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Chad Ford ranks the top five NBA prospects from the Big East heading into the 2012-13 college basketball season.

Blog | Conversation | October 17, 2012

Michael Bradley, the former Connecticut forward who famously gave up his scholarship to make room for star recruit Andre Drummond (and caused a minor ruckus in doing so, thanks to Connecticut's NCAA-imposed scholarship reductions), has finally found ...

For college hoops/NBA nerds like me, the NBA draft is an event. Chinese food. High-def TV. A comfortable chair. An iPad/laptop to follow Chad Ford's "Matrix"-like draft coverage. (When I logged off, he was teasing his 2025 mock draft, which will l...

That headline ought to be fairly self-explanatory. Here are the 10 things I'm most intrigued to see in Thursday night's NBA draft: 1. Who goes No. 1 overall? (Kidding. I hope I have your attention now.) 2. OK, seriously, who goes No. 2? ...

In case you missed it -- or, as we say on Twitter, "ICYMI" -- Monday brought the third annual edition of the College Basketball Production-Only Mock Draft, which has an entirely silly name but is nonetheless a yearly treat to write. It tries to gauge...

1. Kentucky coach John Calipari took a brief break from coaching the Dominican National team to come home to Lexington and work out with his newcomers under the new NCAA rule allowing summer workouts if players are in school. It might as well be spri...

There is no debate about No. 1 in the upcoming NBA draft. Anthony Davis has that one locked up. But who should go No. 2? Three of our writers weigh in on which player they'd take if they were drafting second overall: Kentucky's Michael Kidd-Gilchr...

Doug Gottlieb provides his list of five boom-or-bust prospects for the 2012 NBA draft, starting with UConn center Andre Drummond.

Story | Conversation | June 15, 2012

Chad Ford says despite his faults, UConn big man Andre Drummond's physical gifts are worth the risk.

Blog | Conversation | May 30, 2012

David Thorpe says the Suns can build around their two centers but need perimeter players, especially if Steve Nash leaves.

Blog | Conversation | May 16, 2012

David Thorpe says UConn big man Andre Drummond might be a good fit for the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Blog | Conversation | May 09, 2012

Chad Ford evaluates every position group in this year's NBA draft class, looking at the top 10 prospects in each. The point guard and center classes look weak, but the 2012 draft is loaded with talent at the power forward position.

Blog | Conversation | May 08, 2012

Connecticut has received a verbal commitment from a 6-foot-10 forward, just as another officially transferred from the school.

With the NBA draft lottery finalized following a few tiebreakers, Chad Ford examines each team's odds to land the No. 1 pick (and Anthony Davis), plus players they could target if the lotto doesn't break in their favor.

Blog | Conversation | April 27, 2012

David Thorpe says UConn center Andre Drummond and North Carolina forward John Henson might be the perfect fits for the New Orleans Hornets, who have two first-round picks.

Blog | Conversation | April 25, 2012

Chad Ford says Andre Drummond and several other prospects are carrying a lot of risk for supposed "top picks."

Blog | Conversation | April 24, 2012