2006 Draft Profile: Denham Brown

...and burly way the young UConn forward barrels to the hole...in Toronto. The University of Connecticut Huskies quickly signed him to a...

Five Big East programs boast nationally ranked classes

The top programs in the Big East flexed their muscle on the recruiting trail.

Massive Returns

One-and-done isn't for everyone. Some of the game's best bigs—and none is bigger than UConn's Hasheem Thabeet—are giving another year to their schools and their games.

What's hot (and not) for 2008-09

Stephen Curry? Red-hot. The SEC? Not so much. What else is hot (and not) for the 2008 college basketball season? Dana O'Neil has the answers.

Massive Returns

One-and-done isn't for everyone. Some of the game's best bigs—and none is bigger than UConn's Hasheem Thabeet—are giving another year to their schools and their games.

Huskies coaches hunker down, talk strategy in bunker

The Connecticut coaching staff calls their locker room the bunker. It's the place where two national championships were hatched, and a third one could be as well, writes Andy Katz.

NEXT ONES

...Before Khalid El-Amin, the Connecticut Huskies were a mere basketball team...The Sword of God. Whoa. UConn coach Jim Calhoun puts it...

Team preview: Connecticut

Blue Ribbon Yearbook previews the 2008-09 college basketball season, exclusively on Insider.

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Counting down the most prestigious programs since 1984-85

What college basketball programs have been the most consistent, the most prestigious since the 1984-85 season? After unveiling the top 290 schools all week, here are the top 10.

A weekend of slam-jam action at the Peach Jam

Plenty of top-tier talent was on the court during the Peach Jam event, writes Bob Gibbons.

...Mountaineers shoots against Hasheem Thabeet #34 of the Connecticut Huskies during day two of the 2008 Big East...

Senior class has rare depth, breadth and quality

It has been awhile since the elder statesmen have dominated college hoops. But next season promises to be a senior-laden year, and the upperclassmen all took unique paths to reach their final year on campus, writes Andy Glockner.

Calhoun being treated for skin cancer, wants to continue coaching

Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun says he is being treated for his second bout of skin cancer in a year and says he wants to keep coaching.

UCLA's class could help Bruins to another Final Four

With the late signing period coming to an end, Antonio Williams ranks ESPN.com's top 25 2008 basketball recruiting classes.

Early entrants leave teams playing the waiting game

With the deadline for college underclassmen to declare for the NBA now past, teams can take stock of what their rosters will look like in 2008-09. But it's not easy, since many players are just testing the waters and could return to school, writes Andy Katz.