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Impressive week for the Big East

Andy Katz

Quick hitters for Wednesday: • The Big East is on quite a roll this week. Connecticut was dominant in dispatching Miami and Wisconsin to win...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 26, 2008

Rider hopes MSU win carries into March

Andy Katz

Let's assume Mississippi State will be fine and win the SEC West and earn at the very least an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. If that happens...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 16, 2009

Most seem to be in favor of early signing period

Andy Katz

Xavier Henry, a bit nervous, anxious and overall uncomfortable, sat in front of an ESPNU camera at this time last year and put on a Memphis hat, choos...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 11, 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

Huggins has Mountaineers primed for big season

Andy Katz

...with an 8-8 Big East record before Mike Gansey and Kevin Pittsnogle led the improbable run...offseason suspension), and role players John Flowers, Wellington Smith and Kevin Jones rotating inside. Well, that's...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 23, 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

NC State working back to good times

Andy Katz, ESPN.com

Sidney Lowe and Monte Towe experienced great times playing for NC State basketball. Now the men who bleed Wolfpack red are looking to turn the falling program around as coaches.

Story | Conversation | October 15, 2009

Job to get tougher for future Binghamton coaches

Andy Katz

Quick hitters for Wednesday: • America East coaches privately doubted that Binghamton coach Kevin Broadus would even make it to Friday for the ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 14, 2009

Three-guard lineup should benefit Washington

Andy Katz

A few quick hitters from workouts around the country: • Washington coach Lorenzo Romar is already seeing the benefits of a three-guard lineup t...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 25, 2009

UCLA's Howland recruits through appendicitis

Andy Katz

...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 will need to play small forward...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 23, 2009

Five freshmen whose impact needs to be felt

Andy Katz

...his role of providing a scoring pop next to returning players Andre Young, Demontez Stitt and Tanner Smith may determine whether this is an NCAA or NIT team. The Tigers lost not only Oglesby, but...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 18, 2009

Amid NCAA questions, Majok plugs away

Andy Katz

STORRS, Conn. -- The Connecticut basketball team had finished playing pickup for at least 30 minutes Wednesday, but Ater Majok was still on the floor ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 11, 2009

Career assistant finally finds perfect fit

Andy Katz, ESPN.com

For more than two decades, he was the loyal assistant. And then, just months shy of his 50th birthday, Sean Kearney took the leap and became a head coach. The perfect job had finally arrived.

Story | Conversation | August 06, 2009

Demon Deacons still have plenty of talent on hand

Andy Katz

...new staff at Xavier. Later in the summer, Mike Muse, who had been bumped up to assistant...The question will be whether senior guard Ishmael Smith can be a scoring playmaker like Teague and...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 06, 2009