ESPN Classic: Best of the decade

ESPN Classic: Best games of the decade TV schedule

Point guard crop is weak for 2010 draft

The 2009 NBA draft may go down as one of the greatest point guard drafts of all time. A whopping 12 point guards were picked in the first round, inclu...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 18, 2009

Coop makes seamless transition

He has won WNBA titles and coached in the NBA. Now, Michael Cooper is back in college, hoping to restore USC among the nation's elite programs.

Shooting up the draft board

As the NBA stays on the lookout for shooters at the college level, there are some important distinctions between the two games that NBA personnel must...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 16, 2009

Stock Watch: Wall, Henry pacing college freshmen

...now he's all the way up to No. 5 on our Big Board. Elias Harris, F, Gonzaga Harris has been terrific in the early going for the Zags. Harris wasn't the most highly...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 15, 2009

Colorado guard Cory Higgins (11) looks on as Gonzaga forward Elias Harris (20) grabs a rebound in the second half during their game in the Maui...

Unheralded players making their mark early

...while shooting a red-hot 57 percent from 3. He hit his first real speed bump against Gonzaga on Wednesday night. The Zags held him to a season-low 15 points on 6-for-21...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 03, 2009

Portland trouncing leaves UCLA stunned

It was the lowest point total and the most lopsided loss of the Ben Howland era at UCLA. And it came at the hands of … Portland? The Pilots appear legit. Can we say the same about the Bruins?

Stealthy mid-major programs have NBA talent

...from Conference USA (thanks to Memphis), the Mountain West, the Atlantic 10 and the WCC (thanks to Gonzaga). However, every year one or two players sneak in from the mid-majors. VCU's Eric Maynor...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009

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

Memphis, Mizzou close effectively

After assembling the nation's top 2010 recruiting class during the early signing period, Memphis coach Josh Pastner has to be considered one of the top recruiters in college hoops, writes Paul Biancardi.

The mid-majors' best teams and players

Here's a look at the best mid-major teams, coaches and players for the 2009-10 season.

Scrimmage gives Texas, Zags quality opponent

...of course you can't play a game without keeping score. The information coming out of the Gonzaga-Texas scrimmage Saturday at the Denver Nuggets' practice facility at the Pepsi Center was supposed to be...

What many are thinking, but won't say publicly

...Brockman. Cal is solid, sound and has very good but not great wings, and is limited inside. Gonzaga is Gonzaga, but in truth, is rebuilding somewhat. 8. One down year at Georgetown is an exception...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 02, 2009

Don't discount the talent still around at Wake

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Dino Gaudio played the game, attempting to woo Jeff Teague in the 11th hour at his home in Indianapolis before the sophomore ma...