Never too early to talk lottery scenarios

There may be 168 days until the NBA draft lottery but, given how poorly a handful of teams are playing this season, we already have a pretty good idea...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 30, 2009

N. Illinois-Illinois Preview

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Rider hopes MSU win carries into March

Let's assume Mississippi State will be fine and win the SEC West and earn at the very least an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. If that happens...

Illinois rolls to victory behind Paul's 22 points

Freshman guard Brandon Paul scored 22 points, and No. 23 Illinois rolled to a 96-69 victory over Southern Illinois-Edwardsville on Friday night.

Fraschilla: Warren is legit; Cousins must improve

I always have fancied myself as something of a draft guru, and after 30 years of experience around the game of basketball, including 23 as a college c...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 11, 2009

For these 10, season offers chance to 'prove it'

EDITOR'S NOTE: For the past couple of months, our experts have offered lists previewing some aspect of college basketball. Previous entries include: J...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 06, 2009

Team preview: Texas

Blue Ribbon Yearbook previews the 2009-10 college basketball season, exclusively on Insider.

Story | Conversation | October 06, 2009

CBB Summer Buzz: Duke

The Summer Buzz series checks in on Krzyzewskiville, where the Blue Devils seem to have solved their backcourt shortage and put themselves in position to have another big year.

Story | Conversation | August 04, 2009

BEIJING - AUGUST 24: (L-R) Deron Williams #7, Chris Bosh #12, Carlos Boozer #4, Le Bron James #6 and Jason Kidd #5 of...

CBB Summer Buzz: Michigan State

The CBB Summer Buzz series continues with a look at Michigan State, where the core of last season's NCAA runner-up has spent the summer preparing for another title run -- at breakneck speed. Plus, analysis from Jay Bilas and Doug Gottlieb.

Story | Conversation | July 23, 2009

Plenty of reasons to like this draft class

...the top as 2003 (LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade, Kirk Hinrich) or 2005 (Deron Williams, Chris Paul), but there are some very good players available and some really good value throughout...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 23, 2009

From what I've seen, here are the top 30

Doug Gottlieb breaks out his Big Board and breaks down what he likes and dislikes about the top players in this year's draft class.

Story | Conversation | June 08, 2009

Curry's skills may get lost in translation

...Consider the top guards in the NBA at the point guard position. What do Chris Paul, Deron Williams, Rondo, Devin Harris, Tony Parker and Derrick Rose all have in common? If you answered that...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 11, 2009

Tourney Tips: Illinois

Get the lowdown on all 65 NCAA tournament qualifiers with Insider's annual Tournament Guide.

Story | Conversation | March 13, 2009

Illini fighting way back to Big Ten contention

...have much room to boast. The Illini were 16-19 last season. The buzz from the Deron Williams-Dee Brown years was long gone. The hangover from losing Eric Gordon to Indiana was still...