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The successes of Jim Calhoun's later years -- namely that third national title -- not only sealed his legacy but obscured the fact that the past five years of Huskies basketball have not been vintage, at least when it comes to talent. Calhoun built h...

Andy Katz and Seth Greenberg break down the Big Ten with Dan Dakich and the Big East with Jamie Dixon. Plus, Kevin Ollie talks about coaching UConn without a postseason....

1. Kentucky's NCAA tournament fate is probably closely related to what happened to Purdue in 2010, when the Boilermakers were headed toward a No. 1 seed before Robbie Hummel tore his anterior cruciate ligament in a late-February game at Minnesota. Th...

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Kevin Ollie was determined to coach this season as if Connecticut had a chance for glory, never giving the postseason ban a second thought when he was given a seven-month contract to replace Jim Calhoun or when he received a multiy...

6-foot-11 center Amida Brimah (Miami/Archbishop Carroll) gave Connecticut head coach Kevin Ollie a verbal commitment on Monday, according to the New Haven (Conn.) Register. Brimah spent the weekend on an official visit to Storrs, Conn. and will at...

Over the course of seven days in recruiting, you see, hear and get texted a lot of things. Some of the info turns into stories. Some of it is not to be repeated. And some gets filed away in the notebook. As a new weekly feature, we'll be cleaning ...

WHEELING, W.Va. -- Where to begin? For a two-day event, the Cancer Research Classic smashed a ton of talent into a tight window. Between two classes, there were four top-five players on display this weekend, plus a college announcement from the natio...

Jay Bilas provides his take on a new proposed transfer rule and Jim Boeheim's place among the all-time best coaches, plus he gives his picks for the nation's best freshman, shot-blocker and shooter and his midseason Wooden Award ballot.

Blog | Conversation | January 05, 2013

Conference play always serves as the great revealer, separating the real teams from the pretenders and outing soft nonconference seasons for the record-padding fluff that they are. We've already seen a little separation in just the first week of t...

1.Officials have to be held accountable for their actions when there is a mistake. Just like coaches, players and yes, even those of us in the media who cover the games and the sport. That's why it was good to see Big East official Karl Hess come ou...

Andy Katz and Seth Greenberg discuss Kevin Ollie's extension at UConn and talk to a pair of head coaches: VCU's Shaka Smart and Texas' Rick Barnes....

Andy Katz offers his Monday musings on Kevin Ollie, Kevin Pangos and other college hoops topics around the country.

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Kevin Ollie grabbed the microphone after Saturday night's game against Washington and thanked the Huskies faithful for their support and for believing in him. He made sure he told the Connecticut fans that he would keep their progr...

Shabazz Napier scored 13 points and grabbed eight rebounds to help Connecticut over Washington 61-53 on Saturday in the final nonconference game of the year for both teams.

Connecticut has given men's basketball coach Kevin Ollie a contract extension through the end of the 2017-18 season. The deal, signed Saturday, is worth just more than $7 million and begins Jan. 1. When Ollie was hired in September, he was signed ...

ESPN college basketball insider Andy Katz has the latest on Connecticut head coach Kevin Ollie's five-year contract....