Savannah St. 65, Webber 51

Savannah St. 65, Webber 51

Smith verbally commits to Bruins

Josh Smith, the top-ranked center in the ESPNU 100 who couldn't make a layup as a fifth grader, verbally committed to UCLA, his AAU coach, Daryll Hennings, said Tuesday afternoon.

Team preview: North Carolina

Blue Ribbon Yearbook previews the 2009-10 college basketball season, exclusively on Insider.

Story | Conversation | October 13, 2009

Plenty of reasons to like this draft class

...the top as 2003 (LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade, Kirk Hinrich) or 2005 (Deron Williams, Chris Paul), but there are some very good players available and some really good value throughout this...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 23, 2009

In transition, NCCU turns back clock

You might know it only as the program that John Wall mentioned during his recruiting circus. New coach LeVelle Moton knows North Carolina Central as so much more.

Should I stay or should I go?

It's that time of year when college players announce their intentions to stay in school or head to the NBA. Underclassmen should be wary, though, the road to NBA riches is paved with bad decisions.

Story | Conversation | April 10, 2009

UNC's Davis says he's returning

North Carolina's Ed David said Monday that he'll return for his sophomore season.

Davis "definitely coming back"

...and 6.5 rebounds this season. Some UNC fans feared Davis would do what sixth man Marvin Williams did when the Tar Heels won the 2005 national championship. Williams entered the NBA draft and...

Villanova's Randy Foye (2) shoots over North Carolina's Marvin Williams in the first half of the NCAA East Regional at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, N...

Team preview: Murray State

Blue Ribbon Yearbook previews the 2008-09 college basketball season, exclusively on Insider.

Story | Conversation | October 27, 2008

Williams prepares for the great expectations of 2008-09 season

UNC coach Roy Williams knows his 2008-09 team, with its impressive talent and depth, will carry the burden of great expectations. So he's made it clear to his team that the Tar Heels' title hopes come first, writes Andy Katz.

Solid AAU circuit gives Seattle more hoops products

Now that the Sonics are leaving, Seattle may not be exactly synonymous with basketball, but a fresh crop of top prospects should keep this city on the hoops map, writes Ted Miller.

Green, Hopson jump in final 2008 player rankings

JaMychal Green and Scotty Hopson made the biggest jumps in the final player rankings for the Class of 2008, writes Bob Gibbons.

Samuels only a part of Louisville's Final Four equation

Michael Beasley he is not. But Samardo Samuels should be an integral part of a Final Four caliber team during his freshman season at Louisville, writes Brendan Murphy.

Last-minute draft decisions loom

With the NBA now paying for early entrants' workouts, it doesn't make sense for some players not to test the draft waters. But some high-profile players waited until the 11th hour to decide, writes Andy Katz.