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Bob Huggins is confident in his team's ability to adjust to life in the Big 12, which is good, because there will be some early challenges. As John Gasaway writes, West Virginia looks like a well-traveled bubble team in 2012-13.

Story | Conversation | May 21, 2012

When Frank Martin bolted for South Carolina, he left a plum coaching job in Manhattan, Kan. Bruce Weber is the next leader of the Wildcats, and as John Gasaway writes, he has all the pieces in house (and in his coaching portfolio) to make a Sweet 16 run.

Story | Conversation | May 15, 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

The Memphis Tigers are set for their final season as a mid-major before moving to the Big East, and they are one of the mid-majors that's loaded for the 2012-13 season, John Gasaway writes.

Story | Conversation | April 26, 2012

John Gasaway writes that while the South Carolina Gamecocks' basketball program has nowhere to go but up, there are other reasons Frank Martin should be able to turn this team around -- and show good improvement as early as this season.

Story | Conversation | April 19, 2012

After missing out on the NCAA tournament this season, the Arizona Wildcats and Tennessee Volunteers should expect next year to be different. ESPN Insider John Gasaway writes that they will be part of March Madness in 2013.

Story | Conversation | April 05, 2012

And so the offseason begins. As we start the countdown to Midnight Madness, five of our writers examine some big offseason questions: John Gasaway: What's to become of the Big East? West Virginia will be a Big 12 school come July. Syracuse and ...

John Gasaway previews the NCAA title game between Kansas and Kentucky. In the end, Kentucky is too talented and Gasaway sees the Wildcats cutting down the nets.

Story | Conversation | April 01, 2012

After all that has been said about Kentucky's Anthony Davis, there's still more to know about the superb freshman. Davis is even better than his raw numbers would suggest, placing him among UK's all-time greats.

Story | Conversation | March 29, 2012

Two weeks ago, just after the selection committee released the field and just before the play-in games got underway, we decided to take on the tournament prediction process in a slightly different way. Myself, John Gasaway, Jason King and Mark Schlab...

ESPN Insider John Gasaway writes that Baylor is unlikely to beat Kentucky on Sunday, but gives a blueprint for the Bears to pull off the upset.

Story | Conversation | March 25, 2012

The Louisville Cardinals? We've seen this story before. ESPN Insider John Gasaway writes that Louisville is following the same path the UConn Huskies did in last year's tournament. Now we'll see if it leads to a championship.

Story | Conversation | March 22, 2012

Editor's Note: And the wild ride continues into the Sweet 16. ESPN.com writer Eamonn Brennan and Insider's John Gasaway had a chat about what's transpired in the past four days. They also look ahead to what's in store for this weekend. Eamonn Bre...

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

John Gasaway examines the impact the potential loss of PG Kendall Marshall will have on the North Carolina Tar Heels. With an abundance of talent and a potent defense, don't write off the Heels' title hopes yet.

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