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Dana O'NeilChats | E-mail | College BasketballDana O'Neil covers college basketball for ESPN.com. |
Adulthood, 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, 2008Source: UNC Asheville's George has part of right foot amputated
Dana O'Neil, ESPN.comUNC Asheville senior Kenny George had part of his right foot amputated, a source confirmed to ESPN.com.
Story | Conversation | October 17, 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, 2008Student, athlete, husband, father: UW's Marcus Landry, in a nutshell
Dana O'Neil, ESPN.comTry 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, 2008Ryan takes Badgers' conditioning to higher level
Dana O'Neil, ESPN.comIt'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, 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.
Story | Conversation | September 22, 2008Steele resolved to help Tide roll again
Dana O'Neil, ESPN.comRonald Steele has endured doubts and pain, surgery and anonymity, and now returns with nothing less than the hopes of Alabama's basketball dreams riding on his knees, writes Dana O'Neil.
Story | Conversation | September 22, 2008From the Ivy to the A-10, Dunphy fits just right in Philly
Dana O'Neil, ESPN.comFran Dunphy had his skeptics when he made the transition from Penn to Temple. There were questions about his ability to translate his success from the Ivy to the A-10. A conference championship in his second season answers a lot of those questions, writes Dana O'Neil.
Story | Conversation | September 15, 2008Chaney enjoys his 'do nothing' phase of life
Dana O'Neil, ESPN.comAs Temple prepares to begin its third season without him, you will not find a man more content in his golden years than former coach John Chaney, writes Dana O'Neil.
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