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Team preview: Iowa

Blue Ribbon Yearbook

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

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | October 17, 2008

Kansas State best after early signing period

Bob Gibbons, Scouts Inc.

Scouts Inc.'s Bob Gibbons ranks the top 25 Class of 2007 men's basketball recruiting classes after the early signing period.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | December 07, 2006

Team preview: Duke

Blue Ribbon Yearbook

Blue Ribbon Illustrated previews the 2003-04 college basketball season, exclusively on Insider.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | November 04, 2003

Gray scale: Recruiters struggle with perfectly legal yet ethically questionable

Dana O'Neil, ESPN.com

Guided by the security that no foul equates to no harm, coaches are pretzel-bending the NCAA bylaws, using a wink and Cheshire cat grin to trample and shred the original intent of the rulebook, writes Dana O'Neil.

Story | Conversation | November 18, 2008

North Carolina remains atop coaches' poll; Connecticut gets first-place vote

ESPN.com news services

North Carolina (1-0) received 30 of 31 first-place votes in the latest ESPN/USA Today coaches' poll. Connecticut, the preseason No. 2, remained second and received the other first-place vote. The Huskies are 1-0 after an 81-55 win over WCU last week.

Story | Conversation | November 17, 2008

Kellogg returns to his roots in effort to lift UMass

Andy Katz, ESPN.com

Derek Kellogg is a UMass guy. He's from the area, played basketball there and spent the past eight years assisting his former UMass coach John Calipari at Memphis. Now Kellogg wants to bring the Minutemen back into national prominence, writes Andy Katz.

Story | Conversation | November 17, 2008

10-pack of college hoops goodies to look for in '08-09

Andy Katz, ESPN.com

With the new college basketball season set to tip off, Andy Katz highlights 10 things to watch, including games to keep an eye on, surprise teams and hidden gems.

Story | Conversation | November 13, 2008

Shade of Carolina blue dominates experts' picks

ESPN.com

Ten brave experts offered their predictions for conference champions, player of the year, Final Four picks and who will be crowned national champion in Detroit.

Story | Conversation | November 13, 2008

What's hot (and not) for 2008-09

Dana O'Neil, ESPN.com

Stephen Curry? Red-hot. The SEC? Not so much. What else is hot (and not) for the 2008 college basketball season? Dana O'Neil has the answers.

Story | Conversation | November 12, 2008

Williams: Hansbrough 'extremely doubtful' for Tar Heels' season opener

Associated Press

Coach Roy Williams says reigning national player of the year Tyler Hansbrough is "extremely doubtful" to play in this weekend's season opener for the top-ranked Tar Heels.

Story | Conversation | November 12, 2008

Mid-major preview: Look for Davidson to excel, Valley giants to awake

Kyle Whelliston, ESPN.com

The heady days of Gonzaga's multiple-year tourney runs and George Mason's Final Four run are past. Mid-major conferences have fallen on hard times the past few years come tourney time. But don't be surprised to see some familiar faces in this year's tourney, writes Kyle Whelliston.

Story | Conversation | November 11, 2008

No. 1 Tar Heels miss Hansbrough's physical play despite easy exhibition win

Associated Press

Nursing an injured right shin that has kept him out of practice for nearly two weeks, Tyler Hansbrough missed his first game -- regular season or otherwise -- since arriving in Chapel Hill three years ago.

Story | Conversation | November 08, 2008

Missouri Valley: By The Numbers

Special to ESPN Insider

ESPN analysts crunch the numbers for every D1 hoops team, exclusively on Insider.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | November 06, 2008

MAC: By The Numbers

Special to ESPN Insider

ESPN analysts crunch the numbers for every D1 hoops team, exclusively on Insider.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | November 06, 2008

With many new faces, Jayhawks prepare for life as defending champs

Andy Katz, ESPN.com

Much of Kansas' championship-winning team has departed; many are now playing in the NBA. So while the Jayhawks are still enjoying their championship status, they know it's an uphill climb to get back to the top, writes Andy Katz.

Story | Conversation | November 06, 2008