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Fred Hoiberg is not the only coach who's guiding his alma mater. But few, if any, boast the connection that Hoiberg has to Iowa State. He was born in Ames. He walked to Cyclones games when he was a kid. His father worked for the university. ...

A few observations from another exciting Saturday evening in college basketball ... Let's talk about Alex Len: The 7-foot-1 sophomore from Ukraine got paid Saturday. Settle down, NCAA. No runners were involved. But the young man clearly elevated h...

College basketball is a multibillion-dollar sport. With so much money at stake -- along with the prestige and exposure that comes with consistent success -- there's always pressure on coaches to win. The following list doesn't necessarily include ...

The release of the preseason Associated Press Top 25 poll Friday means two things: We're this close to the start of the 2012-13 season and it's time to argue. Not that the poll's 65 voters missed the mark. For the most part, there is consensus wit...

Editor's note: The art of dunking has brought excitement to the game. It also has created chaos in arenas around the nation and provided plenty of challenges for coaches, says Myron Medcalf. The 2012-13 season is just a few months away. If you're ...

When and where: Nov. 17-18 at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn. Naismith Bracket Nov. 17: Ohio State vs. Rhode Island (5 ET, ESPN3); Seton Hall vs. Washington (7:30 ET, ESPN3) Nov. 18: Third-place game (7 ET, ESPN3); championship game (4:30 E...

Last week's NBA draft disrupted some of the top college programs in the country. But multiple squads maintained the core of their rosters. Or they added new stars and regrouped with an equally potent pack of high-level recruits. But all might be l...

For college hoops/NBA nerds like me, the NBA draft is an event. Chinese food. High-def TV. A comfortable chair. An iPad/laptop to follow Chad Ford's "Matrix"-like draft coverage. (When I logged off, he was teasing his 2025 mock draft, which will l...

The second game of the 2012 NBA Finals Thursday night will feature a slate of players who made their marks at the collegiate level before they competed in the pros. Here's my list of the top 10 college players competing in the NBA Finals. And keep in...

In the coming weeks, Royce White will tell men and women who can make him rich -- before the month ends -- about his trials with an anxiety disorder that's hounded him since he was a teenager. During last week's NBA pre-draft combine, the 6-8, 27...

Basketball wasn't a choice for Colorado's Andre Roberson. It was a birthright. His father played college basketball at New Mexico State. And two of his sisters played the game at high levels, too. "I'm kind of used to being around it all the ti...