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The buzz around NC State has quickly evaporated, and as we head into the 2013-14 season, it's clear the Triangle area of North Carolina is still owned by Duke and UNC.

1. Expect Michigan's Trey Burke to sweep through all the player of the year awards. If not, I will be shocked. After winning the AP player of the year award on Thursday, Burke added the Oscar Robertson trophy Friday morning. A few weeks ago it looked...

An obscure stat, a mysterious inventor, and the Louisville crew that redefined college basketball statistics.

The image is indelible and the words simple. Six-foot-four David Thompson is in full flight, his hand more than a foot above the rim as he tips the basketball over the long reach and leap of 6-foot-11 Bill Walton. The cover of the April 1, 1974...

North Carolina State freshman guard Rodney Purvis said Monday he plans to transfer.

North Carolina State's C.J. Leslie says he's skipping his final season and entering the NBA draft.

North Carolina State's Lorenzo Brown said Thursday he's ready for the NBA.

1. Minnesota coveted VCU's Shaka Smart, but his former boss, current Golden Gophers athletic director Norwood Teague, couldn't convince Smart to come to the Twin Cities (he should know Smart is loyal to VCU) for the head-coaching job from which Tubby...

North Carolina State junior point guard Lorenzo Brown will enter the NBA draft, a person familiar with the situation said Wednesday night.

Former North Carolina State basketball coach Sidney Lowe was arrested Monday and charged with failing to file his North Carolina state income taxes for three years.

Texas vs. No. 15 Georgetown, 7 p.m. ET, ESPN: It is easy to take shots at Rick Barnes. It is easy to look back at the NBA talent that has passed through Austin, and to contrast that with the lone Final Four on Barnes' resume, and accuse Barnes of not...

Kentucky could have expected growing pains with a new group of freshmen, so no, it's not time to panic in the Commonwealth. UCLA, on the other hand, has much to worry about. Dana O'Neil gauges the panic meter for those two plus Baylor, NC State, Memphis, Texas and Villanova.

Editor's note: This list includes only those we've seen play in college before -- in other words, no freshmen. For Eamonn Brennan's list of the nation's 10 best rebounders, click here. 1. Isaiah Canaan, Murray State: The Racers senior has posted a...

Once it starts rolling downhill, you keep feeding the monster. Last weekend, the NC State Wolfpack popped a significant commitment, ESPN 100 No. 11 overall recruit Anthony Barber (Hampton, Va./Hampton). Barber's pledge gives the Pack a potential ...

Editor's note: ESPN.com's Summer Shootaround series catches up on the offseason storylines for each conference. For more on the ACC, click here. 1. Expectations at NC State: The last time the ACC media picked the Wolfpack to finish first in the le...

Dick Vitale talks about the off-season moves for Charlotte, Stanford, Louisville and SMU.