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Chad Ford analyzes the draft measurements, and some GMs say they're concerned about Nerlens Noel's weight and Shabazz Muhammad's height.

Story | Conversation | May 16, 2013

Chad Ford provides his latest Big Board of the top 30 draft prospects for the 2013 NBA draft. Nerlens Noel is still No. 1, while Shabazz Muhammad drops a peg heading into the NBA combine.

Story | Conversation | May 13, 2013

Chad Ford examines five potential sleeper prospects for the 2013 NBA draft.

Blog | Conversation | May 10, 2013

Following the unveiling of the official list of who's in and out of the 2013 NBA draft, Chad Ford provides his latest Big Board of the Top 30 draft prospects. Nerlens Noel remains No. 1 while Trey Burke (No. 5) and C.J. McCollum (No. 8) rise up the board.

Story | Conversation | May 01, 2013

Each week Dick Vitale writes about the sport he loves, college basketball.

OK, sure, this probably isn't as unremarkable and expected as Shabazz Muhammad's decision to go pro -- nothing will ever be, obviously -- but it certainly wasn't the Marcus Smart of pro decisions, either. Michigan guard Tim Hardaway Jr. is heading to...

UCLA fans have a lot on their psychological platters right now. Not only are they doing their best to forget the last four years of Ben Howland's tenure, they must also wrestle with what it means that a coach run out of Iowa in the same spring UCLA w...

LOS ANGELES -- The brief and turbulent Shabazz Muhammad era at UCLA came to an end Tuesday when the 6-foot-6 freshman officially announced he was one-and-done. "I believe that this is the right time for me to move to the next level," Muhammad said...

Shabazz Muhammad is one-and-done at UCLA.

Chad Ford provides his latest Big Board of the top 30 prospects for the 2013 NBA draft, with Kentucky big man Nerlens Noel retaining the No. 1 spot.

Story | Conversation | April 16, 2013

While it's a near certainty that Shabazz Muhammad will enter the NBA draft, the UCLA freshman has yet to make an announcement. New coach Steve Alford acknowledged he has not had any contact with Muhammad.

1. The NCAA's random date of April 16 to declare for the NBA draft isn't pressuring a number of players into making quick decisions. Coaches are now savvy to the date as being meaningless. That's why Gonzaga's Kelly Olynyk may wait to decide until th...

LOS ANGELES -- Hiring Steve Alford as UCLA basketball coach saved at least one Bruins player. Or, perhaps more accurately, firing Ben Howland did. UCLA guard Norman Powell said Tuesday he was staying at UCLA after considering transferring, and...

Chad Ford provides his latest Big Board of the top 30 prospects for the 2013 NBA draft, with Kentucky big man Nerlens Noel retaining the No. 1 spot. Michigan point guard Trey Burke has climbed up the board based on his exceptional recent play.

Story | Conversation | April 01, 2013

Kevin Pelton breaks down what the scouts and stats are saying about the NBA's top draft prospects.

Story | Conversation | March 28, 2013

It's a tenuous time to be in charge of a program that is expected to be good but can't quite get a handle on how far it should go to be championship-level good. Ben Howland found out the hard way at UCLA.