Big 12 ShootAround: What can KU do for an encore?

Bob Donnan/US Presswire Bill Self knows the upcoming season will be a "huge rebuilding job" with seven newcomers. Self ready for a 'huge rebui...

First Cup: Thursday

Team USA has beaten Greece 92-69. Dwyane Wade was once again magnificent with the ball, and the defense looked good even against a respected offense. ...

Will the NBA strangle the Sooners and Cowboys?

...s Tim Griffin The NBA is coming to Oklahoma City with the arrival of the Seattle franchise...potential in terms of competition for the Oklahoma Sooners. With a worsening economy and escalating gas prices...

Around The Horn For November 21

Around the Horn discusses the hottest topics of the day

Video | November 21, 2008

Massive Returns

One-and-done isn't for everyone. Some of the game's best bigs—and none is bigger than UConn's Hasheem Thabeet—are giving another year to their schools and their games.

What's hot (and not) for 2008-09

Stephen Curry? Red-hot. The SEC? Not so much. What else is hot (and not) for the 2008 college basketball season? Dana O'Neil has the answers.

Massive Returns

One-and-done isn't for everyone. Some of the game's best bigs—and none is bigger than UConn's Hasheem Thabeet—are giving another year to their schools and their games.

The Mag's College Basketball Preview: No. 9-16

Season previews of The Mag's No. 9-16 teams.

Wayns to keep alive the Philadelphia point guard tradition

Getty Images/Icon SMI/Kelly Kline Maalik Wayns, the No. 22 player in the Class of 2009, has the talent to follow in the footsteps of fellow Philadelph...

Mason-Griffin, Penn put on a show at the Super 16 Extravaganza

Tommy Mason-Griffin and Raymond Penn, two of the top Houston-area prospects, went shot for shot at the Super 16 Extravaganza, writes Reggie Rankin.

Counting down the most prestigious programs since 1984-85

How do you evaluate the 50 best programs in the modern era of college hoops? That's the issue ESPN's researchers tackled with the Prestige Rankings. Here are Nos. 11-20.

March 15, 2008; Kansas City, MO, USA; Oklahoma Sooners forward Blake Griffin (23) dunks the ball in...

Green, Hopson jump in final 2008 player rankings

JaMychal Green and Scotty Hopson made the biggest jumps in the final player rankings for the Class of 2008, writes Bob Gibbons.

UCLA's class could help Bruins to another Final Four

With the late signing period coming to an end, Antonio Williams ranks ESPN.com's top 25 2008 basketball recruiting classes.

...the ball from Tony Crocker #5 of the Oklahoma Sooners during the first round of the East Regional...