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A shiny new facility won't ensure basketball prominence for DePaul, but it does provide hope.

John Gasaway writes that while the common narrative this college basketball season has been that there are "no great teams," Duke's performance with Ryan Kelly suggests that the Blue Devils may defy that argument by season's end.

Story | Conversation | March 14, 2013

Saddle Up is our semi-daily preview of the night's best basketball action. It thinks that if there were an Emmy for "iciest performance in a supporting role," Robin Wright would have the thing sewed up already. No. 21 Notre Dame at No. 16 Pittsbur...

Paul Biancardi breaks down five players who raised their stock the most in the updated ESPN 100 recruiting rankings.

Story | Conversation | February 13, 2013

ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas talks about the lack of a dominant team in college basketball this season, says the game has gotten too physical, explains why traditionally dominant teams can go through dips in performance and more....

Rotnei Clarke scored 23 points, Roosevelt Jones added 18 and No. 9 Butler beat Rhode Island 75-68 on Saturday.

John Gasaway ranks the top 25 freshmen in college basketball , based on performance so far this season. Kansas' Ben McLemore takes the No. 1 spot....

John Gasaway ranks the Top 25 freshmen in college basketball, based on performance so far this season. Kansas' Ben McLemore takes the No. 1 spot.

Story | Conversation | January 16, 2013

Brad Stevens' Butler squad has won a number of big games over the years and the latest came in a match-up with in-state rival and then-No. 1 ranked Indiana.

Plenty of college basketball coaches are skilled at ripping their team to shreds following disappointing performances. It's part of the job description, long since handed down from the O.G. of the sardonic post-game news conferences, Bob Knight. But ...

The NCAA defended its standard for academic performance Thursday that led to Connecticut's men's basketball team being banned from next year's postseason and has sparked concerns from members of Congress.

ST. LOUIS -- Moments after the final horn -- after the most physical, emotional game it's played during this magnificent season -- the Creighton basketball team put on a different type of performance for the 5,000-or-so fans who remained at the Scott...

In May, Southern and Grambling's men's basketball programs were banned from postseason play because of poor academic performance. Both schools, along with the Jackson State and Southern football teams, fell below the NCAA's APR. NCAA president Mar...

A scan of the college basketball box scores each night guarantees all kinds of statistical oddities and standout performances. Here are some we found from Saturday: Southern Miss 78, UCF 65 Neil Watson (23) and Darnell Dodson (22) each scored mor...

A scan of the college basketball box scores each night guarantees all kinds of statistical oddities and standout performances. Here are a few we found from Wednesday: Kent State 90, Northern Illinois 56 Northern Illinois' starting lineup combined...

A scan of the college basketball box scores each night guarantees all kinds of fun oddities and standout performances. Here are a few we found from Wednesday: Creighton 66, Missouri State 65 For the second time in three games, Creighton's opponen...