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10 programs primed to rise this season

Andy Katz

...likely improvement of a sophomore class that underachieved last season should give this team hope. Adding assistant Mike Dunlap should help in game management, too. What could happen: The Ducks have enough talent to finish...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 12, 2009

Glasser adjusting to role as ASU's leading man

Andy Katz

Derek 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, 2009

Will an A-10 team break away from the pack?

Andy Katz

...Classic with an opening game against Georgia Tech and a second game against either Villanova or George Mason (the other side is Indiana-Ole Miss and Boston University-Kansas State). There are at least five...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 22, 2009

Krzyzewski: IU should 'celebrate' Knight's legacy

Andy Katz

...into the university's athletics Hall of Fame on Nov. 6. Knight's good friend, Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski -- a former player and fellow Naismith Hall of Fame member -- said it's not imperative that...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 20, 2009

Coach K wants national and world title

Andy Katz, ESPN.com

Mike Krzyzewski isn't far away from collecting a Social Security check, but good luck getting him to slow down. The Team USA coach enters his 30th season at Duke with the same high expectations.

Story | Conversation | October 20, 2009

Five freshmen whose impact needs to be felt

Andy Katz

College basketball practice officially starts in a little less than a month, but all across the country, coaches are quietly working with their teams ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 18, 2009

Red Storm hopes trip is start of something big

Andy Katz

...over the pieces left behind in the post-Mike Jarvis era, Roberts has never been this effusive...this year, if not higher," said senior Anthony Mason Jr., who missed 31 of 34 games last...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 03, 2009

Top-10 recruit attempts early enrollment to Duke

Andy Katz

EDITOR'S NOTE: Andy Katz is taking a well-earned vacation, thus no Daily Word this week. Andy and his DW will return in full force on Monday, July 27....

Blog Entry | Conversation | July 16, 2009

Which team has the toughest Big East slate?

Andy Katz

The Big East is in a difficult spot when it comes to scheduling. With 16 teams, the league can't ensure that its top teams will always play each other...

Blog Entry | Conversation | July 02, 2009

Picking the 25 best not an easy task

Andy Katz, ESPN.com

Now that we know who's in and who's out, Andy Katz offers up the final version of his preseason top 25 -- at least until the fall.

Story | Conversation | June 15, 2009

Beyond No. 1, there's plenty going on

Andy Katz

Tuesday night's unveiling of the NBA draft order is essentially Blake Griffin's show. The team that wins the lottery for the top pick will land the r...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 19, 2009

John Wall sweepstakes continues

Andy Katz

...a player more from outside pressures because of the secure way Hall of Famer and Olympic coach Mike Krzyzewski runs his program with limited access to Cameron and the practice facility with a specific pass...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 07, 2009

That's right -- a revised top 25 already

Andy Katz, ESPN.com

With the various underclassman decisions, much has changed over the past few weeks. With that in mind, here's a look at Andy Katz's new top 25 for the 2009-10 season.

Story | Conversation | April 27, 2009

Jayhawks the team to beat ... for now

Andy Katz, ESPN.com

There will be plenty of movement between now and November, but Kansas tops next season's initial Top 25.

Story | Conversation | April 10, 2009

Sweet 16 preview: Chalk isn't so bad

Andy Katz, ESPN.com

Last 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, 2009