UK Walls its way past North Carolina

Freshman point guard John Wall dazzled everyone in attendance at Rupp Arena during Kentucky's 68-66 win over North Carolina.

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 years, all the good players have already left school...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009

Recruits mustn't forget common courtesy

Decisions, Relationships, Courtesy and News: I am not one of those old guys who pines for the way things used to be. I think the players now are gen...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009

The individual matchups I can't wait to see

I am a basketball purist, so I understand and appreciate that when it's played at its best, the sport is the ultimate team game. In fact, I've often c...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 08, 2009

Enough madness to go around

Some quick hitters after nearly five hours of our coverage of Midnight Madness on Friday night on ESPNU: • The Kentucky event was unprecedented...

Sellout crowd greets Calipari at Rupp

On a stage befitting a rock star, John Calipari got his first taste of a packed house at Rupp Arena on Friday night.

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.

ACC ShootAround: UNC still the king, but plenty aiming for defending champ

Bob Donnan/US Presswire On a young team, North Carolina senior Deon Thompson will be counted on for leadership. 10 Things To Know From The Off...

DETROIT - APRIL 04: Hasheem Thabeet #34 of the Connecticut Huskies looks on while taking on the Michigan State Spartans during the National Semifinal game of the...

...by Garrett W. Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images) LOUISVILLE, KY - FEBRUARY 2: Hasheem Thabeet #34 of the Connecticut Huskies jogs down court during the Big East Conference game against the Louisville Cardinals on February 2...

KU beats out UK for Henry brothers

Kansas continued to cement its status as the top team for the 2009-10 season with the addition of Xavier Henry, which will reportedly become official ...

Jayhawks the team to beat ... for now

There will be plenty of movement between now and November, but Kansas tops next season's initial Top 25.

North Carolina is unanimous No. 1

North Carolina ended the college basketball season the way it started -- a unanimous no. 1 in the ESPN/USA Today coaches' poll.

Instant Analysis: Michigan State-UNC

Here is Mark Schlabach's instant analysis of the 2009 national championship game between Michigan State and North Carolina.

Pregame notes on the Heels

...Williams will become only the fourth active coach to win multiple titles -- Duke's Mike Krzyzewski (three), Connecticut's Jim Calhoun (two) and Florida's Billy Donovan (two) are the others. 4. A win would...