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Hispanic interest in college hoops grows
Dana O'Neil, ESPN.comAs the popularity of basketball grows in Latin America, so does the Hispanic influence on U.S. college hoops.
Story | Conversation | September 30, 2009Lingering in shadows isn't always bad
Dana O'Neil, ESPN.comAt certain schools -- particularly in the Midwest and South -- basketball often seems like merely a filler until the spring football game. It can be a challenge for the hoops coach, but some have made it work.
Story | Conversation | September 10, 2009A little blue blood, a little blue-collar
Dana O'Neil, ESPN.comScott Cherry might have blue blood roots, but his rise from forklift salesman to Division I head coach is a classic blue-collar story.
Story | Conversation | May 06, 2009A look at a blue blood on the bubble
Dana O'Neil, ESPN.comEver wonder what the pressure is like for players and coaches on the bubble at a tradition-rich, fanatically followed program like Kentucky? In an attempt to find out, Dana O'Neil recently spent four days with a UK program on edge as its season quickly slipped away.
Story | Conversation | March 10, 2009Carril as crusty and lovable as ever
Dana O'Neil, ESPN.comLegend? Pete Carril has never looked the part. And he has never embraced the term -- not even at his court-naming ceremony. But the reverence his former players and peers have for him confirms his legendary status.
Story | Conversation | February 24, 2009From childhood wish to lasting legacy, Smith's charity specializes in smiles
Dana O'Neil, ESPN.comThe 9-year-old boy has grown into a Clemson basketball player, but the charity Tanner Smith started as a kid hasn't changed one bit: It's still bringing smiles to those most in need.
Story | Conversation | February 17, 2009Undersized and underappreciated, Hayward thrives as MU's unsung hero
Dana O'Neil, ESPN.comThe Marquette backcourt gets plenty of well-earned attention, but there's also an undersized forward -- a baseball player from Buffalo -- who has played a large part in the Golden Eagles' success.
Story | Conversation | February 10, 2009Johnson and Sooners prove a point in streak-snapping win over Longhorns
Dana O'Neil, ESPN.comEveryone knows Blake Griffin. But the point guard who helped OU end its long losing streak to Texas on Monday might be the key for the Sooners.
Story | Conversation | January 12, 2009Gray scale: Recruiters struggle with perfectly legal yet ethically questionable
Dana O'Neil, ESPN.comGuided by the security that no foul equates to no harm, coaches are pretzel-bending the NCAA bylaws, using a wink and Cheshire cat grin to trample and shred the original intent of the rulebook, writes Dana O'Neil.
Story | Conversation | November 18, 2008Adulthood, NBA can wait; Hansbrough not ready to grow up
Dana O'Neil, ESPN.comThe competitor in Tyler Hansbrough wants to finish what he came to North Carolina to do: win a national championship. The kid in him just doesn't want to see college end, writes Dana O'Neil.
Story | Conversation | November 06, 2008First practices not so much 'midnight' but plenty of 'madness'
Dana O'Neil, ESPN.comIt's been 37 years since Lefty Driesell first took the NCAA rules so literally that he held Maryland's first practice at the earliest hour possible, but the times have changed Midnight Madness -- literally and figuratively, writes Dana O'Neil.
Story | Conversation | October 16, 2008Clem Haskins at home away from hoops on his Kentucky farm
Dana O'Neil, ESPN.comThis upcoming postseason will mark the 10th anniversary of the academic scandal at Minnesota. But unlike coaches who cling to basketball, Clem Haskins has walked away and is at peace in the anonymity of his family's farm in Kentucky, writes Dana O'Neil.
Story | Conversation | July 30, 2008Alcorn State facing constant battles as Division I have-not
Dana O'Neil, ESPN.comThe Division I blue bloods have the luxury of the chartered planes and big-time shoe deals. But for Alcorn State, just one of a number of historically black colleges and universities, Division I life is no easy road, writes Dana O'Neil.
Story | Conversation | February 14, 2008Alcorn State facing constant battles as Division I have-not
Dana O'Neil, ESPN.comThe Division I blue bloods have the luxury of the chartered planes and big-time shoe deals. But for Alcorn State, just one of a number of historically black colleges and universities, Division I life is no easy road, writes Dana O'Neil.
Story | Conversation | January 29, 2008NCAA opts to uphold ban on text messaging recruits
Dana O'Neil, ESPN.comNCAA Division I delegates upheld a proposal that coaches cannot text message recruits, with 78 percent voting to not override the current legislation.
Story | Conversation | January 12, 2008EDITOR'S PICKS
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