For these 10, season offers chance to 'prove it'

...be his breakout season. The only thing that can hold him back is himself. Raymar Morgan, Michigan State: Morgan was plagued by illness and injury last season, which interrupted his development (and he's been...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 06, 2009

Baylor tops Big 12 women's basketball poll

...87 5. Oklahoma: 86 6. Nebraska: 80 7. Iowa State: 59 8. Kansas State: 44 9. Oklahoma State...

Big 12 preseason hoops poll 1-2: Kansas, UT

...Texas (1): 111 3. Oklahoma: 95 4. Kansas State: 92 5. Texas A&M: 74 6. Oklahoma State: 69 7. Missouri: 66 8. Iowa State: 57 9. Texas Tech: 34 10. Baylor...

...forward Wesley Johnson (4) during the University of Oklahoma Sooners 76-64 win over the Iowa State University Cyclones at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, OK. CAPTION: Feb 18, 2009; Lawrence, KS, USA...

CAPTION: Feb. 24, 2007; Lincoln, NE, USA: Iowa State Cyclones head coach Greg McDermott talks to forward Wesley Johnson (4) during a timeout against the Nebraska...

Both Cuse and ISU could end up in decent shape

...as Wesley Johnson. The former Iowa State wing is supposed to take...a dozen points for the Cyclones, despite being slowed by an...

Team preview: Iowa State

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

Story | Conversation | October 06, 2009

These guys are the best of the best on the boards

You hear all the time that rebounding is about who wants the ball the most. While effort and desire is a necessary component, rebounding is about much...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 30, 2009

Big 12 ShootAround: High expectations for a league that retained its star power

...this season. When Oklahoma's Willie Warren and Iowa State's Craig Brackins joined the Kansas inside-out...

These teams have the goods to contend (Part II)

...first 10. That group consisted of Maryland, Northern Iowa, Creighton, Washington State, Oregon, Cincinnati, BYU, Virginia Tech, Vanderbilt and Nevada...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 18, 2009

Big 12 ShootAround: What can KU do for an encore?

Bob Donnan/US Presswire Bill Self knows the upcoming season will be a "huge rebuilding job" with seven newcomers. Self ready for a 'huge rebui...

Pitino apologizes; now awaits the fallout

Louisville coach Rick Pitino will have to face the taunts directed toward him when the Cardinals play on the road this season, regardless of what happ...

Brackins spurns NBA's advances

Iowa State forward Craig Brackins went from an unknown quantity to a possible lottery pick with a big performance against Kansas. But he opted against the NBA draft, returning to school to help bring the Cyclones out of the Big 12's basement.

KANSAS CITY, MO - MARCH 13: Head coach Greg McDermott of the Iowa State Cyclones talks with Craig Brackins #21 during the game against the Texas A&M Aggies during day...

...KS - FEBRUARY 18: Markieff Morris #21 of the Kansas Jayhawks battles Craig Brackins #21 of the Iowa State Cyclones during the game at Allen Fieldhouse February 18, 2009 in Lawrence, Kansas