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Lingering 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, 2009Welcome to ACC 101. Class is in session. Please take your seats.
Dana O'Neil, ESPN.comA new calendar year means a new ACC season. Will UNC go undefeated? Not if Duke has anything to say about it. Will Clemson suffer another late-season slide? Dana O'Neil takes a look.
Story | Conversation | January 03, 2009Penn State basketball players go where nobody knows their names
Dana O'Neil, ESPN.comIt isn't easy playing in the shadow of Beaver Stadium and the Penn State football team, but basketball coach Ed DeChellis and his Nittany Lions are looking to step into the light.
Story | Conversation | October 07, 2008Whitfield says yes to Western Michigan hoops, no to big-time football
Dana O'Neil, ESPN.comFlenard Whitfield committed to Western Michigan hoops. But then the Michigans and Floridas of the football world came calling. Whitfield shunned them to keep playing hoops, writes Dana O'Neil.
Story | Conversation | September 08, 2008Steve Fisher had success as a sudden interim coach
Dana O'Neil, ESPN.comWhat will Dan Dakich be going through as the new interim coach at Indiana? Steve Fisher lived through a season in which he was suddenly thrust into the interim role on a national championship-contending team, writes Dana O'Neil.
Story | Conversation | February 22, 2008Selection Sunday promises as much controversy as secrecy
Dana O'Neil, ESPN.comEvery year, it is the topic of much discussion and controversy, and Dana O'Neil thinks the NCAA Tournament selection committee should be open about its process and debates.
Story | Conversation | February 16, 2008What's hot (and not) for 2009-10
Dana O'Neil, ESPN.comWhat is hot (and not) about the 2009-10 season? Dana O'Neil has the answers.
Story | Conversation | November 11, 2009Pelphrey suspends five players
Dana O'Neil, ESPN.comArkansas will be down to nine players when it opens its season on Friday night against Alcorn State after coach John Pelphrey meted out suspensions stemming from various disciplinary problems since the end of the 2008-09 season.
Story | Conversation | November 10, 2009IU's fresh faces offer hope for fans
Dana O'Neil, ESPN.comLast season, Indiana finished 16th in the country in attendance despite a record of 6-25. Now it's up to a heralded class of newcomers to give those people something to cheer for -- and they seem up to the task.
Story | Conversation | October 20, 2009Hispanic 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, 2009Second fight reported on campus
Dana O'Neil, ESPN.comKansas sophomore guard Tyshawn Taylor will be out up to four weeks with a dislocated thumb sustained in an altercation involving several football and basketball players, coach Bill Self said.
Story | Conversation | September 23, 2009Even with help, Sutton's battle continues
Dana O'Neil, ESPN.comHe left UMass as the school's all-time leading scorer. Soon after, Lorenzo Sutton fell into a coma and later got jaw cancer that left his face disfigured. Then a stranger from a message board came along.
Story | Conversation | August 26, 2009Change of heart nothing new
Dana O'Neil, ESPN.comCommitments aren't worth much in college basketball these days, as recruits change their minds as frequently as they change the songs on their iPods. But is there no honor among thieves anymore?
Story | Conversation | July 24, 2009Defining the different shades of gray
Dana O'Neil, ESPN.comOnline social networks have opened up a new frontier when it comes to colleges communicating with recruits. It's also exposing new shades of gray when it comes to the NCAA's recruiting guidelines.
Story | Conversation | July 06, 2009Another Smart move for VCU?
Dana O'Neil, ESPN.comVCU hires one of the youngest coaches in the country. VCU continues on as a mid-major force. It's a pattern that 32-year-old Shaka Smart hopes to continue in Richmond.
Story | Conversation | June 23, 2009
