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Dana O'NeilChats | E-mail | College BasketballDana O'Neil covers college basketball for ESPN.com. |
Memphis generates questions while Xavier finds answers
Dana O'Neil, ESPN.comSeven months after an unforgiving stripe contributed to a loss in the national championship game, Memphis finds itself back in that familiar place, writes Dana O'Neil.
Story | Conversation | November 23, 2008Calipari trying to figure out his talented Tigers
Dana O'Neil, ESPN.comThere's no doubt Memphis is loaded with talent. Coach John Calipari is trying to figure out exactly what he has as his Tigers face Xavier in the title game of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off, writes Dana O'Neil.
Story | Conversation | November 22, 2008Seton Hall flips the script in pulling shocker over USC
Dana O'Neil, ESPN.comUndermanned yet undeterred, Seton Hall took its street-fight mentality and pulled off a big upset by sending No. 20 USC into the consolation round of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off, writes Dana O'Neil.
Story | Conversation | November 20, 2008Xavier learns from past mistakes, and Holloway still learning
Dana O'Neil, ESPN.comXavier point guard Terrell Holloway is sure to make some rookie mistakes in his freshman season. Luckily for the Musketeers, he didn't make any mistakes on the court against Missouri, writes Dana O'Neil.
Story | Conversation | November 20, 2008Gray scale: Recruiters struggle with perfectly legal yet ethically questionable
Dana O'Neil, ESPN.comGuided 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, 2008What's hot (and not) for 2008-09
Dana O'Neil, ESPN.comStephen 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, 2008Adulthood, NBA can wait; Hansbrough not ready to grow up
Dana O'Neil, ESPN.comThe 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, 2008Louisville moves past Caracter issues to embrace Samuels
Dana O'Neil, ESPN.comSamardo 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, 2008Healthy dose of humility a good lesson for Gators
Dana O'Neil, ESPN.comLast 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, 2008Griffin's return to Oklahoma has Sooners looking for title
Dana O'Neil, ESPN.comBlake 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, 2008Hardship waivers causing headaches for college coaches
Dana O'Neil, ESPN.comHardship 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, 2008Ghosts of successful past bedevil the Blue Devils of present
Dana O'Neil, ESPN.comAfter 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, 2008First practices not so much 'midnight' but plenty of 'madness'
Dana O'Neil, ESPN.comIt'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, 2008Penn 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, 2008Road to recovery complete, injured players took to bounce back
Dana O'Neil, ESPN.comThere is a litany of key players whose return -- and in some cases, absence -- will significantly impact their program's production this season, writes Dana O'Neil.
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