'Unathletic' Duke finds a way vs. UConn

Soft. Unathletic. The Duke players have heard it all before -- and maybe there are times when it's true. But there was nothing soft or unathletic about the team's rebounding and defense in an NIT title victory over UConn.

Four undefeated teams float into NYC

The four teams competing in the NIT semifinals arrive in New York a combined 14-0. Dana O'Neil offers a preview of the pre-Thanksgiving feast at MSG.

Pondexter heads thin list of college seniors

College seniors continue to be a dying breed in the NBA draft. The thinking is simple: After four...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009

College Basketball Confidential

The AP and coaches have let us know what they think. Isn't it way past time to hear from those who matter most? We got 100 players from 23 Division I conferences to come clean on every topic from gamblers and agents to coaches and cheerleaders.

Fraschilla: Warren is legit; Cousins must improve

...30 years of experience around the game of basketball, including 23 as a college coach and parts of two as an NBA...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 11, 2009

The individual matchups I can't wait to see

I am a basketball purist, so I understand and appreciate that when...Oklahoma) vs. Avery Bradley (Texas) Bradley comes to college with as good a defensive reputation as any...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 08, 2009

For these 10, season offers chance to 'prove it'

...experts have offered lists previewing some aspect of college basketball. Previous entries include: Jay Bilas on the best...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 06, 2009

Enough madness to go around

...is something we've never seen before in college basketball. Calipari can handle the attention and is embracing...

Team preview: Georgetown

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

Team preview: Connecticut

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

Story | Conversation | October 06, 2009

Dissecting Sagarin's all-time rankings

Pat Forde loves the first 1,195 pages of the "ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia." But when it comes to Jeff Sagarin's all-time rankings, well … let the debate begin.

Reactions vary to all-time rankings

As the "ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia" hits bookstores, the all-time program rankings by Jeff Sagarin are sure to generate some discussion. Some coaches have already gotten it started.

UCLA's Howland recruits through appendicitis

...a recruiting period. So, the UCLA men's basketball coach plugged on and flew to Portland and...to see leave after one season in Westwood. "College basketball teams are playing four guards and a...

Scott Van Pelt

Jim Calhoun talks about some of the great players that have come through his program and the legendary coaches he's faced in the Big East.

...the Georgetown Hoyas celebrates a shot during a college basketball game against the Pittsburgh Panthers on January 3...