Dana O'Neil

Dana O'Neil

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

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Gray scale: Recruiters struggle with perfectly legal yet ethically questionable

Dana O'Neil, ESPN.com

Guided by the security that no foul equates to no harm, coaches are pretzel-bending the NCAA bylaws, using a wink and Cheshire cat grin to trample and shred the original intent of the rulebook, writes Dana O'Neil.

Story | Conversation | November 18, 2008

Shade of Carolina blue dominates experts' picks

ESPN.com

Ten brave experts offered their predictions for conference champions, player of the year, Final Four picks and who will be crowned national champion in Detroit.

Story | Conversation | November 13, 2008

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

USF happy to have Gilchrist on board

Andy Katz

Quick hitters for Friday: • South Florida is constantly swimming upstream in the Big East. The Bulls need all the help they can get to stay c...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 07, 2008

Adulthood, NBA can wait; Hansbrough not ready to grow up

Dana O'Neil, ESPN.com

The competitor in Tyler Hansbrough wants to finish what he came to North Carolina to do: win a national championship. The kid in him just doesn't want to see college end, writes Dana O'Neil.

Story | Conversation | November 06, 2008

Louisville moves past Caracter issues to embrace Samuels

Dana O'Neil, ESPN.com

Samardo Samuels is a throwback version of a kid who works hard, plays harder and has grown into his potential. Derrick Caracter was a coddled prodigy with a bar set so high there was nowhere to go but down, writes Dana O'Neil.

Story | Conversation | November 03, 2008

Healthy dose of humility a good lesson for Gators

Dana O'Neil, ESPN.com

Last seaon, Florida coach Billy Donovan talked but his team didn't listen. A year older, the Gators say they're wiser this season, writes Dana O'Neil.

Story | Conversation | October 29, 2008

Griffin's return to Oklahoma has Sooners looking for title

Dana O'Neil, ESPN.com

Blake Griffin didn't have to return to the college court after his freshman year at Oklahoma, but he did. Now the star forward has the Sooners within reach of a national title, writes Dana O'Neil.

Story | Conversation | October 28, 2008

Hardship waivers causing headaches for college coaches

Dana O'Neil, ESPN.com

Hardship waivers were supposed to be a good faith effort on the part of the NCAA to give players in difficult circumstances a chance to start fresh. It's a good idea in theory, but nothing in the world of college hoops is as simple as it seems, writes Dana O'Neil.

Story | Conversation | October 23, 2008

Ghosts of successful past bedevil the Blue Devils of present

Dana O'Neil, ESPN.com

After some recent March disappointements, Duke is trying to forget about living up to successful teams of the past, and play for its own legacy, writes Dana O'Neil.

Story | Conversation | October 21, 2008

Source: UNC Asheville's George has part of right foot amputated

Dana O'Neil, ESPN.com

UNC Asheville senior Kenny George had part of his right foot amputated, a source confirmed to ESPN.com.

Story | Conversation | October 17, 2008

First practices not so much 'midnight' but plenty of 'madness'

Dana O'Neil, ESPN.com

It's been 37 years since Lefty Driesell first took the NCAA rules so literally that he held Maryland's first practice at the earliest hour possible, but the times have changed Midnight Madness -- literally and figuratively, writes Dana O'Neil.

Story | Conversation | October 16, 2008

Penn State basketball players go where nobody knows their names

Dana O'Neil, ESPN.com

It 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, 2008

Student, athlete, husband, father: UW's Marcus Landry, in a nutshell

Dana O'Neil, ESPN.com

Try being a Division I student-athlete for a day: practice, conditioning, classes. Now throw in a wife and three kids under the age of 4. Welcome to a day in the life of Marcus Landry.

Story | Conversation | September 29, 2008

Ryan takes Badgers' conditioning to higher level

Dana O'Neil, ESPN.com

It's pain, strength and team bonding all rolled into one, the most important part of Wisconsin's preseason -- and the most dreaded by the Badgers. But Bo Ryan's "running the hill" takes his players to a higher level, writes Dana O'Neil.

Story | Conversation | September 29, 2008