kellogg is a UMass guy. He's from the area, played basketball there and spent the past eight years assisting his former UMass coach John Calipari at Memphis. Now Kellogg wants to bring the Minutemen back into national prominence, writes Andy Katz.

Story | Conversation | November 17, 2008