What many are thinking, but won't say publicly

College basketball is an interesting clique. There are some dysfunctional elements to the game (like the path some travel to recruit players through i...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 02, 2009

Four schools that have high hopes

...chance to see Texas, Kentucky, Seton Hall and Kansas, and while it's still very, very early...a league whose only other dominant center is KU's Cole Aldrich. According to kenpom.com, Texas...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 21, 2009

Jayhawks have options for 2010 class

Jayhawks looking at their options for 2010 recruiting class.

Team preview: Kansas

Blue Ribbon Yearbook previews the 2090-10 college basketball season, exclusively on Insider.

Story | Conversation | October 06, 2009

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

...Sherron Collins and the stacked Jayhawks have all the pieces in...talent (Xavier Henry) will launch Kansas to the top of every...candidates, the most likely being KU's dynamic duo of Cole...

Wilkinson, Osborne picked for Sporting News' top coaches list

...also made the list. Among them included: Dean Smith, college basketball, No.  8: Graduated from Kansas. Bob Knight, college basketball, No. 16: Retired from coaching after finishing his career at Texas Tech. Tom...

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

...huge rebuilding job' By Tim Griffin ESPN.com Kansas coach Bill Self allowed himself to savor his...Appleton, and freshman forward Quintrell Thomas. The retooled Jayhawks will travel to Canada before the season for...

First Cup: Friday

Celtics vs. Lakers Bob Ryan of The Boston Globe: "Don't get cocky. Resist the urge to fire off that sarcastic e-mail to your old college roommate cur...

Housecleaning time: Clips, links and e-mail

We're long overdue for some major housecleaning (links, e-mails and follow-up thoughts), but before we get to that, I have three thoughts from the wee...

The Larry Brown Circus Rolls Out of Detroit

So, now that the media has had a chance to sink its teeth into the notion that Larry Brown really is leaving Detroit, what have we learned? In the De...

Stock watch for 2009-10 draft crop

Some tantalizing stars are returning to the college basketball galaxy next season. Which ones will shine the brightest and improve their stock for next year's NBA draft?

...Bison drives for a shot attempt against the Kansas Jayhawks during the first round of the NCAA Division...

Roundball Chatter

Each week Dickie V writes about the sport he loves, college basketball

Cal wasting no time turning UK into contender

...2008 national title game. The only difference is Calipari will be at Kentucky. Self is still at Kansas. Calipari said he would get Kentucky in the national title chase. He didn't say when. And...

In honor of Tisdale, give Auerbach a try

Continuing on his jazz theme, Paul Shirley pays tribute to Wayman Tisdale the man and recommends a musician he probably would have liked -- Dan Auerbach.