Hughes blossoms at Wisconsin under Bo Ryan
Andy KatzJason Bohannon had already hit two critical 3-pointers to give Wisconsin tight leads late against Florida State in a classic 12 vs. 5 NCAA tournament ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 04, 2009With five straight wins, Wildcats back on track
Andy Katz...cerebral former Princeton coach and now longtime NU coach simply dumbed down the situation. "I just told Michael Thompson and Jeremy Nash and John Shurna that they've got to take more shots," said Carmody...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 02, 2009Schedule allows Lobos to be MWC contenders
Andy KatzDecember allows us to separate some pretenders from contenders in respective conferences. New Mexico may be one of the contenders. The Lobos weren't...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 01, 2009Six things to take away from the 76 Classic
Andy Katz...an eight-team tournament. "We've got to get back to the Ben Howland philosophy," senior guard Michael Roll said. "We've got to get better." 2. Texas A&M is the third-best...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 30, 2009Assessing where UCLA, Butler stand after Friday
Andy Katz...seconds to tie the game at 67 before Gordon Hayward drove the lane and was fouled by Michael Roll with six-tenths of a second remaining. Hayward made the free throws and Butler escaped with...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 27, 2009What to watch for during this weekend's action
Andy KatzA few teams have gotten a head start on the action, but for most of the country, this weekend marks the official beginning of the new season. The slat...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 13, 2009Glasser adjusting to role as ASU's leading man
Andy KatzDerek Glasser was unsure how to handle the attention. While he and James Harden were teammates at Artesia High (Calif.) and then at Arizona State,...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 03, 2009Enough madness to go around
Andy KatzSome quick hitters after nearly five hours of our coverage of Midnight Madness on Friday night on ESPNU: • The Kentucky event was unprecedented...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 19, 2009Worst-case scenario realized at Binghamton
Andy Katz...past week, FoxSports.com reported that Binghamton coach Kevin Broadus talked to Notre Dame Prep (Mass.) guards Michael Glenn and Antoine Myers on the first day of the evaluation period. Coaches cannot speak to recruits...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 12, 2009Neither side budges in Sidney eligibility drama
Andy KatzRenardo Sidney's eligibility status for this season is at a stalemate. The NCAA has requested specific documentation for the Mississippi State s...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 29, 2009UCLA's Howland recruits through appendicitis
Andy Katz...Bruins have essentially three guards to rotate in with sophomores Malcolm Lee and Jerime Anderson and senior Michael Roll. Howland said freshman wing Mike Moser will have to play, as well. Freshman forward Reeves Nelson...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 23, 2009Cougars hope to run their way to a MWC title
Andy Katz...a big-time scorer and two-time Mr. Basketball in the state of Utah, and sophomore guard Michael Loyd Jr. is coming off a redshirt season. If Loyd can stay in control when he's...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 21, 2009Brand changed the way we look at the NCAA
Andy KatzShortly after being named the new NCAA president, Myles Brand asked Wally Renfro to come back to the organization. Renfro, the former NCAA spokespe...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 17, 2009Pelphrey deals with latest Arkansas drama
Andy KatzArkansas head coach John Pelphrey was on the road recruiting Wednesday as his world seemed to be spinning out of control. Even though University of A...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 10, 2009Louisville's hiring of Lands an attempt at Teague?
Andy Katz...and 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, 2009TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
Bowl Projections tops ESPN.com searches in November. Did "michael" make the list?