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John Gasaway ranks teams that have the best shot of winning a national title next season. Louisville, despite the loss of Peyton Siva and Gorgui Dieng, returns enough talent to challenge for a repeat championship.

Story | Conversation | April 29, 2013

It was a rough season for some traditional powers, but John Gasaway writes that the Kentucky Wildcats will lead a group of them back into the national picture in 2013-14.

Story | Conversation | April 08, 2013

The North Carolina Tar Heels are on the NCAA tourney bubble after a slow start in ACC play, writes John Gasaway. Plus, Villanova's big week and why the VCU Rams need to continue to create turnovers.

Story | Conversation | January 26, 2013

John Gasaway looks at the top five contenders who are set up for fast starts to the 2012-13 season.

Story | Conversation | October 08, 2012

John Gasaway writes that, with a loaded roster and conference rivals looking to fill major holes, the 2012-13 season could be a perfect storm for NC State.

Story | Conversation | August 20, 2012

John Gasaway examines the 2012-13 edition of the Kentucky Wildcats to see how it stacks up to previous teams John Calipari has fielded in Lexington. While the experience may be lacking, the incoming talent is second only to last season's squad.

Story | Conversation | August 15, 2012

To gauge a school's true recruiting prowess, we must compare it to programs with similar success. John Gasaway does this and comes away with college basketball's top five recruiting overachievers.

Story | Conversation | July 30, 2012

Which college hoops programs tend to produce the best pro talent? John Gasaway lists the schools that have churned out NBA stars better than others. Duke tops the list.

Story | Conversation | June 28, 2012

John Gasaway looks at the toughest coaching jobs in America, and a pattern emerges: With Duke and North Carolina, the ACC is brutal on coaches trying to gain traction and compete for recruits.

Story | Conversation | May 02, 2012

In ESPN The Magazine, Insider John Gasaway writes that with the exception of a few top squads, a disturbing truth emerged this season: offenses couldn't find the basket.

Story | Conversation | March 19, 2012

After watching Syracuse struggle without Fab Melo, John Gasaway writes that North Carolina should worry -- because the absence of John Henson would be a bigger loss for the Tar Heels.

Story | Conversation | March 16, 2012

John Gasaway looks back at an '09 UNC team that finished 34-4 and won the national title and compares the roster to the one returning to Chapel Hill this fall.

Story | Conversation | August 01, 2011

John Gasaway of Basketball Prospectus looks ahead to the 2011-12 season and ranks the best frontcourts in college hoops.

Story | Conversation | June 08, 2011

John Gasaway of Basketball Prospectus analyzes the top coaches of the past five years in college basketball's six major conferences on a per-possession basis. Bo Ryan and Mike Krzyzewski compare very well, but they can't touch Bill Self.

Story | Conversation | May 04, 2011

John Gasaway of Basketball Prospectus looks at next season's sophomore class, projecting big jumps in productivity for top stars like Jared Sullinger, Perry Jones and Jeremy Lamb.

Story | Conversation | April 28, 2011

John Gasaway of Basketball Prospectus examines Harrison Barnes' surprising decision to return to North Carolina, what it means for the Heels and the state of college hoops as a whole.

Story | Conversation | April 20, 2011