Dana O'Neil

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Dana O'Neil covers college basketball for ESPN.com.

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All aboard the Calipari bandwagon

Dana O'Neil, ESPN.com

John Calipari hasn't won any games yet with Kentucky. He hasn't made any tournaments or broken any records. But for Wildcat Nation right now, none of that matters.

Story | Conversation | October 19, 2009

Calipari thrills Wildcats faithful

Dana O'Neil, ESPN.com

John Calipari won the election Friday night, winning the crowd and the popular vote with a speech that knocked the competition out of the water.

Story | Conversation | October 16, 2009

Gillispie claims agreement was in place

Dana O'Neil, ESPN.com

Former Kentucky men's basketball coach Billy Gillispie is suing the school's athletics association, seeking $6 million over his firing last spring.

Story | Conversation | May 27, 2009

Cal continues to win over fans, recruits

Dana O'Neil, ESPN.com

He hasn't coached a game in Lexington yet, but John Calipari is seemingly racking up one win after another, and the rabid Big Blue Nation couldn't be more delighted.

Story | Conversation | May 20, 2009

A look at a blue blood on the bubble

Dana O'Neil, ESPN.com

Ever wonder what the pressure is like for players and coaches on the bubble at a tradition-rich, fanatically followed program like Kentucky? In an attempt to find out, Dana O'Neil recently spent four days with a UK program on edge as its season quickly slipped away.

Story | Conversation | March 10, 2009

UK AD says NIT bid would be accepted

Dana O'Neil, ESPN.com

If Kentucky's postseason disintegrates to the NIT -- a seemingly likely scenario after UK's 60-53 loss to Florida on Saturday -- Kentucky has told the NIT it would accept the invitation.

Story | Conversation | March 07, 2009

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

Dana O'Neil, ESPN.com

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.

Story | Conversation | November 12, 2008

Prosser's death hasn't changed coaches on the recruiting grind

Dana O'Neil, ESPN.com

Skip Prosser's death last July seemed to give fellow coaches pause as they agreed that the recruiting grind had grown too demanding. One year later, the coaches admit that while tragic, Prosser's death hasn't slowed them down at all, writes Dana O'Neil.

Story | Conversation | July 27, 2008