Unheralded players making their mark early

...to somewhere between 15 and 25 in the draft. Klay Thompson, SG, Washington State Thompson won a number of fans with his play for Team USA this summer and he's following it up with...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 03, 2009

Memphis 82, Jackson St. 53

Memphis 82, Jackson St. 53

Enough madness to go around

...year head coach this season, replacing Calipari. But the manner in which Calipari departed, by taking a number of the players, and with the vacated Final Four (pending Memphis' appeal) may give Pastner a longer...

Team preview: Memphis

Blue Ribbon Yearbook previews the 2009-10 college basketball season, exclusively on Insider.

Story | Conversation | October 06, 2009

Memphis forward Garcia tears ACL

Memphis, already down to nine scholarship players, saw that number dwindle to eight when coach Josh Pastner announced sophomore forward Angel Garcia has torn the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and will miss the 2009-10 season.

Well-traveled Washington motors on

In 2004, the thought of Darius Washington's one day playing on the U.S. national team wouldn't have surprised anyone. Five years, two missed free throws and one questionable decision later, the can't-miss prospect isn't playing for the national team he once envisioned.

Bzdelik's work cut out for him at Colorado

Jeff Bzdelik likely would have gone to Minnesota had the offer come earlier in the summer. He met with Timberwolves executive David Kahn in Las Vegas...

CBB Summer Buzz: Memphis

The CBB Summer Buzz series lands in Memphis. After losing John Calipari, Tyreke Evans and a slew of recruits, the program is in rebuilding mode. Still, Josh Pastner has some pieces in place to be more competitive than fans might realize.

Story | Conversation | July 29, 2009

Pearl receives bad recruiting news while in Israel

Shortly after lighting it up at the LeBron James Skills Academy, Josh Selby -- ranked by some services as the second-best point guard in the Class of ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | July 21, 2009

O'Neill to keep USC staff intact

...and Bob Cantu. That's a significant move, considering those three are largely responsible for securing a number of the top talents USC has recently had under Floyd. "I feel comfortable with all of them...

...Memphis Tigers head coach John Calipari a Memphis basketball cap that George Bush signed. Memphis, still ranked number one in the country, won the game 70-64 on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2008, in Memphis, Tenn...

With newfound time, Gillispie planning next move

Billy Gillispie is back in his hometown of Graford, Texas, looking to buy a home in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, closing a sale on his Lexington abode,...

NCAA's Eligibility Center won't play blame game

Memphis' defense to the NCAA's Committee on Infractions is that it didn't find evidence of any fraudulent standardized test for its student-athlete (s...

Memphis works to resolve dispute

Memphis athletic director R.C. Johnson defended the men's basketball program Thursday, saying the school checks out all potential players.

Two frenetic days with Josh Pastner

The boundless energy of new Memphis basketball coach Josh Pastner is already well-known in the basketball world. But seeing is truly believing after two up-and-down days with the 31-year-old busybody.