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Editor's note: Each week, ESPN.com writers will debate a topic of interest in the college basketball landscape. Today's topic: Is the Illinois head coaching job overrated? For Jason King's feature on the new man in charge of the Illini, click here. ...

He might not have been the first choice at Illinois, but John Groce is determined to lift the Illini out of their recent rut -- eventually.

Six weeks after his team finished a somewhat-surprising season with a march to the NCAA title game, Kansas coach Bill Self ducked out of Lawrence last weekend for a vacation with a couple of buddies. Destination: Cabo San Lucas. "It wasn't awfu...

When Kansas hired Andrea Hudy as its strength coach, the move was met with skepticism because of her gender. But if you ask the players and coaches now, they'll say Hudy is as big a part of the program's success as anyone.

Editor's note: Each week, ESPN.com writers will debate a topic of interest in the college basketball landscape. Today's topic: Which teams made the best coaching hires? Dana O'Neil: Illinois' John Groce He wasn't the first choice. He might not ...

With the nation's No. 1 recruiting class set to arrive on campus later this month, most of the offseason buzz about UCLA has centered on the program's newest players. But a few of the old ones aren't bad, either. Josh Smith -- if he gets his we...

Editor's note: Each week, ESPN.com writers will debate a topic of interest in the college basketball landscape. Today's topic: Which teams are garnering too much (and possibly unwarranted) preseason buzz? Which teams aren't receiving enough? For the ...

MANHATTAN, Kan. -- Multiple times during the past month -- in the wee hours of the morning, when he couldn't sleep -- Bruce Weber grabbed his cellphone from the nightstand and began to text. Often he'd send four or five messages. Other times it wa...

An Illinois tenure that began with so much promise ended in mediocrity for Bruce Weber. It didn't take him long to resurface at Kansas State, where he's got a second wind and plans to remember the lessons learned in Champaign.

This season's coaching carousel cycle has reinforced a recent trend. For some coaches at mid-major programs, the jump to a BCS school -- and the increased salary and exposure that goes along with it -- isn't all it's cracked up to be.

Welcome to SportsNation! On Wednesday, men's college basketball writer Jason King stops by to chat about the season.King joined ESPN.com in 2011 after four years at Yahoo! Sports, where he covered college basketball and football. He also spent seven ...

Frank Martin takes over a South Carolina program that hasn't had much success in recent seasons. But Martin believes he'll be able to win -- and win big -- in Columbia.

It is not at all difficult to figure out why the Southern Methodist University men's basketball program wants to hire Larry Brown, and they most likely will, as reported Tuesday afternoon by ESPN.com's Jason King. The Mustangs -- a program with on...

Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown has agreed to become the next coach at SMU....

Larry Brown has agreed to become the head coach at SMU, sources told ESPN.com.

Welcome to SportsNation! On Thursday, men's college basketball writer Jason King stops by to chat about the season.King joined ESPN.com in 2011 after four years at Yahoo! Sports, where he covered college basketball and football. He also spent seven y...