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A special Andrew Wiggins edition of college basketball musings after the No. 1 recruit announced his decision to attend Kansas.

1. The NCAA's random date of April 16 to declare for the NBA draft isn't pressuring a number of players into making quick decisions. Coaches are now savvy to the date as being meaningless. That's why Gonzaga's Kelly Olynyk may wait to decide until th...

Bill Self didn't invent the game of basketball, so he's not going to pass James Naismith at Kansas. The building is named after Phog Allen, so Self is behind him, too. But if the next 10 years are anything like the previous nine for Self, it wil...

1. Indiana now has an open date with the Kentucky series dead and Kansas wants to fill the Hoosiers schedule with a game. One Kansas official said the Jayhawks would gladly start a home-and-home with Indiana, beginning next season in Lawrence. Indian...

With several underclassmen and recruiting decisions in the books, Andy Katz takes another look at the Top 25 for 2012-13.

1.It will be interesting to hear how Trent Johnson explains why he's leaving LSU for TCU. Comparing these two basketball jobs isn't close. LSU has a rich history in the sport. TCU does not. LSU plays in the SEC where there is constant stability, acc...

A Sweet 16 appearance elevates a program to the next level. A Final Four moves it up another notch. The matchups usually make the difference in getting this far. Talent -- and star power -- also play big roles. There is a certain level of pressur...

NEW YORK -- The spin has begun. Kansas coach Bill Self smirked a bit about his squad and conceded Monday night that his team isn't as short on depth as he thought and could be just fine. "We're deep," he said at a State Farm joint event with K...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Here are some observations after spending Thursday at Big 12 media day: 1. Texas freshman Myck Kabongo is going to be successful. How do I know without seeing him play a single college game? Just call it a hunch. Kabongo was in...

Locked out by NBA owners, Kemba Walker is spending his October working out with his former Connecticut teammates. Walker doesn't have second thoughts about declaring for the NBA draft. He was gone as soon as the Huskies won the national title, and ...

Andy Katz updates his early top 25 after the NBA draft's early-entry deadline

Quick hitters on Thursday: • I had no idea there was an affiliate Kansas campus in Las Vegas. Yet, somehow Kansas freshman point guard Josh Selby is working out at Impact Basketball in Las Vegas when he should be in school this week. Selby is ...

Andy Katz takes a (very) early look at the top 25 for 2011-12 and finds some familiar names at the top.

A first look at the favorites, the newcomers, the stars and the storylines that make up this year's Sweet 16.

PITTSBURGH -- As the season tips off Monday night with a soft opening (something akin to debuting a new restaurant to family and friends during the week before the big weekend rush), there are still legitimate concerns about some significant players ...

Credit Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski for giving college upperclassmen more opportunities to not only get seen, but to improve for a quick sojourn in Las Vegas later this month. The USA Basketball experience at the national team level has become an NB...