NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 27: Jon Scheyer #30 of the Duke Blue Devils lays the ball up under Gavin Edwards #33 of the Connecticut Huskies during the Championship game...

Duke stays unbeaten, hands UConn first loss

Seventh-ranked Duke and Mike Krzyzewski won another NIT Season Tip-Off with a 68-59 victory over No. 13 Connecticut and Jim Calhoun.

NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 27: Nolan Smith #2 of the Duke Blue Devils celebrates the win with teammate Jon Scheyer #30 against the Connecticut Huskies during the Championship game...

NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 27: Brian Zoubek #55 of the Duke Blue Devils dribbles against Charles Okwandu #35 of the Connecticut Huskies during the Championship game at Madison Square...

'Unathletic' Duke finds a way vs. UConn

Soft. Unathletic. The Duke players have heard it all before -- and maybe there are times when it's true. But there was nothing soft or unathletic about the team's rebounding and defense in an NIT title victory over UConn.

Four undefeated teams float into NYC

The four teams competing in the NIT semifinals arrive in New York a combined 14-0. Dana O'Neil offers a preview of the pre-Thanksgiving feast at MSG.

Pondexter heads thin list of college seniors

College seniors continue to be a dying breed in the NBA draft. The thinking is simple: After four years, all the good players have already left school...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009

College Basketball Confidential

The AP and coaches have let us know what they think. Isn't it way past time to hear from those who matter most? We got 100 players from 23 Division I conferences to come clean on every topic from gamblers and agents to coaches and cheerleaders.

Ebanks epitomizes players with volatile stock

For the last decade we've gone about building our Top 100 by surveying NBA scouts and executives on their take on the top prospects in the world. Gen...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 19, 2009

The individual matchups I can't wait to see

...up this season. This, to me, could be the classic individual matchup in college basketball this season. Duke's frontline vs. North Carolina's frontline OK, so this is not exactly an individual matchup. Nevertheless...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 08, 2009

Enough madness to go around

...a rugged SEC East. • I saw it Thursday at Cameron Indoor Stadium and then again during Duke's Midnight Madness event: Hall of Fame and Olympic coach Mike Krzyzewski is in as good a...

Dissecting Sagarin's all-time rankings

Pat Forde loves the first 1,195 pages of the "ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia." But when it comes to Jeff Sagarin's all-time rankings, well … let the debate begin.

NIT Tip-Off reveals 16-team field

Duke is the top-seeded team in the NIT Tip-Off Tournament that also includes second-seeded Connecticut, third-seeded LSU and fourth-seeded Arizona State.

Stock watch for 2009-10 draft crop

Some tantalizing stars are returning to the college basketball galaxy next season. Which ones will shine the brightest and improve their stock for next year's NBA draft?

Insider Intel: Nova's winning balance

Villanova's versatile lineup has enabled the Wildcats to overcome a variety of styles on the way to the Final Four.

Story | Conversation | March 28, 2009