Newcomers to watch this season

Newcomers to watch this season in college basketball

Local college basketball rankings

Illinois tops Scott Powers' first local college basketball ranking.

Team preview: Southern Illinois

Blue Ribbon Yearbook previews the 2009-10 college basketball season, exclusively on Insider.

Story | Conversation | October 06, 2009

These teams have the goods to contend (Part II)

Upon reading Dick Vitale's Top 40, I started to think about the massive group in the middle of the college basketball world that feels forever disresp...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 18, 2009

Bryan Mullins, who is an Irish citizen, is in Ireland preparing for the European Championships qualifiers

Top-10 recruit attempts early enrollment to Duke

EDITOR'S NOTE: Andy Katz is taking a well-earned vacation, thus no Daily Word this week. Andy and his DW will return in full force on Monday, July 27....

2009 Orlando Summer League Rosters

Check out which star rookies are suiting up for summer-league action in Orlando.

Beverley excited to play with Wade

Former Marshall star only Chicago product drafted

Celtics plan for future without help

The Boston Celtics will try to get back to the pinnacle of the NBA without counting on help in the draft.

Nov 21, 2008; New York, NY, USA; Southern Illinois Salukis guard Bryan Mullins (10) drives to the basket during first half action of the 2K Sports Classic consolation game...

Winkelman leads Academic All-Americas

Senior forward Brett Winkelman of North Dakota State is the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America of the Year for the University division in men's basketball.

Illinois St. 60, S. Illinois 57

Illinois St. 60, S. Illinois 57

S. Illinois 68, Missouri St. 57

S. Illinois 68, Missouri St. 57

S. Illinois 68, Bradley 62

S. Illinois 68, Bradley 62