Agents and coaches battle for prospects
Andy Katz, ESPN.comAgents have been around college hoops for years. But they seem to be multiplying these days, reaching out to players at a younger age while both infuriating and befriending coaches at all levels.
Story | Conversation | September 16, 2009Louisville's hiring of Lands an attempt at Teague?
Andy Katz...Mario Chalmers. Washington, D.C., native Dalonte Hill initially went to Kansas State in advance of Michael Beasley, but has since opened up quite a pipeline to the DC Assault AAU program in helping...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 04, 2009Wooden Award candidates with a twist
Andy Katz...Ryan Thompson, Rider Evan Turner, Ohio State Jarvis Varnado, Mississippi State Greivis Vasquez, Maryland Deonta Vaughn, Cincinnati Michael Washington, Arkansas Willie Warren, Oklahoma Terrico White, Ole Miss Nic Wise, Arizona A case can be made...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 14, 2009Coaches need to speak up on one-and-done rule
Andy KatzInvestigations and innuendo about potential rules violations or an invalid amateur status hover over places like USC, Connecticut, Memphis and -- beca...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 01, 2009Sweet 16 preview: Chalk isn't so bad
Andy Katz, ESPN.comLast season made history, with four No. 1 seeds making the Final Four. This year has already made history, with all the 1-, 2- and 3-seeds making the Sweet 16. Andy Katz previews the upcoming games.
Story | Conversation | March 22, 2009Griffin's thunderous dunk lifts Sooners
Andy Katz...He has a chance to do something that some of those guys like [Kansas State's Michael] Beasley and [Texas' Kevin] Durant didn't in leading their teams to the Sweet 16," Capel said...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 21, 2009Champ Week: Story lines to follow
Andy Katz, ESPN.comYou can be assured the selection committee members will keep a close eye on this week's conference tourney results. What are some of the most important story lines they'll be following? Let Andy Katz fill you in.
Story | Conversation | March 10, 2009Will these teams pick up first league win?
Andy Katz...the country. Oregon has a stud shooting guard in Tajuan Porter and highly-coveted freshmen, led by Michael Dunigan. But scoring 38 points in a loss Thursday night at Washington State is just poor. One...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 13, 2009Boeheim endorses Thabeet for Big East POY
Andy KatzSTORRS, Conn. -- A second has been made on Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun's unofficial motion to tab Hasheem Thabeet as the Big East player of the year...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 12, 2009TOP SEARCHES IN OCTOBER
NFL Expert Picks tops ESPN.com searches in October. Did "michael beasley" make the list?
