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Franta Claus is back with gifts for all

Fran Fraschilla

...a victim of their own success. Ben Howland's club has lost four point guards to the NBA in the past four years and only one of them, Darren Collison, exhausted his college eligibility before...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 23, 2009

James leads four with at least 20 points in offensive shootout over UNC

Associated Press

Damion James led a four-man scoring frenzy that carried No. 2 Texas to a 103-90 victory over No. 10 North Carolina on Saturday in the first basketball game at Cowboys Stadium.

Recap | Box Score | Conversation | December 19, 2009

Feisty Longhorns pass first true test

Dana O'Neil, ESPN.com

How does the second-ranked team in the country feel disrespected? Who knows. But a determined and feisty Texas passed its first true test of the season with a 103-90 win over UNC at Cowboys Stadium.

Story | Conversation | December 19, 2009

Recognizing college basketball's underappreciated

Fran Fraschilla

...a game and knocked down 11-of-23 from outside the arc. He reminds me of former NBA guard Avery Johnson. If he lives up to Johnson's nickname, "The Little General," Georgia Tech has...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 17, 2009

Stock Watch: Wall, Henry pacing college freshmen

Chad Ford

...to see how a player might project out into the future. Insider spoke with a number of NBA sources to find out which freshmen are hot and which are slipping on NBA draft boards. STOCK...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 15, 2009

Picking the best and the worst of the weekend

Jay Bilas

...Butler and is a big reason that Hayward ultimately chose the school. He will play in the NBA, and he will get better and better over the next couple of years. If Hayward played at...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 14, 2009

Power forwards aplenty in 2010 draft

Chad Ford

Power forward, historically, has been the most coveted position in the draft and NBA teams should be hungry for talented 4s in 2010. The 2009 draft saw the biggest vacuum of...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 11, 2009

Stock Watch: Turner's injury a very bad break

Chad Ford

...Thanksgiving holiday tournaments are over and every player has roughly seven or eight games under his belt. NBA GMs and scouts have been out in force over the past couple of weeks checking on the...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 08, 2009

Kentucky freshman finishes off Tar Heels with late free throws

Associated Press

Freshman star John Wall shook off a leg injury to finish with 16 points, including the clinching free throws with 4 seconds remaining, and the Wildcats held off North Carolina 68-66.

Recap | Box Score | Conversation | December 05, 2009

UK Walls its way past North Carolina

Andy Katz, ESPN.com

Freshman point guard John Wall dazzled everyone in attendance at Rupp Arena during Kentucky's 68-66 win over North Carolina.

Story | Conversation | December 05, 2009

Davis has career-high 22; UNC holds on despite Spartans' late push

Associated Press

Ed Davis scored a career-high 22 points Tuesday night to help North Carolina (No. 11 ESPN/USA Today, No. 10 AP) beat No. 9 Michigan State 89-82 in a rematch of last season's national championship game won by the Tar Heels.

Recap | Box Score | Conversation | December 01, 2009

Never too early to talk lottery scenarios

Chad Ford

There may be 168 days until the NBA draft lottery but, given how poorly a handful of teams are playing this season, we already have...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 30, 2009

Pondexter heads thin list of college seniors

Chad Ford

College seniors continue to be a dying breed in the NBA draft. The thinking is simple: After four years, all the good players have already left school for...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009

It's hard not to be impressed by the Orange

Doug Gottlieb

Syracuse dominated in two consecutive nights at the Garden with blowouts of two teams ranked in the top 12, but its Coaches vs. Cancer title game win ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 21, 2009

Four ranked teams collide at MSG

Dana O'Neil, ESPN.com

For the first time in the 13-year history of the event, the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic will feature four ranked teams. What do you need to know before the fun begins Thursday night at MSG?

Story | Conversation | November 18, 2009