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Seth Greenberg ranks college basketball's top 15 transfers, examining which players will make an immediate impact on their new teams.

Blog | Conversation | October 30, 2012

The Carrier Classic signals the start of yet another early-season grind for Tom Izzo's Spartans, a practice many credit for MSU's NCAA tournament success. However, Jordan Brenner finds that strong nonconference scheduling earns you little in March.

Story | Conversation | November 11, 2011

Blue Ribbon Yearbook previews the 2011-12 college basketball season, exclusively on Insider.

Story | Conversation | October 28, 2011

For the next month or so, our friends at The Mag are previewing one high-profile school per day for their Summer Buzz series. For the sake of all that is synergistic, yours truly will be attempting the same, complementing each comprehensive Insider p...

The Summer Buzz series checks in with Tom Izzo and Michigan State, with in-depth analysis from Jay Bilas, Fran Fraschilla and Joe Lunardi on the Spartans' 2011-12 outlook.

Story | Conversation | July 28, 2011

Blue Ribbon Yearbook previews the 2010-11 college basketball season, exclusively on Insider.

Story | Conversation | November 05, 2010

The Summer Buzz series heads to East Lansing to check in with Michigan State, a program boosted by the return of coach Tom Izzo and most of its top players, plus the addition of key recruits. Jay Bilas and Joe Lunardi add analysis of the coming season.

Story | Conversation | July 26, 2010

After watching a ton of tape, obtaining some actual scouting reports and conferring with coaches who prepared for each of the Final Four teams, I have compiled a rough personnel scouting report. The basic idea behind a personnel report is to give a p...

Blog | Conversation | March 31, 2010

MSU may be short on ballhandling capability in the backcourt, but few teams in the country are more resourceful -- or better-coached -- than Tom Izzo's Spartans. And if Tennessee wants to win Sunday, the Vols will need more than they showed Friday.

Story | Conversation | March 26, 2010

Get the lowdown on Michigan State and the other 64 NCAA tournament qualifiers with Insider's annual Tournament Guide.

Story | Conversation | March 14, 2010

There are five likely favorites for Trey Zeigler, and he would be a good fit at any of them.

ESPN The Magazine's LaRue Cook examines North Carolina's problems this season. While the Heels' young roster is usually trotted out as the primary culprit, Cook finds that the issues are far more fundamental and troublesome than age.

Story | Conversation | February 10, 2010

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Kalin Lucas threw lobs up to Delvon Roe with the assumption that he could grab and slam. And why shouldn't he be able to? That was Roe's game at St. Edward High in Lakewood, Ohio. But that was before he suffered a season-end...

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

Story | Conversation | October 06, 2009

In the brand-new ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia, Jeff Sagarin's all-time program rankings place DePaul at 26, reinforcing how the Blue Demons were once a mighty regional and, at times, national name. But the DePaul of decades past was never...

The CBB Summer Buzz series continues with a look at Michigan State, where the core of last season's NCAA runner-up has spent the summer preparing for another title run -- at breakneck speed. Plus, analysis from Jay Bilas and Doug Gottlieb.

Story | Conversation | July 23, 2009