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Izzo, Williams sense magnitude of moment

Andy Katz

DETROIT -- North Carolina was projected to be here, to win a national title. It seems the Tar Heels face that pressure to perform at the highest lev...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 05, 2009

Jefferson's $3.5M gift will help finance new Arizona practice facility

Andy Katz, ESPN.com

Carmelo Anthony and Steve Smith set the bar. Now, New Jersey Nets forward Richard Jefferson has eclipsed them all, making the largest donation ever by a current professional athlete to his former school when he pledged $3.5 million to Arizona's new $14

Story | Conversation | August 17, 2007

Prep schools, NBDL now options for youngsters

Andy Katz, ESPN.com

Who might benefit the most from the NBA's new 19-year-old draft age limit? Prep schools.

Story | Conversation | June 21, 2005

Comeback in focus for McKinney

Andy Katz, ESPN.com

Only months after multiple eye surgeries, Tyler McKinney is back playing for Creighton.

Story | Conversation | September 21, 2004

Glasser adjusting to role as ASU's leading man

Andy Katz

Derek Glasser was unsure how to handle the attention. While he and James Harden were teammates at Artesia High (Calif.) and then at Arizona State,...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 03, 2009

UCLA's Howland recruits through appendicitis

Andy Katz

Ben Howland's right side had been bothering him for about a week. But it wasn't pressing enough to keep him from traveling during a recruiting period....

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 23, 2009

On the road to recovery with Dave Rose

Andy Katz, ESPN.com

Anxiety. Tension. Hope. Dread. Common feelings during a cancer checkup. Recently, Dave Rose and his family experienced them all as the BYU coach faced one final hurdle before his season could begin.

Story | Conversation | September 20, 2009

Amid NCAA questions, Majok plugs away

Andy Katz

STORRS, Conn. -- The Connecticut basketball team had finished playing pickup for at least 30 minutes Wednesday, but Ater Majok was still on the floor ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 11, 2009

Career assistant finally finds perfect fit

Andy Katz, ESPN.com

For more than two decades, he was the loyal assistant. And then, just months shy of his 50th birthday, Sean Kearney took the leap and became a head coach. The perfect job had finally arrived.

Story | Conversation | August 06, 2009

Aztecs expect Thomas to suit up for SDSU

Andy Katz

...on the official list released Thursday was a surprise nationally, but not to San Diego State coach Steve Fisher. He had an inkling it was going to happen when Thomas told him recently that he...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 30, 2009

Jayhawks the team to beat ... for now

Andy Katz, ESPN.com

There will be plenty of movement between now and November, but Kansas tops next season's initial Top 25.

Story | Conversation | April 10, 2009

Pregame thoughts from press row

Andy Katz

...p.m. shootaround with former Detroit Lions coach Steve Mariucci, his Iron Mountain, Mich., childhood friend, next...now either. • Jordan said that without Dean Smith, his former coach, he wouldn't be where...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 06, 2009

Recession not stopping coaching buyouts

Andy Katz

The recession was supposed to curtail coaching moves this offseason. Boosters may not have the money to help offset buyouts, with various scandals...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 17, 2009

Tennessee retools, reloads and aims for the top of the SEC

Andy Katz, ESPN.com

Graduation and team dismissals was supposed to spell a down year for Tennessee. But Bruce Pearl has found creative and resourceful ways to retool his roster -- and the Vols are sitting pretty in the SEC because of it, writes Andy Katz.

Story | Conversation | December 10, 2008

The next level can wait -- these games are just too much fun

Andy Katz, ESPN.com

Tyler Smith, Josh Heytvelt and Jeremy Pargo could easily not be at Tennesee and Gonzaga right now. But they're enjoying playing for national contenders, and their teams are more than happy to have them back, writes Andy Katz.

Story | Conversation | November 28, 2008