Golden Gophers try to avoid legal distractions
Andy KatzANAHEIM, Calif. -- Minnesota assistant coaches were making their way toward a late-night team meal Tuesday night at the Hilton, feeling pretty swell a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009Butler one of several ranked teams at 76
Andy Katz, ESPN.comFour ranked teams and several more NCAA tourney contenders make this year's 76 Classic field the best of any early-season tournament. Andy Katz offers a breakdown of the teams and explains what's at stake.
Story | Conversation | November 25, 200924 things for the 24-hour marathon
Andy Katz, ESPN.comAre you brave and/or crazy enough to watch the entire 24-hour Tip-Off Marathon on the ESPN family of networks? Andy Katz -- who is attempting to do just that -- has come up with 24 things to watch.
Story | Conversation | November 16, 2009What to watch for during this weekend's action
Andy Katz...season. The slate of games doesn't move the meter much, but there is significance with a number of tipoffs this weekend. Friday Morehead State at Kentucky (ESPNU, 6:30 ET): UK won't have...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 13, 2009In league rankings, power shifts to the Midwest
Andy Katz...someone is open for discussion. For me, I look at the possible No. 1 seeds and the number of potential NCAA tournament teams. It's still a prediction at this point, but I'll give...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 10, 2009Morningstar will have trouble cracking KU's rotation
Andy KatzBrady Morningstar may have lost more than his minutes when he was suspended for the fall semester after his DUI arrest on Oct. 3. He also may have l...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 06, 2009Healthy Roe would add another dimension to MSU
Andy KatzEAST LANSING, Mich. -- Kalin Lucas threw lobs up to Delvon Roe with the assumption that he could grab and slam. And why shouldn't he be able to? That...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 05, 2009Badgers don't mind being picked low
Andy KatzROSEMONT, Ill. -- This is perfect for Bo Ryan. Go ahead and pick Wisconsin low, somewhere in the bottom third of the Big Ten. You wouldn't be alo...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 02, 2009Don't discount Bucks and Illini in Big Ten race
Andy KatzROSEMONT, Ill. -- Illinois coach Bruce Weber didn't dismiss Michigan State's or Purdue's chances to win the Big Ten title or compete for a Final Four....
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 30, 2009Beilein's preparation time never ends
Andy Katz, ESPN.comWhether editing game tape on his laptop or creating wooden figurines of his players, Michigan head coach John Beilein is obsessed with one thing: preparation.
Story | Conversation | October 29, 2009Vandy should be right in the thick of SEC race
Andy KatzIn roughly six weeks, you'll know if Vanderbilt is a real serious player for the SEC East title. By that time, the Commodores could be through th...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 27, 2009Once-fired Monson: 'I enjoy life again'
Andy KatzThere is a chance, albeit a small one, that Long Beach State could meet Minnesota in next month's 76 Classic in Anaheim, Calif. If it occurs -- likel...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 26, 2009Harangody has unfinished business
Andy Katz, ESPN.comAfter Notre Dame's disappointing season, Luke Harangody was close to entering the NBA draft. But with so much still to accomplish, both individually and as a team, he knew he had to return to the Fighting Irish.
Story | Conversation | October 26, 2009Will an A-10 team break away from the pack?
Andy KatzThe Atlantic 10 needs a runaway champ, someone to distance themselves from the rest of the pack. Saint Joseph's may have been the best example in ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 22, 2009Red Storm not too concerned about latest injury
Andy KatzNEW YORK -- St. John's couldn't have another obstacle to start the season. Not this season. Not now. Not when the Red Storm were projecting a Big East...
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