Kyle Whelliston

Kyle Whelliston

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Kyle Whelliston has contributed to ESPN.com's college basketball coverage since 2005. He covers mid-major programs for Basketball Times magazine, and will have a basketball travelogue of the 2008-09 season published next summer. Whelliston also founded midmajority.com and statistical database site Basketball State (www.bbstate.com).

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Inside the Bracket: Sending out an S.O.S. to Cinderella, SEC

Mike Hume, ESPN Insider

Mid-majors are missing from the projected NCAA Tournament field, a fact that could help a weak SEC.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | January 13, 2009

Hold on to the ball, hold on to hope

Kyle Whelliston

During the 2006-07 season, Butler and Southern Illinois figured prominently in the national polls all season, and each ended up taking a trip to the S...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | January 07, 2009

Predictions for one-bid conferences

Kyle Whelliston

For many of the smaller conferences in Division I, the season hasn't truly begun yet. Sure, all the teams have played 10 games in non-league play, bu...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 24, 2008

Players and teams to remember as mid-majors get set to tip off

Kyle Whelliston, ESPN.com

You might know some (Stephen Curry, Patty Mills) but others may be unknown to you (Tremaine Townsend, Tywain McKee). These are the players and teams to look for on the mid-major landscape, writes Kyle Whelliston.

Story | Conversation | November 11, 2008

Mid-major preview: Look for Davidson to excel, Valley giants to awake

Kyle Whelliston, ESPN.com

The heady days of Gonzaga's multiple-year tourney runs and George Mason's Final Four run are past. Mid-major conferences have fallen on hard times the past few years come tourney time. But don't be surprised to see some familiar faces in this year's tourney, writes Kyle Whelliston.

Story | Conversation | November 11, 2008

ShootAround: It's Curry's world, the rest of the SoCon's just living in it

ESPN.com

...and Davidson were a missed 3-pointer away from the Final Four. Davidson and who? By Kyle Whelliston ESPN.com Some prognostications are of the low-risk, low-return variety. "I'm going to...

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Curry shrugs off the glory in Davidson's Elite run

Kyle Whelliston, Special to ESPN.com

It would be easy for Stephen Curry to get caught up in the me-first hoopla of his sensational NCAA tournament. But the sophomore, who has written part of a Bible verse on his Nikes, is working hard to maintain his humility, writes Kyle Whelliston.

Story | Conversation | March 29, 2008

NCAA cheaters, SEC championship coaches and the tenuous bubble

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

Is Kelvin Sampson the next coach to get hammered by the NCAA to discourge future cheaters? Is Bruce Pearl the next SEC championship coach to come from outside SEC country? Is the bubble bursting for Baylor and Dayton? The Forde Minutes breaks it all down.

Story | Conversation | February 25, 2008

Richards steps up as Curry struggles in Davidson win

Kyle Whelliston, Special to ESPN.com

Davidson is so much more than sophomore superstar Stephen Curry. And it is so much more than those close nonconference losses to UNC, Duke and NC State, writes Kyle Whelliston.

Story | Conversation | February 22, 2008

Whose brackets will get busted?

Kyle Whelliston, Special to ESPN.com

Here is a viewers' guide and breakdown of the BracketBusters matchups this weekend.

Story | Conversation | February 20, 2008

Memphis, Butler and Xavier look like legit contenders

Kyle Whelliston, Special to ESPN.com

Memphis and Butler are pretty much where we expected them to be, but Creighton, Ohio and Gonzaga may be pretenders this season, writes Kyle Whelliston.

Story | Conversation | January 01, 2008

Davidson has missed out on two prime chances for ACC wins

Kyle Whelliston, Special to ESPN.com

Davidson coach Bob McKillop put together an ambitious schedule. But so far, the preseason favorite mid-major Wildcats are a .500 team. Was the hype too much to handle?

Story | Conversation | December 02, 2007

Get familiar with Davidson, George Mason and more

Kyle Whelliston, Special to ESPN.com

Davidson is the leader of the mid-major pack in Kyle Whelliston's preseason list of mid-major teams to watch.

Story | Conversation | November 06, 2007

Kyle Hines quietly earning rep as SoCon's best player

Kyle Whelliston, Special to ESPN.com

As the SoCon gets more national attention, Stephen Curry and D.J. Thompson are becoming more recognizable. But the SoCon's best-kept secret -- Kyle Hines -- might just be its best player.

Story | Conversation | August 14, 2007

Davidson taking on the big boys this season

Kyle Whelliston, Special to ESPN.com

With Davidson's ambitious nonconference schedule, which includes Duke, North Carolina and NC State, the Wildcats look like the 13th ACC team. They play like it too, writes Kyle Whelliston.

Story | Conversation | August 06, 2007