Defensive stopper can't stop Ellington
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.comBig Ten defensive player of the year Travis Walton vowed to shut Wayne Ellington down in Monday night's title game. Didn't quite happen that way. By halftime, Ellington had 17 points and the Heels were well on their way to a blowout victory.
Story | Conversation | April 06, 2009Instant Analysis: Michigan State-UNC
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.comHere is Mark Schlabach's instant analysis of the 2009 national championship game between Michigan State and North Carolina.
Story | Conversation | April 06, 2009Wild season leaves everyone vulnerable
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.comA season that was supposed to be a Carolina coronation instead turned into a dizzying array of upsets and changes at the top of the poll. So, unlike last year -- when all four 1-seeds made the Final Four -- this March Madness could be truly that.
Story | Conversation | March 16, 2009Vols are hitting their stride -- just in time
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.comAfter dominating South Carolina on the road with the SEC East title on the line, Tennessee appears to finally be fulfilling its early-season expectations.
Story | Conversation | March 05, 2009Death, taxes and Tigers' C-USA streak
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.comIn C-USA, it's the Super Bowl every time Memphis comes to town. Doesn't matter. The Tigers just keep rolling along, adding more and more wins to a streak that's reaching historic proportions.
Story | Conversation | March 04, 2009Lineup change paying off for Duke
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.comInserting freshman Elliot Williams into the starting lineup has put Duke back on track to be a Final Four contender, writes Mark Schlabach.
Story | Conversation | February 22, 2009Will UGA truly aim big in its coaching search -- or take the normal SEC route?
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.comGeorgia plans to aim big in its search for a new head coach. But are most SEC schools truly committed to hoops? This is, after all, a league in which two-thirds of the basketball coaches make less than Tennessee's defensive coordinator.
Story | Conversation | January 29, 2009Deacs confident after Clemson win
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.comIt was a week to remember for Wake Forest. After knocking off UNC, the Demon Deacons won their 16th straight game against previously unbeaten Clemson, setting a school record and leaving them as the nation's only unbeaten.
Story | Conversation | January 17, 2009Horn, Lee lead WKU to stunning Sweet 16 berth
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.comThe pressure was on coach Darrin Horn to take the Hilltoppers to the NCAA tournament. Star player Courtney Lee wanted to leave the school as a freshman. Somehow, the two have flourished there and have led WKU to the Sweet 16, writes Mark Schlabach.
Story | Conversation | March 23, 2008Bulldogs' historic wins an unexpected boost for Felton
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.comGeorgia suffered through a miserable four-win SEC season, failing to win back-to-back games for two months. Yet on Saturday, the Bulldogs won two games to put themselves on the doorstep of the NCAA tournament and perhaps save their coach's job, writes Mark Schlabach.
Story | Conversation | March 15, 2008Stevens second-youngest Division I head coach
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.comBrad Stevens is 30-years-old, just six years older than one of his Butler players. But that didn't stop Barry Collier from hiring Stevens as the Bulldogs' head coach, writes Mark Schlabach.
Story | Conversation | August 06, 2007Altman spurns Arkansas for return to Creighton
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.comDana Altman had decided to back out of an agreement to coach Arkansas and return to Creighton.
Story | Conversation | April 03, 2007Green turns invisible for Georgetown
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.comGeorgetown's Jeff Green was the focus of the Ohio State defense and it showed as the Big East Player of the Year was no factor in the Buckeyes' win, Mark Schlabach writes.
Story | Conversation | March 31, 2007USC flips the script on Durant, Texas
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.comUSC knew it couldn't stop Texas freshman Kevin Durant -- it could only hope to contain him, writes Mark Schlabach.
Story | Conversation | March 18, 2007Winthrop grabs luck of the Irish in first-round win
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.comGoing up against Notre Dame the day before St. Patrick's Day seemed ominous for a team that had never won an NCAA Tournament game. But Winthrop had a bit o' luck up its sleeve, writes Mark Schlabach.
Story | Conversation | March 16, 2007EDITOR'S PICKS
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