Butler one of several ranked teams at 76
Andy Katz, ESPN.comFour ranked teams and several more NCAA tourney contenders make this year's 76 Classic field the best of any early-season tournament. Andy Katz offers a breakdown of the teams and explains what's at stake.
Story | Conversation | November 25, 2009Early-season success bodes well for Canes
Andy Katz...everything point guard from last season. Miami missed out on the NCAAs in 2008-09, failing to live up to a preseason top-20 selection and losing games in late possessions that haunted them as...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009Returning talent still the key for UNC
Andy Katz, ESPN.comDefending national champ North Carolina lost four key players and picked up plenty of highly acclaimed freshmen. But as Monday's win over FIU demonstrated, the returning talent is still the key for UNC.
Story | Conversation | November 09, 2009Floyd breaks up fight at casino
Andy Katz, ESPN.comCoach Tim Floyd had purposely kept a low profile since he resigned at USC over allegations that he paid a handler of former Trojan player O.J. Mayo last May.
Story | Conversation | November 04, 2009BC confident it can exceed expectations in ACC
Andy Katz...coach Al Skinner, who is universally respected and admired by his coaching colleagues for his ability to live a serene coaching life. "I thought this was a unique group." Skinner said the staff made a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 04, 2009Badgers don't mind being picked low
Andy KatzROSEMONT, Ill. -- This is perfect for Bo Ryan. Go ahead and pick Wisconsin low, somewhere in the bottom third of the Big Ten. You wouldn't be alo...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 02, 2009Beilein's preparation time never ends
Andy Katz, ESPN.comWhether editing game tape on his laptop or creating wooden figurines of his players, Michigan head coach John Beilein is obsessed with one thing: preparation.
Story | Conversation | October 29, 2009Don't discount the talent still around at Wake
Andy KatzWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Dino Gaudio played the game, attempting to woo Jeff Teague in the 11th hour at his home in Indianapolis before the sophomore ma...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 29, 2009Monroe's return adds to Georgetown's potential
Andy KatzNEW YORK -- Greg Monroe was the perfect candidate to leave school early for the NBA draft. He was a big man with exceptional passing reads who had li...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 28, 2009Harangody has unfinished business
Andy Katz, ESPN.comAfter Notre Dame's disappointing season, Luke Harangody was close to entering the NBA draft. But with so much still to accomplish, both individually and as a team, he knew he had to return to the Fighting Irish.
Story | Conversation | October 26, 2009At 64, Jarvis enjoying laid-back life in Boca Raton
Andy Katz...has taken him at this later stage in his coaching life. "How many guys can say they live, No. 1, in Boca Raton, Florida, one of the nicest cities in the world? How many guys...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 13, 2009Reactions vary to all-time rankings
Andy Katz, ESPN.comAs the "ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia" hits bookstores, the all-time program rankings by Jeff Sagarin are sure to generate some discussion. Some coaches have already gotten it started.
Story | Conversation | October 04, 2009Clemente, Rosario share Puerto Rican pride
Andy KatzKansas State's Denis Clemente has held the burden of his name his whole life. He knows the pride the people of Puerto Rico have in his last name. Th...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 01, 2009On the road to recovery with Dave Rose
Andy Katz, ESPN.comAnxiety. Tension. Hope. Dread. Common feelings during a cancer checkup. Recently, Dave Rose and his family experienced them all as the BYU coach faced one final hurdle before his season could begin.
Story | Conversation | September 20, 2009For Nov. 17 marathon, it'll be all hoops all the time
Andy Katz...2008. After that comes two games in two time slots that ESPN has literally never filled with live college hoops: Monmouth at St. Peter's at 6 a.m. (ESPN) and Drexel at Niagara at...
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