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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

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

Wayns to keep alive the Philadelphia point guard tradition

...Lowry (center). Wayns Ready To Carry The Torch As Philadelphia's Next Great Point Guard By Dana O'Neil ESPN.com PHILADELPHIA -- Every day in the summer of 2005, Jameer Nelson drove onto the Villanova...

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Steele resolved to help Tide roll again

Dana O'Neil, ESPN.com

Ronald 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, 2008

College coaches think that Jennings to Europe is the exception

Dana O'Neil, ESPN.com

Will Brandon Jennings be the first of many players to skip college and instead play in Europe? These college coaches don't think many teenagers will take that gamble, writes Dana O'Neil.

Story | Conversation | July 09, 2008

Maryland's one shining moment is a fading memory

Dana O'Neil, ESPN.com

Remember Maryland's 2002 national championship? That was just about the last good memory for a Terrapins program that has fallen from grace with the loss of key recruits, key assistant coaches and a lot of games, writes Dana O'Neil.

Story | Conversation | July 01, 2008

Eutectics, Preachers face off in unknown St. Louis hoops

Dana O'Neil, ESPN.com

When St. Louis' College of Pharmacy and Concordia Seminary face off on the court … wait, they actually play hoops? Welcome to the unknown world of basketball among the preachers and the pharmacists, writes Dana O'Neil.

Story | Conversation | June 26, 2008

Jordan's game trying to catch up with his body

Dana O'Neil, ESPN.com

DeAndre Jordan had a disappointing freshman season at Texas A&M. Yet still, despite the emotional immaturity, he's looking like an NBA lottery pick, writes Dana O'Neil.

Story | Conversation | June 11, 2008

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Story | Conversation | June 11, 2008

Indiana, Sampson face nightmare hearing on Friday the 13th

Dana O'Neil, ESPN.com

The Indiana-Kelvin Sampson saga has had enough drama for an afternoon soap opera and fittingly will culminate with a hearing with the NCAA Committee on Infractions this Friday (the 13th), writes Dana O'Neil.

Story | Conversation | June 10, 2008

Dawkins at Stanford's helm after 11 years at Duke

Dana O'Neil, ESPN.com

Johnny Dawkins bided his time on the Duke bench, waiting for the right opportunity. And when Stanford presented itself, he didn't waste any time. Now he's got a heck of a rebuilding job on his hands, writes Dana O'Neil.

Story | Conversation | June 05, 2008