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At this time of year, the fervor of the college-versus-the-NBA debate typically reaches its peak. The professional game may lack a certain emotional draw, but there is no denying that the quality of strategy at basketball's highest level is substanti...

LOS ANGELES -- Rick Pitino? Really? Billy Donovan? Phil Jackson? Why on Earth would UCLA want to hire one of those guys? OK, they are all proven winners who have shown they know how to run a program with consistent success. On that level, it...

LOS ANGELES--Let the coaching search begin. Ben Howland and Dan Guerrero have said their piece to each other and to the public through press conferences and now a job thought to be among the most prestigious in all of college sports is open. Ju...

Ted Sevransky surveys the tournament field and identifies the five best bets for the title, including Louisville and Syracuse.

Story | Conversation | March 18, 2013

Rick Reilly catches up with Florida's Billy Donovan, a coach who teaches from a very personal perspective.

Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim recently became the third member of the 900-win club, joining Mike Krzyzewski and Bob Knight as the only Division I men's coaches to reach that milestone. Winningest Active Men's D-I Coaches Wins Age ...

RecruitingNation basketball experts roundtable: The final recruiting pitches that should be made to Jabari Parker

Story | Conversation | December 19, 2012

The latest King's Court examines Florida's return to the national elite and takes its weekly tour around the country for all the latest happenings.

Jim Calhoun became the toughest coach in the toughest league during his career at UConn. Former players and fellow coaches recall a man who was often at his best amid adversity.

A sampling of reaction to UConn coach Jim Calhoun's retirement from former players and fellow college basketball coaches.

Every year, the same debate continues: Who's the greatest coach in the game? Coach K? Calipari? Bill Self? You really can't make the wrong choice ... in a perfect world, of course. In our flawed, college hoops world -- one that consists of fanati...

1.Winning gold should never be dismissed. There was a tournament and the U.S. won. That's the goal and it was accomplished by coaches Billy Donovan of Florida, Gonzaga's Mark Few and VCU's Shaka Smart. The U18 championship at the FIBA Americas tourn...

Pardon my saying, but it is the opinion of this blog that you should immediately go read Jason King's distinctly fun collection of pixels ready for your retinas on something called ESPN.com today. Jason looks at college coaches who, despite all their...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Little-used forward Walter Pitchford is leaving the Florida basketball program to transfer to a school closer to his home in Michigan because of a family situation, the school announced Wednesday. The 6-foot-10, 221-pound Pitc...

PHOENIX -- There is nowhere to hide. There are no secrets to keep and no shocking, revolutionary game plans to unveil. With Louisville and Florida, this would also be the case in November: Is there a high-profile coaching duo as familiar with one ...

Cuonzo Martin, Billy Donovan, Mike Anderson, Josh Pastner, John Calipari or Jim Calhoun might have a big present under the tree this year. How big of a boost would it be to get the services of 6-foot-8 ESPNU 100 power forward Jarnell Stokes (Memphis,...