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The visit to Duke wasn't great and the other schools on the list all had their advantages. But in the end, mega-recruit Jabari Parker just coudn't turn down the chance to play for a legend.

We've seen plenty of the Big Ten lately, coming off its annual 12-game battle with the ACC. What have we picked up on? Here is my initial ranking of the conference... 1. Indiana. The Big Ten is good this season. On this we can all agree. There are...

Eamonn Brennan previews some of the featured games in the Tip-Off Marathon -- including Michigan State-Kansas and Kentucky-Duke -- and picks winners.

Every five years since 1997, the Basketball Times' Jack Styczynski compiles and publishes an analytical ranking of the best basketball programs in the country. His formula, as he explained it in the New York Times college sports blog Wednesday (we'll...

In the buildup to Midnight Madness, ESPN Insider and our college hoops team are collaborating on a preview of one high-profile college hoops team per day -- based on Joe Lunardi's top 20 teams in his offseason Bracketology. We're calling it "Countdow...

I kind of wish I had an iPad. It's a pretty neat toy. But for the most part, at least for someone like me, who spends the majority of his day typing and using keyboard commands and copy and pasting things from place to place, that's all it is -- a ve...

On Tuesday morning, the Raleigh News & Observer reported an important development in the Lance Thomas jewelry fiasco: Thomas and Rafaello & Co., the jeweler who sued the former Duke player for failing to repay an alleged $67,800 credit in 201...

After 26 years, three national titles and 873 total career wins, Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun is, at long last, calling it a day. There have been a few times in the past few seasons when it made sense for Calhoun to retire, when folks like your h...

"It's tough for me to say it [from these] lips, but I love that guy. I love him." That's Chris Paul, a former Wake Forest Demon Deacon, talking about the head coach of the Duke Blue Devils, Mike Krzyzewski, just after the United States men's baske...

Maybe we should have known: Thursday was mundane, but the basketball gods would repay us. We were due. But who could have predicted this?

Selection Sunday is finally (mercifully) here. The NCAA tournament bracket has been unveiled. Let's assess the field.

College hoops polls might be inconsequential noise, but that doesn't make the arguments any less fun. In that spirit, I present the creatively named Poll Thoughts, which you can expect every Monday until the season is over. In case you missed it, Jas...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- "Welcome, sir. We hope you have a lovely stay. Are you here for the game?" "Game? What game?" This was a joke, or my bad idea of one. On minimal sleep, after a day spent talking about (and driving toward) this game, these a...

As the seconds ticked away at UNC, a much-criticized freshman whose confidence never wavered lifted up a shot that will forever live in Duke lore.

College hoops polls might be inconsequential noise, but that doesn't make the arguments any less fun. In that spirit, I present the creatively named Poll Thoughts, which you can expect every Monday until the season is over. The Week 11 (Jan. 16) E...

On Monday's ESPNU College Basketball Podcast (we're just full of podcast references today), our own Andy Katz listed the country's remaining unbeaten teams. In doing so, he made the point that Murray State -- which just won its toughest game of the s...