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The Champions Classic, a two-game, one-night November event conjured up two years ago, was pretty much always guaranteed to be a success. Indeed, it was just what the sport needed -- a big, marquee event featuring four of the game's best programs and...

For Insider's Freshman Impact series, John Gasaway and Paul Biancardi examine how Duke's incoming freshmen and returning veterans will fit together in 2013-14.

Story | Conversation | May 08, 2013

Simeon coach Robert Smith believes Illinois' John Groce is on the right path as far as recruiting top talent out of Chicago. In fact, Smith believes if Groce had been hired sooner, he might have had a shot at Jabari Parker. Groce replaced Bruce...

Paul Biancardi picks his 10-man Dream Team from the Class of 2013 basketball recruits.

Story | Conversation | May 03, 2013

Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski announced the official signing of ESPN 100 senior Jabari Parker (Chicago/Simeon) on Thursday. "We're excited for Jabari and his family to join our family here at Duke," Krzyzewksi said. "We are confident he will hav...

Top recruit Jabari Parker has signed his letter of intent to play at Duke.

Andrew Wiggins, Jabari Parker and Julius Randle remain on top of the final ESPN 100 for the Class of 2013. See the final rankings here....

With Wednesday's release of our final ESPN 100 for the Class of 2013, the player rankings for the basketball recruits in the current senior class can finally be etched in stone. Although every rankings update throughout the year is full of diffic...

Myron Medcalf and Eamonn Brennan meet back at the Watercooler to discuss the buzz surrounding some of the top incoming freshmen for the 2013-14 season.

Catching up with transfer Rodney Hood and his transition to Duke.

After watching several of the nation's top incoming recruits at the Nike Hoop Summit this weekend, Fran Fraschilla breaks down their games and offers tips on how they can improve before the 2013-14 season tips off.

Blog | Conversation | April 23, 2013

Simeon Career Academy coach Robert Smith said Monday he has decided to bypass college coaching opportunities to make a run at a fifth consecutive Illinois state title with the Wolverines next season. Smith has accumulated a 260-40 record, won six ...

Chad Ford discusses the 10 top prospects for the 2014 NBA draft after the Nike Hoop Summit and several other recent all-star events.

Blog | Conversation | April 22, 2013

Whitney Young center Jahlil Okafor, ESPN's No. 1-ranked junior in the country, will hold in-home visits for Baylor, Duke, Kansas and Michigan State next week and already has hosted Ohio State, according to Okafor's father.

The top 10 instant-impact freshmen in college basketball for 2013-14.

We won't see another college basketball game for about seven months. That's a long time. But the players in the highly touted 2013 recruiting class will reach their respective campuses soon. Future Arizona forward Aaron Gordon (No. 4 in the 20...